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July, 2020

• 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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• 9 July 2020 8:58 pm

  European Stocks Close Lower for Third Day

  

  European stocks closed lower for the third straight day, amid rising concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the outlook for economic recovery. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index tumbled by 0.78% to settle at 363.61. FTSE100 dropped by 1.73% to 6,049.62 points, CAC40 fell by 1.21% to 4,921. German DAX index …

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• 9 July 2020 7:41 pm

  US Natural Gas Storage Rises 56 bcf in Week

  

  The United States supplies of natural gas increased by 56 billion cubic feet (bcf) last week, according to data by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday. Total natural gas inventories currently stand at 3.133 tcf, up by 685 bcf from a year ago.

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• 9 July 2020 6:26 pm

  US Wholesale Inventories Down 1.2% in May

  

  Wholesale inventories in the United States declined during the month of May by 1.2%, meeting market estimates. This comes after inventories increased by 0.2% in April, according to data by the US Department of Commerce. Wholesalers’ sales increased by 5.4% in May, after falling by 16.4% in April, Reuters reported. …

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• 9 July 2020 6:21 pm

  Dollar Index Back to 96.30

  

  After a short-term recovery to daily highs in 96.55 / 60 range, dollar fell to 96.30 area on US Dollar Index The demand for the safe-haven remained light for the second consecutive session, after the good sentiment in the market and investors turning to risky assets. Investors focus now on …

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• 9 July 2020 5:30 pm

  Initial Jobless Claims in US Decreased Below Expectations

  

  Weekly jobless claims in the U.S. decreased by an estimated 99,000 last week as data released by U.S. Department of Labor Thursday shows. The number reached 1,314,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the week ending July 4th, better than market expectations at 1,375,000 and higher than the previous week …

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