Oil, Crude, trading
Read More »GBP/JPY: may witness a temporary rise 5/8/2022
GBP/JPY was able to achieve the bearish targets within the expected negative outlook during the previous analysis, touching the second leg of 161.50, and recording the lowest 161.10 On the technical side today, and with a closer look at the 60-minute chart, we find signs of positivity starting to appear …
Read More »CAD tests resistance for the third consecutive session 5/8/2022
The loonie’s movement has changed little and is still hovering below the pivotal resistance level 1.2880 that it has been unable to breach. Technically, we tend to the negativity, relying on the support of the 50-day simple moving average for the bearish bias, which is exerting negative pressure on the …
Read More »GBP is looking for a clearer path 5/8/2022
Oil, Crude, trading
Read More »Gold hits target, eyes on data 5/8/2022
Gold prices continued to rise gradually to the upside, as we expected, heading to touch the official target station yesterday at 1794, recording its highest level at 1794. Technically, and by looking at the 240-minute chart, we find the 50-day simple moving average that enhances the chances of rising, in …
Read More »Euro Touches the target 5/8/2022
A positive trading session witnessed the movements of the euro against the US dollar within the expected bullish bias during the previous analysis, touching the retest target that is required to be achieved over the short time intervals at 1.0210, recording the highest level at 1.0253. Technically, we find the …
Read More »Bailey speech: Parts of UK economy are still going forward strongly
Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey is delivering his remarks on the policy outlook and responding to questions from the press following the bank’s decision to hike the policy rate by 50 basis points to 1.75%. Quotes “We would have had to raise interest rates in double digits last …
Read More »BOE hikes policy rate by 50 bps to 1.75% as expected
Following its August policy meeting, the Bank of England announced that it raised the policy rate by 50 basis points to 1.75% as expected. The policy statement revealed that Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Silvana Tenreyro voted to hike the rate by 0.25 basis points.
Read More »Oil prices increase after falling to the lowest level in nearly 6 months
Oil prices held largely steady on Thursday as the market balanced tight supplies with demand concerns, after an increase in US crude and gasoline inventories pushed prices to multi-month lows in the previous session. By 0925 GMT, Brent crude futures rose 36 cents, or 0.37 percent, to $97.14 a barrel, …
Read More »Fed officials’ statements supporting USD, Pound awaits a rate hike
The dollar held onto recent gains against other major currencies on Thursday, as comments from Federal Reserve officials reinforced the US central bank’s determination to tackle the highest inflation rate in decades with massive interest rate hikes. Meanwhile, the Bank of England is widely expected to raise interest rates by …
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