The euro showed upward movements against the US dollar, which continued its descending correction to its lowest level in 3 weeks to record the highest level last Friday at 1.0254. Today’s technical vision indicates the possibility of continuing the bullish bias due to the positive motive coming from the 50-day …

Inflation in the US, as measured by the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, climbed to 6.8% on a yearly basis in June from 6.3% in May, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Friday. This reading came in higher than the market expectation of 6.7%. The Core PCE …

Shell ADR reported on Thursday’s second-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ forecasts and revenue that topped expectations. Shell ADR announced earnings per share of $3.06 on revenue of $100.06B. Shell ADR shares are up 18.48% from the beginning of the year, still down 16.63% from its 52 week high of $61.67 …

The Russian government said in a statement on Friday that it and Saudi Arabia remain firmly committed to the goals of the OPEC+ agreement to maintain market stability and balance supply and demand in global oil markets. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak met with Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz …

The Eurozone economy expanded by 0.7% on the quarter in the three months to June of 2022, beating 0.2% expected and 0.6% previous, the preliminary release showed on Friday. On an annualized basis, the bloc’s GDP rate rose by 4.0% in Q2 vs. 5.4% booked in the first quarter of …

The annualized Eurozone Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) accelerated by 8.9% in July vs. June’s 8.6%, the latest data published by Eurostat showed on Friday. The market consensus was for an 8.6% figure. The core figures rose to 4.0% YoY in July when compared to 3.8% expectations and 3.7% …

The Japanese yen rose on Friday, set for its biggest weekly gain in four months against the dollar on bets that US interest rates are nearing a peak after data on Thursday showed that the world’s largest economy unexpectedly contracted in the second quarter. Futures markets expect US interest rates …

European shares rose on Friday, set for their first monthly gain in four months as solid corporate earnings overshadowed global recession fears. Meanwhile, the focus now turned to eurozone inflation and gross domestic product data due later on Friday. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.7 percent by 0715 GMT, …

Gold prices rose on Friday as the dollar and bond yields continued to decline in the wake of US economic data, setting the yellow metal on course for its best week in nearly five months. By 0616 GMT, gold in spot transactions increased 0.6 percent to $ 1766.08 an ounce. …

Oil prices settled at a high level in Asian trade on Friday, July 29, supported by supply concerns and with the focus shifting to the next meeting of the OPEC + bloc, though recession fears limited the gains. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for September delivery rose 38 cents, or …