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October, 2020

• 26 October 2020 1:40 pm

  Italy Records More Than 21,000 New Cases of Coronavirus, Largest Daily Jump

  

  Data released by the Ministry of Health in Italy on Sunday, October 25, showed a new record in the number of new cases of Coronavirus in one day, as it detected 21,273 cases and 128 deaths, while the government tightened restrictions further in an attempt to contain the expanding outbreak. …

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• 26 October 2020 12:23 pm

  Gold Dropping on USD Strength And Doubts About US Stimulus

  

  Gold fell below the psychologically critical $ 1900 level on Monday to record the lowest price in more than a week, on US Dollar strenth and the lack of progress in talks on a new US stimulus package. Gold spot fell 0.2%to $ 1897.35 an ounce by 0711 GMT, after …

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• 26 October 2020 11:34 am

  China: Will Impose Sanctions on US Entities Participating in Arms Sales to Taiwan

  

  China’s Foreign Ministry announced on Monday, it will impose sanctions on the US entities involved in the arms sales to Taiwan. Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Raytheon will be sanctioned, the Ministry said. Developing Story…

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• 26 October 2020 11:31 am

  AUD/USD Flirts With Session Lows

  

  The Australian dollar fell against the US dollar during the Asian session and was hovering near the lower end of the daily trading range, just above the 0.7100 mark. The pair saw some fresh sell-offs during the first day of the week and gave up the positive movement of the …

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• 26 October 2020 11:18 am

  PBOC Sets Yuan Reference Rate at 6.6725

  

  The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has set the yuan reference rate at 6.6725 versus Friday’s fix at 6.6703.

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• 26 October 2020 11:17 am

  Japan Considers Compiling $95.5 Billion Extra Budget to Counter Coronavirus

  

  The Japanese government is said to compile an extra budget worth around $95.5 billion to counter the economic damage induced by the coronavirus pandemic, a local newspaper, Mainichi, reported over the weekend. The government is likely to debate using the 10 trillion yen ($95.52 billion) budget to extend a labour …

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• 26 October 2020 11:15 am

  US Allows AstraZeneca to Resume Trials of Coronavirus Vaccine

  

  AstraZeneca said it has resumed trials in the United States of an experimental on Covid-19 vaccine after US regulatory approval. On September 6, AstraZeneca suspended trials of its potential experimental coronavirus vaccine in the United States after a report that a participant in Britain’s trials had contracted a serious neurological …

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• 26 October 2020 11:12 am

  The Nikkei is up 0.02% in Early Trading in Tokyo

  

  The Nikkei benchmark rose in early trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday, October 26th. The Nikkei rose 0.02% to 23,520.78 points, while the broader Topix index fell 0.13% to 1623.13 points.

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• 24 October 2020 12:46 am

  Wall Street Logs First Loss in Four Weeks

  

  The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) showed a mixed performance on Friday, and its main indices finished the week in losses after posting three consecutive weekly rises. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 28 points, or 0.1%, and closed at 28,335.57. The S&P 500 added 12 points, or 0.3%, …

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• 24 October 2020 12:33 am

  Oil Prices Record Weekly Losses

  

  Oil prices declined on Friday, on expectations of increased crude output from Libya and uncertainty about the impact from the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic. Brent crude futures for December delivery closed lower by 69 cents, or 1.6%, at $41.77 per barrel. Meanwhile, the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) …

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• 24 October 2020 12:28 am

  Gold Rises Marginally but Records another Weekly Decline

  

  Gold prices rose on Friday as the US Dollar (USD) declined across the board, however, the yellow metal recorded its second consecutive weekly losses. Gold futures for December delivery added 60 cents, or 0.03%, and settled at $1,905.20 per ounce. The precious metal most active futures recorded a weekly decline …

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• 24 October 2020 12:02 am

  GBP Recovers from Daily Low

  

  The British Pound (GBP) is declining against the US Dollar (USD) and the GBP/USD pair broke the 1.3050 support level. After hitting a fresh daily low of 1.3019, the pair has recovered some of its losses, trading at 1.3041, lower by 0.32% for the day. The pair hit a high …

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• 23 October 2020 11:52 pm

  USD Declined Despite Positive Economic Data

  

  The US Dollar (USD) declined on Friday across the board, despite an expansion in business activity in the US, as shown by the most recent PMI reading. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the USD performance against a basket of six international currencies is down by 0.20% at 92.76, after …

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