Narrow-range sideways trading dominated gold’s movements for the second session in a row, pinging from the bottom above the support level at 1722 and from below the resistance level at 1747. Technically, we will maintain the same technical conditions, waiting for a signal to stimulate the price. With a closer …

The single European currency continued to decline against the US dollar within the expected bearish path mentioned in the previous analysis, touching our required target located at 1.1800, to record its lowest level at 1.1806. On the technical side, today, and with a closer look at the 4-hour chart, the …

The IHS Markit’s Manufacturing PMI edged higher to 59 in March from 58.6 in February, revealing that the business activity in the manufacturing sector continued to expand at a robust pace. This reading came in slightly lower than the market expectation of 59.3.

Durable Goods Orders in the United States declined by 1.1%, or $2.9 billion, in February to $254 billion, the data published by the US Census Bureau showed on Wednesday. This reading followed January’s increase of 3.5% and missed the market expectation of +0.8%.

The dollar hit a four-month high on Wednesday, March 24, as concerns about a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe, the prospect of a tax hike in the United States, and mounting tension between the West and China weighed on risk appetite. The dollar index rose to a …

A preliminary survey showed a sudden return to economic activity in the euro area to grow this month, as factories increased their production to the fastest pace in more than 23 years, offsetting a continuing slowdown in the region’s dominant service sector. But the final reading of the survey and …

An official said that the government of German Chancellor Angela Merkel approved a debt-financed supplementary budget of 60 billion euros, 71 billion dollars, which raises the new borrowing to a record level exceeding 240 billion euros this year. The revised budget highlights Berlin’s willingness to continue huge borrowing-financed spending during …

Oil prices rose in today’s trading by about 3% after a container ship ran aground in the Egyptian Suez Canal and other ships accumulated inside the canal. Brent crude prices rose by about 3% to $62.7 a barrel, and Texas crude prices rose by more than 3% to about $59 …

The UK manufacturing and services sector activities continue to improve in March, the preliminary report from IHS Markit showed this Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) jumped to 40-month highs of 57.9 in March versus 55.0 expected and 55.1 – February’s final reading.

Official figures showed that UK consumer price inflation fell to 0.4% in February from 0.7% in January, reflecting unusual patterns of discounts on clothing. This came against expectations in a Reuters poll for a rise to 0.8%.