Oil, Crude, trading
Read More »Oil may witness a temporary recovery attempt 9/9/2022
Negative trading dominated the US crude oil futures prices within the expected bullish track, to settle for recording its lowest level near the 81.00 barrier. Technically, the current oil movements are witnessing a bullish tendency, benefiting from stability above the mentioned support level and the attempt for intraday stability above …
Read More »Gold touches the target and breaking of the resistance extends the gains 9/9/2022
A gradual rise in gold prices within the positive outlook, as we expected during the previous analysis, heading to touch the official price station at 1726, recording its highest level at 1728. On the technical side today, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we find gold succeeded in establishing …
Read More »The Euro breaks the resistance and starts forming a bullish wave 9/9/2022
The euro succeeded in achieving noticeable gains against the US dollar within the expected bullish path, in which we depended on consolidation above the parity point 1.0000, explaining that this is a catalyst that enhances the chances of rising to visit 1.0080, reaching its highest level during the early trading …
Read More »US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims decline to 222K
here were 222,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending September 3, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print followed the previous week’s print of 228,000 (revised from 232,000) and came in better than the market expectation of 240,000. Further details …
Read More »Key takeaways from ECB policy statement
Key takeaways from policy statement “This major step frontloads transition from prevailing highly accommodative level of policy rates towards levels that will ensure timely return of inflation to ECB’s 2% medium-term target.” “Based on current assessment, over next several meetings, ECB expects to raise interest rates further to dampen demand …
Read More »ECB hikes key rates by 75 basis points as expected
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on Thursday that it raised its key rates by 75 basis points (bps) following the September policy meeting. With this decision, the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will be …
Read More »Oil prices fall as pandemic restrictions extend in China
Oil prices fell on Thursday, after recording sharp losses in the previous session, as the extension of China’s closure measures to curb the spread of the Coronavirus exacerbated fears of a slowdown in global economic activity, which is hurting demand. Brent crude futures lost 40 cents, or 0.4 percent, to …
Read More »Euro hovers above two-decade low ahead of ECB decision
On Thursday, the euro hovered above the 20-year low hit two days ago as investors awaited the European Central Bank’s policy decision and comments from the Federal Reserve chief for indications on the path of global monetary tightening. The European Central Bank is expected to raise interest rates by 75 …
Read More »European stocks open higher
European shares opened higher on Thursday, ahead of what could be the largest interest rate hike ever announced by the European Central Bank. Mining and banking stocks led the gains. Markets are awaiting the size of the central bank’s increase in the main interest rate. The bank is studying a …
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