The European Central Bank opted to leave its deposit rate unchanged at -0.5% on Thursday as unanimously expected. The bank maintained its guidance on interest rates, saying they would remain at present or lower levels until the conditions for a rate hike have been met. The bank also reaffirmed its …
Read More »Bank of England Hikes Interest Rates by 25bps to 0.50%
The Bank of England announced its monetary policy decision on Thursday and raised the benchmark interest rate by 25bps to 0.50%. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 5-4 in favour of the rate hike. The decision was in line with market expectations and marked the first back-to-back rises since 2004. …
Read More »BoE Preview: Forecasts From Foure Major Banks
The Bank of England (BoE) will announce its decision on Thursday, February 3 at 12:00 GMT, and as we get closer to the release time, here are the expectations forecast by the economists and researchers of 4 major banks. Deutsche Bank “We expect the BoE to follow up their December …
Read More »European Shares Fall Under Pressure
European shares fell on Thursday as investors feared a possible interest rate hike and monetary policy tightening ahead of key European Central Bank decisions later Thursday amid mounting inflation pressures. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.3 percent, led by interest rate-sensitive sectors, such as manufacturing, healthcare, and technology. Data …
Read More »Turkey’s Inflation Rate Rises to 48.7%, The Highest Level in 20 Years
Turkey’s annual inflation rate jumped more than expected to 48.69 percent in January, hitting its highest level in nearly two decades, data showed on Thursday, driven by a series of unconventional interest rate cuts and a sharp depreciation of the lira late last year. The Turkish Statistical Institute said the …
Read More »Dow Jones Touches The Target 3/2/2022
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Read More »GBP/JPY: May Continue to Rise 3/2/2022
Positive trading dominated the pound’s movements against the Japanese yen within the ascending path published in the previous analysis, touching the target price station at 155.45, recording the highest price of 155.45. On the technical side, the pair’s current movements are witnessing a bullish bias, building on 154.70 support level, …
Read More »The Canadian Dollar: Same Technicals 3/2/2022
Narrow sideways trading dominates the movements of the Canadian dollar for the third consecutive session, between 1.2660 and 1.2700 without any change in the technical outlook. Technically, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice positive attempts that started appearing on stochastic to get more bullish momentum, in addition …
Read More »The Pound Advances Against The Dollar Ahead of BoE 3/2/2022
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Read More »Oil Looking For Additional Momentum 3/2/2022
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