The Swiss National Bank (SNB) board members announced a no change to their monetary policy settings after it concluded the December quarter monetary policy assessment on Thursday. The SNB kept the key sight deposit rate steady at -0.75% while maintaining the 3-Month Libor Target Range steady between -1.25% to -0.25%, …
Read More »The European Union Announces a Plan For Stricter Controls on Exports of The Coronavirus vaccine
The European Commission introduced new controls on Wednesday, March 24, to restrict exports of coronavirus vaccines from the 27-member bloc. Officials worry that drug companies will fail to meet delivery targets in the coming months. The Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, wants to ensure that member states …
Read More »German Consumer Sentiment Continues to Improve
A survey showed that German consumer sentiment improved for the second month in a row as April approaches, supported by easing lockdown measures at the start of March, but a recent decision to extend restrictions has caused uncertainty around expectations. The GFK Research Institute said its consumer sentiment index, based …
Read More »Gold Rises on Virus Fears in Europe And Rise of in USD Curbed The Gains
Gold prices rose Thursday, March 25th, as an increase in Covid-19 infections in Europe fueled fears about the pace of the economy’s recovery, but the rise of the dollar curbed the gains of the yellow metal. Spot gold increased 0.1% to $1736.51 an ounce and US gold futures rose 0.2% …
Read More »Oil Declining as Demand Concerns Outweigh The Disruption of Suez Canal
Oil prices have fallen by more than 2% as the new general isolation measures aimed at combating the Coronavirus have revived concerns about the demand for oil products, even as boats face difficulties to float a stranded container ship that blocks the route of crude oil tankers in the Suez …
Read More »Japan Stocks Closing Higher on a Jump in The Cycle-Related Sectors
Japanese stocks closed higher on Thursday, March 25th, as investors bought shares linked to the economic cycle that had fallen in the past, but the gains were curbed by technology stocks that traced the Nasdaq downward trail. The Nikkei index closed up 1.14% to 28,729.88 points, ending a four-day losing …
Read More »Bitcoin Tends to be Negative
Negative trading continues to dominate Bitcoin’s movements after it found a strong resistance level of around 53,000. Technically, we tend to the negativity dependent on the negative pressure of the simple moving averages, in addition to losing the RSI bullish momentum. We are targeting 52,120 next stations. From the top, …
Read More »Dax Continues to Hold Back
The German DAX index succeeded in achieving the negative outlook, as we expected, touching our target 14,530, recording its lowest price, 14,530. On the technical side today, we are continuing to suggest the bearish trend, relying on trading stability below the previously broken support 14,610/14,630, accompanied by negative pressure for …
Read More »Dow Jones Faces Negative Pressure
The movements of the Dow Jones Industrial Average witnessed a slight upward trend during the previous trading session, recording a high of 32,666. On the technical side, and with a closer look at the 60-minute chart, we find the index returned to settle below 32,500 and generally below 32,625, and …
Read More »GBP/JPY: Retest Resistance
The pound’s current moves against the Japanese yen are witnessing a slight upward slope after setting a good support floor near 148.60. On the technical side, despite the bullish bias, we tend to be negative depending on the continuation of the negative pressure coming from the 50-day moving average, in …
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