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July, 2020

• 21 July 2020 12:16 pm

  EU Reaches ‘Historic’ Deal on Pandemic Recovery

  

  European Union leaders reached a “historic” deal on a massive stimulus plan for the bloc’s economy, which is stagnating by the Covid-19. They reached the historic deal in the early hours of Tuesday after five days of negotiations. The agreement paves the way for the European Commission, the EU’s executive, …

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• 21 July 2020 11:23 am

  UK Borrowing Hits Record in 3 Months

  

  British government borrowing rose to a record of 127.9 billion pounds ($ 162 billion) in the first three months of the fiscal year 21/2120, more than twice the entire year previously, with strict Coved 19 closures. Borrowing in June, excluding state-owned banks, reached 35.5 billion pounds, five times higher than …

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• 21 July 2020 10:57 am

  FX option expiries for July 21 NY cut

  

  FX option expiries for July 21 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1350 1.0bn1.1500 650m – USD/JPY: USD amounts          106.00 650m106.40 595m106.45 500m106.75 431m106.85 410m107.00 402m107.30 480m107.35 644m107.55 447m

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• 21 July 2020 10:39 am

  Europe Stocks Higher On Recovery Deal

  

  European stock markets are set to open higher on Tuesday, supported headlines that the EU leaders have agreed on a massive stimulus plan to revive the economies damaged by the pandemic. DAX futures contract traded 1% higher, FTSE 100 futures contract in the rose 0.7%, while CAC 40 futures rose …

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• 21 July 2020 3:56 am

  Daily Recap: Monday, July 20, 2020

  

  Forex: EUR/USD Maintains Upward TrendFX Option Expiries for July 20 NY Cut Cryptocurruncies: Bitcoin: Fails to Live up Commodities: Oil Futures Close HigherGold Prices Settle Higher and Silver Maintains GainsSilver Surges to Highest Level in Four YearsGold Rises on Increased Covid-19 Cases Stocks: Wall Street Closes Higher and Nasdaq Breaks …

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• 21 July 2020 3:47 am

  EU Leaders Nearing Agreement on Recovery Fund

  

  Leaders of the European Union (EU) are set to reach an agreement about the COVID-19 recovery fund, which will help member countries cope with the coronavirus pandemic economic impacts. President of the EU Council, Charles Michel, was cited by Reuters earlier today as saying that he is confident of the …

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• 21 July 2020 1:35 am

  EUR/USD Maintains Upward Trend

  

  The Euro (EUR) rose against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday, supported by positive reports about COVID-19 vaccine trials and news that European leaders are nearing an agreement about a EUR 750 million recovery fund. The EUR/USD is currently trading at 1.14428, up by 0.15% for the day. Earlier today, …

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• 21 July 2020 12:38 am

  Wall Street Settle Higher and Nasdaq Breaks New Record

  

  Wall Street saw another record-breaking day on Monday, as all the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) indices settled higher with the Nasdaq reaching a new all-time high. The Dow Industrial Average Index closed marginally higher by 8.9 points or 0.03% at 26,680.87. S&P 500 increased by 0.84% to settle at …

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• 20 July 2020 11:50 pm

  Oil Futures Settle Higher

  

  Oil prices settled higher on Monday with markets showing recovery signs despite the increasing number of COVID-19 cases. A recent report by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expected the global demand for crude oil to recover by August 2021 and restore its pre-crisis levels. The US benchmark crude oil, …

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• 20 July 2020 11:23 pm

  Gold Prices Settle Higher and Silver Maintains Gains

  

  Gold prices settled higher on Monday, with the trading week beginning with an increased demand for safe havens as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the US and the world. Gold futures for August delivery increased by 0.4% and settled at $1,817.40 per ounce. Meanwhile, silver futures …

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• 20 July 2020 10:42 pm

  European Stocks Settle Higher

  

  The European stocks rose on Monday, supported by positive reports about COVID-19 vaccine trials, with the market anticipating the European Union (EU) talks about an economic stimulus package with a total size of EUR 750 million. The pan-European STOXX Europe 600 index gained 0.74% to settle at 375.45. French index …

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• 20 July 2020 9:34 pm

  Silver Surges to Highest Level in Four Years

  

  Silver prices rose to their level in roughly four years, after exceeding the $20 per ounce mark for the first time since September 2016. Rising demand on safe have, which has been driving recent increase in gold prices has also led to the appreciation of the white metal prices. Silver …

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• 20 July 2020 9:11 pm

  Tenreyro: Lower Rates Won’t Raise Spending

  

  Silvana Tenreyro, member of the Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has ruled out lowering interest rates soon, saying that lower rates will not necessarily lead to increased consumer spending. Tenreyro said that there remains significant uncertainty about the economy’s outlook. In her remarks earlier today, the MPC …

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