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Market Analysis
September, 2020
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17 September 2020 12:40 pm
Gold Falls on Strong US Dollar After Fed Forecast
Gold prices fell Thursday, September 17th, as the dollar rose after the US Federal Reserve painted a positive picture of the economic recovery, but declined to provide concrete indications of further stimulus. By 05:24 GMT, spot gold fell 0.8% to $ 1943.70 an ounce, while US gold futures fell 1% …
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17 September 2020 12:35 pm
Oil is Falling as Demand Concerns Re-Emerge
Oil prices fell Thursday, September 17th, after rising strongly in the previous two sessions as concerns about weak demand re-emerged as producers in the Gulf of Mexico prepare to resume production after Hurricane Sally. Brent crude futures fell 67 cents, or 1.6%, to $ 41.55 a barrel by 06:28 GMT, …
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17 September 2020 11:40 am
Japan Stocks Dropping as Yen Rises on US Headlines
Japanese stocks fell Thursday, September 17th, driven by the decline of export companies after the US Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates near zero until at least 2023, pushing the yen to its highest level in seven weeks against the dollar. The Nikkei index fell 0.67% to 23,319.37 points, …
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17 September 2020 10:31 am
New Zealand GDP Beats Estimate
New Zealand’s gross domestic product fell a seasonally adjusted 12.2% in Q2, data showed on Thursday GDP prod based (QoQ) sa (q2): -12.2% (est -12.8%, prev -1.6%). GDP prod based (YoY) sa (q2): -12.4% (est -13.3%, prev -0.2%). Annual average prod-based GDP -2.0% in Q2 vs year ago (Reuters poll …
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17 September 2020 10:26 am
PBOC Sets Yuan Reference Rate at 6.7825
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has set the yuan reference rate at 6.7675 on Thursday, having raised the mid-point rate by 397 basis points to 6.7825 on Wednesday.
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17 September 2020 10:26 am
FX Option Expiries For Sept 17 NY Cut
FX option expiries for Sept 17 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1700 501m1.1775 530m1.1800 943m1.1850 1.2bn1.1875 1.0bn – USD/JPY: USD amounts 104.25 393m105.00 1.9bn105.10 512m105.25 355m105.40 856m105.48 800m105.50 506m105.53 400m105.55 522m106.00 2.0bn – AUD/USD: AUD amounts 0.7235 688m – USD/CAD: USD amounts …
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17 September 2020 1:04 am
NYSE Closes Wednesday Mixed Following Fed Meeting
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) finished Wednesday’s trading mixed, after the release of the Fed policy statement. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher by 36.78 points, or 0.1%, at 28,032.38 points. The S&P 500 index declined by 15.71 points, or 0.5%, and closed at 3,385.49 points. Similarly, the …
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17 September 2020 12:57 am
Oil Prices Surge Following EIA Weekly Report
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, amid output disruptions in North America, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico, and after the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported a decline in crude inventories last week. Brent crude futures for November delivery increased by $1.69, or 4.2%, to finish at $42.22 per barrel. …
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17 September 2020 12:38 am
Fed Expects Better Performance by US Economy in 2020
The United States Federal Reserve finished its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday and expressed better expectations for the US economy. The Fed reiterated its commitment to do what is necessary to help the US economy recover from the worst recession in years. Members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) …
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16 September 2020 10:28 pm
Fed Maintains Rates Steady Awaiting Uptick in Inflation
The United States Federal Reserve has decided in its meeting, held on Tuesday and Wednesday, to maintain the current rates, expected to maintain rates steady until inflation exceeds 2%. As expected, the Fed expressed commitment to maintain interest rates near 0%. This is the first meeting for the US monetary …
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16 September 2020 9:40 pm
Gold Closes Higher Ahead of Fed Statement
Gold prices rose on Wednesday, amid a fluctuating performance by the US Dollar (USD), which came mostly in the negative territory ahead of the release of the US Federal Reserve policy statement. Gold futures for December delivery increased by $4.30, or 0.2%, and settled at $1,970.50 per ounce.
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16 September 2020 8:39 pm
US Oil Inventories Down 4.4 M Barrels
Data of the United States Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly report showed on Wednesday that crude oil inventories in the US declined by 4.4 million barrels last week. This comes against market analysts’ expectations of a 1.27 million barrel rise in US oil stockpiles.
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