The US economy expanded at an annualized rate of 2.9% in the fourth quarter, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis’ (BEA) first estimate showed on Thursday.  This reading followed the 3.2% growth recorded in the third quarter and came in slightly better than the market expectation for an expansion of …

Gold prices fell on Thursday, January 26, with the rise of the dollar, while investors await US economic data that could provide clues about whether the Federal Reserve will slow down the pace of raising interest rates. Spot gold fell 0.5% to $1936.97 an ounce, after hitting its highest level …

European stocks rose on Thursday as strong quarterly earnings from ST Microelectronics, Sabadell and Nokia allayed concerns about corporate earnings season amid signs of a recession. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.6% by 0835 GMT, with technology and financial services shares leading the gains. STMicroelectronics jumped 8.4% after …

Japan’s Nikkei index snapped a four-session winning streak on Thursday, with shipping companies leading the decline, as investors around the world await US economic data that could influence the path of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike. The Nikkei index closed down 0.12 percent at 27,362.75, after rising 0.4 percent …

Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Thursday after a less-than-expected build in US crude inventories, while a weaker dollar made oil less affordable for buyers of other currencies. By 0119 GMT, Brent crude futures rose 12 cents to $86.24 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose …

Oil, Crude, trading

Limited sideways trading dominates the movements of the Canadian dollar, confined between 1.3350 and 1.3420. Technically, we note the continuation of the 50-day simple moving average pressure on the price from above, with trading stabilizing below 1.3420, which supports negativity. On the other hand, we find the 14-day momentum indicator …

Oil, Crude, trading

US crude oil futures prices achieved the first bearish target referred to in the previous analysis at 79.40, to start a bullish rebound due to touching the support 79.40 represented in the first target, to witness the current movements stabilizing above the barrier of $80.00 per barrel. Technically, the 50-day …

For the second session in a row, the strong levels of demand published during all the technical reports for the current week, at 1920, proved their effectiveness after gold was able to establish a solid support ground to force it to rebound upward and continue the ascent towards the official …