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Read More »Gold Returns to Consolidate Above The Resistance 17/2/2022
Positive moves dominated gold trades after testing the ascending channel’s support around 1844, which pushed it to rebound in the bullish direction to settle above 1859 resistance, and intraday stability above 1865. Technically, by looking at the 240-minute chart, we notice that the price continued to obtain a positive stimulus …
Read More »The Euro is Testing Resistance And Finding difficulty to Break Through 17/2/2022
The Euro retested the critical resistance mentioned in the previous report at 1.1380, explaining that it represents one of the most critical directional keys for the current trading levels, which forced the pair to trade negatively around 1.1345, the lowest level during the early trading of the current session. Technically, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 16 February
What you need to know on Thursday, February 17:The American dollar edged lower on Wednesday, despite the release of upbeat US data and uncertainty related to Russian and Ukrainian border tensions. The US Federal Reserve released the Minutes of the latest FOMC meeting, which indicated that policymakers are willing to …
Read More »EUR/USD Climbs Following FOMC Minutes
During the North American session, the European currency extended its rally, so far up 0.40% in the week, amid uncertainty in the Russia/Ukraine conflict. At the time of writing, the EUR/USD is trading at 1.1379.The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has kept the market mood continuously swinging since last Friday, …
Read More »US Stock Indexes Mixed Following FOMC Minutes
US stock indexes have maintained mixed performance on Wall Street in afternoon trading Wednesday following Fed meeting minutes. The Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting showed policymakers discussing the possibility of a more aggressive pace of interest rate hikes as the central bank moves to fight inflation. The S&P 500 was …
Read More »WTI Slumps On Closer Us-Iran Nuclear Deal News
The WTI crude oil has been selling off sharply in recent trade on headlines suggesting that a US/Iran nuclear deal is near. A deal that saw US sanctions on Iranian oil exports removed could add well over 1M BPD to global markets. WTI has fallen $2.0 in the last hour …
Read More »Bitcoin Finds Initial Support at $40K, Pauses Price Jumps
Bitcoin was trading in a tight range between $43,000 and $44,000 over the past 24 hours. Support is nearby, which could limit pullbacks over the short term.Buyers will need to maintain a price floor above $40,000 to sustain the uptrend from $36,000 that occurred on Feb. 3. Intraday charts appear …
Read More »Iran: Closer Than Ever To An Agreement
Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani tweeted on Wednesday that, following weeks of intensive talks, the JCPOA participants including the US and Iran are closer than ever to an agreement. However, he added that “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”. His tweet comes after French officials had said …
Read More »State Department: Russian troops taking fighting positions
The US State Department said that more Russian troops, not fewer, are on the Ukraine border and they’re moving concerningly into fighting positions. However, they say there is still room for diplomacy unless they make the decision to go in. The latest Ukrainian intelligence report shows no evidence of Russian …
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