A Reuters survey showed on Friday that OPEC did not commit in June to the oil production increase it pledged under an agreement with allies, as involuntary declines in Libya and Nigeria erased the impact of supply increases by Saudi Arabia and other major producers. The survey found that the …

The futures contracts of US stock indices fell on Friday, coinciding with the continuing concerns about the tightening of the US monetary policy, and the reinforcement of fears of a recession in the US economy. The futures contracts for the Dow Jones rose by 0.23% and settled at the level …

The annualized Eurozone Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) surged by 8.6% in June vs. the previous reading of 8.1%, the latest data published by Eurostat showed on Friday. The market expected the bloc’s inflation to accelerate by 8.4%. The core figures dropped to 3.7% YoY in June when compared …

European shares fell on Friday, as semiconductor shares led the decline after tepid expectations from US chip maker Micron, while investors awaited euro zone inflation data to build their expectations about the pace of interest rate hikes. Dutch semiconductor equipment company ASML, French-Italian chip maker ST Microelectronics and German chip …

Gold prices fell below the $1,800 level on Friday, July 1, and the precious metal is heading for its third consecutive weekly loss, as the tight monetary policies of major central banks and the rising US dollar reduced its attractiveness. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.5% to $ 1797.19 …

Japan’s Nikkei fell for a third consecutive session on Friday to close at its lowest level in nearly two weeks, tracking Wall Street’s losses overnight, as investors worried about the economic slowdown in the world’s largest economy. The Nikkei fell 1.73% to 25,935.62 points, its lowest closing level since June …

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Negative trading dominated the movements of the pound sterling against the Japanese yen within a strong bearish track, which recorded its lowest level during the early morning trading session at 163.35. On the technical side, the pair’s current moves are witnessing stability around the lowest level of 163.35, with pressure …

Quiet positive trading dominated the movements of the Canadian dollar within a gradual ascent to the upside, achieving the condition for the rise referred to during the previous analysis: cohesion above 1.2900 to touch the required target of 1.2930. Technically, we find the simple moving averages trying to push the …

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