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There could be targeted stimuli packages in the US - Wednesday Review, October 7

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Miguel A. Rodriguez
Miguel A. Rodriguez
08 ottobre 2020
President Trump revised his decision of approving no stimulus package until after the presidential election

The US

After halting the talks regarding a new stimulus package, President #Trump announced that he would approve several smaller but targeted #stimuli packages. The focus was on the one meant for airlines. After the news, USA30 rose 1.91%, while USA500 went up 1.7%. TECH100 gained 1.88%.

Crude Oil fell 2.02% to $39.85 per barrel, while Brent lost 1.92% to trade at $41.83.

Gold lost 1% to $1,889.70 per ounce. 


Asia and Australia

The benchmarks ended mostly higher; investor hope being driven by President Trump’s proposals of new fiscal stimuli. HongKong45 rose 0.47%. 

 Japan225 dropped 0.33%.

Down under, Australia200 was up 0.87% after the new government’s budget was released. It contains billions of dollars in domestic tax cuts and spending initiatives. 

USD/JPY was up 0.24% to 105.88.


Europe

The markets were mixed after ECB President Christine Lagarde’s speech. She warned about the possibility that the long-touted V-shaped recovery won’t happen.  Europe50 lost 0.12%. Germany30 gained 0.17%, while France40 climbed 0.4%.

EUR/USD was up 0.32% to 1.1771.

Sources: investing.com, marketwatch.com


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Miguel A. Rodriguez
Miguel A. Rodriguez
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Miguel ha lavorato per importanti istituzioni finanziarie, come Banco Santander e Banco Central-Hispano. È autore di libri sul trading di valuta con diverse pubblicazioni alle spalle.