On Friday, the US stock market indices booked new all-time-high levels, as gains of nearly 0.75% were booked at the start of trading.
At the start of Friday's US trading, the stock price for AMD hit a new all-time-high level, as the price reached above $140.00.
At 12:30 GMT, the US monthly employment data caused a strengthening of the USD. The EUR/USD immediately dropped 22 base points, on the release of data.
This week, Lenovo announced that the global chip deficit would remain into the first half of 2022. Meanwhile, the company published a 65% increase in quarterly profits.
The government of the United Kingdom on Thursday approved the use of a new COVID-19 antiviral pill from Merck.
On Thursday, Nintendo announced that due to the global semiconductor shortage the company would not meet the holiday demand for the Nintendo Switch.
This week, Toyota increased the company's annual profit forecasts, despite warning that the global semiconductor shortage could impact production.
Chesapeake Energy revealed on Wednesday that the company would increase its 2021 oil production forecast by one million barrels.
On Wednesday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced that it had stopped US attempts to seize Iranian oil shipments.
At 12:00 GMT, the Bank of England revealed its future monetary policy. Due to expected monetary policy easing, the value of the GBP dropped. The GBP/USD currency exchange rate immediately plummeted 70 base points or 0.50%.
On Thursday, the Germany 40 index booked a new all-time-high level, as the index reached above the 16,000.00 mark. The index has recovered more than 8.00% from the early October low level.
The Peoples Bank of China revealed this week that since October around 140 million people had started using the new Chinese digital Yuan.
On Wednesday, Airbus revealed that the company expects to make more military airplane sales and that investors could await good news.
During Wednesday's US trading hours, US stock indices resumed their surge, as new all-time-high levels were reached. The surge resumed at 18:00 GMT, as the Federal Reserve announced that it would cut monthly stimulus by only $15 billion.
Reuters revealed on Wednesday that a special committee at Volkswagen would discuss the future of the CEO Herbert Diess.
On November 3, the US Federal Reserve Federal Open Market Committee published its statement. In general, the central bank announced that it would decrease monthly asset purchases by $15 billion.
At 18:00 GMT, the US Federal Reserve published its Federal Funds Rate. The bank kept its interest rate at 0.25%. The EUR/USD reacted to the news with an immediate 26 base point spike.
On Wednesday, the stock price of AMD reached above the previous all-time-high level, as the stock price hit the 129.50 level.
During early Wednesday's trading hours, the stock price of Nvidia hit a new all-time-high level, as the stock price touched the $267.75 mark.
This week, the Bank of Japan reconfirmed that the bank would keep 2.00% as its inflation target.
On Tuesday, Tesla announced that it would recall 12,000 vehicles in the United States due to a software error.
Exxon Mobil announced this week that the company had signed a deal with PT Pertamina to find ways how to store carbon in Southeast Asia.
On Tuesday, Thomson Reuters revealed that the company would raise its 2021 income forecast. The company raised its forecast for a third time during this year.
On Tuesday, Plug Power reached a new high level. Namely, the stock reached above the $42.50 mark. Since October 1, the price of the utility company has gained 77.98% The surge is attributed to the company announcing that in its long term 2025 guidance Plug Power expects to have $3 billion in annual sales.