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ECB President Lagarde is expressing worries about the virus' resurgence and hints at new measures in December. EUR/USD is under pressure. Earlier, US GDP beat estimates with a bounce of 33.1% annualized. Live.

GBP/USD has dropped below 1.30, reversing its Brexit-related gains. Growing concerns about coronavirus in the UK and the US elections are weighing on the pound.

Resurgent USD demand prompted some fresh selling around gold on Thursday. The USD stood tall following the release of upbeat US third-quarter GDP report. The US economy expanded by 33.1% annualized pace as against 31% expected. 

At the beginning of the week, we warned of a possible volatility spike and turbulence in financial markets with only a couple of days remaining to the US presidential election. However, Wednesday turned out to be an ugly one for investors and much worse than expected. 

Prices of the WTI drops to 4-month lows near the $35.00 mark per barrel in the second half of the week as traders continue to track the unremitting advance of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the demand for the commodity.