USD keep its gains on Wednesday as headlines of an increase in Covid-19 cases in US and lockdown measures in some countries provided the demand for the greenback. Federal Reserve officials have expressed fears that economic growth will be affected by the continued rise of Covid-19 cases in the country …
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PPI Shadowed: GBP/USD Wobbles Amid GDP Shock and Surging US Inflation Fears
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Market Analysis
July, 2020
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8 July 2020 10:43 am
Forex Today: Gold Eyeing $1,800 and USD Mixed
Markets are looking for a new direction after stocks tumbled and the dollar appreciated on Tuesday. Concerns about Covid-19 cases in the US and geopolitical tensions remain dominant. After the number of cases declined on Monday, the cases of Covid-19 increased again in the United States on Tuesday. New cases …
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8 July 2020 10:00 am
FX Option Expiries For July 8 NY Cut
FX option expiries for July 8 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1250 551m1.1300 1.9bn – USD/JPY: USD amounts 107.45 352m107.50 1.9bn107.55 915m108.00 525m108.40 550m108.50 400m – AUD/USD: AUD amounts 0.6975 513m – NZD/USD: NZD amounts 0.6525 264m
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8 July 2020 12:48 am
NYSE Retreats and Closes in Red
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) settled significantly lower on Tuesday, after achieving large gains during the first session of the week on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Index closed dropped nearly 397 points or 1.51% and closed at 25,890 points. The S&P 500 index fell by 34.4 points or …
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8 July 2020 12:37 am
Oil Prices Stable near Yesterday’s Levels
Crude oil prices settled lower on Tuesday, as markets anticipate US crude inventories data. Brent crude oil futures for September delivery declined by 2 cents to close at $43.08 per barrel. The benchmark US crude oil, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI), futures for August delivery decreased by 1 cent to …
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8 July 2020 12:25 am
Barkin: Halting Gov’t Support Poses Real Risks
The President of the Richmond Federal Reserve, Thomas Barkin, said on Tuesday that the US economy faces some very real risks if support to businesses does not continue. Barkin believes the Fed should do more given the current high unemployment rate at 11%.
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8 July 2020 12:17 am
Clarida: Fed Could Do More to Face Recession
The US Federal Reserve could take more measurements to face the economic consequences of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis. “We have a lot of accommodation in place, there is more that we can do, there is more that we will do,” Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida told CNN on …
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8 July 2020 12:04 am
Daly: Higher Inflation Could be Good Thing
The President of San Francisco Federal Reserve, Mary Daly, said that the US labor market is in better shape she previously thought it might be, “but it’s nowhere close to where we need to be.” “I am assuming that we’ll level off at some level that’s not where we want …
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7 July 2020 10:40 pm
EIA: US Oil Production Seen at 11.64 M bpd in 2020
The United States crude oil production is expected to decline by 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2020 to 11.63 million bpd and 11.01 million bpd in 2021, according to a report by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Tuesday. EIA was previously forecasting a 670,000 bpd decline, Reuters …
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7 July 2020 10:29 pm
European Stocks Settle Lower
European Stocks closed Tuesday in red, as the pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed down by 0.6% due to losses by tech companies, mixed economic data, and gloomy economic forecasts. The main index of the London Stock Exchange (LSE), FTSE100, lost 1.53% and settled at 6,189.9. Meanwhile, the French index CAC40 …
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7 July 2020 10:09 pm
Gold Prices Close at Highest Level Since 2011
Gold futures settled on Tuesday at a new record level that is the highest since September 2011. Gold futures for August delivery increased by $16.40, or 0.9%, to settle at $1,809.90 per ounce. The yellow metal rose earlier today to the $1,810 level. Spot gold is currently trading at $1,795.85, …
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7 July 2020 8:23 pm
Spain and Germany to Discuss EU COVID Fund
The Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, is set to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the European Union (EU) recovery fund. “Spain’s future is at stake in the coming days,” said the Spanish government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero, Reuters reported. German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently said that …
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7 July 2020 7:44 pm
Bostic: US Businesses Getting Nervous Again over COVID-19
Businesses in the US are growing nervous over the recent surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, according to the President of the Atlanta Federal Reserve, Raphael Bostic. “We are hearing it more and more as we get more data. People are getting nervous again. Business leaders are getting worried. …
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