Japan’s Nikkei gave up earlier gains to close lower on Wednesday as recession fears pushed US stock futures lower after big gains on Wall Street Tuesday night. The Nikkei index fell 0.37 percent to 26,149.55 points, after rising 0.82 percent, to reach its highest level in a week at 26,462.83 …

European stocks look set to break a rally on Wednesday, with the decline in oil and metal prices lowering shares of commodity-related companies, while British inflation data revived fears of slowing global growth. By 0718 GMT, the pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 1.5 percent, to a record low not seen …

The UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month rate came in at 9.1% in May when compared to 9.0% registered in April while matching estimates of a 9.1% print, the UK Office for National Statistics reported on Wednesday. The annualized figure hit the highest since March 1982 and is also the …

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GBP/JPY was able to record noticeable gains within the expected bullish path during the previous analysis, touching the official target station of 167.00 and approaching by a few points from the second target of 168.00, recording its highest level at 167.85. Technically, the pair’s intraday movements are witnessing a bearish …

The Canadian dollar presented positive movements yesterday within a narrow ascending path, building on the support level of 1.2920, and it recorded the highest level at 1.2986. Technically and carefully looking at the 240-minute chart, the pair is still stable below the resistance level of the psychological barrier of 1.3000. …

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Quiet trading tended to the negativity that dominated gold price movements during the previous session, nullifying the expected bullish scenario in which we relied on trading stability above the support floor of 1830, recording its lowest level during the morning trading of today’s session 1825. Technically and by looking at …

EURUSD reached the first awaited target during the previous analysis, at 1.0580, recording its highest level during the last session trading at 1.0582. On the technical side, the pair witnessed a bearish tendency as a result of hitting the resistance level represented by the target of 1.0580, which forced the …

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s National Activity Index fell to 0.01 in May from 0.4 (revised from 0.47) in April. This data shows that the US economy expanded at its historical average in May. “The CFNAI Diffusion Index, which is also a three-month moving average, moved down to +0.27 …