The Norwegian Oil and Gas Union said Thursday (October 8th) that the current shutdown in production due to the ongoing strike in the oil and gas sector will increase to 966,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by October 14 unless a solution to the crisis is found for the …
Read More »BOE Financial Policy Committee Statement Highlights
Following the conclusion of the Bank of England (BOE) Financial Policy Committee (FPC) meeting on Thursday, the central bank released a statement, with the key points found below. The UK authorities and financial sector have measures in place to limit disruption to financial services at the end of the transition …
Read More »Germany’s Exports Increase in August Boosts Hopes For a Strong Recovery
German exports increased for the fourth month in a row and more than expected in August, boosting hopes of a strong recovery for Europe’s largest economy in Q3 after the shock of the Corona pandemic earlier this year. The Federal Statistics Office said exports, adjusted for seasonal factors, rose 2.4% …
Read More »France’s Central Bank: The Economy Expanded 16% in Q3
France’s central bank said Thursday that the country’s economy expanded 16% in Q3, after an unprecedented 13.8% decline in the previous three months, confirming earlier forecasts. The second-largest economy in the eurozone fell sharply into recession in Q2 after imposing a set of strict lockdown measures in Europe to limit …
Read More »European Shares Near Highest Level in Nearly 3 Weeks on Hopes of US Stimulus
European stocks resumed their gains Thursday, approaching more than a three-week high, thanks to expectations of a targeted US stimulus package as well as positive corporate reports. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.7% by 0707 GMT, with travel, entertainment, industry and chemicals leading the gains. Wall Street indices rose …
Read More »Gold Rises as US Dollar Weakens With Hopes For a US Stimulus
Gold prices rose slightly Thursday, supported by the decline of the dollar and renewed optimism about some aid to mitigate the repercussions of the Corona pandemic in the United States, while investors awaited the weekly jobless claims data to gauge the strength of the world’s largest economy. Spot gold prices …
Read More »Oil Prices Rise as a Hurricane Delta Enters The Gulf of Mexico
Oil prices rose Thursday as workers in the oil sector evacuated platforms in the Gulf of Mexico in the United States before Hurricane Delta, but fears of fuel demand continued due to the dissipation of the prospects of a US stimulus agreement and after an increase in US crude stocks. …
Read More »DAX Achieves Gains With a Bullish Bias
The German DAX index began to rise, posting a strong gain, reaching an intraday high at 12985. On the technical side, and looking at 60-minute chart, we find that the simple moving averages continue to hold the price along with positive signals from the RSI. Therefore, a bullish bias is …
Read More »Dow Jones Industrial Maintains Positive Outlook
building on the strong support mentioned in the previous analysis at 27700. Technically, as the index continues to receive positive signals from the RSI, it coincides with the positive signals from the 50-day moving average. This encourages us to hold onto our positive outlook, knowing that trading above 28355 confirms …
Read More »GBP/JPY Maintains Bullish Bias
Positive trading dominated the moves in the pound against the Japanese yen after it succeeded in establishing good support around 136.00. Technically, we are biased towards the positivity based on the positive signals of the 50 day moving average. As long as the intraday trading remains above 136.65, the bullish …
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