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Month: December 2019

Wibest – The Greenback: Different US dollar bills.

The Greenback Struggles to Recover from Weak Economic Data

The greenback fights to recover some of its losses from yesterday’s weak manufacturing data. News from Trump’s new tariff announcement isn’t also making it better for the buck in today’s sessions. Yesterday, the United States Institute for Supply Management released the November factory PMI results. Traders were discouraged as the sector remains in contraction territories …

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Wibest – Oil petroleum: OPEC flag.

Oil Petroleum Holds Gains, Saudi Wants Deeper Cuts

Oil petroleum prices hold their second consecutive gains as Saudi Arabia reinforces hope for deeper cuts. Riyadh wants to give a bright surprise for traders before listing its state-owned oil refinery, Saudi Aramco. WTI crude oil contract rallied 0.43% or 0.24 points this Tuesday’s trading. WTI crude barrels jumped from yesterday’s close of $55.98 to …

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Asian stock markets

Stocks: Chinese factory activity lifted the market sentiment

Yesterday was the first trading day of December. Chinese factory activity surprised the analysts and helped to improve the market sentiment. Stocks benefited from this news. On December 2, a private survey of Chinese factory activity surpassed market expectations. The Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reached 51.8 in November. Economists expected that the PMI …

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Wibest – Different Chinese yuan bills.

Chinese Yuan Plunges, No Repos and Factory PMI Bounces

The Chinese yuan dives this Monday after the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) decides to skip its repo rate cut earlier. Aside from that, the significant rebound in the country’s manufacturing activity wasn’t enough to bolster the currency in sessions. The PBOC said that there is still enough liquidity in the country’s banking system, so …

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Africa’s cryptocurrency market

Twitter’s CEO and the cryptocurrency market in Africa

Bitcoin, as well as other digital currencies, struggled to find their place in rich countries. It is not hard to understand why the cryptocurrency market is developing so slowly in many countries of the world. One of the biggest potential markets for various cryptocurrencies is Africa. Jack Dorsey, who is a CEO and co-founder of …

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Wibest – Oil and petroleum: Chinese workers inside a factory.

Oil and Petroleum Prices Rally from Upbeat Chinese Data

The positive outcome of the Chinese factory growth report accelerated the rally of oil and petroleum prices today. Experts did not expect growth in the manufacturing sector prior thus the surge in prices. Prices finally recovered after a steep fall, 5%, from the last day of November. Bulls took the opening to bounce back after …

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