By Stephanie Kelly and Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK: This year was like no other for oil prices. Even as global prices end the year at about $51 a barrel, near the average for 2015-2017, it masks a year of volatility. In April, US crude plunged deep into negative territory and Brent dropped below $20
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Dollar turns softer again in Asian session today as markets are back in full risk on mode. Following the record runs in US, Nikkei is also hitting new 30-year high. Yen is following as second weakest for now. However, risk appetite is not clearly seen elsewhere. Australian and Canadian Dollars are just mixed. Sterling struggled
Forex news for Asia trading for Tuesday 29 December 2020 The Lower House of the US Congress passed the bill to provide COVID-19 relief checks to Americans of $2,000. Last week Trump called the $600 checks a ‘disgrace’ and called for a boost to $2,000 and the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives have delivered. The bill
Gold prices pared gains on Monday as the dollar recovered losses and stock markets rallied after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited pandemic aid bill, while liquidity remained low on account of the holiday season. Spot gold was little changed at $1,877.20 per ounce by 1301 GMT, having earlier risen as high as $1,900.04
Global stock markets are lifted by US fiscal stimulus as well as Brexit trade deal. S&P 500 and NASDAQ are set to extend recent record runs, as indicated by futures. Though, the movements in the forex markets are relatively subdued. Sterling is paring some of last week’s gains, after failing to break through near term
Thin markets and flows dominate Trump signed the stimulus agreement late on Sunday, avoiding a tail risk and boosting S&P 500 futures by 25 points. Tomorrow is the last day for tax loss selling so that’s an important spot to watch this year. The early moves in gold and risk assets aren’t as inspiring as
Oil rose towards $52 a barrel on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump‘s signing of a coronavirus aid package and the start of a European vaccination campaign outweighed concern about weak near-term demand. Brent crude rose 41 cents, or 0.8%, to $51.70 a barrel at 0926 GMT, reversing an earlier decline. U.S. West Texas Intermediate
Dollar, Yen and Swiss Franc are the relatively weaker ones in quiet markets today. Asian investors are lifted slightly after US President Donald Trump signed the massive USD 2.3T package that contains a USD 900B pandemic relief, while also averted government shutdown. Sterling and Euro are the firmer ones after the long-awaited Brexit trade deal
The news had been out there earlier, as reported: But, the official confirmation has been made: Trump remarks accompanying the release: He signed with the ‘strong message’ that wasteful items need to be removed The House will vote on Monday to increase checks to $2000 Congress has promised section 230 will be reviewed For bank
Not a good look for Japan on the virus front ahead of the holidays It is a bit of a slippery slope for Japan if the virus situation is not contained within the next few weeks or so. The graphs above pretty much speak for themselves. Something to consider for Japan is that if the
MUMBAI: Gold, always considered a safe haven for investment in uncertain times, is likely to glitter more and even soar to Rs 63,000 per 10 grams next year amid expectations of fresh stimulus measures and weaker American dollar. In 2020, the economic and social uncertainties triggered by the coronavirus pandemic turned the spotlight on gold
The anticipation continues to build Johnson and von der Leyen are reportedly expected to have one final call at 0700 GMT – most likely to make sure that their messages match up – before we get the official press conference to announce that a trade deal has been struck at around 0800 GMT. I would
The timing on the UK, EU press conferences may slip by a couple of hours What else is new, eh? Barnier and Frost are now reportedly still speaking on fisheries again with one final Johnson and von der Leyen call also expected some time this morning. For bank trade ideas, check out eFX Plus That
Comments by Irish foreign minister, Simon Coveney Talks are continuing once again as both sides are sorting out some last minute details and likely want to get their stories straight before the big announcement. Either way, the pound is continuing to gain further ground with the dollar seen a little weaker. For cable, any break
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By Nia Williams and Dmitry ZhdannikovLONDON: Oil prices inched higher on Thursday, helped by late-day buying in a low-volume session to close out the week. The market built gains overnight as Britain and the European Union reached a post-Brexit trade deal, reversed those gains, and then rebounded during the U.S. session to end modestly higher.
Sterling opened the week broadly lower after Brexit trade negotiations missed yet another deadline. Additionally, European countries rushed to ban travel from UK as coronavirus infections worsened. Aussie and Kiwi are trailing as the next weakest on mild risk aversion. On the other hand, Dollar, Yen and Swiss Franc are the stronger ones. The economic
Labour will support the deal The long nightmare is over, the Brexit deal is done. As usual, the market moved way before the announcement and there was some selling of the fact on the announcement, which came just before 1500 GMT. I think real money flows will ultimately take cable higher but the deal has