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America’s Roundup: Dollar drops as Coronavirus treatment hopes boosts risk sentiment, Wall Street jumps, Gold falls,Oil prices jump after U.S. crude inventories rise less than feared-April 29th,2020

Apr 29, 2020 18:09 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Core PCE Prices (Q1) 1.80%, 1.40% forecast , 1.30% previous US GDP (QoQ) (Q1) -4.8%, -4.0% forecast, 2.1% previous US GDP Price Index (QoQ) (Q1) 1.4%,1.2% forecast, 1.4% previous US GDP...

Europe Roundup: Sterling rises against weaker dollar as European countries ease lockdowns , European shares inch lower ,Gold ticks up, Oil prices rise after smaller than feared U.S. inventories build-April 29th,2020

Apr 29, 2020 12:12 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup German March Import Price Index (MoM) -3.5%,-2.5% forecast, -0.9% previous German March Import Price Index (YoY) -5.5%,-4.0% forecast, -2.0% previous Spanish March Retail Sales (YoY) -14.1%,1.8%...

Asia Roundup: Aussie at 7-week peak as risk appetite improves, dollar plunges as U.S. consumer confidence worsens, investors await Fed meeting, U.S. GDP data - Wednesday, April 29th, 2020

Apr 29, 2020 07:11 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Oil prices rebound as storage fills less rapidly than feared Gold gains on weaker dollar Economic Data Ahead (0400 ET/0800 GMT) Italy Producer Price Index (YoY)(Mar) (0400...

America’s Roundup: Dollar drops as stocks gain, month-end approaches, Wall Street mixed,Gold drops, Brent rises on easing lockdowns, U.S. crude falls amid storage shortage-April 29th,2020

Apr 28, 2020 18:40 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Price of U.S. oil increases 5.2% Feds two-day policy meeting watched Indexes mixed: Dow up 0.50%, SP 500 up 0.33%, Nasdaq down 0.37% (AT GMT 18:28) US March Retail Inventories Ex Auto -1.3%,...

Europe Roundup: Sterling rises as investor risk sentiment improves,European stocks inch higher, Gold falls 1%, Oil moves mixed on easing lockdowns, looming storage shortage-April 28th 2020

Apr 28, 2020 12:28 pm UTC| Market Roundups

End in sight for some lockdowns Markets eye Fed, ECB meetings this week Oil suffers as USO ETF sells front-month futures Petrocurrencies dragged under French April Consumer Confidence 95 , 83 forecast,103...

Asia Roundup: Aussie holds below 6-1/2 week peak, dollar steadies against yen as easing lockdowns spur risk, Asian shares tumble - Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

Apr 28, 2020 07:08 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Oil prices tumble as worlds storage tanks fill up Gold slips on lockdown easing plans Economic Data Ahead (0400 ET/0800 GMT) ECB Bank Lending Survey (0600 ET/1000 GMT) UK CBI...

America’s Roundup: US dollar falls as lockdowns ease and traders turn less averse to risk,Wall Street gains, Gold slides, U.S. oil plunges 27%, Brent below $20 a barrel -April 28th,2020

Apr 27, 2020 18:47 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Price of U.S. oil decreases about 27% Japanese yen rises to two-week high vs US dollar Italy, some U.S. states prepare for relaxing lockdown Russian Feb Real Wage Growth (YoY) 5.7%, 5.5%,6.5%...

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Science

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About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

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Technology

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El Salvador was the first country to accept Bitcoin as legal cash in 2021, and it now has over 5,700 BTC. Details of El Salvadors Bitcoin Monitoring Platform El Salvador has developed its proof-of-reserves website,...
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