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Markets focused on earnings, and US inflation data - Thursday Review, May 13

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Miguel A. Rodriguez
Miguel A. Rodriguez
14 May 2021
The latest economic data is not totally is line with what investors expected, raising inflation worries

The US

Wall Street closed higher, boosted by a labor market that seems to be recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact. USA30 rose 1.29%, while USA500 went up 1.2%. TECH100 edged 0.72% higher.

Crude oil fell 3.25% to $63.93 a barrel.

Gold was up 0.15% to $1,825.55 an ounce.

The Dollar Index added 0.05% to 90.730.

 

Asia and Australia

Stocks were down as the bond yields rose over concerns that the bigger-than-expected increase in US consumer prices could impact the global economic recovery.

HongKong45 traded 1.16%.

Japan225 fell 1.90% after March’s current account data was disappointing.

Down under, Australia200 was down 0.34%.

 

Europe

Germany30 gained 0.33%, while France40 gained 0.14%. UK100 slipped 1.3% after major companies such as Burberry, BP, and Royal Dutch Shell dragged the index lower.

Brent oil lost 2.91%, reaching $67.30 per barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.07% to 1.2078.

Sources: investing.com, reuters.com

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Miguel A. Rodriguez
Miguel A. Rodriguez
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Miguel worked for major financial institutions such as Banco Santander, and Banco Central-Hispano. He is a published author of currency trading books.