Data was released over the weekend for China trade balance’s last month A surplus of 401.75bn yuan easily beating the expected CNY 320.4bn, prior was CNY 257.68bn Exports +7.6% y/y vs. expected 6.5%, prior was 11.6% Imports +0.9% y/y expected +6.3%, prior was +11.6% USD terms China trade balance: 58.44bn vs. expected $46.30bn, prior was
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By Alex Lawler and Rania El Gamal LONDON/DUBAI: Key members of OPEC are wary that strains in the OPEC+ alliance could reemerge with Joe Biden as US President, sources close to the organisation said, and would miss President Donald Trump who went from criticising the group to helping bring about a record oil output cut.
Politics aside, stock investors were the biggest winners of US presidential elections, while Dollar holders were the losers. The greenback ended as the worst performing one, followed by Yen by a wide margin. Australian Dollar shrugged of RBA easing and ended as the strongest, leading other commodity currencies. European majors were mixed, with Sterling as
AP have called the win for Biden: Also declares Biden has won Pennsylvania Joining in on pronouncing the inevitable, NBC and CNN have also both projected Biden has won the US presidency. Edison Research also. Fox says it has still not made a final call. Which is slow for them, they were leaders on election
Gold prices eased on Friday on an uptick in the dollar, with investors eyeing U.S. presidential election results which suggest Democrat contender Joe Biden is inching closer to victory, though the prospect of a contested result remained. FUNDAMENTALS Spot gold fell 0.4% to $1,940.86 per ounce by 0105 GMT, after recording its best day since
The latest CFTC Commitments of Traders report covered the period just before the US presidential election. During the week, bets on US futures slipped on both sides amidst the highly uncertain election outcome. With Joe Biden on the way to become the next president, risk appetite has increased significantly. We expect to see USD index
Forex news for North American trade on November 6, 2020: Markets: Gold up $3 to $1952 US 10-year yields up 6 bps to 0.82% WTI crude oil down $1.37 to $37.43 S&P 500 flat at 3509 CHF leads, AUD lags It was a wild week but the final session was a more-subdued affair as the
Mumbai: Jewellers are betting on recovery and are optimistic that a rebound in the economy and pent up demand will help boost sales during this ‘Dhanteras’ and the industry is likely to do up to 70 per cent of last year’s business. Notwithstanding the ruling high gold prices and ongoing COVID-19 uncertainties, jewellers are expecting
According to the CFTC Commitments of Traders report for the week ended November 3, NET LENGTH for crude oil futures plunged -29 360 contracts to 442 460 for the week. Speculative long position declined -20 633 contracts, while shorts gained +8 997 contracts. For refined oil products, NET LENGTH for gasoline decreased -8 483 contracts
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BENGALURU/MUMBAI: Gold buying in India lost steam this week as prices scaled a 2-1/2 month peak ahead of major festivals, while discounts in top-consumer China dropped on a surging yuan. Indians celebrate the Diwali and Dhanteras festivals next week. “Retail demand has started falling due to the price rise. Even jewellers have cut down purchases,”
Dollar’s selloff continues today despite stronger than expected employment data. Though, selling focus has turned to against Euro and Swiss Franc. Australian Dollar is taking a breather, together with global stock markets. There is no doubt that Dollar will end as the worst performing one for the week, followed by Yen. Commodity currencies will stay
Forex news from the European trading session – 6 November 2020 Headlines: Markets: CHF leads, AUD lags on the day European equities lower; E-minis down 0.7% US 10-year yields up 1.2 bps to 0.775% Gold up 0.1% to $1,952.24 WTI down 3.2% to $37.55 Bitcoin up 1.0% to $15,387 The everything-rally pauses to catch its
NEW DELHI: Gold and silver future traded mixed in morning trade on Friday as vote counting in the US showed Joseph Biden is most likely to be the President of the country even though the outcome may be challenged in the courts. Biden inched closer to winning the White House, though the outcome hinged on
Dollar’s decline is slowing a little bit in Asian session but there is no sign of a turnaround. The greenback remains the worst performing one for the week, followed by Yen, on strong risk-on markets. Australian Dollar is the strongest one, followed by other commodity currencies. FOMC meeting overnight prompted little reaction. Traders are awaiting
Twitter have castigated Trump for 9 tweets since the election, labelling them as misleading. Donald Trump receives special treatment from Twitter Twitter’s policy is not ban leaders while in office But if Trump loses this election he loses that special treatment If then he transgresses his tweets could be removed entirely, and if there are
By Ravindra RaoKotak Securities Gold MCX gold price has been hovering in the Rs 51,800-51,100 channel with flattened Bollinger Bands indicating a sideways trend. The immediate resistance is at Rs 51,450 followed by Rs 51,800 mark, while support is around Rs 50,720 (Bollinger middle band ) followed by Rs 50,300. The relative strength index, or
Dollar’s selloff finally takes off as market enters into US session today. While the final result of US presidential election is still unknown, investors couldn’t wait to push stocks higher. At the time of writing, Canadian Dollar is trading as a distant second weakest. Sterling is also relatively weak after BoE delivered larger than expected