Significant gains were achieved by US crude oil futures prices within the positive outlook, as we expected yesterday, touching the first target of 81.70, and recording a high of 82.35. Technically, oil prices collided with a strong resistance level of 82.40, which forced it to trade with strong negativity, so …
Read More »Gold needs a negative motive to confirm the corrective downside wave 19/1/2023
Gold failed to achieve the expected bearish target mentioned in the previous technical report, in which we relied on the stability of trading below the 1903 level, explaining that the return of trading stability above 1911 negates the proposed scenario. As a result, gold regained the main bullish path, waiting …
Read More »Euro is waiting for a new price movement 19/1/2023
The single European currency achieved our expected bullish target during the previous session’s trading, which was at 1.0870 and recorded its highest level at 1.0887. Technically, we notice that the level of 1.0880 formed strong resistance on the EUR/USD pair and forced it to decline marginally to the downside so …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 18/01/2023
The US Dollar closed with gains against most major rivals, ON Wednesday, reverting earlier losses when it traded at fresh lows. Global yields fell, initially weighing on the US Dollar, later reflecting risk aversion and rising alongside the dollar.Wall Street started the day with modest gains but ended up collapsing, …
Read More »WTI drops 1% as US recession concerns diminish China recovery hopes
Oil prices fell about 1% on Wednesday, abandoning early gains as worries about a probable US recession outweighed optimism that China’s lifting of COVID-19 curbs will fuel demand for crude in the world’s top oil importer.Brent futures fell 94 cents, or 1.1%, to settle at $84.98 a barrel. U.S. West …
Read More »Harker supports Fed’s moving to 25bp rate hikes
Philadelphia Fed’s Patrick Harker, on Wednesday, said that he is willing for the US central bank to move to a slower pace of interest rate hikes as a reaction to some signals that denote how hot inflation is cooling.“High inflation is a scourge, leading to economic inefficiencies and hurting Americans …
Read More »US Stocks hand back previous gains as January’s rally loses momentum
US Stocks gave back earlier gains on Wednesday as investors put an end to the new year’s rally, now in its third week. The latest reversal could be attributed to a combination of fluctuations as well as skittishness and profit taking.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 436 points, or 1.3%, …
Read More »Fed’s Mester: Rates need to rise “a little bit” above 5%
The Fed needs to raise interest rates a “little bit” above the 5.00% to 5.25% range in order to bring inflation to heel, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said on Wednesday, as she declined to disclose her preferred size of move at the upcoming policy meeting.“We’re not at 5% yet, …
Read More »Could Congress prevent US debt ceiling disaster?
Concerns that the federal government could hit its debt ceiling spiked after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a letter to party leaders in Congress urging them to raise the debt limit before the expected deadline on Thursday.Congress can prevent economic disaster by increasing or suspending the limit, as they have …
Read More »Gold fluctuates around $1906 after snapping two-day losses
Gold price snaps two days of straight losses, gaining traction on Wednesday, as the US dollar slides to eight-month lows around 101.528 but lately has recovered some ground and exchanged hands around 101.871. Another reason that keeps the XAU/USD underpinned is falling US Treasury bond yields, with the 10-year note …
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