Oil prices fell on Tuesday as investors digested a bleak outlook for global fuel demand after data pointing to a global slowdown in the manufacturing sector. In contrast, OPEC+ oil producers meet this week to decide whether to increase supplies. Surveys on Monday revealed that factories across the United States, …
Read More »Gold stabilizes as US bond yields fall and dollar rises
Gold gave up early gains to trade flat on Tuesday as the US dollar rose, lower Treasury yields and growing recession fears kept the yellow metal near its four-week peak. And gold settled in spot transactions at about 1771.29 dollars an ounce by 0843 GMT, after hitting its highest level …
Read More »European shares decline, affected by fears of recession and Sino-American tension
European shares fell on Tuesday, August 2 after weak global factory data reinforced fears of an economic slowdown, while markets were nervous ahead of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s upcoming visit to Taiwan. By 7:08 GMT, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.6%. Three sources said Pelosi was expected …
Read More »Japan shares close lower, driven by US-China tension and a stronger yen
Japanese stocks closed lower on Tuesday as tensions escalated between Beijing and Washington ahead of a possible visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan on Tuesday. At the same time, the yen’s rally against the dollar fueled a sell-off in exporters’ shares. The Nikkei index fell 1.42 percent …
Read More »Check Point Software Earnings, Revenue Beat in Q2
Check Point Software on Monday reported second-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations and revenue that beat expectations. Check Point Software reported earnings per share of $1.64 on revenue of $571.1 million. Check Point Software shares are up 6% from the start of the year, still down 16.72% from a 52-week …
Read More »China leads losses in Asia as geopolitical tensions escalate
China led Asian market losses on Tuesday, August 2nd, amid geopolitical tensions in the region due to a supposed visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.55% and the Japanese Shenzhen Index decreased by 1.48% at the close of trading The Hang Seng …
Read More »Dow Jones: Looking for additional momentum to resume the rise 2/8/2022
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Read More »GBP/JPY: touches the bearish target 2/8/2022
The British pound fell against its Japanese rival significantly, at the beginning of this week’s trading, within the expected negative outlook during the previous analysis, touching the first awaited target at the price of 160.40, recording its lowest level at 160.03. Technically, the bearish trend is still dominating the pair’s …
Read More »CAD waiting to continue the decline 2/8/2022
The movements of the Canadian dollar witnessed attempts to recover at the beginning of the first trading sessions of this week. However, it is still limited to facing a strong resistance level around 1.2880/1.2870. Technically, we tend to the negativity, relying on the support of the 50-day simple moving average …
Read More »GBP maintains positive stability 2/8/2022
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