Data revealed that the Eurozone’s unadjusted trade surplus jumped year on year in October as exports performed better than imports amid the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Union statistics office said the commodity trade surplus in 19 countries in the Eurozone amounted to 30.0 billion euros, …
Read More »Oil Prices Dropping Due to a Sudden Increase in US Inventories
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, December 16, due to a sudden increase in crude oil inventories in the United States and due to continuing investor concerns about the decline in fuel demand in light of tightening public isolation measures in Europe to combat the virus pandemic. Brent crude futures fell …
Read More »UK Preliminary Manufacturing PMI Beats Estimates in December
The UK manufacturing and services sector activities showed mixed performance in December, the preliminary report from IHS Markit showed this Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) jumped to a 37-month high level of 57.3 in December. The reading surpassed consensus estimates pointing to a …
Read More »Britain Inflation Eased in November
Official data revealed that inflation in Britain slowed more than expected in November, which may reflect the Black Friday discounts, with the price of clothes and shoes falling at the highest rate in ten years. The Office for National Statistics said consumer prices rose 0.3% year-on-year after rising 0.7% in …
Read More »Eurozone Flash Manufacturing PMI Comes in at 55.5 For December
The Eurozone flash Manufacturing PMI arrived at 55.5 in December compared to 53 expected, while the Eurozone Services Purchasing Managers’ Index reached 47.3 in December, compared to 41.9 expected.
Read More »API: Crude Stocks And a Sharp Increase in Distillates Last Week
The American Petroleum Institute data said Tuesday that inventories of crude oil, gasoline and distillates in the United States increased at the fastest pace in the latest week. Crude inventories rose by 2 million barrels in the week ending on December 11, to about 495 million, compared with analysts’ expectations …
Read More »Gold Reaches Its Highest Level in a Week Due to Bets on US Stimulus And Anticipation of The Fed’s Decision
Gold prices rose on Wednesday, December 16th, to their highest level in a week, as the yellow metal was based on a rise in the previous session thanks to hopes for more US stimulus, while investors awaited the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision. Spot gold rose 0.1% to $1854.51 an …
Read More »Germany’s DAX Maintains Its Gains
Positive trading dominated the German DAX index, surpassing the required target at 13380, posting a high at 13427. On the technical side, the price has stabilized above 13,265, accompanied by positive signs of the RSI. It encourages us to maintain our positive outlook, provided that the breach of 13,430 is …
Read More »Dow Jones Settled Above Support
slight Positive Trades dominated the Dow Jones Industrial Average after it managed to build on the support level of 30,000, approaching the required target of 30,260, recording the highest of 30,240. On the technical side, the RSI indicator is still defending the upside, and this comes in conjunction with the …
Read More »GBP/JPY Looking For Additional Momentum
The resistance levels published in the previous analysis, represented by 139.60, were able to limit the bullish bias that the pound witnessed against the Japanese yen. On the technical side, we tend to be positive, relying on the positive motive coming from the 50-day moving average, coinciding with the RSI’s …
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