The movements of the EUR/USD pair witnessed attempts to recover and compensate for losses during the last trading session, nullifying the bearish technical outlook, in which we relied on trading stability below 0.9710, recording the highest level at 0.9750. On the technical side today, the euro is witnessing stability above …
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The rise of the dollar against sterling was also affected by British domestic factors, after the British government announced last week a plan to cut taxes and increase borrowing. This decreased sterling to $1.0327 on Monday, a record low, after settling near the $1.1300 level ahead of the UK’s budget …
Read More »Gold loses its luster and hits its lowest level in 30 months
On Wednesday, gold prices hit a new low, the lowest in 30 months, as the allure of the precious metal was undermined amid the rise in the dollar and US Treasury yields due to expectations of a sharper rate hike by the Federal Reserve. By 0854 GMT, spot gold fell …
Read More »Oil prices stabilize after the dollar’s rise compensated for the decline in US production
Oil prices stabilized on Wednesday as a stronger dollar and rising crude oil inventories offset the decline in US production caused by Hurricane Ian. Brent crude futures rose five cents, or 0.06 percent, to $86.32 a barrel by 0937 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate crude fell nine cents, or 0.1 …
Read More »USD is at its highest level in 20 years and the sterling is under pressure
Nervous financial markets pushed the dollar to a two-decade high on Wednesday, Sept. 28, as rising interest rates around the world fueled recession fears. The pound slid further after recent warnings about Britain’s tax cut plans. The US dollar index rose by about 0.5% to a new record level at …
Read More »European stocks fall at the open on increasing recession fears
European shares opened lower on Wednesday, led by heavy selling in Asian markets as the escalating energy crisis in the region and the continued rise in global bond yields fueled fears of a recession. The European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.8 percent by 0707 GMT, to continue its decline for …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei closes near 3-month low, hit by recession fears
Japan’s Nikkei index ended trading on Wednesday near its lowest level in three months, as mounting fears of a global recession weighed on Wall Street on Tuesday evening and a media report that Apple Inc. abandoned plans to produce more iPhone phones, dented sentiment. The Nikkei fell 1.5 percent to …
Read More »The World Bank approves $512 million for housing and infrastructure in Turkey
The World Bank said on Wednesday it had approved $512.2 million in financing for Turkey to boost the resilience of the housing and infrastructure sectors to climate change and natural hazards. The bank said in a statement that $338.5 million of the financing would be used to develop new affordable …
Read More »Gold falls as dollar rises, bond yields rise to multi-year highs
Gold prices fell on Wednesday as the dollar and US Treasury yields rose to multi-year highs after hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials boosted expectations of a sharp interest rate hike. By 0404 GMT, spot gold fell 0.3 percent to $1,624.12 an ounce, close to the two-and-a-half year low of …
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