US crude oil futures prices extended their losses as expected, surpassing the official target station at 75.00 to a low of $73.83 per barrel. Technically, there is a clear breach of the support floor of the psychological barrier 75.00, accompanied by the continuation of the simple moving averages providing negative …
Read More »Gold may continue the corrective downward wave 23/2/2023
A bearish trend continues to control gold prices, constantly pressurized by the rise of its American rival. As a result, it is heading to touch the first official target station during the previous analysis, at 1828, recording its lowest level at $1823 per ounce. The technical analysis today indicates the …
Read More »Euro is quietly creeping against US Dollar 23/2/2023
Negative trading dominated the movements of the EURUSD pair during the previous trading session, within the expected bearish context in the last technical report, touching the first target of 1.0630, recording its lowest level near the psychological barrier of 1.0600. On the technical side today, and with a closer look …
Read More »Wall Street climbs as investors await the minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting
Wall Street’s major indices opened higher on Wednesday, a day after their worst performance this year, as investors await minutes from the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting in search of new clues to the path of interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average advanced 39.74 points, or 0.12 percent, to 33,169.33 …
Read More »Morgan Stanley ups 2023 oil demand growth estimate by 36%, flags Russia risk
By pointing to increasing momentum in China’s economy and a rebound in aviation, Morgan Stanley has increased its projection for this year’s global oil demand growth by approximately 36%. But, it has also noted greater production from Russia as an offsetting factor. The bank stated in a report dated Tuesday …
Read More »Higher car prices drive Stellantis to 2022 net profit beat
Stellantis NV announced a new share buyback program for 2023 after the automaker posted better-than-expected annual profit, thanks to price hikes that helped outweigh lower car shipments in Europe and elevated input costs. The automaker formed from a merger between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot-owner PSA Group in 2021 reported a 26% year-on-year jump …
Read More »Danone eyes better margins in 2023, Q4 sales top estimates
Shares in Danone SA rose on Wednesday after the French food products group reported better-than-expected fourth quarter sales that were fueled by higher prices. Total sales during the three months to the end of December jumped by 12% on a reported basis to €7.01B (€1 = $1.0644), mainly driven by stronger pricing and …
Read More »Italy Jan EU-harmonised CPI revised to +10.7% y/y
Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) fell 1.5% month-on-month in January and were up 10.7% from the year earlier, official statistics agency ISTAT said on Wednesday, revising down preliminary data. The preliminary estimate had pointed to -1.3% month-on-month and +10.9% year-on-year. January’s +10.7% annual rate was down from +12.3% in December. …
Read More »European stocks are falling on falling mining stocks and interest rate fears
European stocks opened lower on Wednesday, weighed down by a drop in mining stocks due to a fall in metals prices, and strong economic data raised concerns that interest rates will remain high for a longer period. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.4 percent by 0809 GMT. Investors …
Read More »A slight rise in gold amid ahead of Fed
Gold prices rose slightly on Wednesday as investors awaited the minutes of the latest monetary policy meeting at the Federal Reserve to assess the chances of further raising interest rates. Spot gold rose 0.1 percent to $1,835.79 an ounce by 0643 GMT. And gold futures contracts in the United States …
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