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February, 2021

• 16 February 2021 12:31 pm

  Japan Stocks Extend Gains to Close at The Highest Level in 30 Tears

  

  Japanese stocks rose to a 30-year high today, Tuesday, as progress in the distribution of anti-virus vaccines boosted expectations that the global economy is on the verge of a strong recovery. The benchmark Nikkei index rose 1.28% to 30,467.75, closing at its highest level since August 1990. The broader Topix …

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• 16 February 2021 2:49 am

  Bitcoin Retreats from Record Highs

  

  The price of Bitcoin declined on Monday, after nearing $50,000 on Sunday, rising by 5% and reaching a new record high. The world’s largest cryptocurrency is down by 1.57% over the past 24 hours, reducing its gains over the past seven days to a little over 9%. Bitcoin recently received …

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• 16 February 2021 2:42 am

  Oil Prices Surge as Winter Storms Hit North America

  

  Oil prices surged on Monday, as winter storms led to steep declines in temperatures across North America thus blasting demand for energy and heat. The global benchmark Brent crude futures rose by 1.4% to reach $63.30 per barrel, reaching their highest level since January 2020. Meanwhile, the U.S. West Texas …

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• 16 February 2021 12:59 am

  Emerging Markets’ Currencies to Maintain Gains on Economic Growth: Report

  

  A recent report by Goldman Sachs Group highlighted the rise of emerging market currencies against the declining U.S. Dollar (USD) despite the recent surges in the United States Treasury yields. The MSCI Emerging Market Currency Index saw a series of gains recently, reaching a new record high last Friday as …

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• 15 February 2021 11:20 pm

  GBP Scores Large Gains Against JPY

  

  The British Pound (GBP) extended its gains against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Monday, amid a strong performance by the Sterling and the JPY seeing decreased demand as a safe haven amid increased risk appetite. The GBP/JPY has scored gains during each of the past four weeks, and today the …

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• 15 February 2021 10:49 pm

  GBP/USD Sees Best Levels Since 2018

  

  The British Pound (GBP) rose on Monday against the U.S. Dollar (USD) to its highest level in about three years. Gains by the Sterling Pound came amid the decline of the USD, as well as an improved sentiment in the United Kingdom (UK) that the rollout of Coronavirus vaccines will …

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• 15 February 2021 9:24 pm

  European Stocks Near Highest Level in a Year

  

  European stocks closed higher on Monday, beginning the week with a positive performance on the back of an improved risk appetite and investors’ sentiment, with hopes for better vaccine rollouts and recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The STOXX Europe 600 index finished the session higher by 1.3%, supported by the …

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• 15 February 2021 9:12 pm

  U.S. Markets Closed for Presidents Day

  

  Markets in the United States are seeing a long weekend this week, with Monday being an official holiday in commemoration of Presidents Day. Presidents Day, celebrated every year in the third Monday of February, marks the birthday of George Washington, one of the founding fathers of the U.S. and its …

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• 15 February 2021 7:21 pm

  USD Declines on Increased Risk Sentiment

  

  The U.S. Dollar (USD) declined on Monday, opening the week with a negative performance amid an improvement in risk appetite that drove investors towards other currencies. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback’s performance against a basket of six major international currencies, is down by 0.14% at 90.36. Earlier …

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• 15 February 2021 3:37 pm

  EU: Industrial Production in Euro Area Contracts by 1.6% in December

  

  The data published by the Eurostat showed on Monday that Industrial Production in the euro area contracted by 1.6% on a monthly basis in December. This reading followed November’s expansion of 2.6% and came in worse than the market expectation for a decrease of 0.6%. On a yearly basis, Industrial …

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• 15 February 2021 3:36 pm

  UK PM Johnson: We Need to Look at The Data – Too Many Hospitalised And Death Numbers Too High

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that they have not yet taken a decision on the exact date of opening of schools and added that they will do everything they can to reopen schools on March 8, as reported by Reuters. “This has been an unbelievable effort to …

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• 15 February 2021 3:31 pm

  Bitcoin’s Dropping Below $ 50,000

  

  Despite the huge rush to invest in Bitcoin in recent times, which pushed it to record records, which reached near the levels of 50 thousand dollars, it was not able to maintain this level for a long time. Overnight, Bitcoin lost 5.6%, down to $45,000, with the start of Asian …

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• 15 February 2021 3:29 pm

  Eurozone Trade Surplus Increased More Than Expected in December

  

  Data showed that the eurozone’s trade surplus with the rest of the world was larger than expected in December, adding an otherwise positive contribution to shrinking GDP. The European Union statistics office Eurostat said the unadjusted trade surplus of the 19 countries in the eurozone amounted to 29.2 billion euros …

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