Negative trading dominated the Canadian dollar against its US counterpart, as part of the technique of retesting the support, as we expected, touching the required target of 1.2500. Technically speaking, trading remains below the previously breached support level of 1.2560, supporting the negativity. This comes in conjunction with the negative …
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Read More »Gold Faces Strong Resistance
The yellow metal prices failed to surpass the level of the pivotal resistance published during the previous analysis, located at 1749, which forced gold to trade negatively again, to re-test the 1730 support level. On the technical side, trading remaining below the aforementioned resistance increases the possibility that we will …
Read More »Euro Touches Target Station and The Positivity Remains
Positive trading dominated the euro against the US dollar so that the pair could touch the official target station during the previous analysis at 1.1975, recording a high of 1.1987. Technically, we find the current moves are witnessing stability above the psychological barrier of 1.1900, and we find the 50-day …
Read More »Powell Reaffirms Reducing Bond Purchases will Take Place Before Raising Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that the Fed will most likely begin by scaling back the bond-buying before it considers raising interest rates, reiterating the planned reduction of monetary easing policies as the U.S. economy shows recovery signs. “We will reach the time at which we …
Read More »NYSE Mixed at Close but S&P 500 Scores Another Record High
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) finished Wednesday trading session on a mixed note. A rise in Treasury bond yields and the release of the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book, which lowered expectations for economic growth this spring, pressured stocks, especially the tech sector. Moreover, the Beige Book expected a rise …
Read More »Oil Closes at Highest Level in a Month
Oil prices continued to rise in Wednesday, supported by the improved outlook demand from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which raised expectations for global demand for crude this year by 230,000. The IEA expects a 5.7 million-barrel a day growth in the global demand for oil in 2021 compared with …
Read More »Germany’s Economic Growth Forecasts to Be Revised Lower
Forecasts for Germany’s economic growth for this year are expected to be revised lower to 3.7% from 4.7%, Reuters reported citing sources in German economic institutes. The move comes amid preventive measures against the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns taking longer than previously expected. Meanwhile, the estimated growth rate for 2022 …
Read More »Russian Central Bank Expecting Easing Inflation
The Central Bank of Russia said on Wednesday that it expects inflation rate to gradually decline from its 5.8% peak this month. Last month, consumer prices in Russia recorded their biggest increase since 2016. Accordingly, the Russian central bank decided in March to raise its main interest rate to 4.5%.
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