We adhered to intraday neutrality during the previous report, due to the conflicting technical signals, explaining that activating buying positions depends on consolidation above 1.0510, to enhance the chances of ascending to visit 1.0560. Technically, we find the euro-dollar pair still hovering around the 1.0510 level, which constitutes one of …
Read More »Oil is falling near its lowest level in 2022, under pressure from economic concerns
Oil futures witnessed little change in Asian trading on Wednesday, December 7th, as fears about the impact of the cap imposed by the West on the price of Russian oil were offset by hopes for an improvement in demand from China, which kept the markets in anticipation after a sharp …
Read More »Eurozone GDP grows at an annual rate of 2.3% in Q3
Eurostat reported Wednesday that seasonally adjusted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Euro area expanded at an annual rate of 2.3% in the third quarter. This reading followed the 4.2% growth recorded in the second quarter and came in higher than the initial estimate and the market expectation of 2.1%. …
Read More »European stocks fell for the fourth day amid fears of a recession
European stocks fell on Wednesday, December 7, affected by investor anxiety, amid growing fears of a recession, although the strong push of the healthcare sector limited losses. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.2%, extending its losses for the fourth consecutive day, after it began to recover from its fall …
Read More »Gold is locked in a narrow range
Gold traded within a narrow range on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week to assess the bank’s monetary policy stance. And gold in instant transactions witnessed a slight change to $ 1772 an ounce by 0650 GMT. US gold futures rose 0.1 percent to $1,783.90. A …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei index is at a 4-week low
Japan’s Nikkei average touched a four-week low on Wednesday, tracking a sell-off in technology stocks on Wall Street overnight, but gains in auto stocks helped limit losses. The Nikkei closed down 0.72% at 27,686.40, after dropping earlier to 27,646.78 for the first time since November 10. Tokyo Electron, which specializes …
Read More »Russia may ban oil sales and set a maximum discount in response to the price ceiling
Vedomosti newspaper reported on Wednesday that Russia is considering three options, including banning oil sales to some countries and setting a maximum discount at which it will sell its crude, in order to counter the price cap imposed by Western powers on Russian oil. The $60 per barrel price cap, …
Read More »China’s exports and imports contracted at a sharper pace in November
The General Administration of Customs said on Wednesday, December 7, that dollar exports fell 8.7% in November compared to the previous year to $296 billion, which is the lowest level since April, when Corona restrictions led to the closure of Shanghai factories and roads and prevented companies from placing goods …
Read More »CAD continues to climb, eyes on BoC 7/12/2022
Positive trades dominated the movements of the Canadian dollar within the expected bullish path in the last analysis, touching the first target at 1.3665, recording its highest level at 1.3676. Technically, the 50-day simple moving average continues to hold the price from below, and this comes in conjunction with the …
Read More »GBP starting to press support 7/12/2022
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