The US elections continue to be the main influence on trading the markets as when investors are looking for certainty more than anything.
Clinging in the last days to the polls, undermined confidence and led to Wall Street to declines.
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Market News Briefing – November 3rd 2016 14:30 (GMT+1)
More data from the US:
The ISM Non-Manufacturing sector index in October stood at 54.8 points, compared with the forecast of 56 points.
The Industrial productivity rose 3.1% vs. a forecast of 2% in the third quarter.
Market News Briefing – November 3rd 2016 14:00 (GMT+1)
A data released in the US showing that the weekly unemployment claims rise to -265 thousand – a record three months.
Although the data pointed also about a lower dismissal rate, but they still could mean bad news employment report to be published tomorrow.
Market News Briefing – November 2nd 2016 15:00 (GMT+1)
The Oil price falls by more than 3% after the US Energy Agency reported at an increase of 14.4 million barrels of oil production in the week ended Oct. 28, well above the expectations of an increase of 2 million barrels.
The sharp rise output indicates a rise in global oil supply, and therefore the oil prices are down.
Market News Briefing – November 2nd 2016 08:15 (GMT+1)
The WTI crude oil is falling by 0.9% due to an increase in information on US oil inventories, and traded at the price of 46.3 dollars per barrel.
Market News Briefing – November 2nd 2016 08:00 (GMT+1)
The Asian trade is conducted with price declines on concern rising on US election results next week.
At the same time, the Japanese yen rises against the US dollar, the Swiss franc and gold.
Market News Briefing – November 1st 2016 14:00 (GMT+1)
October manufacturing index in the US stood at 51.9%, more than expected, which was above the the level of 51.7%, and versus 51.5% in September.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 26th 2016 08:00 (GMT+1)
WTI oil was down by 1.1% yesterday and closed at the level of 49.96 US dollars per barrel.
This was the first time this week that his price closed below 50 US dollars a barrel, and one of the reason is the forecast of an increase of 400 thousand barrels in the US inventory.
The Brent oil fell by 1.3% and closed at a price level of 50.8 US dollars per barrel.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 25th 2016 14:00 (GMT+1)
Case-Shiller, which examines the change in house prices in 20 leading US cities showed an increase of 5.1%, as expected.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 25th 2016 07:00 (GMT+1)
Wall Street stock markets opened the trading week on a positive trend yesterday, as when the technology stocks led the gains, all this towards a busiest weeks of the quarterly reporting season in the US.
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