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July, 2020

• 10 July 2020 2:25 pm

  Hong Kong to Suspend Schools and Melbourne in lock-down.

  

  Hong Kong authorities announced today the closure schools again on Monday, with increased cases of Covid 19, an indication of the full lockdown soon. The decision came after the number of infected people rose to 1,404 in Hong Kong after 34 new cases were recorded, which raised fears as there …

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• 10 July 2020 12:47 pm

  IEA Raises 2020 Oil Demand Forecast

  

  The International Energy Agency (IEA) raised its forecast for global oil demand in 2020 but warned that the recovery may face some obstacles due to the high number of new COVID-19 cases worldwide. The agency said in a monthly report that the collapse of fuel consumption during Q2 was less …

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• 10 July 2020 12:04 pm

  European Stocks Fall For The Fourth Session

  

  European stocks continued to post losses for the fourth straight session on Friday, as fears increased over the economic recovery due to the rise in COVID 19 cases worldwide. The pan-European STOXX 600 index (STOXX) slipped 0.4% by 07:14 GMT, (SXEP) sliding 1.4%. Other growth-sensitive sectors such as miners, insurers …

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• 10 July 2020 11:39 am

  Nikkei Hits 1-Week Low

  

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• 10 July 2020 10:43 am

  Asian Shares Down

  

  Asian shares and US stock futures fell on Friday, with an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the United States, which casts fears on the outlook for economic recovery. At the same time, investors looked forward to the earnings season. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan …

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• 10 July 2020 10:02 am

  FX option expiries for July 10 NY cut

  

  FX option expiries for July 10 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1200 892m1.1300 529m1.1400 536m – USD/JPY: USD amounts          107.15 795m108.00 572m

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• 10 July 2020 12:55 am

  DXY Recovers and Exceeds 96.8

  

  The US Dollar (USD) recovered from its lowest level in four weeks and rose against most global currencies. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the performance of the US currency against a basket of six major currencies, is up by 0.39% for the day at 96.81. This comes after the …

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• 10 July 2020 12:51 am

  Nasdaq Settles at New Record Closing Level

  

  The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) showed a varied performance on Thursday, as the Dow and S&P settled lower while the Nasdaq continued its historic rally and registered a new record-high. This comes as investors are growing concerned with the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the US. The Dow …

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• 10 July 2020 12:39 am

  WTI Futures Close Below $40 pb

  

  Crude oil prices declined on Thursday with the market seeing increased concerns regarding the recovery of global demand for oil, amid record surged in the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States. The US benchmark crude, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), futures closed down by 3.1% or $1.28 at $39.62 …

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• 10 July 2020 12:17 am

  Gold Settles Lower but Maintains $1,800-Level

  

  Gold prices settled lower on Thursday, as the US Dollar strengthened and was supported by strong economic data. Gold futures for August delivery decreased by about 1% or $16.80 and closed at $1,803.80 per ounce, maintaining the $1,800-level. On Wednesday, the precious metal futures closed at their highest level since …

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• 9 July 2020 10:40 pm

  EU to Temporarily Allow UK Derivatives Clearing Houses

  

  The European Union (EU) is set to grant temporary access to the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and other derivatives clearing houses in the United Kingdom starting January 2021. The European Commission plans to adopt a time-limited equivalence decision for the UK for central clearing counterparties of derivatives, without clarifying the …

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• 9 July 2020 10:21 pm

  Global loan losses seen at $2.1 T by End of 2021

  

  Standard & Poor’s (S&P Global) is expecting banks around the world to see loan losses of $1.3 trillion in 2020 and a total of $2.1 trillion until the end of 2021, Reuters reported. More than half of the loan losses will be in the Asia Pacific region, however, North America …

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• 9 July 2020 9:21 pm

  CAD Falls as Oil Prices Decline

  

  The Canadian Dollar (CAD) could not take advantage of positive economic data on Thursday and fell against major currencies, amid a decline in oil prices and as many investors are seemingly leaning towards safe havens. The CAD is down by 0.50% against the British Pound (GBP), with the GBP/CAD pair …

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