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Gold prices incurred heavy losses during the previous trading session, within the expected downward trend, touching the required official target at 1688. On the technical side today, and with a closer look at the 4-hour chart, we find the price now hovering around pivotal support levels of 1690, Fibonacci retracement …

The single European currency fell significantly against the US dollar within the expected negative outlook, touching the second official station mentioned in the previous analysis at 1.1975, to record its lowest level during early trading for the current session at 1.1950. Technically speaking, the pair succeeded in confirming the breach …

Oil prices rose on Thursday, supported by the extension of crude output cuts by OPEC+ until the end of April. Brent crude futures for May delivery rose by $2.67, or 4.2%, to close at $66.74 per barrel, recording its highest finishing level since February 25. Meanwhile, the West Texas Intermediate …

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its partners, forming an alliance known as OPEC+, agreed on Thursday to extend most crude oil production cuts until the end of next month. While Russia and Kazakhstan were allowed limited eases in output curbs, of 130,000 barrels per day (b/d) …

Gold prices declined on Thursday, as the U.S. Dollar (USD) continued to rise due to rising Treasury yields. U.S. Treasury bond yields continued to rise today, as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell suggested that the Fed is closely monitoring changes in the bond market but said that current increases are …

Goldman Sachs has raised its Treasury bond yield target, expecting the benchmark 10-year bond rate to reach 1.90% by the end of 2021, according to a research note on Thursday. The forecast comes amid a selloff in the bond market, MarketWatch noted. “The already material repricing in global yields will, …

Treasury bond yields in the United States continued to noticeably rise on Thursday, after the Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, noted that the Fed is monitoring the debt market to observe any tightening conditions. Powell said that some inflationary pressures are expected in the coming period, but …

The Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, expects a rise in inflation in the U.S. in the coming period, but ruled out that it will impose enough pressure to raise interest rates. “We expect that as the economy reopens and hopefully picks up, we will see inflation …

European stocks declined on Thursday as Treasury yields rose, with the pan-European STOXX 600 index losing 0.38%, after falling by 1% earlier in the session. The basic resources sector fell by 4.3%, while the utilities sector gained 1.7%. The French CAC40 index closed marginally higher by 0.01%, while the German …