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US indices booked strong gains yesterday and closed at record highs. S&P 500 gained 1.39%, Dow Jones added 0.83% and Nasdaq rallied 1.97%. Russell 2000 gained 0.44%
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Stocks in Asia are traded higher. Nikkei gained 0.8%, Kospi added 1.5% and S&P/ASX 200 finished 0.8% higher
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DAX futures point to a slightly higher opening of the European session
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Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged and repeated that it is ready to act if necessary
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Some Republicans in Senate said they are not keen on passing another stimulus bill in the near future
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Biden signed executive orders on rejoining Paris climate accord, mask mandate, ceasing funding for US-Mexico wall and revoking permit for US-Canadian oil pipeline
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Italy has passed law allowing €32 billions of extra spending
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API data showed a 2.56 million barrel increase in oil inventories (exp. -0.3mb)
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Australian unemployment rate dropped to 6.6% in December (exp. 6.7%)
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Japanese exports increased 2% YoY (exp. 2.4% YoY) while imports were 11.6% YoY lower (exp. -14% YoY). Data for December
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Bitcoin trades slightly below $34,500
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Precious metals trade higher with platinum being an exception. Oil and agricultural commodities gain
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NZD and GBP are the best performing major currencies while USD and CHF lag the most
Slightly over 670 thousand new coronavirus cases were reported yesterday. Source: worldometers, XTB
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