The European Commission announces in a statement
The bloc also says that there is also an added option to purchase 100 million more doses of the vaccine, on behalf of EU member states, once the vaccine has proven to be safe and effective. The full statement can be found .

Comments by the Chinese central bank
The PBOC offers these remarks from time to time to appease market participants and continue to keep the image that its currency market is „fair game“. Nothing really new here but it just reaffirms that there are no changes to the narrative.

EUR/USD slips to a session low of 1.1782, nears the 100-hour moving average
The dollar is keeping a little firmer on the session as it maintains slight gains against the likes of the euro, franc, loonie, aussie and kiwi currently. EUR/USD is seen slipping to a session low of 1.1782 and nears a test of the

Forex news from the European trading session – 13 August 2020
Headlines:
Markets:
– GBP leads, NZD lags on the day
– European equities a little lower; E-minis down 0.1%

Trump speaks in an interview with Fox Business
– USPS, mail-in funds the main holds ups in talks
– Democrats‘ demand for election funding also an issue holding up talks
Just a couple of token remarks by Trump so far, nothing for markets to really go on. The stalemate continues and will likely stay that way ahead of

Further comments by Trump
It is funny how he has come around on the dollar policy after having complained about the Fed and the ’strong‘ dollar up until . But as we look towards the election phase, it is all about public opinion and boasting, if you will.

The next round of Brexit talks will take place in Brussels next week
Negotiators will kick things off with a dinner on 18 August at 1700 GMT, before talks continue through the week and they will wrap things up on 21 August. After that, we can generally expect the usual press conferences from Frost and Barnier.

Cable moves towards a test of the 1.3100 handle again
The risk mood is still rather tepid in European morning trade, with European indices a touch lower and US futures keeping closer to flat levels for the time being. Elsewhere, gold and silver remain higher but not really doing a whole lot since the start of

Forex news from the European trading session – 12 August 2020
Headlines:
Markets:
– CHF leads, NZD lags on the day
– European equities a little higher; E-minis up 0.7%

Comments by UK international trade secretary, Liz Truss
The remarks above comes after the third negotiating round between the two countries. There’s not too much specifics but it is yet another slow and steady process in trying to get something done before the end of the year. The full update can be found .