Democrats do not abandon attempts to impeach Donald Trump just a week before the inauguration of the new US President Joe Biden.
Prices for Brent and WTI crude oil fell by more than 1% on Monday due to heightened concerns about global fuel demand amid tight quarantine restrictions in Europe and new travel restrictions in China, where the number of infected has risen sharply.
On Monday, gold continues to decline due to strengthening dollar and positive dynamics of the movement of US Treasuries.
At the start of the new trading week, the US dollar continues to strengthen against most major currencies.
After the Christmas and New Year holidays the liquidity returns to the market.
The first trading week of 2021 was a very mixed week.
The EUR / USD pair continues its moderate decline on Friday amid the recovery of the dollar index.
On Friday, gold continued to move lower prior to the publication of the report on the US labor market.
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said the day before that it was still premature to discuss a possible timeline for curtailing the stimulus program, but the outlook for the economy does not look relatively bad.
The GBP / USD pair is trading in the red zone today.
