As COVID-19 cases in the UK accelerate higher Prime Minister Johnson will soon announce another shutdown. The measures will take effect from Thursday after a vote in the Commons on Wednesday. The main points, these via various UK media outlets with the info: pubs and restaurants to close – takeaway and delivery only non-essential retail
Month: October 2020
Bitcoin (BTC) price is undoubtedly having an impressive year after crashing to $3,700 in March but then rallying to $14,000 in the following months. Now BTC has reached the highest point since January 2018 as the price touched $14,100. Thus, the likelihood of the new bull cycle is heavily increasing as the price of Bitcoin
NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Friday and posted a second consecutive monthly drop as rising COVID-19 cases in Europe and the United States heightened concerns over the outlook for fuel consumption. Brent crude dropped 19 cents to settle at $37.46 a barrel, after touching a five-month low of $36.64 in the previous session. The
Global equities tumbled notably last week, partly as coronavirus spread was hitting new record highs. Also of the same importance, US investor had lightened up their positions in preparation for the Presidential elections. Yen and Dollar surged broadly to end as the strongest one. Euro was the worst performing, on return to coronavirus lockdown, and
A Regal Cinemas movie theater stands at night on 42nd Street in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Amir Hamja | Bloomberg | Getty Images Third quarter GDP is expected to grow at a sharp double digit pace, but the economy is still behind where it was earlier in the year and may
A view of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas. Jessica Rinaldi | Reuters Exxon Mobil reported its third straight quarter of losses on Friday as depressed oil demand sparked by the coronavirus pandemic weighed on the company’s operations. During the third quarter the company lost $680 million, although Exxon said results improved on a
XAU/USD lost more than 1% last week and closed near $1,880. Bearish pressure could gather strength is gold drops below $1,860. 100-day SMA at $1,890 aligns as first resistance. The XAU/USD pair suffered heavy losses on Wednesday and Thursday but staged a rebound on Friday. Despite the fact that the pair gained 0.6% on the
The manufacturing PMI fell from September but not by as much as expected (central median estimate). Manufacturing 51.4Non-manufacturing 56.2Composite 55.3 prior 55.1 Official Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) from China’s National Bureau of Statistics. All remain above 50 and in expansion. China’s economy is still struggling out of the pandemic response earlier in the year, but
BENGALURU/MUMBAI: Healthy sales during a recent festival encouraged Indian jewellers to continue stocking up this week, while more supply started to make its way into Singapore and Hong Kong as dealers navigate around COVID-19-led bottlenecks. Indians celebrated the Dussehra festival on Sunday, and now await Diwali and Dhanteras in November. “Dussehra sales gave confidence to
Forex markets are staying in relatively tight range on mixed market sentiments. Asian indices turn lower despite a weak recovery in US markets overnight. For the week, Yen and Dollar are still the strongest ones. Euro is the weakest one after ECB indicated some policy recalibration in December. Canadian Dollar is the second weakest on
The number of first-time unemployment-benefits filers fell to the lowest level in the pandemic, declining for a second straight week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Initial weekly U.S. jobless claims came in at 751,000 for the week ending Oct. 24, down 40,000 from the previous week. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected initial jobless claims
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addresses students during a town hall at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2018. Anushree Fadnavis | Reuters Shares of Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Amazon remained down in premarket trading Friday after the companies released quarterly reports that failed to wow Wall Street. Here’s what’s
The euro finds support at 1.1640 after a five-fay sell-off. COVID-19 lockdowns and the ECB have sent the euro tumbling. The US elections will be a key EUR/USD driver next week. The euro extended its downtrend for the fifth consecutive day and is on track for a 1.75% weekly decline to close the week near 1.1640
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Tech-heavy stock market indices, including the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500, have begun to recover. Amazon posted high pandemic sales that led profits to climb threefold and reported a 37% spike in revenue. Facebook also surpassed Wall Street expectations, achieving $21.5 billion in revenue during the third quarter. Although the correlation between Bitcoin and
LONDON: Global oil prices moved in and out of negative territory on Friday but remained on course for a second monthly fall as rising COVID-19 cases in Europe and the United States heighten concerns over fuel consumption. Brent crude was down 3 cents at $37.62 a barrel by 1140 GMT after touching a five-month low
Investors are rather calm just ahead of the pre-election weekend. European indices quickly pare back initial losses, while DOW future is down not as much before open. Dollar is also giving up some of this week’s gains, despite pretty solid personal income and spending data. On the other hand, Euro is just mixed, paying little
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building stands in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Erin Scott | Bloomberg via Getty Images The Federal Reserve has lowered the barriers on its lending program for smaller businesses as part of an effort to broaden the appeal of the sparsely used facility. In another pair
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