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July, 2020

• 18 July 2020 12:50 am

  Oil Futures Settle Lower by 0.5%

  

  Oil prices declined on Friday, but settled nearly unchanged for the week, in the absence of major economic data and the continuing uncertainty regarding the recovery of both the demand for crude oil and the global economy at large. Earlier today, data by Baker Hughes showed that the number of …

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• 18 July 2020 12:21 am

  Gold Maintains Rising Streak for Sixth Week

  

  Gold prices settled higher on Friday by around $10, recording small weekly gains but stretching its upward trend for the sixth consecutive week. Today’s rise in the yellow metal’s prices were supported by the decline of the US Dollar. The price for Gold futures for August delivery increased by $9.70, …

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• 17 July 2020 10:24 pm

  European Stocks Record Weekly Gains

  

  European stocks closed Friday on small gains, with anticipation for the results of the European Union’s (EU) summit, which is set to discuss the economic stimulus package to help the bloc’s troubled economies due to the COVID-19 crisis. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index increased by 0.15% to settle at 372.70, …

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• 17 July 2020 9:22 pm

  USD/CAD Moving Within Small Range

  

  The USD/CAD pair has stabilized on Friday, with the Canadian Dollar (CAD) supported by the increase in wholesale sales, while the US Dollar (USD) is supported by the rise in housing starts, despite a retreat in the consumer sentiment. During today’s trade, the pair has reached a high of 1.35892 …

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• 17 July 2020 6:50 pm

  Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Declines in June

  

  The University Of Michigan Survey Of Consumers showed that the consumer sentiment index declined in the first half of July due to the widespread resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). After the index increased in June, its reading was reversed, leaving the sentiment index in early July insignificantly above the …

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• 17 July 2020 6:21 pm

  Canadian Wholesale Sales Grow 5.7% in May

  

  Wholesale sales in Canada increased over the month of May by 5.7% to $52.6 billion, data by Statistics Canada showed on Friday. This comes after wholesales sales fell during April, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), by 21.4%. However, May’s reading missed market expectations which suggested an …

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• 17 July 2020 6:10 pm

  Wall Street Set to Open Higher

  

  Key Wall Street indices are set to open higher on Friday, as investors optimistic about more official stimulus to push the post-epidemic economic recovery even with record numbers increasing in COVID-19 cases. Dow e-minis were up 157 points, or 0.59%. S&P 500 e-minis were up 21.5 points or 0.67% and …

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• 17 July 2020 6:02 pm

  Eurozone Inflation Rises 0.3% in June

  

  The consumer price index (CPI) in the Eurozone increased during June by 0.3%, as shown by data from Eurostat. The rise in inflation rate to 0.3%, comes after it neared a four-year low of 0.1% in May. The European Central Bank (ECB) continues to target an inflation rate in the …

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• 17 July 2020 5:21 pm

  US Housing jump in June

  

  Homebuilding in the U.S. increased in June with reports of rising demand for housing in low-density areas as companies allowed employees to work from home due to the pandemic. On Friday, the Ministry of Commerce said housing starts rose 17.3% to a seasonal annual rate of 1.186M. May data was …

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• 17 July 2020 5:13 pm

  New Record For Covid-19 Cases in US

  

  The United States set a new record in the number of new cases of Covid-19, with 77,300 new cases recorded on Thursday, bringing the total number of current cases to over 3.5 million in the United States.The number of deaths associated with Covid 19 rose to 924, the highest since …

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• 17 July 2020 4:32 pm

  European Council Meeting For Two Days to Discuss The Economy Rescue Package

  

  EU leaders are meeting Friday and Saturday in Brussels to discuss the recovery plan to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and a new long-term EU budget. This is the first physical meeting since the coronavirus pandemic started. The meeting will be dedicated to discussing the multiannual budget of the EU …

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• 17 July 2020 3:45 pm

  BoE’s Bailey: Financial Markets Indicate Interest Rates Will Stay Very Low

  

  Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that the “financial markets indicate that interest rates will remain very low.” “People can see that we are committed to keeping markets stable via quantitative easing,” Bailey said, adding that “there is a legitimate question about what we do with …

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• 17 July 2020 2:52 pm

  UK PM Johnson: Ministers Will be Able to Close Whole Sectors in an Area

  

  The national lockdown in the UK was undoubtedly the right thing to do, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated on Friday. Quotes“We can now control the virus through targeted local lockdowns.”“We are publishing framework for containing future outbreaks.”“Local authorities will be given new powers from tomorrow.”“Ministers will be able to …

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