Japan’s Nikkei index snapped a four-session winning streak on Thursday, with shipping companies leading the decline, as investors around the world await US economic data that could influence the path of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike. The Nikkei index closed down 0.12 percent at 27,362.75, after rising 0.4 percent …

Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Thursday after a less-than-expected build in US crude inventories, while a weaker dollar made oil less affordable for buyers of other currencies. By 0119 GMT, Brent crude futures rose 12 cents to $86.24 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose …

Oil, Crude, trading

Limited sideways trading dominates the movements of the Canadian dollar, confined between 1.3350 and 1.3420. Technically, we note the continuation of the 50-day simple moving average pressure on the price from above, with trading stabilizing below 1.3420, which supports negativity. On the other hand, we find the 14-day momentum indicator …

Oil, Crude, trading

US crude oil futures prices achieved the first bearish target referred to in the previous analysis at 79.40, to start a bullish rebound due to touching the support 79.40 represented in the first target, to witness the current movements stabilizing above the barrier of $80.00 per barrel. Technically, the 50-day …

For the second session in a row, the strong levels of demand published during all the technical reports for the current week, at 1920, proved their effectiveness after gold was able to establish a solid support ground to force it to rebound upward and continue the ascent towards the official …

A quiet, gradual rise dominates the movements of the EUR/USD pair within the expected bullish path, gradually approaching the official station targeted for the current wave of rise 1.0940, recording its highest level at 1.0924. On the technical side, the pair established a solid floor around 1.0835. The simple moving …

The USD/CAD jumped by more than 50 pips after the decision of the Bank of Canada and climbed to 1.3425, reaching the highest level since last Friday. The Bank of Canada, as expected, raised the key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5%. In the statement, the central banks …

The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced on Wednesday that it hiked its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5% following the January policy meeting. This decision came in line with the market expectation. In its policy statement, the BoC noted that it is likely to hold the rate …