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America’s Roundup:U.S. dollar index edges up from 7-week lows, Wall Street rises, Gold eases, Oil struggles to recover after U.S. gasoline stocks build-October 23rd 2020

Oct 22, 2020 22:27 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup U.S. stimulus talks remain in focus US Weekly jobless claims dip below 800,000, but remain elevated US Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg 811.25K, 866.25K previous US Initial Jobless Claims 787K,860K...

Europe Roundup: Sterling holds near new highs as Brexit talks restart, European stocks fall, Gold slips, Oil slips on weaker demand outlook after U.S. gasoline stocks build-October 22nd 2020

Oct 22, 2020 12:01 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup German Nov GfK German Consumer Climate -3.1, -2.8 forecast,-1.6 previous French Oct Business Survey 93, 96 forecast, 96 previous UK Oct CBI Industrial Trends Orders -34, -45 forecast, -48...

Asia Roundup: Aussie off 1-week peak, greenback steadies on U.S. stimulus concerns, Asian shares plunge - Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

Oct 22, 2020 07:40 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Oil slips on weaker demand outlook Gold retreats as dollar steadies Economic Data Ahead (0700 ET/1100 GMT) UK CBI Industrial Trends Survey Orders (MoM)(Oct Key Events...

America’s Roundup: Dollar index hits seven-week low with COVID stimulus in focus ,Wall Street slips, Gold jumps 1%, Oil prices fall as inventory report reflects demand weakness-October 22nd, 2020

Oct 21, 2020 23:41 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Canada Sep New Housing Price Index (MoM) 1.2%, 0.5%forecast ,0.5% previous Canada Aug Retail Sales (MoM) 0.4%,1.1% forecast, 0.6% previous Canada Aug Core Retail Sales (MoM) 0.5%, 0.9%...

Europe Roundup: Euro gains as investors focus on U.S. stimulus, European stocks fall, Gold hits one-week peak, Oil prices slip as U.S. inventory build stokes fears of supply glut-October 21st,2020

Oct 21, 2020 12:55 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup UK Sep CPI, n.s.a 109.10 , 108.60 previous UK Sep PPI Input (MoM) 1.1%,-0.4% forecast, -0.4% previous UK Sep PPI Output (MoM) -0.1% 0.1% forecast, 0.0% previous UK Sep PPI Output (YoY)...

Asia Roundup: Antipodeans rebound from multi-week lows, greenback eases on U.S. stimulus hope, markets eye ECB President Lagarde's speech - Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

Oct 21, 2020 07:21 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Oil prices gain on U.S. stimulus deal optimism Gold rallies on weaker dollar Australian retail sales fall 1.5 percent in September Economic Data Ahead No Major Economic Data...

America’s Roundup:Dollar falls for second day as U.S. political concerns grow, Wall Street gains, Gold firms, Oil inches up on U.S. stimulus hopes, rising virus cases keep prices in check-October 21st,2020

Oct 20, 2020 21:14 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Sep Housing Starts1.415M, 1.457M forecast, 1.416M previous US Sep Housing Starts (MoM) 1.9%,-6.7% previous US Sep Building Permits 1.553M, 1.520M forecast, 1.476M previous US Sep Building...

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Economy

China’s super-rich got $1.5 trillion richer during pandemic

Chinas super-rich earned $1.5 trillion in 2020, more than the past five years combined, due to the popularity of e-commerce and gaming boomed during lockdowns. An extra 257 people also joined the billionaire club in...

Japan, China may restart mutual business travel in Oct.

Japan and China may restart its two-way business travel for both short- and long-term businesspeople as they seek to revive their economies. Around 9.59 million Chinese visited Japan in 2019, including about 370,000...

Australian weekly consumer sentiment rises for seventh consecutive week

Australian weekly confidence rose for the seventh consecutive week. The ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian consumer sentiment index rose 0.4 percent. A solid rise of 5.8 percent in Time to buy a household item underpinned the...

New Chinese law restricts sensitive exports, prescribes retaliation against threats

China has passed a new law restricting sensitive exports and taking reciprocal measures toward countries or regions that abuse export controls and threaten its national security and interests. Export controls under the...

