Negative trading returned to control the movements of US crude oil futures prices, with the increase in crude oil inventories, as indicated by the report issued by the International Energy Agency last Wednesday, recording its lowest level yesterday at $84.74 per barrel. Technically, by looking at the 4-hour chart, we …
Read More »Gold outperforms Dollar 11/11/2022
Gold prices achieved noticeable gains during the previous trading session, taking advantage of the weakness of the US currency, which fell strongly after the US inflation data, as gold recorded its highest level at $ 1757 per ounce. Technically, we tend in our trading to the positive, relying on the …
Read More »Euro is rallying strongly against US dollar 11/11/2022
The single European currency jumped to achieve significant gains against the US dollar, which fell after the release of US inflation data, to record the EUR/USD pair reaching its highest level at 1.0222. Technically, by looking at the 240-minute chart, we note that the pair continued to obtain a positive …
Read More »Wall Street opens sharply higher after US inflation data
Wall Street’s major indices opened sharply higher on Thursday. At the same time, data showed consumer prices rose less than expected in October, raising hopes that the US Federal Reserve may ease the pace of future interest rate hikes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 749.97 points, or 2.31 percent, …
Read More »US annual CPI inflation declines to 7.7% in October
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday that inflation in the US, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), declined to 7.7% on a yearly basis in October from 8% in September. This reading came in below the market forecast of 8%. The Core CPI, which excludes …
Read More »Dollar jumps ahead of US inflation data and digital currencies falter
The dollar rose ahead of US inflation data later on Thursday, while cryptocurrencies remained under pressure after crypto exchange Binance withdrew its plans to rescue struggling rival FTX. The dollar is heading towards recording strong gains for the second day in a row, while investors evaluate the results of the …
Read More »Amazon incurs huge losses
A combination of high inflation, monetary tightening, and disappointing earnings led to a historic sell-off in Amazon shares since early 2022, which saw it lose nearly $1 trillion. Amazon shares fell; The e-commerce giant increased 4.3% on Wednesday, pushing its market value to about $879 billion from a record close …
Read More »CPI Preview: All Eyes on US data
We’re seeing some risk aversion in financial markets on Thursday as we await inflation data from the US later in the week. Considering how well they’ve performed in recent days and weeks, it probably won’t come as a surprise to many that we’re seeing stock markets in the red. It …
Read More »Britain freezes $18 billion in Russian assets
The British government said it has frozen £18 billion of assets belonging to the Russian oligarchs and individuals and entities sanctioned against Moscow over the war in Ukraine. The frozen Russian assets were 6 billion more than the value declared by all other British sanctions regimes. “We have imposed the …
Read More »European stocks open lower on ahead of US inflation data
European shares opened trading Thursday, November 10, with declines, led by the real estate sector, amid anticipation of inflation data in the United States to determine whether the US Federal Reserve will ease the monetary tightening policy. The Stoxx 600 index was down 0.3% by 08:14 GMT, ending three days …
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