European shares opened higher on Thursday, supported by gains in low-risk sectors, on fears of a worsening crisis in Ukraine as Western countries plan more sanctions on Russia. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.2 percent, with utilities and consumer goods companies leading the way. Raw materials stocks fell 0.3 …

The dollar rose on Thursday as oil prices stabilized and commodity-linked currencies gave up some of their gains, while the yen plunged to its lowest level since 2015. The turmoil prevailed in stock markets and struggled to achieve gains in Asian trading, as investors exercised more caution after hawkish comments …

Japan’s Nikkei index changed direction to rise in the last hour of Thursday’s trading session after falling oil prices allayed inflation fears in a country that relies on imports for its energy needs. US crude gave up its previous gains, falling more than one percent, while investors assessed the chances …

Manufacturing PMI in the eurozone edged lower to 57 in early March from 58.2 in February, the data published jointly by IHS Markit and S&P Global showed on Thursday. This print came in better than the market forecast of 56. The Services PMI declined to 54.8 from 55.5 and the …

On Thursday, oil prices fell in volatile trade as investors assessed the possibility of fresh supplies in markets with tight oil supplies amid hopes of a new nuclear deal with Iran. Brent crude futures fell 58 cents, or 0.48 percent, to $ 121.02 a barrel, and West Texas Intermediate crude …

Gold prices moved in a narrow trading range on Thursday, as caution dominated the markets due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and ahead of the release of US inflation data that may provide new indications on the monetary policy situation at the Federal Reserve (the US central bank). Spot gold fell …

In the previous session, the German DAX index experienced strong selling after it failed to maintain trading above 14,400 levels to record the lowest at 14,212. Technically, by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice the negative pressure leading from the 50-day moving average, accompanied by the clear negative signs …

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As was expected during the previous analysis, the Canadian dollar touched the first bearish target at 1.2560, recording the lowest price at 1.2542. Technically, the pair’s current moves are witnessing bullish rebound attempts, benefiting from the intraday stability above 1.2560, accompanied by clear positive signs on the 14-day momentum indicator …

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