Two sources in OPEC + told Reuters on Wednesday that the group expects the oil market surplus to be 1.4 million barrels per day in 2022, about 500,000 barrels per day less than previous expectations. The two sources were based on figures prepared for the meeting of the OPEC + …

The monthly data published by Eurostat showed on Wednesday that the Unemployment Rate in the euro area and the EU stayed unchanged at 6.8% and 6.2%, respectively, in April. Markets were expecting the euro area Unemployment Rate to edge lower to 6.7%.

The euro moved further away from its monthly high on Wednesday and the dollar rose, supported by higher US Treasury yields as global inflation fears escalated again. The dollar index, which measures the performance of the US currency against six major currencies, including the euro, rose 0.2 percent to 101.96, …

Gold prices fell to their lowest level in two weeks on Wednesday, but remained in a limited range as the demand for the precious metal as a safe haven helped offset some of the continuing pressures from the rise in the dollar and US Treasury yields. And the rise of …

The monthly data published by Eurostat showed on Wednesday that the Unemployment Rate in the euro area and the EU stayed unchanged at 6.8% and 6.2%, respectively, in April. Markets were expecting the euro area Unemployment Rate to edge lower to 6.7%.

Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, supported by a rebound in the auto sector after a report by analysts gave positive expectations for the sector’s profits, but limited cautious gains in trading ahead of the monthly data on US employment in the non-farm sectors. The Japanese Nikkei index rose 0.65 percent …

European shares opened slightly higher on Wednesday, boosted by a rally in bank and auto stocks, but negative data raised fears of slowing economic growth and capped gains. The pan-European STOXX 600 index started the month higher, adding 0.3% by 0716 GMT, after closing down 0.7% on Tuesday, as the …

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The British pound continues its positive movements against its Japanese counterpart within the expected bullish path, touching the target, around 162.85, recording the highest of 162.80. On the technical side, today, we tend to resume the bullish bias, relying on the positive motive coming from the 50-day simple moving average, …

The movements of the Canadian dollar witnessed a bearish tendency during the last trading session, heading to touch the first target that is required to be touched at 1.2635, to record its lowest level at 1.2630. Technically, we notice that the pair has benefited from the support level represented by …