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US indices finished yesterday's trading lower. S&P 500 dropped 0.15%, Nasdaq and Dow Jones declined 0.07% each while Russell 2000 slipped 0.62%
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Stocks in Asia traded mostly lower today. S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.65%, Kospi declined 0.4% while Nikkei added 0.3%
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DAX futures point to a slightly lower opening of the European session
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European Central Bank is looking into USD weakness and will monitor impact of Fed and ECB policies
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Conte said that he is seeking to form a pro-European government following his resignation
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Total coronavirus case count exceeded 100 million. UK became the first country in Europe to report over 100 thousand coronavirus deaths
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Janet Yellen said that Treasury will work together with the Federal Reserve
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United States and South Korea agreed that North Korean nuclear issue is an urgent matter
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China plans to limit steel output in 2021
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Chinese industrial profits increased 20.1% YoY in December 2020
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API report pointed to a 5.27 mb decline in oil inventories (exp. +0.6 mb)
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Microsoft published better-than-expected Q4 results. EPS came in at $2.03 (exp. $1.64) while revenue reached $43.08 billion (exp. $40.18 billion). Intelligent Cloud revenue increased 23% YoY to $14.60 billion (exp. $13.77 billion)
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Agricultural commodities gain along with oil. Precious metals trade slightly lower
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GBP, USD and EUR are the best performing major currencies while NZD and CAD lag the most
Total coronavirus case count exceeded 100 million this week. Source: worldometers, XTB
