Positive trading returned to dominate the euro’s movements against the US dollar after the bearish tendency it witnessed during last week’s moves. Technically speaking, we see the Euro found a good support floor around 1.2080, and the current moves are witnessing an intraday stability above 1.2100. With a closer look …
Read More »Weekly Recap: 8-12 February
Last week saw the impeachment trial of former United States President Donald Trump takes place at the Senate on the charge of inciting an insurrection after his followers stormed the Capitol on January 6. Over the weekend, Trump was acquitted in his second impeachment trial, as once again not enough …
Read More »Canada: Wholesale Sales Decline by 1.3% in December
Wholesale Sales in Canada fell by 1.3% in December to $66.5 billion, the monthly report published by Statistics Canada showed on Friday. This reading followed November’s increase of 0.7% and came in better than the market expectation for a decrease of 1.6%.
Read More »Central Bank of Russia Leaves Policy Rate Unchanged at 4.25% in February
Russia’s central bank announced on Friday left its policy rate unchanged at 4.25% as expected. The USD/RUB pair extended its daily rally after this announcement and was last seen gaining 1.03% on a daily basis at 74.3750.
Read More »German Health Minister Says Border Closures “Unavoidable”
German Health Minister Jens Spahn said that a ban on entry to travellers from the Czech Republic and the Austrian region of Tyrol, from February 14, is necessary to prevent the spread of new types of Coronavirus. “They are unavoidable for a certain period of time to prevent the spread …
Read More »Bitcoin Clinging to Tesla Gains And US Dollar Heading For a Weekly Loss
Bitcoin hovered near record highs on Friday, and is heading for gains of more than 20% in a historic week during which it saw the support of large companies like Elon Musk’s Tesla, while the weak US labor market continued to put pressure on the dollar. The most popular cryptocurrency …
Read More »European shares Decline But ASML and ING Were Among The Winners in Early Trade
European stocks are lower, but on track for gains for the second week in a row, as investors await more indications of progress in implementing US stimulus measures, while rising ASML and ING shares curbed the decline. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.1%, after gaining nearly 4% since the …
Read More »The Turkish Current Account Deficit is $36.72 Billion in 2020
Turkey’s central bank data showed on Friday that the country’s current account balance recorded a deficit of $36.72 billion last year, less than a Reuters poll forecast of a $39 billion deficit and compared to a $6.76 billion surplus the previous year. The data reveals that the deficit in December …
Read More »Gold is Declining on Rising in Dollar But Still Heading Towards The Best Week in 3 Weeks
Gold retreated as the dollar and Treasury yields rose, but prices are on the path to achieving the best weekly performance in three weeks, as hopes for more US stimulus support the yellow metal. And gold fell in immediate transactions 0.2% to 1822.69 dollars an ounce. Prices have risen 0.6% …
Read More »Oil Losing More Momentum After OPEC Cuts Demand Forecast
Oil prices fell for a second session today, Friday, to fall further from its highest level in a year after OPEC cut its demand forecast again, and the International Energy Agency said the market was still experiencing a surplus in supplies. Brent crude fell 39 cents, or 0.6%, to $ …
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