Gold prices were about to touch the first target at 1740, few points shy from the second target 1747, to set its highest level during the previous trading sessionn at 1745. Technically speaking, with the intraday trading remaining above 1728, accompanied by the positive stimulus of the 50-day moving average, …
Read More »Euro Touching Targets And Technicals Are Contradictory
The euro succeeded in achieving the second official target to be achieved and mentioned in the previous analysis, located at 1.1875, to hit its highest level during the previous trading session at 1.1877. On the technical side today, and with a closer look at the short time frames, we find …
Read More »US: JOLTS Job Openings Rise to 7.4 Million in February
The number of job openings on the last business day of February was 7.4 million, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced in its latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary (JOLTS) on Tuesday. This reading came in higher than the market expectation of 6.9 million.
Read More »NZD/USD Trimmed Gains
The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) witnessed huge losses on Monday, as the US Dollar (USD) rebounded as Investors are turning to safety. After rising to its higher level in a year and a half by the end of last week, the NZD/USD pair erased its gains earlier today. This is …
Read More »IMF Raises Global Growth Outlook to 6% in 2021
The International Monetary Fund announced Tuesday that it raised its outlook for global economic growth to 6% this year from 5.5% in January’s forecasts, as reported by Reuters. “IMF 2021 forecast would mark fastest global growth pace since 1976 led by strong US rebound.”“IMF raises US 2021 growth outlook by …
Read More »The British Government Gives The Green Light to Open Parts of The Economy on April 12th
As planned by the British government, parts of the country’s economy will reopen next Monday, the 12th of April, while vaccination operations will continue. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the government has given the green light to reopen non-essential stores, gyms, outdoor hospitality venues, and hair salons for the …
Read More »Eurozone: Unemployment Rate Beats Expectations
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the euro area came at 8.3% in February 2021, higher than market expectations of 8.1% and higher than 7.3% the previous year. The number of unemployed increased by 48,000 compared to the previous month to 13.571 million. The youth unemployment rate, which measures job …
Read More »RBA Keeps OCR Steady at a Record Low of 0.10% in April
Following the conclusion of its April monetary policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia board members decided to keep the official cash rate (OCR) unadjusted at a record low of 0.10%. The RBA maintained its target of 10 basis points for yield on a 3-year Australian government bond. The central …
Read More »Currencies Overview: The Dollar Falling With The Decline in US Bond Yields
The dollar settled near its lowest level in nearly two weeks against a basket of counterpart currencies, tracking the decline in US Treasury bond yields from their recent peak, despite signs of a strong economic recovery in the United States. The dollar index fell to 92.527 in the Asian session, …
Read More »European Stoxx600 Index Reaches a Record High on Optimism For Global Recovery
The European index reached a record high on Tuesday, April 6, to compensate for all the losses incurred by the pandemic as investors bet on a rapid global economic recovery, stimulated by massive stimulus spending and immunization campaigns against Covid-19. European dealers returned to the market after a long holiday …
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