President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Patrick Harker, said in a TV interview with Bloomberg that the Fed should maintain interest rates until the inflation target is achieved. “We’ve been saying for a long time that the 2% inflation goal is symmetric, which means we should overshoot it. …
Read More »Fed’s Rate Cut Countdown: Treasury Yields Hint at Cautious Easing Ahead
Treasury yields have shown mixed performance, reflecting market uncertainty. The 10-year Treasury yi…
Oil Prices Swing Between Geopolitical Tensions and U.S. Demand Concerns
Global oil prices edged higher on Friday, buoyed by renewed supply risks from Russia, but gains were…
AI Hype vs. Reality: Why Adobe’s Stock Fell Despite Beating Earnings
Adobe’s stock is taking a hit despite the company reporting better-than-expected quarterly res…
Why Did the Dow Retreat from Record Highs?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) retreated from its record-setting run, slipping below 46,000…
Euro Fights Back as US Consumer Confidence Retreats
The Euro is attempting to stabilize against the US Dollar, hovering around 1.1720 after a sharp dip.…
Could a Faltering UK Job Market Sink GBP?
The British Pound has been trading cautiously, held back by persistent concerns over the health of t…
Dollar Steadies Ahead of Fed Rate Decision After Mixed U.S. Data
The U.S. dollar edged slightly higher on Friday, pausing its recent slide as investors digested a co…
U.S. Stock Futures Edge Lower as Fed Rate Cut Bets Remain Firm Ahead of Michigan Survey
Futures Pull Back After Record Highs U.S. stock futures slipped slightly on Friday, consolidating af…
U.K. Economy Stalls in July, Keeping Pressure on the Bank of England
The U.K. economy flatlined in July, marking a sharp slowdown from the previous month’s expansion and…
European Stocks Edge Higher as Investors Weigh Growth, Inflation, and Oil Weakness
European equity markets posted modest gains on Friday, consolidating after a generally upbeat week, …
Market Analysis
July, 2020
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15 July 2020 8:47 pm
BoC to Keep Rates until Inflation Target is Reached
The Bank of Canada (BoC) plans to maintain its main interest rate near zero until the 2% inflation target is sustainably achieved. This comes as the BoC decided to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 0.25% on Wednesday BoC is also committed to buying $3.7 billion worth of Canadian government …
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15 July 2020 6:31 pm
Canada’s Factory Sales Surge 10.7% in May
Factory sales in Canada increased by a record 10.7% during May, after falling in April by 27.9%, according to data by Statistics Canada on Wednesday. Manufacturing sales were 28.4% below their level in February, before the COVID-19 crisis emerged. A majority of market analysts believe that it would take at …
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15 July 2020 5:50 pm
US: Industrial Production Rises by 5.4% in June
Data released by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday showed industrial production in the U.S. increased 5.4% in June after expanding 1.4% in May. This reading was better than market expectations of 4.3%. Other details of the report revealed that manufacturing output rose 7.2% in June and capacity utilization improved to …
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15 July 2020 5:19 pm
OPEC+ Meeting to Discuss Oil Output Cuts From August
OPEC+ (OPEC and allies) is holding a Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) meeting on Wednesday to decide oil output policy from August. The meeting will focus on easing output cuts to 7.7M bpd until December. This comes amid the slow recovery in the global economy that was hit by the …
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15 July 2020 4:27 pm
France Says a Deal on EU Recovery Plan Can be Reached This Week
France said on Wednesday that they believe an EU deal on the European recovery plan can be reached by the end of this week. And according to Reuters, France presidency office also said that France could obtain a European subsidy of nearly 40 B euros (45.76 B dollars) to help …
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15 July 2020 3:46 pm
China Responds to UK Huawei Decision
China said on Wednesday that British Prime Minister Ban Huawei’s participation in the fifth-generation network is frustrating, and that other Chinese companies have followed headlines of how UK treat the telecommunications giant, which is harmful to investment. Liu Xiaoming, China’s Ambassador to the UK, said ‘the way you treat Huawei …
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15 July 2020 2:52 pm
Trump Ends Preferential Economic Treatment for Hong Kong
US President Donald Trump has signed an order to end preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong, after China enacted a new security law there. Hong Kong would be treated “the same as mainland China”, Trump said. He also signed a law to impose sanctions on officials who cracked down on …
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15 July 2020 2:28 pm
US Stocks Set to Open Higher
US stocks were set to open higher supported by news of the success of Covid-19 vaccine by Moderna in clinical trials. Dow Jones futures fell 253 points or 1.0%, while the Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.4% and the S&P 500 0.7%. (10:15 GMT). It’s a heavy day for US in …
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15 July 2020 1:47 pm
Spanish PM sees “very difficult hours ahead”
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Wednesday that he sees “very difficult hours ahead.” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven met for talks before the European Union summit. The economy of Spain is one of the most affected economies in the European Union from …
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15 July 2020 1:26 pm
Bitcoin Stay Steady
Bitcoin continues to trade in a limited range on Wednesday for the sixth consecutive session and settles near $ 9210 levels. The cryptocurrency was between 9350 and 9050 dollars in the past four sessions. At the moment, bitcoin fell on a daily basis by about 0.42% in the 9210 area. …
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15 July 2020 12:27 pm
European Stocks Higher on Hopes of Vaccine And fund
European stock markets Trading higher on Wednesday as investors are optimistic about Covid-19 vaccine with expectations that the European Union summit will lead to more stimulus.In the European morning, the German DAX rose 0.7%, FTSE 100 in the UK rose 0.9%, while french CAC 40 rose 0.9%. Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, …
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15 July 2020 11:51 am
Euro at its Highest Level in 4 Months
The euro rose during the European morning, hitting its highest level in four months after increasing demand with Federal Reserve Governor Lil Brainard hinted that the US needed an easier monetary policy. EUR/USD rose 0.1% to 1.1408, after reaching its highest level since March 10 at 1.1423 earlier in the …
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