Gold prices succeeded in touching the official target published during the previous analysis, at 1856, recording a low on Friday at 1856. On the technical side, gold succeeded in forming a good support floor around 1856, which forced it to rebound upwards again, approaching retesting the previously broken support 1895. …
Read More »The Euro is Stable Below Resistance And Negativity Remains
Mixed trading dominated the movements of the euro against the US dollar at the end of last week’s trading, within a bearish tendency, recording its lowest level near the pivotal support level 1.2100. Technically, the pair bounced today, benefiting from the mentioned support level, within the context of retesting the …
Read More »Weekly Recap: 31 May – 4 June
In the first week of June, markets anticipated the jobs report in the United States, which came below expectations but still showed progress in the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The jobs report indicated that it would probably take more time than previously expected before the Federal Reserve begins changing …
Read More »NYSE Finishes the Week with Gains Following Jobs Report
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed higher on Friday on the back of positive expectations for economic recovery, despite the May jobs report coming below expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 179.35 points, or 0.52%, to close at 34,756.39 points. The S&P 500 rose by 37.04 points, or …
Read More »Oil Futures Settle at Two-Year Highs
Oil prices rose on Friday and ended the week at to their highest levels in about two years, supported by expectations for demand recovery during the second half of the year. Brent crude futures for August delivery rose by 58 cents, or 0.8%, to finish at $71.89 per barrel, rising …
Read More »Gold Rebounds but Fails to Recover All Weekly Losses
Gold prices finished higher on Friday, as the May jobs report in the United States came below expectations, which signaled that it would probably be more time before the Federal Reserve begins changing its current policies. The yellow metal futures for August delivery rose by $18.70, or 1%, to close …
Read More »Fed’s Powell: Climate Change Not Considered in Policy Setting
The Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, said on Friday that the central bank is not something that plays a major role in setting the central bank’s policy. “Today, climate change is not something that we directly consider in setting monetary policy.” “All of those things can affect …
Read More »U.S. Rig Count Declines First Time in Six Weeks
The number of active rigs drilling for crude oil and natural gas in the United States declined for the first time in six weeks, data showed on Friday. A decline by a single rig led the total rig count to reach 456 this week, with oil rigs maintaining their level …
Read More »Canada’s Ivey PMI Rises in May
The Canadian seasonally adjusted Ivey Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased in May to 64.7 from 60.6 in April, data showed on Friday. The employment index leveled up to 67.0 from 58.0, while the inventories index rose to 65.3 from 59.4 in the previous month. The supplier deliveries index fell to …
Read More »U.S. Factory Orders Drop in April
New U.S. factory orders declined by more than expected in April, falling by 0.6%, following a rise of 1.4% in March, amid the global shortage in semiconductors, data showed on Friday. On an annual basis, factory orders surged by 14.2%, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. April’s reading of …
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