European stocks closed Thursday on a higher note, bouncing back from losses registered earlier in today’s session, on the back of positive financial disclosures and an improved risk appetite. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose by 0.1%, after falling by as much as 2% earlier. The French benchmark index CAC40 …
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Market Analysis
January, 2021
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28 January 2021 8:46 pm
U.S. Dollar Declines Across the Board
The U.S. Dollar (USD) returned to losses on Thursday, falling against major currencies, amid an improvement in risk appetite among investors. Markets seem to be absorbing the outcomes of the latest United States Federal Reserve policy statement, which included no changes to its current easing measurements to help the American …
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28 January 2021 7:36 pm
U.S. Natural Gas Storage Declines in Week: EIA
Natural gas inventories in the United States decreased last week by 128 Bcf, according to estimates by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Working natural gas in storage registered 2,881 Bcf as of Friday, January 22, 2021. On an annual basis, natural gas stockpiles rose by 78 Bcf, and are …
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28 January 2021 7:21 pm
U.S. New Home Sales Rise in December
The sales of new single-family houses in the United States registered a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 842,000 during December 2020, initial data jointly-released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development showed on Thursday. The reading indicates a 1.6% rise compared with the …
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28 January 2021 7:06 pm
Building Permits in Canada Decline in December
Canadian building permits declined in value by 4.1% during December, data by Statistics Canada showed on Thursday. The decline comes below market expectations of a 5% decrease. On an annual basis, building permits decreased to an unadjusted reading of 2.3% last year compared with 2019, but rose by 3.1% compared …
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28 January 2021 6:33 pm
Germany: Annual HICP Jumps to 1.6% in January
Inflation in Germany, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), came at 0.8% in January, according to the flash estimate of Destatison Thursday. Moreover, the annual CPI rose to 1% from -0.3% in December.
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28 January 2021 6:04 pm
US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Decline to 847K
There were 847,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending January 23, the data published by the US Department of Labor showed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 914,000 and came in better than the market estimates of 875,000.
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28 January 2021 5:42 pm
US economy expands by in 4% in Q4
The United States’ Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded at an annual rate of 4% in the fourth quarter, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis’ advance estimate showed on Thursday. This reading followed the 33.4% growth recorded in the third quarter and came in line with analysts’ estimates.
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28 January 2021 5:13 pm
When is the US GDP Report And How Could it Affect Major
The most prominent event on the US calendar today is the fourth-quarter GDP report due out at 13:30 GMT. Economists are expecting the preliminary figure to show 3.9% year-on-year growth in the October-December period, which indicates growth losing momentum by a large margin compared to the strong recovery in Q4 …
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28 January 2021 4:55 pm
Iqbal: Turkey’s Economy Has Slowed After Its Strength in Last Quarter
Al Naji Iqbal, Governor of the Turkish Central Bank, said that Turkey’s economic growth recorded a strong trend at the end of 2020, but it slowed according to recent indicators, partly due to the tightening of monetary policy that began in August and the slowdown in credit growth. In the …
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28 January 2021 4:27 pm
China Likely to Avoid Setting 2021 GDP Target
China is reportedly said to abandon its GDP growth target for 2021, Reuters reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. A government adviser, one of three sources saying the target will again be scrapped, noted: “We will not set an explicit target, but in reality, there will be a target. …
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28 January 2021 3:16 pm
European Stocks Hitting a Low of Almost a Month
European stocks reached their lowest level in nearly a month after the worst-selling wave in Wall Street since October due to concerns about rising valuations, while investors grew concerned about an increase in infections with a new, more contagious strain of the Coronavirus. The European STOXX 600 index fell 1%, …
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28 January 2021 2:23 pm
Gold is Falling as The Safe-Haven Appeal Shifts to The Dollar
Gold prices fell on Thursday as investors turned to the dollar in search of safety after the decline in global stock markets, while the Federal Reserve (US Central Bank) raised concerns about the pace of the economic recovery in the United States. Gold fell in immediate transactions 0.5% to $ …
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