The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorizing the Coronavirus vaccine for people aged 16 and older, CNBC reported. The authorized vaccine is the one developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, with vaccinations in Europe expected to start within a week. This comes less than two weeks after the vaccine was rolled …
Read More »Sticky PCE Inflation Supercharges Dollar, Deepens Pressure on Japanese Yen
The Japanese Yen remained under heavy pressure Friday after fresh US inflation data reinforced expec…
Wall Street Rallies on Trump’s Iran Deal Optimism Despite Major Gaps in Reality
US markets surged to fresh record highs Friday after President Donald Trump signaled that a long-awa…
Euro Climbs as Hopes for US-Iran Deal Weigh on Dollar and Oil Prices
The euro strengthened against the US dollar on Thursday as growing optimism surrounding a potential …
Bitcoin Bounces Back to $74K as Iran Ceasefire Extension Lifts Risk Appetite: But $82K Peak Feels Far Away
Key Takeaways Bitcoin rebounds: The world’s largest crypto rose 0.8% to $73,736.6 after slidin…
Dollar Treads Water as Iran 60-Day Ceasefire Deal Eases Safe-Haven Demand: Tokyo CPI Miss Pressures Yen
Key Takeaways Dollar little changed: The DXY held near 99 in Asian trade after slipping 0.2% overnig…
Gold Treads Water as Iran Ceasefire Extension Hopes Battle Inflation Storm: PCE Hits 3-Year High
Key Takeaways Gold flat: Spot gold held steady at $4,495.9 per ounce, while gold futures edged down …
Oil Heads for 10% Weekly Crash as 60-Day Ceasefire Extension Report Slams Supply Fear Premium
Key Takeaways Prices ease further: Brent crude fell 0.5% to $93.24 per barrel, while WTI dropped 0.9…
Asian Markets Soar to Records on Ceasefire Extension Reports: Nikkei Hits All-Time High as AI Rally Powers On
Key Takeaways Record highs across Asia: Nikkei 225 jumped nearly 3% to an all-time high of 66,449.48…
Wall Street Soars on Hopes of a US-Iran Breakthrough
American stock markets surged to fresh record highs after growing speculation that tensions between …
BlackRock Stock Gains Wall Street Confidence as Analysts See More Upside Ahead
Shares of asset management giant BlackRock are drawing renewed optimism from Wall Street, despite th…
Market Analysis
December, 2020
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22 December 2020 1:59 am
Biden Gets COVID-19 Vaccine
The President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, received on Monday the first dose of the Coronavirus vaccine. Biden told Americans that there’s nothing to worry about regarding the vaccine, NBC News reported. The President-elect got the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. “I’m doing this to demonstrate that people should be prepared, when …
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22 December 2020 1:28 am
DXY to Finish off Session Highs
The US Dollar (USD) showed a positive performance against major currencies on Monday, opening the week with support from investors’ demand spurred by concerns about a new variant of the Coronavirus. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback performance against a basket of six international currencies, is up by …
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22 December 2020 1:19 am
Oil Prices Decline on Coronavirus Concerns
Oil prices declined on Monday, on the back of renewed concerns about a new variant of the novel Coronavirus that caused a global pandemic. New lockdown measures could sharply impact the demand for oil, which is driving investors’ worries across the markets. Brent crude futures for February delivery closed lower by …
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21 December 2020 11:28 pm
Gold Finishes Lower Amid Coronavirus Skepticism
Gold prices decline on Monday, as the US Dollar (USD) rose across the board on concerns about a new variant of the coronavirus. Gold futures for February delivery decreased by $6.10, or 0.3%, to finish at $1,882.80 per ounce. The yellow metal failed to gain enough support from the recently …
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21 December 2020 10:40 pm
GBP/USD Declines on New Coronavirus Variant
Announcing the discovery of a new variant of the Coronavirus in the United Kingdom (UK) has led to the decline of the British Pound (GBP) on Monday. The GBP is down by 1.12% against the US Dollar (USD), trading at 1.3372. Earlier today, the GBP/USD pair fell as low as …
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21 December 2020 9:57 pm
Canada’s New Housing Prices Rise in November
Canada’s New Housing Price Index showed that new home buyers saw prices rise by 0.6% in November. New single-family house prices increased by 3.7% since the beginning of the pandemic in March, according to Statistics Canada. On the national level, new house prices went up by 4.6% on an annual …
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21 December 2020 8:00 pm
European Stocks Decline on New Coronavirus Variant Fears
European stocks plunged on Monday, opening the week with a negative performance amid fears about a new variant of the Coronavirus. The pan European STOXX 600 index closed lower by 2.3%. Meanwhile, the UK’s FTSE100 finished lower by 1.73%. In Germany, the DAX index plummeted by 2.82%, while in France …
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21 December 2020 7:14 pm
Eurozone Consumer Confidence Indicator Improves to -13.9 in December
The Consumer Confidence Indicator for the Eurozone rose by 3.7 points to -13.9 in December from -17.6 in November, the advanced data published by the European Commission showed on Monday. This reading came in better than analysts’ estimate of -16.8.
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21 December 2020 6:47 pm
The Central Bank of Russia: Banking Sector Profits Fall on a Monthly Basis in November
Russia’s central bank said on Monday that profits in Russia’s banking sector fell to 149 billion rubles ($ 1.98 billion) in November from 170 billion in October. The central bank added that Russian banks achieved profits of 1.4 trillion rubles in the eleven months of 2020. Russia’s credit rating agency …
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21 December 2020 5:44 pm
US: Chicago Fed National Activity Index Drops to 0.27 in November
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s National Activity Index (CFNAI) declined from 1.01 (revised from 0.83) in October to 0.7 in November. Forty-nine of the 85 individual indicators made positive contributions to the CFNAI in November, while 36 made negative contributions
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21 December 2020 5:43 pm
Russia to Suspend Flights With UK Amid Mutated Virus Fears
Russia will halt all flights with Britain from midnight Tuesday, joining the growing list of countries to suspend air travel with the country amid concerns of a more-infectious coronavirus strain found there.
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21 December 2020 5:20 pm
EXMO gets hacked, about 5% of the total assets lost
EXMO gets hacked, about 5% of the total assets lost
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