Oil, Crude, trading

Gold prices managed to touch the target during the previous trading session within the scenario of re-testing the required level, visiting 1901, posting a low of 1894. Technically, looking at the 4-hour chart, we find conflicting technical signals, ranging from the negativity of the simple moving averages that continue to …

Trading tended to be negative and dominated the euro’s movements against the US dollar within the scenario of retesting the support as it’s close to the published target located at 1.1775, to settle for a low of 1.1685. Technically speaking, looking at 240-minutes chart, we find that the Euro started …

The GBP/USD retreated nearly 50 pips from European session highs to levels beyond 1.3100 and fell back to the lower end of the intraday range. The fresh sell-off around the US dollar helped the pair regain some positive momentum during the early last day of the week, but the ongoing …

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Indexes rose slightly at the open Thursday as investors pinned to hope for new financial stimulus, while shares of the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell after new data indicated a slowing economic recovery. S&P 500 rose 2.94 points, equivalent to 0.09%, to reach 3,438.50 …

On Thursday, the Turkish central bank kept interest rates unchanged at 10.25%, which was contrary to speculation of a large increase. A poll of 17 economists conducted by Reuters had expected the bank to raise its repurchase rate (repo) for a week 175 basis points, as forecasts ranged from increases …

There were 787,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending October 16th, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed this Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 842,000 (revised from 898,000) and came in better than the market expectation of …

The dollar recovered from its lowest level in seven weeks, receiving some support after hopes for a fiscal stimulus package in the United States before the November elections collapsed. Progress towards a stimulus agreement in the United States was supporting sentiment in global markets and raising demand for riskier assets …

European stocks hit their lowest in nearly a month on Thursday, as sentiment was affected by declining German consumer confidence, concerns about the increasing rate of Coronavirus infections, and the faltering stimulus in the United States. The German DAX index fell 1.3%, below the European stock market indices, after a …

Japanese stocks closed lower on Thursday, as the rise of the yen threatened exporters’ profits and amid fears that no agreement will be reached on an important US stimulus package before the presidential elections scheduled for the third of November. The benchmark Nikkei index closed down 0.7% to 23,474.2 points, …