Mixed trading dominated the price movements of US crude oil futures without a clear real direction, recording a low of 71.14 after recording a high of $75.41 per barrel. Technically, by looking at the 4-hour chart, we find that the simple moving averages continue the negative pressure on the price …
Read More »Gold is gradually rising, eyes are on US inflation data 9/12/2022
Positive trades dominated gold prices within the gradual upward path, as we expected, relying on the success of gold prices in forming a solid support ground around 1764, in addition to confirming the breach of the 1786 resistance level, for gold to record its highest price during the early trading …
Read More »Euro touched target and hit resistance 9/12/2022
The Eurodollar pair moved positively during the previous trading session after it succeeded in activating the pending purchase order mentioned yesterday at 1.0510, explaining that this can enhance the chances of a rise towards the first target 1.0555, recording its highest level at 1.0586. The technical side today indicates the …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 08/12/2022
According to US Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen, “recession is not inevitable”. But, Yellen declined to say whether the dollar had peaked against other currencies. US stocks benefited on Thursday and exhibited better performance on anticipations of slower pace of monetary policy tightening. The performance of stocks impacted the US Dollar, …
Read More »US dollar retreats amid anticipations on Friday’s PPI data
The US dollar has been declining against most major rival currencies since the beginning of the US trading session, on Thursday. The dollar’s performance is impacted by anticipations regarding the awaited US inflation.The dollar index, which measures the performance of the American currency against a basket of major currencies, fell …
Read More »Yellen: US recession is not inevitable
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday that the Biden administration is listening to concerns raised by European allies over the US Inflation Reduction Act, a $430 billion green energy subsidy package.Many European Union countries fear their companies will be unfairly disadvantaged by the subsidies contained in the new …
Read More »BoC’s Kozicki: Future rate decisions to rely more on data
Deputy BoC Governor Sharon Kozicki said on Thursday that the Bank of Canada will study the latest economic data to find out direction and accordingly decide whether or not to raise interest rates, adding it would move forcefully if necessary.At the time of writing. USD/CAD pair trades at 1.3583, namely …
Read More »EUR/USD higher ahead of Fed, ECB policy decisions
EUR/USD is firmly higher on Thursday due to diminishing expectations for the Fed to keep raising interest rates at the same aggressive pace. A rise in weekly jobless claims suggests that the labour market is slowing down. EUR/USD is currently 0.38% higher having rallied from a low of 1.0489 to …
Read More »Gold Prices Rallies Amid Trending Slower Pace of Interest Hiking
GOLD prices rallied on Thursday, erasing this week’s previous 1.4% drop in Dollar terms as the US currency retreated once more on the FX market ahead of next week’s expected slowdown in Federal Reserve rate hikes, helping New York equities push higher despite a rise in longer-term interest rates in …
Read More »US stocks rise on Wall Street, but still lower for the week
US stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday, but are still lower for the week after five straight losses.The S&P 500 rose 0.9% as of 10:14 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 244 points, or 0.7%, to 33,842 and the Nasdaq rose 1.2%.Energy stocks had some …
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