US crude oil futures prices continue to incur losses amid strong selling, as we expected, exceeding the bearish targets required to be achieved during the previous technical report at 86.60, recording its lowest level at $84.20 per barrel. Technically, by looking at the 4-hour time frame chart, we find the …
Read More »Gold: careful consideration required 5/10/2023
Gold trading was limited during the previous trading session from the bottom above the recently recorded low at 1815 and from the top below the 1830 resistance level without any significant change. Technically, by looking at the 4-hour time frame chart, we find positive crossover signals beginning to appear on …
Read More »Euro: limited positivity needs confirmations 5/10/2023
Limited positive attempts dominated the movements of the EUR/USD pair during the last session’s trading, to retest the psychological barrier resistance level of 1.0500, with the current movements witnessing attempts to consolidate above them. From the point of view of technical analysis today, and with a closer look at the …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, September 4
Before staging a rebound, the bond sell-off drove US and European rates to levels not seen in years. The benchmark German rate touched 3% for the first time since 2011, the 30-year UK yield hit 5%, and the 10-year Treasury yield peaked at 4.88% before falling to 4.73%. The bond …
Read More »GBP/USD rallies despite UK business activity contraction
The GBP/USD pair has rallied from a daily low of 1.2037 to trade at 1.2144 at the time of writing, despite UK Services PMI and Composite figures indicating a contraction in business activity. The US ADP Employment Change report and ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI reveal a slowdown in private sector hiring …
Read More »US agencies worried although Congress avoided shutdown
US agencies have stopped clearing fuel in heavily forested areas to prevent wildfire spread. A 45-day stopgap funding bill was passed just hours before agencies would have been forced to close, but employees say everything stops as the work process shifts gears. The Office of Management and Budget formally kicked …
Read More »Canadian dollar slides as oil prices decline
The USD/CAD pair reached a seven-month high of 1.3780 before falling back to 1.3730. The pair experienced an initial rebound from the 1.3700 level and is expected to climb higher if bullish momentum persists. The Canadian dollar’s chances of a short-side reversal may be increasing as the Relative Strength Index …
Read More »EUR/USD hits daily high post-EU Retail Sales, US ADP data
The EUR/USD reached a daily high of 1.0532 on Wednesday, but Euro upside remains limited due to mixed economic data for the EU and US. Eurozone Retail Sales fell 2.1% YoY in August versus -1.2% expected, while the European Producer Price Index (PPI) improved slightly over the forecast -11.6%. European …
Read More »Oil dragged lower as OPEC maintains its output target
While US WTI slid $3.29, or 3.69 percent, to $85.94 per barrel, Brent crude oil futures were down $3.30, or 3.63 percent. On Wednesday, October 4, oil plummeted by more than $3 a barrel as worries about macroeconomic headwinds’ impact on demand outweighed Saudi Arabia’s and Russia’s commitments to maintain …
Read More »Has Lagarde meant to arouse doubts about Euro, US dollar?
ECB’s Christine Lagarde, has cautioned that the United States and the Eurozone should never take the status of their currencies as reserve currency for granted because nations like China and Russia are working to develop their own financial systems.The eighty-year dominance of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency has …
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