Oil prices rose for a fourth day on Friday as fears of Russian supply disruptions outweighed the impact of anti-Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in China, the world’s largest crude importer, casting a shadow on demand. By 0639 GMT, Brent crude futures rose 88 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $108.47 a barrel, …

After several consecutive days of ascending, the Canadian dollar touched the target price mentioned in the last analysis, at 1.2870, recording the highest price of 1.2880, which forced the pair to achieve some decline due to touching the resistance level of 1.2870. Technically, by looking at the 4-hour chart, we …

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The yellow metal prices declined within the expected bearish path we mentioned in the previous analysis, touching the first target at 1885 and approaching by a few points from the next stop 1866, recording a bottom at 1872. Technically, we notice that there are limited attempts to rise as a …

According to our expectations during the last analysis, it managed to touch the target price station at 1.0570, to extend its losses towards the low of 1.0470, the lowest level in several years. Technically and by looking at the 240-minute chart, we notice the movement within the bearish price channel …

There were 180,000 initial claims in the US economy in the week ending on 23 April, in line with consensus estimates and a slight decline from last week’s 185,000 reading which was revised up from 184,000, according to data released by the US Department of Labour on Thursday. That meant …

The annualized pace of US real GDP growth in Q1 2022 came in at a negative 1.4%, according to data released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis on Thursday. That was a big miss on expectations that the economy had grown at an annualized pace of 1.4% in Q1 …

The dollar rose against the yen above 130 yen on Thursday for the first time since 2002, after the Bank of Japan maintained its commitment to ultra-loose monetary policy, while the euro briefly fell below $1.05. There was some speculation in the market that the BoJ might pull back a …

Russia’s aggression in Ukraine is causing enormous suffering. It is also affecting the economy, in Europe and beyond. The conflict and the associated uncertainty are weighing heavily on the confidence of businesses and consumers. Trade disruptions are leading to new shortages of materials and inputs. Surging energy and commodity prices …

Japanese stocks rose on Thursday after the Bank of Japan renewed its commitment to ultra-accommodative monetary policy and investors were relieved that no surprises would negatively affect the stock market. The Nikkei index rose 1.75 percent at the close, recording 26,847.90 points, the largest daily increase since April 13, after …