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Read More »Gold Looking For Trend
The yellow metal prices started their first weekly trading on a slight upward bias, benefiting from building on the ground of the support 1851, which is near its highest level during the early trading of the current session around 1861. On the technical side, today the 50 day moving average …
Read More »Euro Settled Below Support
Narrow range sideways trades dominate the movements of the euro against the US dollar, capped from the bottom above the minor support level of 1.2100 and from the top below the resistance level at 1.2170. Technically, and with a closer look at the 240-minute chart, we find the pair is …
Read More »Weekly Recap: 22-26 January
The last week of January witnessed the first policy meeting for the United States Federal Reserve in 2021, one week following that of the European Central Bank (ECB). The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to maintain interest rates and the pace of the asset-purchase program both unchanged following a …
Read More »Fed’s Kaplan Expects Debates about Easy Policies
The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Robert Kaplan, said on Friday that he expects enthusiastic debates inside the United States Federal Reserve about the time when they will begin reducing the current pace of monetary easing policies. Kaplan did not offer his assumption on when could that …
Read More »Oil Extends Weekly and Monthly Gains
Oil prices rose on, extending their monthly gains in the first month of the year, on the back of hopes for a recovery in the global demand for crude and amid some global supply disruptions. Brent crude futures for March delivery gained 35 cents, or 0.6%, to close at $55.88 …
Read More »Gold Futures Logs First Gains in Seven Sessions
Gold prices rose on Friday, limiting their monthly losses during January, amid a fluctuating performance by the U.S. Dollar (USD) and concerns about the rollout of Coronavirus vaccines. This marked the first gains for the yellow metal most active contracts in seven sessions, after six consecutive declines. Gold futures for …
Read More »U.S. Oil Rig Count Rises for 10th Week in Row
The number of active oil and natural gas rigs increased this week for the tenth consecutive week, according to the weekly report by Baker Hughes. This marked the biggest number of increases in a row for the rig count since June 2018. In addition, January marked the sixth consecutive monthly …
Read More »Bitcoin Surges after Elon Musk’s Twitter Message
Bitcoin surged on Friday, after Billionaire and business tycoon Elon Musk added a hashtag with the name of the world’s largest cryptocurrency to his Twitter bio. The digital currency is currently up by around 9% at $35,377, but earlier today, it rose by as much as 20% after the move …
Read More »European Stocks See Worst Weekly Losses since October
European stocks closed Friday lower, due to reduced risk sentiment among investors due to the recent correction wave that followed some unusual surges on retail stocks due to speculations. In addition, concerns about the rollout of Coronavirus vaccines deepened the European market losses this week. The STOXX Europe 600 index …
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