The S&P 500 index may pull back further due to a lack of stimulus clarity amid rapidly climbing Covid-19 cases. IMF painted an uneven recovery outlook, with more policy action needed.

Crude oil price volatility looks set to linger as outlook for the commodity closely tied to GDP growth remains clouded by near-term downside risks undermining COVID-19 vaccine optimism.

With the markets focused on coronavirus vaccines, it was easy to miss news last week that Poland and Hungary have blocked the EU’s recovery fund; another potential negative for the Euro.

Gold prices fell for a second consecutive week as inflation expectations eased after a U.S. political shift. A dispute between the Federal Reserve and Treasury is boosting gold prices, will momentu…