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Economic mirror of the day


Oil on Friday fell in price on fears that fuel exports by OPEC countries in July could be a record since the beginning of the year. Following the auction on July 20, the value of the September contract for Brent crude on the ICE Futures exchange in London fell by $ 1.24 (2.5%) to $ 48.06 per barrel.
September futures for WTI on the New York Mercantile Exchange NYMEX fell by $ 1.15 (2.5%) to $ 45.77 per barrel.
Today, black gold is slightly more expensive.
September futures for Brent crude on the London Stock Exchange rose 13 cents (0.3%) to $ 48.19 per barrel.
Quotes of the September contract for oil WTI grew by 8 cents (0.2%) - to $ 45.85 per barrel.

The dollar-to-euro exchange rate is stable after falling last week to the lowest level since early 2015.
The euro/dollar is trading at $ 1.1665 compared to $ 1.1663 for the close of the market on Friday.
The dollar-to-yen exchange rate is 111.16 yen versus 111.13 yen as a result of the previous trading. The euro against the Japanese currency is also changing insignificantly, trading at 129.65 yen as against 129.61 yen.

On Monday at the morning trading session of the European stock markets, gold prices rose to a maximum almost a month before the week, saturated with economic events, including the decision of the Fed and inflation data in the US for the second quarter.
During the night trading, gold futures on COMEX reached a value of $ 1257.41 per troy ounce - the highest value since June 26. At the time of writing, gold futures were at $ 1253.21, down $ 1.60, or approximately 0.1%.
Last week, gold prices rose by 2%. Demand for the yellow metal rose against the background of political instability in the White House and the depreciation of the dollar.
At COMEX, silver futures fell by $ 0.039 (about 0.2%) to $ 16.41 per troy ounce. During today's session, silver prices rose to a maximum in three weeks - $ 16.51 per troy ounce.
Platinum prices fell 0.3% to $ 934.85, and palladium fell 0.2% to $ 842.3 an ounce.