Wednesday, November 18th, today’s news—weak retail sales data in the US weighs on the global markets despite the new vaccine euphoria. The Fed's head talks about the need for further support for the economy, Asian markets are mixed following the overall strong Japan data, yet the carmaker stocks are down, oil prices are also mixed. The price of Brent oil is $43.67, WTI—$41.27, EUR/USD is at 1.1875, GBP/USD—1.3256, gold is $1,877.65 per ounce.