Mixed trading tended to limited positivity, dominating the prices of US crude oil futures contracts, trying to compensate for part of its losses, recording a high of 74.88. Technically, upon closer look at the chart, the simple moving averages continue to exert negative pressure on the price from above. Still, …
Read More »Gold is still above support, eyes on jobs data 6/1/2023
Gold prices came under negative pressure during the previous trading session, recording a low of $1825 per ounce, stable below the support of the bullish channel. Technically, and despite the decline witnessed by gold prices, it is still stable above the main support floor published during the previous analysis, at …
Read More »Euro is still waiting for a stronger trend 6/1/2023
We remained neutral during the previous report, for the second session in a row, due to a contradiction between the technical signals, as the movements of the Euro-dollar pair witnessed a downward trend, recording its lowest level at 1.0520. On the technical side, we previously indicated that the support level …
Read More »US NFP Preview
The buoyancy of nonfarm payroll growth has seemed at probabilities with other signs that the jobs market is beginning to sour. As a result, we look for nonfarm payroll growth to decrease noticeably in the months ahead, starting with December’s employment report showing hiring slowing to 205,000. Demand for employees …
Read More »US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims decline to 204K
There were 204,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending December 31, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print followed the previous week’s print of 223,000 and came in better than the market expectation of 225,000. Further details of the publication …
Read More »European shares fell after FOMC minutes dispelled policy change hopes
European stocks fell on Thursday ahead of the release of inflation data in the eurozone and after the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting in December, which showed the US central bank’s commitment to curbing inflation. The pan-European STOXX was down 0.3% by 0810 GMT, after rising …
Read More »Petroleum Institute: US oil stocks rose by 3.3 million barrels
The American Petroleum Institute said that crude oil inventories rose by 3.3 million barrels in the week ending on the 30th of last December. In its weekly report, the American Institute stated that gasoline stocks rose by 1.2 million barrels, while distillate stocks decreased by 2.4 million barrels. Today, Thursday, …
Read More »The aggressive US central bank speech fails to support USD
The dollar struggled to rally on Thursday even though policymakers at the US Federal Reserve reaffirmed their commitment to fighting inflation, while the Australian dollar jumped after China eased restrictions on coal imports from Australia. The minutes of the Federal Reserve’s December monetary policy meeting, released last night, showed that …
Read More »Gold retreats as caution prevails ahead of the release of US jobs data
Gold prices retreated on Thursday from their highest level in nearly seven months as the dollar strengthened and investors shied ahead of closely watched US jobs data, which could affect the path of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike. Spot gold fell 0.3 percent to $1,848.59 an ounce by 0924 …
Read More »Nikkei closed higher but monetary policy concerns limited gains
Japan’s Nikkei index recovered on Thursday from its lowest level in three months as shares of chip-related companies rose, tracking their US counterparts, but expectations of the world’s major central banks continuing to pursue monetary tightening limited gains. The Nikkei ended the session up by 0.4 percent, recording 25,820.80 points, …
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