Gold prices continued the corrective decline mentioned during the last technical report, touching the first target located at 1960, recording its lowest level at $1954 per ounce. Technically, gold prices are trying to bounce back due to touching the 1954 support level, which forced it to achieve a scenario of …
Read More »Euro is stable below resistance 24/5/2023
Narrow sideways trading tended to be negative, dominating the movements of the EUR/USD pair during the previous trading session after it failed to stabilize for a long time, according to the resistance of the psychological barrier 1.0800. Technically, with a closer look at the 240-minute chart, we find the Euro …
Read More »Bitcoin surges as Hong Kong gives green light
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that it would accept applications from exchanges to offer crypto trading to retail investors from June 1, adding that approved tokens need a 12-month track record and substantial market capitalization. The SFC said registered exchanges would be barred from providing stablecoin and …
Read More »Gold slides amid US debt ceiling uncertainty, retreating US equities
Gold price dips slightly as uncertainty around US debt-ceiling discussions causes US Treasury bond yields to rise, negatively impacting XAU/USD’s recovery. Despite productive talks between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, an agreement on raising the debt ceiling is yet to be reached. US is set to run out …
Read More »US stocks tumble on debt ceiling uncertainty
The Wall Street indexes were down on Tuesday as negotiations to raise the US debt ceiling continued, putting investors on edge about the possibility of a historically large government default. According to S&P Global statistics, the US economy experienced significant growth in the services sector in May, driving business activity …
Read More »US new home sales jump to 13-month highs
US new home sales jumped to a 13-month high in April, boosted by a persistent shortage of previously owned houses on the market and a sharp decline in prices from last year’s lofty levels. The Commerce Department report followed on the heels of data showing a surge in permits for …
Read More »Oil rallied after Tuesday’s strong US economic data
Tuesday saw a rally in oil prices, and a bullish triangle appeared on the 4-hour chart, indicating that the bearish trend might be changing. The release of API inventory data later on Tuesday may cause some volatility in the movement of Crude Oil prices. A recent EIA report highlights increased …
Read More »China escalating tech war by restrictions on US Micron
The Chinese ban’s impact on US Micron will vary depending on how China defines critical information structure. Without Micron products, Chinese companies are likely to turn to South Korean chip makers like Samsung. Micron Technology, the largest US memory chip maker, is assessing its losses following a partial sales ban …
Read More »After PMI data, the dollar jumps to a fresh two-month high.
As a result of equities and bonds doing poorly, the US Dollar Index erased the losses it had incurred on Monday. After mixed sector readings for the Purchase Manager’s Index were released, with Services remaining robust and Manufacturing shrinking, the dollar has maintained its gains. The dollar has stabilised and …
Read More »Saudi minister warns oil short-sellers ahead of OPEC meeting
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has cautioned oil speculators to “be careful” ahead of the latest OPEC+ meeting, after the group decided to cut output in early April. “I would just tell them to watch out,” Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman remarked on Tuesday, implying that those wagering against oil price hikes …
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