The euro fell on Friday after economic data painted a mixed picture on growth and inflation in the euro-zone, adding to uncertainty about the percentage by which the European Central Bank is expected to raise interest rates next week. Preliminary data showed gross domestic product in the euro zone grew …

Data on Friday showed that the German economy slowed in the first quarter, as higher exports and capital investment offset a decline in government and household consumption. The Federal Statistics Office said the gross domestic product was unchanged on a quarterly basis. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected growth of …

Oil prices are set to record another monthly decline on Friday after disappointing US economic data and uncertainty about an interest rate hike affected demand expectations. By 0946 GMT, Brent crude futures for June delivery were up 42 cents, or 0.5 percent, at $78.79 a barrel. These contracts expire on …

European stocks rose on Friday, echoing overnight gains on Wall Street, supported by strong corporate earnings as investors awaited first-quarter GDP growth estimates in the euro zone to assess the strength of the region’s economies. The pan-European Stoxx 600 rose 0.3 percent, but was on track for its first weekly …

German unemployment rose more than expected in April, Labour Office figures showed on Friday, as a sluggish economy took its toll on the labour market. The Federal Labour Office said the number of people out of work increased by 24,000 in seasonally adjusted terms to 2.567 million. Analysts polled by …

Japan’s Nikkei rose to an eight-month high on Friday after the Bank of Japan kept its ultra-loose monetary policy unchanged, boosting the index further after a series of strong corporate results boosted it. The Nikkei index rose to 28,879.24 points for the first time since August 19, and closed near …

The Canadian dollar approached the first target during the previous trading session at 1.3650, recording its highest level at 1.3645. Technically, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we renew that the pair started to exit from the ascending channel, and we find that the relative strength index started to …

Oil, Crude, trading

Mixed trading tended to be positive, dominating the movements of the US crude oil futures contracts during the previous trading session, trying to take advantage of the support base for the psychological barrier of 74.00 within limited attempts to achieve some bullish rebound. Technically, the simple moving averages continue to …

Negative trading dominated gold prices yesterday, explaining that the failure to breach the pivotal resistance level 2006 increases the possibility of the corrective decline to target 1985 and 1971, recording its lowest level at $1972.00 per ounce. Today’s technical vision indicates the possibility of continuing the decline, depending on the …