Positive trades dominate the euro’s movements against the US dollar, trying to build on intraday stability above the support level of 0.9780, recording the highest level at 0.9853 at the end of last week’s trading. Technically, and with a careful look at the chart, an interval of 240 minutes, we …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, September 26-30
The dollar fell last week, as commodity bulls took some breathing; However, this decline was short-lived, as the dollar jumped again to its highest level in 20 years. The dollar’s rise to a high of 112 from a one-week low came, moving back towards levels not seen since May 2002, …
Read More »An unexpected drop in inflation in France for the second month
Data on Friday showed inflation in France unexpectedly slowed for the second consecutive month in September, deviating from the trend in its neighbor Germany and the broader eurozone, supported by a slowdown in the rise in energy and services prices. France’s annual inflation rate fell to 6.2 percent in September …
Read More »Gold is nearing its worst quarterly drop in 18 months due to higher interest rates
Gold prices, which rose on Friday as the dollar fell, are close to posting their worst quarterly drop since March last year, as central banks around the world stick to tight monetary policies. And gold rose in spot transactions on Friday 0.3 percent to $ 1665.99 an ounce by 1029 …
Read More »Oil prices are heading for weekly gains, with the possibility of OPEC + reducing production
Oil prices are heading for their first weekly gain in five weeks on Friday, supported by the decline in the US dollar and the possibility of the OPEC + group agreeing to reduce crude production when it meets on the fifth of October. Brent crude futures for November rose 95 …
Read More »The euro and sterling rise at the calm end of a volatile week
The euro and the British pound rose to a one-week high on Friday, bolstered by moves from the Bank of England to reassure the markets and indications that the European Central Bank is tightening monetary policy as foreign exchange markets regained some calm at the end of a volatile week. …
Read More »Turkish Statistical Institute: Trade balance deficit jumped 160% in August
Data published by the Turkish Statistical Institute on Friday showed that the country’s foreign trade balance deficit rose 159.9% year-on-year to $11.19 billion in August, affected by a 40.4 percent rise in imports. The data indicated that imports amounted to $32.53 billion, while exports rose by 13.1 percent to $21.34 …
Read More »European shares jump at the end of a turbulent quarter
European shares rose on Friday on the last day of trading from a turbulent quarter in which stocks were hit hard as investors worried about the impact of monetary policy tightening on economic growth and corporate profits. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.8 percent by 0713 GMT, boosted by …
Read More »Japan’s industrial production rises more than expected in August
According to official data, Japan’s industrial production grew by 2.7% in August compared to July, marking the third consecutive month of growth. This number clearly exceeded expectations for a 0.2% increase in a Reuters poll. Retail sales jumped 4.1% in August from a year ago, topping Reuters’ forecasts for a …
Read More »UK Q2 GDP improved to 0.2% QoQ
UK’s final reading of the second quarter (Q2) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) offered a positive surprise on early Friday. That said, the Q2 GDP improved to 0.2% QoQ versus -0.1% previous forecasts while the YoY figures increased to 4.4% versus 2.9% prior estimations. Further details suggest that the UK’s Q2 …
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