The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is showing a strong performance against the US Dollar (USD), supported by the recovery of oil prices, reaching its highest level in five months. Meanwhile, the USD continues to show general weakness across the board against major currencies. The USD/CAD has decreased by around 5.8% since …
Read More »Markets Rally as U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Eases Hormuz Stranglehold
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Ceasefire Opens a Window: Starmer Heads to the Middle East to Lock In Strait of Hormuz Security
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Oil Crashes 15% as Iran Ceasefire Sparks Massive Supply Relief
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Markets Surge as Trump Delays Iran Strikes, Ceasefire Momentum Builds
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Fed Signals, Inflation Pressure Rattles Markets as Dollar Slides
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Two-Week Lifeline: Wall Street Caught Between Airstrikes and Last-Minute Diplomacy
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Deal or Disaster? High-Stakes Iran Talks Race Against the Clock
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Markets on Edge: FOMC Signals and Oil Data Set the Tone for a Critical Wednesday
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Market Analysis
August, 2020
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5 August 2020 9:09 pm
Kuroda: Economies to Start Recovery in H2
Economic activity and financial stability in Japan are facing the risk of significant constraints in case preventive measures against the COVID-19 pandemic are fully re-imposed, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has warned. However, Japan is not going into deflation with the Bank of Japan maintaining its 2% inflation target, …
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5 August 2020 7:53 pm
Clarida Expects Full Recovery by End of 2021
The US Federal Reserve Vice Chairman, Richard Clarida, said in an interview on Wednesday that the United States economy could recover to its levels prior to the COVID-19 crisis by the end of next year, Reuters reported. “It will take some time, I believe, before we get back to the …
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5 August 2020 7:46 pm
US Oil Inventories Down 7.4 M Barrels in Week
Crude oil inventories in the United Stated declined for the second consecutive week, according to data by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Oil stockpiles decreased by 7.4 million barrels last week, exceeding market estimates, to a total of 518.6 million barrels. Yesterday, data by the American Petroleum Institute (API) …
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5 August 2020 7:26 pm
US Sectors Show Mixed Performance in July
Purchasing managers’ indices (PMIs) in the United States showed a mostly positive performance during the month of July, according to data by IHS Markit. Four out of seven sectors expanded in activity in July, while the others showed slower rates of decline compared with June, reflecting the uneven impact of …
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5 August 2020 5:38 pm
Canada: Trade Deficit Expands to $3.19 Billion in June
The monthly data published by Statistics Canada on Wednesday showed that Canada’s trade deficit expanded from $1.33 billion in May to $3.19 billion in June, This reading came in better than the market expectation for a deficit of 0.9 billion.
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5 August 2020 5:30 pm
US Trade Deficit Narrows to $50.7 Billion
The United States’ international trade deficit declined by $4.1 billion to $50.7 billion in June, the data published jointly by the US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis showed on Wednesday. This reading followed a deficit of $54.8 billion in May and came in slightly worse than …
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5 August 2020 5:00 pm
US Private Sector Adds 167,000 Jobs in July
Employment in the US’ private sector rose by 167,000 in July, the monthly data published by the Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Research Institue revealed on Wednesday. This reading came in much worse than the market expectation for an increase of 1.5 million. Data for June was revised up to show …
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5 August 2020 4:39 pm
Oil Prices at Highest Level in 5 Months
Oil prices rose on Wednesday to highest levels since early March after data showed a significant decline in US crude oil stockpiles, but fears of the second wave of Covid-19 capped the gains Brent crude rose 1.03 dollars, or 2.3%, to 45.46 dollars a barrel. WTI also rose $ 1.03, …
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5 August 2020 3:24 pm
EUR/GBP Clings to Modest Gains Near Weekly Tops
EUR / GBP rallied in the European session and was seen hovering near weekly highs just below the mid of 0.9000. The pair reversed the decline to the 0.9010 area and turned to the positive side for the second consecutive session on Wednesday. The rise was due to the weakening …
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5 August 2020 2:33 pm
Eurozone Retail Sales Jump 1.3% YoY in June
Eurozone’s Retail Sales arrived at +5.7% MoM in June Vs +5.9% expected and +17.8% last, the latest data from the Eurostat showed on Wednesday. On an annualized basis, the bloc’s Retail Sales came in at +1.3% in June Vs-5.1% seen in May and -0.5% expected. The Retail Sales released by …
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5 August 2020 1:29 pm
Business Activity in Eurozone is Witnessing a Modest Recovery
A survey showed that Eurozone business activity recorded a modest recovery in July as some restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the Covid 19 were lifted. Friday’s data showed the economy shrinking in the bloc by 12.1% in Q4, while a Reuters poll expected growth of 8.1% in July …
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5 August 2020 1:04 pm
UK Businesses Grow at Fastest Pace in Five Years
A survey showed that British companies in the services and manufacturing sectors grew at the fastest pace in more than 5 years last month, with the start to recover from the effects of Covid-19 on the economy. The IHS Markit / CIPS final composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to …
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