Sterling rose sharply on Monday morning after reports that the UK government would back down from its planned cut to the highest income tax bracket. Sterling rose 0.9% against the dollar to $1.12, back to the level it was at before Finance Minister Kwasi Quarting unveiled a raft of tax …

British Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced on Monday to abandon plans to cut the highest income tax rate, which has sparked a rebellion within her party and turmoil in financial markets. Terrace and its finance minister, Kwasi Quarting, announced a new “growth plan” on September 23 that would cut …

European shares fell on Monday as investors awaited factory activity data for clues to the resilience of the eurozone economy after last week’s sharp inflation report boosted expectations that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates aggressively. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 1.3 percent by 0713 GMT, marking …

Japan’s Nikkei rose sharply on Monday, as chip-related stocks rose and energy stocks tracked gains in oil prices. The Nikkei gained in the last hour of trading, to close 1.07 percent higher at 26,215.79 points, after falling 1.22 percent earlier in the day. The broader Topix index advanced 0.63 percent …

Official data showed on Monday that Turkey’s annual inflation jumped to a new peak representing a 24-year high of 83.45 percent in September, less than expected after the central bank surprised markets by cutting interest rates twice in the past two months despite high prices. The Turkish Statistical Institute said …

Oil, Crude, trading

Positive trading has regained control over the movements of the Canadian dollar after it succeeded in attacking the resistance level of 1.3790, recording its highest level at 1.3840 last Friday. Technically, we tend in our trading to the upside, but cautiously, relying on the continuation of the pair obtaining positive …

Oil, Crude, trading

US crude oil futures prices opened their first weekly trading on a bullish price gap, recording a high of $81.65 per barrel. Technically, the price starts pressure on the 50-day simple moving average, in addition to the clear negative features on stochastic on the 4-hour time frame. We tend to …

Gold prices touched the bullish correction target mentioned during the last analysis at 1670, recording its highest level during last Friday’s trading at 1675. On the technical side, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice that gold continues to obtain positive motive from the simple moving averages, and …