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February, 2021

• 1 February 2021 1:04 pm

  Oil Gains Despite Distribution of Vaccine And New Strains of Coronavirus Faltering

  

  Oil prices rose Monday, February 1, after a weak start, to consolidate the gains it made over the past three months, despite the faltering operations of the distribution of anti-Coronavirus vaccines, new infections and the discovery of new strains casting shadows on demand expectations. Brent crude futures rose 36 cents, …

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• 1 February 2021 12:45 pm

  Japan shares Closed Higher on Positive Earnings Outlook

  

  Japanese shares closed higher on Monday, February 1, after falling for two sessions, as sentiment was boosted by positive earnings outlooks and gains made by shares of chipmakers that had previously been hit. The benchmark Nikkei index rose 1.55% to 2,8091.05 points, and the broader Topix index gained 1.16% to …

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• 1 February 2021 6:43 am

  Weekly Recap: 22-26 January

  

  The last week of January witnessed the first policy meeting for the United States Federal Reserve in 2021, one week following that of the European Central Bank (ECB). The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to maintain interest rates and the pace of the asset-purchase program both unchanged following a …

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January, 2021

• 30 January 2021 2:31 am

  Fed’s Kaplan Expects Debates about Easy Policies

  

  The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Robert Kaplan, said on Friday that he expects enthusiastic debates inside the United States Federal Reserve about the time when they will begin reducing the current pace of monetary easing policies. Kaplan did not offer his assumption on when could that …

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• 29 January 2021 11:59 pm

  Oil Extends Weekly and Monthly Gains

  

  Oil prices rose on, extending their monthly gains in the first month of the year, on the back of hopes for a recovery in the global demand for crude and amid some global supply disruptions. Brent crude futures for March delivery gained 35 cents, or 0.6%, to close at $55.88 …

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• 29 January 2021 11:45 pm

  Gold Futures Logs First Gains in Seven Sessions

  

  Gold prices rose on Friday, limiting their monthly losses during January, amid a fluctuating performance by the U.S. Dollar (USD) and concerns about the rollout of Coronavirus vaccines. This marked the first gains for the yellow metal most active contracts in seven sessions, after six consecutive declines. Gold futures for …

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• 29 January 2021 11:25 pm

  U.S. Oil Rig Count Rises for 10th Week in Row

  

  The number of active oil and natural gas rigs increased this week for the tenth consecutive week, according to the weekly report by Baker Hughes. This marked the biggest number of increases in a row for the rig count since June 2018. In addition, January marked the sixth consecutive monthly …

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• 29 January 2021 10:24 pm

  Bitcoin Surges after Elon Musk’s Twitter Message

  

  Bitcoin surged on Friday, after Billionaire and business tycoon Elon Musk added a hashtag with the name of the world’s largest cryptocurrency to his Twitter bio. The digital currency is currently up by around 9% at $35,377, but earlier today, it rose by as much as 20% after the move …

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• 29 January 2021 10:11 pm

  European Stocks See Worst Weekly Losses since October

  

  European stocks closed Friday lower, due to reduced risk sentiment among investors due to the recent correction wave that followed some unusual surges on retail stocks due to speculations. In addition, concerns about the rollout of Coronavirus vaccines deepened the European market losses this week. The STOXX Europe 600 index …

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• 29 January 2021 10:04 pm

  U.S. Consumer Sentiment Declines in January

  

  Consumer Sentiment in the United States declined marginally in January, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The Consumer Sentiment Index registered 79.0 in January 2021, down from 80.7 in December. In addition, the index remain below its level in January 2020 at 99.8, prior to the Coronavirus …

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• 29 January 2021 9:56 pm

  Chicago Business Barometer at Highest Level in 2.5 Years

  

  The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), or the Chicago Business Barometer, rose by 5.1 points to 63.8 in January, according to data by ISM-Chicago and MNI on Friday. This is the highest reading for the index since July 2018. Surveyed business had various responses to the question, “How is the …

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• 29 January 2021 7:30 pm

  U.S. Pending Home Sales Down for Fourth Month

  

  The United States Pending Home Sales Index declined by 0.3% in December to 125.5, data by the the National Association of Realtors (NAR) showed on Friday. This is the fourth consecutive monthly decline for the index. On an annual basis, pending home sales rose by 21.4% last month. Meanwhile, existing …

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• 29 January 2021 6:02 pm

  Canada: Real GDP Grows by 0.7% in November

  

  Canada’s Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded by 0.7% in November to mark its seventh straight monthly expansion, the data published by Statistics Canada showed on Friday. This reading came in higher than the market expectation of 0.4%.

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