European stocks opened with strong gains on Tuesday, as did markets in Asia and Wall Street as investors looked ahead to the outcome of peace talks between Moscow and Kiev in Turkey. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index jumped eight percent, extending its gains for the third consecutive session, with the …
Read More »Energy Ministers: The UAE and Saudi Arabia are doing their part to stabilize the oil markets
On Tuesday, the energy ministers of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two of the world’s largest energy producers, said that the two countries had done their part in balancing the oil market. “We have only one task: to stabilize the market. Therefore, we cannot politicize the organization or …
Read More »S&P Global forecasts 8.5% contraction in Russia’s economy in 2022
Credit rating agency S&P Global cut its forecast for Russia’s 2022 GDP growth by more than 11 percentage points to a contraction of 8.5%, while slashing its forecasts for Poland and Turkey by more than a percentage point due to the fallout from the war in Ukraine. On its economic …
Read More »Japan to ban luxury goods exports to Russia from April 5
Japan will ban the export of luxury goods to Russia from April 5, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a statement on Tuesday, March 29, in its latest move in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The banned items include luxury items such as cars, motorcycles, …
Read More »Nikkei rises in the footsteps of US stocks and the rise of auto companies
Japanese stocks closed higher on Tuesday, following in the footsteps of US stocks that rose on Monday night, with auto and shipping stocks leading the gains and the market-leading with dividend claims. The Nikkei index rose 1.1 percent to 28,252.42 points. The broader Topix index rose 0.93 percent to 191.66 …
Read More »Japan intends to require companies to refrain from paying in rubles in transactions
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Tuesday that Japanese companies will be asked to respond “no” if Russia requests payment in rubles in economic transactions, especially in the energy sector. Russia last week demanded that “unfriendly” countries pay in rubles, not euros, for its gas, following the union of …
Read More »Oil drops about 7% on fears of weak Chinese demand
Oil prices fell more than 7 percent on Monday, as concerns grew about slowing fuel demand in China after authorities in the country’s financial hub, Shanghai, said they would implement a two-stage shutdown to contain an increase in coronavirus cases. Brent crude futures fell $8.17, or 6.8 percent, to $112.48 …
Read More »Germany’s DAX makes notable gains 29/3/2022
The German DAX index jumped, achieving noticeable gains, as we expected, touching our awaited target of 14,555 to record its highest level, 14,644. On the technical side, today, we tend to the positivity, relying on the stability of trading above the support level of 14,360 and the positive stimulus coming …
Read More »Dow Jones continues its gradual rise 29/3/2022
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Read More »CAD touches the bullish corrective target 29/3/2022
As we expected, a bullish corrective bias dominated the Canadian dollar’s movements yesterday, touching the corrective target at 1.2590, recording the highest price at 1.2592. Technically, we notice that the pair succeeded in building a base of 1.2480 support, located around the 50.0% Fibonacci correction, accompanied by the clear positive …
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