The UK GDP monthly release showed that the economy rebounded in July, growing at 0.2% vs. 0.5% expectations and -0.6% previous. A Reuters poll of economists had pointed to month-on-month growth of 0.4% in July. Meanwhile, the Index of services (July) came in at -0.2% 3M/3M vs. -0.8% estimate and -0.4% …
Read More »Dow Jones tries to maintain gains 12/9/2022
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Read More »CAD continues its gradual decline 12/9/2022
The Canadian dollar was able to achieve the expected bearish minor correction during the last trading sessions of the week ending last Friday, touching the required target at 1.2980 and recording its lowest level at 1.2980. Technically, and carefully considering the chart, the pair confirmed the breach of 1.3060, and …
Read More »GBP continues to advance against USD 12/9/2022
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Read More »Oil hits resistance 12/9/2022
US crude oil futures prices were able to compensate for part of their losses, to achieve remarkable increases at the end of last week’s trading, within the expected bullish path, surpassing the official target that is required to be achieved at the price of 85.80, recording the highest level of …
Read More »Gold finds strong resistance 12/9/2022
Positive trades dominated gold’s movements within the expected bullish context, touching our awaited target at 1730, and recording its highest level at 1729. Technically, gold prices found a strong resistance level around 1726 represented by the 23.60% Fibonacci correction as shown on the 4-hour chart. It started by pressing the …
Read More »Euro continues its corrective rise against dollar 12/9/2022
Positive movements dominated the Euro against the US dollar, beginning to form a corrective ascending wave, heading to touch the required target during the previous analysis at 1.0130, recording its highest level at 1.0124 during the early trading of the current session. On the technical side, the simple moving averages …
Read More »Dollar is heading for a weekly decline, euro is rising
On Friday, the dollar is set to record its first weekly decline in four weeks, while a sharp interest rate hike by the European Central Bank led to gains for the euro, while investors await US inflation data due to be published next week. The dollar index, which measures the …
Read More »Canada: Unemployment Rate jumps to 5.4% in August
Statistics Canada reported on Friday that the Unemployment Rate in Canada rose to 5.4% in August from 4.9% in July. This reading came in worse than the market expectation of 5%. Further details of the publication revealed that the Net Change in Employment was -39.7K, compared to the market expectation …
Read More »A look at the British economy after the death of Queen Elizabeth II
The death of Queen Elizabeth II marks the beginning of a new era for the United Kingdom but one that will be fraught with economic uncertainty and mixed patriotic sentiments. Queen Elizabeth died on Thursday, September 8th, at 96, the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. Thousands of Britons gathered …
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