Market Information Wednesday 5 August 2020

Factory orders in the United States increased 6.2 percent in June, following a strong increase in May after the blow from the corona crisis, according to figures from the United States Department of Commerce. Economists expected an increase of 5 percent. Factory orders rose by 7.7 percent in May.

European industrial producer prices increased in June. According to the European statistics agency Eurostat, prices charged by manufacturers in the eurozone for their products increased by 0.7 percent in June compared to May. On an annual basis, producer prices in the eurozone fell by 3.7 percent.

The price of gold increased above $ 2,000 per troy ounce on Tuesday night. According to analysts, the increase is mainly caused by investors anticipating a new support package from the US government to assist the US economy.

The 6M Euribor decreased with 0.4 basis point to -0.42% compared to previous business day. The 10Y Swap decreased with 3 basis points to -0.26% compared to previous business day.

In the attachment, today’s market data on money and capital market rates as well as other rates are presented