The US inflation data dominated the markets in the week ending May 13th. The safe-haven assets ended the trading in a bearish direction led by gold as a result of the rise in the US dollar. Wall Street ended trading higher on Friday, ending a week of wild market volatility, …
Read More »US: UoM Consumer Sentiment Index falls to 59.1 in May
The preliminary estimate of the University of Michigan’s (UoM) Consumer Sentiment Index for May fell to 59.1 versus an expected fall 64.0 from 65.2 in April, its lowest since August 2011, data released on Friday showed. UoM’s Consumer Expectations Index fell to 56.3 from 63.0 in April, larger than the …
Read More »Elon Musk: Twitter takeover ‘temporarily on hold’
Elon Musk has insisted that he is ‘still committed’ to his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter after throwing the deal into chaos by tweeting that it was ‘temporarily on hold’. Musk’s surprise tweets early Friday sent Twitter stock plunging in the pre-market, as analysts speculated that Musk is trying to …
Read More »Oil rises, but fears of weak demand cap gains
Oil prices continued to rise on Friday, but were heading for their first weekly loss in three weeks, as concerns about inflation and slowing global growth due to the closures in China to combat the pandemic outweighed the impact of concerns about dwindling fuel supplies from Russia. Brent crude futures …
Read More »European shares rise at the end of a volatile week
European shares rose in early trading on Friday to settle at the end of a volatile week dominated by concerns about sharp inflation and tightening monetary policy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.7% by 0710 GMT, with banking, oil, gas and technology shares leading the morning gains. Trading in …
Read More »Nikkei records its best daily performance since the end of March
The Japanese Nikkei index recorded the highest increase in more than a month and a half as investors flocked to cheap stocks, with SoftBank Group leading the gains. The Nikkei jumped 2.64 percent to close at 2,6427.65, the highest daily increase since March 23, recovering from a decline to a …
Read More »The Turkish lira depreciates for the seventh consecutive session
The Turkish lira fell for the seventh consecutive session against the dollar on Friday, bringing its losses to nearly five percent since last Wednesday, and heading towards its record lows last December. The lira fell to 15.4675 against the US currency and settled at 15.4410 per dollar at 0707 GMT. …
Read More »GBP/JPY: trying to recover temporarily 13/5/2022
JPYGBP incurred heavy losses during the last session, surpassing the target that needs to be touched at 159.10, and recording its lowest level at 155.60. On the technical side today, the pair’s current movements are witnessing a limited bullish tendency due to the intraday pivot above 156.60, accompanied by the …
Read More »CAD May see a limited slope 13/5/2022
The Canadian dollar jumped, continuing to the upside within the expected bullish context, surpassing the first target that is required to be touched during the previous analysis at 1.3060, recording the highest at 1.3076. Technically, and with careful consideration of the 4-hour chart, we find the resistance level of 1.3060 …
Read More »GBP is falling sharply against the US dollar 13/5/2022
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