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Read More »Gold May be Forced to a Corrective Decline 16/2/2022
Mixed movements dominated the gold prices during the last trading session, recording the highest level at 1880, which formed a negative pressure factor that forced the price to retreat strongly towards the retest of 1844. On the technical side, today, and carefully looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice the …
Read More »Euro Stable Below Resistance 16/2/2022
The movements of the Euro against the US dollar witnessed a mixed session, approaching by a few points from the first official station targeted in the previous analysis at 1.1510, posting the highest level of 1.1495, to trade again on the negative side as approaching the resistance level of the …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 15 February
The market mood improved on Tuesday as market players rushed to price in a de-escalation of the Russia-Ukraine tensions after the Russian Minister of Defense announced that some of the troops at the border would return to their bases.Nevertheless, comments from Russian President Vladimir Putin released during the American afternoon …
Read More »Oil Retreats From Fresh Highs On Russia’s Troop Withdrawal
Oil tumbled over 3% on Tuesday, retreating from a seven-year high after Russia said some of its military units were returning to their bases following exercises near Ukraine, a move that appeared to de-escalate tension between Moscow and the West.It was not clear how many units were being withdrawn, and …
Read More »Japan Manufacturers’ Mood Sinks In February
As per the latest Reuters Tankan poll, published early Wednesday morning in Asia, “Japanese manufacturers’ business confidence fell to an 11-month low in February as measures to contain the pandemic and high raw material costs hurt sentiment”, while USD/JPY remains sidelined around 115.60, after mildly positive performances in the last …
Read More »US Dollar index eases as investors digest news on Ukraine’s crisis
The US dollar was down slightly on Tuesday as investors absorbed the latest news on the Russia-Ukraine standoff, with the dollar index briefly paring some of its losses late in the day after President Joe Biden said that a Russian attack on Ukraine remains a possibility.Biden, in nationally televised remarks, …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine Crisis Could Push Inflation Up To 10%
The cost of living has already become very high in America. The Russia-Ukraine crisis could even make it worse and worse. Oil prices have jumped above $90 a barrel in recent weeks as the risk of a Russian invasion has increased.If the Russia-Ukraine crisis drives oil to about $110 a …
Read More »Schnabel: ECB Must Considered Prices When Deciding On Tapering
European Central Bank executive board member Isabel Schnabel said on Tuesday, in an interview with the FT, that the bank must consider the “unprecedented” rise in house prices when it comes to assessing inflation and deciding on how fast monetary policy settings should be tightened. The FT framed her comments …
Read More »Biden Defending Ukraine could cause US economy pain
President Joe Biden on Tuesday acknowledged the likelihood that US and allied sanctions on Russia in retaliation for an invasion of Ukraine would have significant blowback on the American economy, including possible price hikes and disruption to the nation’s energy supply.“The American people understand that defending democracy and liberty is …
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