Egypt exceeds IMF's growth expectation amid pandemic

Egypt exceeded the International Monetary Funds (IMF) expectations during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting the latter to raise its estimate of the countrys economic growth rate from 2 percent during the last fiscal year to...

Politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Twitch debut gains 426,000 peak viewership

Twitch welcomed a new, already-popular streamer on Wednesday as Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) joined the platform. More than 400,000 viewers tuned in throughout her first stream where she played Among Us...

World War 3 fears: Expert warns new 'cold war' could take place in South America again

Over the years, there remain the tensions between the United States and Russia since the cold war, and should it escalate further, it could lead to an all-out conflict. An expert has warned that the cold war or a world war...

Ivanka Trump talks about activities she took up during pandemic amidst increasing unemployment and poverty

White House adviser Ivanka Trump is currently on the campaign trail to boost her father Donald Trumps reelection chances with less than two weeks to go until the elections. As more and more Americans suffer in this...

Joe Biden news: Analysts predict what may happen to Chinese yuan if former VP is elected president

As election day nears, there has already been some speculation on what certain aspects may look like should either Donald Trump get reelected or should Joe Biden win the presidency. With Bidens focus on strengthening local...

Joe Biden criticized: Piers Morgan slams former VP for not coming forward to address his son Hunter Biden's emails

Following the controversial story on the New York Post regarding alleged emails from Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden, Donald Trump and his allies have used this to attack the Democratic candidate. Controversial tv personality...

Science

NASA revelation: Declassified report revealed strange incident during Apollo 10 mission

NASA is currently in the midst of preparing for its upcoming mission to the Moon under the Artemis program, following the successful Apollo space program decades before. From the many stories behind the scenes during the...

Asteroid news: NASA runs yearly drills for planetary defense in case of possible space rock collisions

With certain asteroids, such as the rock that marked the decline of the dinosaurs millions of years ago, posing a threat to Earth because of their size, the need for planetary defense has become a priority for agencies...

Asteroid warning: Neil Degrasse Tyson says a 'refrigerator-sized' asteroid will pass by Earth on November 2

Some asteroids have approached Earth at very close distances, some even getting past the Moon. Renowned scientist Neil Degrasse Tyson has warned one particular asteroid that will be approaching Earth at an incredibly close...

NASA news: Agency teams up with Nokia to install 4G on the Moon's surface

One of the goals space agencies like NASA have is to further space exploration which will hopefully lay the groundwork for potential colonization of our neighboring planets. Most recently, NASA is now partnering with...

Alien discovery: NASA archive data suggests life on Venus was first found in 1978

In recent months, there has been a renewed interest in Venus, especially when it comes to finding aliens on the planet. However, a new revelation suggests that the recent discovery was not at all new, but rather already...

Technology

PlayStation 5: Sony may delay the launch in Southeast Asia; Here are the countries that offer the cheapest PS5 price

PlayStation 5 is arriving next month but gamers or people in Southeast Asia who are looking forward to the launch date may be disappointed to know that they may not be included in this schedule. This is because it was...

Phil Spencer: No ‘The Elder Scrolls 6’ launch on PlayStation won't prevent 'recoup' of $7.5 billion ZeniMax acquisition

The year 2020 has been full of surprises, and that rings true for the video game industry as well. Microsoft broke the internet after announcing its $7.5 billion acquisition of ZeniMax Media and its subsidiaries, including...

Netflix free ‘StreamFest’ weekend kicks off in India on Dec. 4

Netflix is trying new ways to attract new monthly subscribers to its online media streaming platform, and one promo that has been confirmed is called StreamFest. It appears to let non-subscribers to enjoy Netflixs full...

‘Apex Legends’ Nintendo Switch release date announcement could be imminent

It is n secret that one of EA and Respawn Entertainments ongoing projects is to bring Apex Legends to more platforms and garner more active players for its breakout free-to-play battle royal title. While launching the game...

Apple silicon Macs reportedly slated to be announced in November

Apples biggest events of 2020 have already taken place, where new iPad, Watch, and iPhones have been announced. However, the tech giant is expected to have one more product unveiling before the year ends focused on the...