Gold prices retreated significantly within the expected negative outlook during the previous analysis, in which we relied on confirming the break of the support level of 1837, heading to touch our expected target during the previous analysis at 1820, recording its lowest price during the early trading of the current …
Read More »The Euro Maintains Same Technicals
Quiet trading controlled the movements of the euro against the US dollar for the second session in a row, without any change in the technical moves. On the technical side today, and by looking at the 60-minute chart, we find there is a beginning of a decline in momentum, as …
Read More »US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Decline to 793K
There were 793,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending February 6, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 812,000 and came in worse than the market expectation of 757,000.
Read More »OPEC Lowers 2021 World Oil Demand Growth forecast to 5.79M bpd From 5.9M bpd
OPEC said that global oil demand will rebound in 2021 at a slower pace than previously thought, in the latest step in a series of cuts to expectations amid the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries added in a monthly report that demand will rise …
Read More »Platinum at a Peak of More Than 6 Years
Platinum prices rose to their highest levels in more than six years, continuing a strong rally thanks to market hopes that an economic recovery would support demand from the auto sector. Platinum rose 1.3% to $ 1257.51 an ounce, after earlier jumping as much as 2.2% to its highest level …
Read More »IEA Laments The Fragile Oil Market And Expects Quick Draw in H2 of 2021
The International Energy Agency said today, Thursday, that global oil supplies are still exceeding demand due to the continuing general isolation measures aimed at combating the Coronavirus and the spread of its strains, but vaccines should help to recover demand and quickly allow producers to pump more. The Paris-based Energy …
Read More »US Dollar Settled After Weak US Inflation And Central Tendency to Monetary Easing
The dollar fell during a quiet Asian session, after weaker than expected inflation data in the United States for January and the Federal Reserve’s repetition of its monetary easing stance, but the US currency compensated for some of its losses with the opening of European markets. Data on Wednesday showed …
Read More »A Sudden Drop in Russia’s Oil Production Since The Beginning of February
Sources told Reuters that despite plans to increase its oil production, data show that Russia’s production of oil and gas condensate actually fell from February 1 to February 10 to 10.11 million barrels per day from an average of 10.16 million barrels per day in January. As of February, Russia …
Read More »Oil Retreating After a Strong Rally
Oil prices retreated, giving back some of the strong recent gains they have made, on expectations of a slower economic recovery and speculation that market strength may entice producers like Saudi Arabia to reduce production. Brent crude fell 35 cents, or 0.6%, to $ 61.12 a barrel with the opening …
Read More »European Stocks Rise on Earnings Reports
European stocks rose to remain on the path to concluding the week on stability, as investors closely watched a barrage of corporate earnings reports to derive indications of the pace of recovery in business activities. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.1% in early trade, with most of the sectors …
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