According to Reuters, Saudi Arabia may raise its August official selling price (OSP) for crude oil sold in Asia. That would be the third monthly price hiking due to an increase in Middle East benchmarks and a rebound in Asian refining margins. As of August, Middle East crude supply may …
Read More »US Stock Market Cheers Fed’s Pivot, but Cracks Lurk Beneath the Surface
The Federal Reserve’s latest move has Wall Street buzzing, with the Dow Jones Industrial Avera…
Bitcoin Holds Steady, Eyes Long-Term Gains After Fed’s Rate Cut
On September 17, 2025, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25% to 4%-4.25%, a move Chair Jer…
Fed’s Measured Rate Cuts Meant to Keep US Economy on Track Amid Rising Risks
The Federal Reserve’s recent decision to trim interest rates by a quarter percentage point mar…
S&P 500 Heavyweight Lennar’s Earnings Plunge Puts Rate Cuts to the Test
Federal Reserve rate cuts are seen as a potential lifeline for the struggling housing market, with a…
Pound Sterling Dips Post BoE’s Rate Decision
The British pound slipped 0.46% to 1.35605 against the dollar on September 18, 2025, retreating from…
Why Did Gold’s Rally Stall After the Fed’s Rate Cut?
Gold surged to a record $3,707 per ounce before the Federal Reserve’s September 17, 2025, rate cut, …
Why Has the Fed’s Rate Cut Failed to Ignite Oil Prices?
The Federal Reserve’s 25 basis point rate cut on September 17, 2025, was pitched as a cautious step …
Euro Dips Again as Dollar Gains Ground on Fed Signals and Stellar US Jobs Data
The euro extended its losses against the US dollar for a second straight day, driven by a resurgent …
Intel Shares Surge on Nvidia’s $5B Investment
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U.S. Stock Futures Jump After Fed Rate Cut
U.S. stock index futures climbed strongly on Thursday as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s ra…
Market Analysis
July, 2020
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1 July 2020 3:09 pm
COVID-19 Updates: Gloomy Warnings in the US
The world’s efforts for discovering a cure are going at full capacity, with Gilead’s remdeisivr being a potential cure. In the US, the number of cases reached 40,000 again, and epidemiologist Anthony Fauci warned that the US could see 100,000 cases per day. While testifying on Capitol Hill, he told …
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1 July 2020 2:39 pm
IFO Sees Europe’s Largest Economy Contracting by 6.7% in 2020
“Germany’s economy will gradually recover after a historic slump due to the coronavirus pandemic and will likely return to last year’s level at the end of 2021,” economic institute IFO said on Wednesday, according to Reuters. IFO sees GDP contracting by 11.9% in Q2 on a quarterly basis and to …
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1 July 2020 2:13 pm
Eurozone PMI Manufacturing Finalized at 47.4
Eurozone PMI Manufacturing was finalized at 47.4 in June, up from 39.4 in May a report by IHS Markit said. The index was in contraction below 50 for 17 consecutive months. and had fallen to 33.4 in April. The report stated: “Eurozone manufacturing sector continues to contract sharply,” “There was …
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1 July 2020 1:54 pm
UK Manufacturing Activity Picked Up in June
After the Great collapse due to COVID 19 pandemic, the UK manufacturing sector returned to recovery after it began to stabilize last June. IHS Markit’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) posted 50.1 compared to 40.7 in May, in line with economists’ expectations. PMIs are given on a scale of 0 to …
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1 July 2020 1:13 pm
Dubai’s Economy Shrank by 3.5% in Q1 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The government media office in UAE said in a statement issued on Tuesday that Dubai’s real GDP decreased by 3.5% in Q1 year-on-year as the country was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Reuters. The government said some sectors such as real estate and finance have maintained their strength …
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