Oil, Crude, trading
Read More »Gold Has Random Moves and Pending Orders Awaits
Mixed trades dominated the movements of the yellow metal within a stable random context from above below the resistance at 1755 and from below above the support at at 1720. On the technical side today, we find the 50-day moving average pressuring the price from the top, in addition to …
Read More »Euro Presses Support And Confirmation of The Break, Extends Losses
Negative trading dominated the movements of the euro against the US dollar during the previous trading session, after finding a strong resistance level near 1.1970. Technically speaking today, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we find the 50-day moving average that supports the idea of a further decline, in …
Read More »UK Borrowed 19.1 billion Pounds in February
Official data revealed today that the British government borrowed 19.1 billion pounds last month, less than the expectation in a poll conducted by Reuters to borrow 21 billion pounds (29.2 billion dollars), bringing borrowing in the first 11 months of the financial year to nearly 279 billion pounds.
Read More »The Nikkei Index Declines on The BOJ’s ETF purchasing plan, Topix at a 30-Year High
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei index fell, while the Topix index reached its highest level in 30 years, as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said it would only buy into index funds linked to Topix after a review of its policy framework. The Nikkei index closed down by 1.41% to 29,792.05 points, …
Read More »European shares Drop on Lockdown Fears And Oil Decline
European stocks fell today, erasing a large part of its weekly gains, after France imposed new general isolation measures to curb the spread of the Corona virus, in light of indications of slowing vaccination in some countries. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.6%, tracing a negative session on Wall …
Read More »BOJ’s Kuroda: It is Appropriate to Continue with The Current Policy Framework
Speaking at the post-monetary policy meeting press conference, BOJ’s governor Haruhiko Kuroda commented on the current policy framework. It is appropriate to continue with the current policy framework.It is inappropriate to debate exit when inflation remains far from 2%.It is desirable for currency rates to reflect fundamentals, in a stable …
Read More »Gold Declining Amid Higher Yields, Stronger US Dollar
Gold prices fell today as the dollar held on to the gains it achieved in the previous session on the back of a rise in US Treasury yields, while the safe-haven metal was under heavy pressure due to the Fed’s expectations of a strong economic recovery. In spot trading, gold …
Read More »Oil Declining For The Sixth Consecutive Day Amid a Surge In Coronavirus Cases
Oil prices fell for the sixth consecutive day, declining by about 9% in the week, as a new bout of Covid-19 cases, especially in Europe, imposed new general restrictive measures and dampened hopes for an imminent oil’s demand recovery. US West Texas Intermediate crude fell four cents, or 0.07 percent, …
Read More »BOJ Expands JGB Yield Target Band, Drops ETF Buying Target
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept its key policy rate unadjusted at the conclusion of its two-day March monetary policy review meeting on Friday. The central bank left the key rate steady at -10bps while maintaining its pledge to buy J-REIT at an annual pace of up to JPY180 bln. …
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