European shares fell on Tuesday, August 2 after weak global factory data reinforced fears of an economic slowdown, while markets were nervous ahead of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s upcoming visit to Taiwan. By 7:08 GMT, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.6%. Three sources said Pelosi was expected …
Read More »Japan shares close lower, driven by US-China tension and a stronger yen
Japanese stocks closed lower on Tuesday as tensions escalated between Beijing and Washington ahead of a possible visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan on Tuesday. At the same time, the yen’s rally against the dollar fueled a sell-off in exporters’ shares. The Nikkei index fell 1.42 percent …
Read More »Check Point Software Earnings, Revenue Beat in Q2
Check Point Software on Monday reported second-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations and revenue that beat expectations. Check Point Software reported earnings per share of $1.64 on revenue of $571.1 million. Check Point Software shares are up 6% from the start of the year, still down 16.72% from a 52-week …
Read More »China leads losses in Asia as geopolitical tensions escalate
China led Asian market losses on Tuesday, August 2nd, amid geopolitical tensions in the region due to a supposed visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.55% and the Japanese Shenzhen Index decreased by 1.48% at the close of trading The Hang Seng …
Read More »Dow Jones: Looking for additional momentum to resume the rise 2/8/2022
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Read More »GBP/JPY: touches the bearish target 2/8/2022
The British pound fell against its Japanese rival significantly, at the beginning of this week’s trading, within the expected negative outlook during the previous analysis, touching the first awaited target at the price of 160.40, recording its lowest level at 160.03. Technically, the bearish trend is still dominating the pair’s …
Read More »CAD waiting to continue the decline 2/8/2022
The movements of the Canadian dollar witnessed attempts to recover at the beginning of the first trading sessions of this week. However, it is still limited to facing a strong resistance level around 1.2880/1.2870. Technically, we tend to the negativity, relying on the support of the 50-day simple moving average …
Read More »GBP maintains positive stability 2/8/2022
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Read More »Gold continues its gradual rise 2/8/2022
Gold prices continued to achieve gains for the fourth consecutive session, reaching the first target of the previous analysis at 1780, recording its highest level at 1780 during the early trading of the current session. Technically, by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice the price stability above the 50-day …
Read More »Euro looking for more momentum 2/8/2022
Quiet trading tilted to the positive, dominating the euro’s movements against the US dollar within the expected bullish path during the previous report, touching the first awaited target at 1.0275, recording the highest level at 1.0293. On the technical side, today, we find the bullish scenario still valid, relying on …
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