A downward trend dominated the price movements of US crude oil futures contracts during the previous trading session, within the path of quiet trading, and now hovering below the support level of 76.50. Technically, the 50-day simple moving average still constitutes a negative pressure factor on the price from above …

Gold prices did not witness noticeable movements during the previous trading session within a narrow price range between 1843 and 1830. Technically, gold prices attempted to recover and compensate for part of their previous losses, recording a high of 1843. However, with a closer look at the 4-hour chart, we …

The technical outlook remains unchanged, and the movements of the Euro-dollar pair did not change, within a sideways path between 1.0630 and above 1.0700. Technically, today, the euro-dollar pair is still stable below the resistance level of the psychological barrier 1.0700. However, upon closer look at the 240-minute chart, we …

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will announce its monetary policy decision on Wednesday, February 22 at 01:00 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of three major banks. RBNZ is expected to raise the …

Canadian retail sales rose by 0.5% in December from November at C$62.12 billion ($46.19 billion), on higher sales at motor vehicles and parts dealers, as well as general merchandise stores, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. Sales were seen to rise by 0.7% in January, the agency said in a flash …

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will announce its monetary policy decision on Wednesday, February 22 at 01:00 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of six major banks. According to a Reuters survey of …

A survey showed that strong growth in the services sector gave impetus to business growth in the euro zone this month, expanding much faster than expected, in the latest evidence that the single currency region can escape recession. Data on Tuesday reported that the S&P Global’s composite purchasing managers’ index …

The German ZEW headline number showed that the Economic Sentiment Index improved further, arriving at 28.1 in February from 16.9 in January, beating the market expectation of 22.0. Meanwhile, the Current Situation Index came in at -45.1 from -58.6 but outpaced the market expectation of -50.0 During the same period, …

European shares opened lower on Tuesday, with the impact of cautious expectations from HSBC on the Stoxx 600 index, while the optimistic performance of Engie shares mitigated some losses after the French energy company announced large annual profits. The European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.2 percent in the first hour …

The dollar hovered at the highest level in six weeks ahead of the announcement of economic data that may help determine the direction of interest rates in the future, while the euro fell ahead of the announcement of monthly data on corporate activity. Strong data for the US labor market …