European embargo drives the market higher
Oil benchmarks went modestly up yesterday. Front-month July ICE Brent futures settled +0.7% higher at $110.90/b and NYMEX WTI gained +0.4% to reach $108.26/b.The incoming…
Democratic lawmakers of the House of Representatives have launched for the second time an impeachment against the US President. US equity markets were down yesterday, as the strong rise in bond yields raises many doubts about the sustainability of stretched valuations. The USD strengthened as well (EUR/USD touched 1.2132), but these trends seem already reversing, as Mr. Biden is expected to unveil the details of its fiscal plans on Thursday, which supports recovery expectations.
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