Quiet positive trades dominated gold’s movements during the previous session’s trading. After retesting the strong support level at 1840 price, it returned within the bullish path, now stable around the session’s highest level around 1857 resistance. Technically, we explained yesterday that the condition for continuing the rise is cohesion above …
Read More »The euro touches the desired goal 27/5/2022
The single European currency succeeded in retesting the pivotal support level published during the previous report at 1.0660, which forced the euro to bullish retracement. As we expected, touching the first target 1.0740, heading to touch the official price target during the previous technical report at 1.0770, recording its highest …
Read More »US: Q1 GDP contracts at an annualized pace of 1.5%
According to a second estimate by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, the annualized pace of real GDP growth in Q1 2022 came in at -1.5%, below the first estimate of -1.4% and the market’s expectation for a growth rate of -1.3%, data on Thursday showed. Nonetheless, the latest GDP …
Read More »Moscow blames the West for Ukraine’s grain export problems
The Kremlin on Thursday rejected accusations from the United States and the European Union that Russia was blocking grain exports from Ukraine, blaming the West for creating this situation due to the imposition of sanctions.“We do not categorically accept these accusations. On the contrary, we hold Western countries responsible for …
Read More »Oil pushes European shares higher, growth fears persist
European shares rose slightly on Thursday, supported by a rise in energy shares and the US central bank’s commitment to its path to raise interest rates, while sentiment was negatively affected as concerns related to slowing economic growth persisted. By 0840 GMT, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.2 percent, …
Read More »The Turkish lira is falling before the central bank meeting
The Turkish lira fell by 0.5% Thursday, May 26, to 16.45 against the dollar, touching its weakest level since December, before a meeting of the Central Bank is expected to keep the benchmark interest rate at 14%. The lira has fallen about 20% this year, in addition to losing 44% …
Read More »Russia expects oil production to decline by 8.4% this year
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak expected Thursday, May 26, that the country’s oil production would decline to between 480 and 500 million tons this year, from 524 million tons in 2021. The RIA news agency quoted Novak as telling reporters in Tehran that expectations are subject to change depending …
Read More »The Russian Central reduces the interest rate to 11%
The Russian Central Bank cut the interest rate to 11% from 14% Thursday, May 26, with inflation falling from its highest levels in 20 years and the Russian economy approaching deflation. The Russian Central Bank said it saw room for further reduction this year, noting that risks to financial stability …
Read More »Oil rises due to tight supplies
Oil prices rose on Thursday, continuing a cautious performance this week amid signs of tight supplies as the European Union discussed with Hungary plans to ban imports from Russia, the world’s second-largest crude exporter, after it invaded Ukraine. Brent crude futures for July delivery rose 47 cents, or 0.41 percent, …
Read More »Nikkei dips on chip-related stock losses
Japan’s Nikkei fell for the third consecutive session on Thursday, as losses in blue chips-related blue chips outweighed a jump in airline and rail stocks. The Nikkei fell 0.27 percent to close at 26,604.84 points, giving up the gains recorded earlier in the session, supported by a strong closing of …
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