Oil, Crude, trading
Read More »Oil is trying to reduce losses 8/12/2023
Mixed trading characterized the US crude oil futures contracts in the previous session, ultimately registering a low at $68.83 per barrel. From a technical standpoint, the $68.80 level effectively mitigated the bearish inclination, prompting a rebound in oil prices. Presently, movements exhibit stability above the psychological barrier of $70.00. A …
Read More »Gold: cautious trading, eyes on jobs data 8/12/2023
The technical outlook remains unchanged, and gold prices maintain negative stability. We did not witness major movements during the previous trading session, so the price stabilized momentarily below the 2035 resistance level, and most importantly 2040. Technically, today, by looking at the 4-period chart, we find that the simple moving …
Read More »Euro is looking for a clearer direction 8/12/2023
In the preceding trading session, the EUR/USD pair exhibited a predominantly narrow-range side trading pattern, maintaining stability beneath the pivotal support level of 1.0760 and above the resistance threshold at 1.0820. A closer examination of the 240-minute timeframe chart reveals that the 50-day simple moving average continues to exert downward …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, Dec. 7
The key event on the economic calendar will be the US official employment report. Before that, during the Asian session, Japan’s data is due, including GDP, current account, and the trade balance. The Bank of England will publish the Consumer Inflation Expectation survey.Economic DataData released on Thursday showed that Initial …
Read More »EUR/GBP exhibits mixed performance amid Eurozone GDP miss
The EUR/GBP pair has drawn tight as both currencies mix on Thursday. The Euro remains steeply off of recent highs against the Pound Sterling. The Euro is lacking momentum after a miss on Eurozone GDP.The EUR/GBP has been trading in a tight range through the week just above 0.8550 after …
Read More »GBP/JPY drops to eight-week low on bearish BoJ comments
Following BoJ Ueda’s remarks, the GBP/JPY pair fell, trading at 180.69 after hitting an eight-week low at 178.53. Technical change to bearish; additional confirmation will come from a daily close at roughly 181.80.The BoJ Governor Ueda’s remarks caused the GBP/JPY to fall by more than 2.30%. The pair eventually reached …
Read More »USD/JPY falls on worst day in over one year
The USD/JPY combination is headed for its worst day in 13 months. All around, the Japanese Yen is strengthening against the FX market as a whole. The Yen’s rally on Thursday was triggered by BoJ Governor Ueda’s implied potential tightening. A broad-market rally for the Japanese Yen on Thursday sent …
Read More »How could different financial assets react to looming NFP data?
The US Bureau of Labour Statistics is set to release November’s jobs report on Friday, December 8, with expectations for a 180,000 rise in Nonfarm Payrolls. Gold is expected to react stronger to a disappointing jobs report than an upbeat one. US stocks are trading modestly higher on Thursday, led …
Read More »Tesla’s labour dispute sparks strikes across the Nordic region
Numerous unions in the Nordic region have become involved in the labour dispute between Tesla and Swedish trade union IF Metall, calling on the automaker to sign a collective bargaining agreement.A strike by around 130 workers affiliated with IF Metall on October 27 has sparked sympathy strikes from dockworkers, cleaners, …
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