On the first day of his hearing before the United States Congress, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell led towards a higher terminal rate than previously predicted, sending the US dollar to three-month highs. The US Dollar Index, which monitors the dollar against a basket of six other currencies, was 0.1% …

Shares of Continental AG increased on Wednesday after the German tyre manufacturer said it anticipated better profitability for its 2023 fiscal year as the automotive industry recovered from supply chain and logistical issues. The adjusted profit before interest and tax margin for the current 12-month period is expected to be between …

China’s passenger car sales totaled 1.42 million units in February, data from the China Passenger Car Association showed on Wednesday, up 10.4 percent from the same period in 2022 when the week-long Lunar New Year holiday led to a decline in business activities. It said car sales in the first …

European stocks fell on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said there was a possibility of more sharp interest rate increases, while sportswear company Adidas fell after announcing plans to cut its annual dividend. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.3 percent by 0805 GMT, hitting its lowest level …

Gold prices fell to a one-week low on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that it would likely take a higher-than-expected interest rate hike to curb inflationary pressures. Gold fell 0.1 percent in spot transactions to $ 1812.44 an ounce by 0634 GMT. US gold futures also fell …

Oil prices were steady in early Asian trading on Wednesday, as industry data showed a drawdown in US crude inventories after the market fell in the previous session on fears that further sharp increases in US interest rates could hurt demand. Brent crude futures for April were up 8 cents …

Oil, Crude, trading

The Canadian dollar returned to achieving gains after it ended the bearish slope and succeeded in building on the strong support floor of 1.3630, explaining that the price’s consolidation above 1.3630 completely invalidates the activation of the bearish scenario. The pair recovers, waiting for 1.3670 and 1.3700, respectively, to record …

Oil, Crude, trading

Negative movements dominated the prices of US crude oil futures contracts, after colliding with the resistance level of 80.90, in addition to the failure of oil to maintain positive stability above the broken support of 79.50. Technically, we tend to be negative in our trading, relying on breaking the support …