Oil prices rose on Monday after Iran’s nuclear talks appeared to have reached a dead end and with the implementation of a Russian oil ban imminent, scarce supplies struggled to meet still-strong demand. Brent crude futures rose 88 cents, or 1 percent, to $93.72 a barrel by 1100 GMT. US …
Read More »Germany’s Ifo: German economy to contract by 0.3% in 2023
Germany’s Ifo Institute announced on Monday that it revised its 2023 growth forecast to -0.3% from 3.5% in June. The institute further noted that the annual inflation expectation for 2023 was revised to 9.3% from June’s forecast of 6%. For 2022, Ifo now sees the economy growing by 1.6%, down …
Read More »Gold is gaining lustre and hitting its highest level in more than a week
Gold prices rose more than 1% on Friday, September 9, to reach their highest level in more than a week, as a weak dollar boosted demand for the yellow metal, even as US Reserve policymakers pledged to raise interest rates to tame inflation pressures. Spot gold rose 1.1% to 1726.80 …
Read More »European shares rise at the open, supported by the rise in banking shares
European shares rose at the open on Monday, with banking stocks rising for a third consecutive session on bets that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates dramatically. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.2 percent to continue rising after posting its first weekly gain in four weeks on …
Read More »Nikkei closes at its highest level in more than two weeks
Japan’s Nikkei index ended Monday’s trading at its highest level in more than two weeks, tracking Wall Street’s strong closing last week, as heavyweights and travel-related stocks led the gains. The Nikkei index closed up 1.16 percent to 28,542.11 points, its highest closing level since August 26. The broader Topix …
Read More »UK GDP expands 0.2% MoM in July
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 …
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