Data from the German statistics office confirmed on Friday that the country’s economy contracted slightly in the third quarter compared to the previous three months. The initial estimate, published in late October, indicated a contraction of 0.1 percent, which has now been substantiated. Ruth Brand, head of the Statistics Office, …

The dollar fell on Friday as investors bet that US interest rates had peaked, while the yen rose after Japan’s core consumer prices grew, boosting expectations that the Bank of Japan may soon roll back monetary stimulus. With US markets closed on Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday and a …

Brent crude futures rose on Friday, recouping some of the previous session’s losses as traders tried to guess whether the OPEC+ alliance would reach an agreement that would lead to further production cuts. By 0800 GMT, Brent crude futures rose 19 cents, equivalent to 0.23 percent, to $81.61, after falling …

The main European stock index fell on Friday due to declines in mining and technology stocks, as investors evaluated economic data and the start of a four-day truce between Israel and Hamas. By 0810 GMT, the European STOXX 600 index fell 0.1 percent, but was still on track to achieve …

Oil, Crude, trading

Oil, Crude, trading

The Canadian dollar remains within a narrow-range side trading pattern, restricted from the bottom by the support level of 1.3680 and from the top by the resistance level of 1.3730. Analyzing the technical aspects on the 4-hour time frame chart, the 50-day simple moving average serves as an obstacle for …

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Oil, Crude, trading

Mixed trading characterized the movements of US crude oil futures contracts in the previous session, attempting to recover from losses and reaching its peak at $76.77 per barrel. From a technical perspective, a closer examination of the 4-hour timeframe chart reveals that despite the efforts to rise, they appear to …