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Market Analysis
November, 2020
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19 November 2020 9:31 pm
US Housing Starts Surge in October
Homebuilding activity in the United States rose at a pace faster than expected during the month of October, data by the US Department of Commerce showed on Thursday. This comes as the American housing market remains supported by record-low mortgage rates. Housing starts grew by 4.9% to a seasonally adjusted …
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19 November 2020 9:09 pm
US Home Sales Up 4.3% in October
Home sales in the United States increased for the fifth consecutive month during October, data showed on Thursday, Reuters reported. Existing home sales increased by 4.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.85 million units in October, according to the National Association of Realtors. The September reading was revised …
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19 November 2020 9:03 pm
USD Rises Across the Board
The US Dollar (USD) is showing a good performance on Thursday, supported by an improved investors’ sentiment. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the USD performance against a basket of six major international currencies, is up for the day by 0.24% at 92.54.
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19 November 2020 8:00 pm
US Initial Jobless Claims Rise Last Week
The number of United Sates citizens applying for unemployment benefits increased last week, against market expectations, data showed on Thursday. This comes as the increasing number of Coronavirus cases in the states is affecting the market negatively. Initial claims for jobless benefits rose by 31,000 to a seasonally adjusted 742,000 …
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19 November 2020 5:29 pm
IMF’s Georgieva: Economic Outlook Remains Difficult And Prone to Setbacks
Recent data shows slowing momentum in contact-intensive services industries in economies where the pandemic is resurging, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday, as reported by Reuters. “Recent data confirms continuing global recovery from the COVID-19 crisis but economic outlook remains difficult and prone to setbacks.”“Seeing …
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19 November 2020 4:57 pm
The Current Account Surplus Widened in Eurozone in September
Data from the European Central Bank revealed that the revised current account surplus of the 19-nation eurozone expanded to 25.2 billion euros in September compared to 20.9 billion euros in August, thanks to an increase in the surplus from trade in goods and services. In the twelve months to September, …
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19 November 2020 3:47 pm
US Dollar Rises Due to The Increase in Covid-19 Cases
The dollar rose Thursday, November 19, as widespread optimism about COVID-19 vaccines met with concerns about rising numbers of cases and risks to a fragile global economic recovery. The dollar has also been caught between opposing powers, as it received support from seeking safe haven purchases while fresh speculation about …
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19 November 2020 3:06 pm
CBRT Hikes Policy Rate by 475 Basis Points to 15%
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) announced on Thursday that it raised its policy (one-week repo) rate by 475 basis points to 15% from 10.25%.
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19 November 2020 3:04 pm
UK’s Truss: Determined to Reach Trade Deal With Canada Before End-2020
British Trade Minister Truss said that the UK determined to reach a trade agreement with Canada before the end of the year. She said she hoped the UK would be able to move forward with the trade agreement with Canada and added, ” By no means are we entirely focused …
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19 November 2020 2:09 pm
Gold at Its Lowest Level in a Week as Hopes For a Faster Economic Recovery Increase
Gold fell to its lowest level in a week on Thursday, November 19, as the encouraging developments related to Covid-19 vaccines boosted hopes for a faster recovery of the global economy, despite the continued increase in cases of Coronavirus. By 07:59 GMT, spot gold prices fell 0.4% to $ 1863.12 …
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19 November 2020 1:34 pm
China: Our Country is Open to Joining Regional Economic Partnership
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said that China is open to the idea of joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Partnership Agreement across the Atlantic. Gao Feng, the spokesman for the ministry, made the remarks at a press conference in Beijing. Last week, 15 countries from the Asia-Pacific region, including China, …
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19 November 2020 1:20 pm
ECB’s Lagarde: PEPP Was Targeted to be Temporary, Exceptional
The European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde added to her earlier comments and said that PEPP was targeted to be temporary, exceptional. Lagarde was speaking at the ECON Committee of the European Parliament (by videoconference). By definition ECB won’t go bankrupt or run out of money.ECB is extremely attentive …
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