New investors are rushing to capture some of the wild gains in the cryptocurrency market.
China’s major telcos in Hong Kong take a beating ahead of Trump’s investment ban
Stock index giants MSCI and FTSE Russell said they would remove three Chinese telecommunications giants‘ Hong Kong-traded shares from widely followed indexes.
American Express shares dip on report that federal investigators are probing sales practices
American Express said Thursday in a statement that it has „robust compliance policies and controls in place, and do not tolerate misconduct.“
Victoria’s Secret parent L Brands says holiday same-store sales rose 5%, offers upbeat profit outlook
L Brands said its same-store sales during the holiday period were up 5%, compared with a 3% drop a year earlier.
UK reportedly set to approve use of Moderna vaccine as soon as today
Bloomberg reports on the matter
The report cites people familiar with the Moderna approval process, in saying that the UK is reviewing the vaccine on an accelerated timetable and are poised to authorise it for emergency use as soon as Friday.
The report cites people familiar with the Moderna approval process, in saying that the UK is reviewing the vaccine on an accelerated timetable and are poised to authorise it for emergency use as soon as Friday.
Dollar steady ahead of US jobs report
The market is keeping a calmer mood for the most part
EUR/USD to one-week lows
USD/JPY also eased a little after as the upside momentum stalls ahead of key technical levels.
EUR/USD to one-week lows
USD/JPY also eased a little after as the upside momentum stalls ahead of key technical levels.
Eurozone November unemployment rate 8.3% vs 8.5% expected
Latest data released by Eurostat – 8 January 2021
The figure disregards people who are registered as unemployed but are no longer looking for work or aren’t available for work, so there’s that to consider alongside the furlough programs that are masking actual labour market conditions.
The figure disregards people who are registered as unemployed but are no longer looking for work or aren’t available for work, so there’s that to consider alongside the furlough programs that are masking actual labour market conditions.
Japan reportedly posts record 7,757 new coronavirus cases today
Nippon TV reports with the national figure
That will top the record from yesterday of 7,568 daily cases as the virus situation in Japan continues to take a turn for the worse since the new year. The prevailing conditions mark a slippery slope for Japan and if things do get worse, it could very well start
That will top the record from yesterday of 7,568 daily cases as the virus situation in Japan continues to take a turn for the worse since the new year. The prevailing conditions mark a slippery slope for Japan and if things do get worse, it could very well start
EU’s von der Leyen: EU has secured an additional 300 million Pfizer vaccine doses
European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, announces
She confirms that the bloc has bought additional doses of the Pfizer vaccine, which had been rumoured already earlier in the week . While the news is encouraging, let’s see how they will go about handling the rollout and deployment after the initial hiccup.
She confirms that the bloc has bought additional doses of the Pfizer vaccine, which had been rumoured already earlier in the week . While the news is encouraging, let’s see how they will go about handling the rollout and deployment after the initial hiccup.