The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on Thursday that it raised its key rates by 75 basis points (bps) following the October policy meeting as expected. With this decision, the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility …

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), is scheduled to deliver her remarks on the monetary policy outlook at a press conference at 12:45 GMT. Follow our live coverage of ECB’s policy announcements and the market reaction.

Oil prices rose on Thursday, October 27, to continue rising more than 3% in the previous session, supported by record-high US crude exports and a weak dollar. Still, persistent concerns about weak demand in China limited gains in Asia. By 03:32 GMT, Brent crude futures rose 20 cents, or 0.2%, …

The dollar rose on Thursday after falling earlier to its lowest level in a month in volatile trading ahead of the European Central Bank’s expected interest rate hike. Meanwhile, the yen gained some strength ahead of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision on Friday, rising to 145.11 against the …

European shares opened lower on Thursday as investors remained cautious ahead of a widely expected decision by the European Central Bank to raise interest rates, as well as the troubled Swiss bank Credit Suisse unveiling restructuring plans. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.3 percent after closing at a five-week …

The Japanese Nikkei index ended Thursday’s trading lower after three days of gains, as cautious investors focused on the outlook for specific stocks as earnings season reached its climax. The Nikkei index closed down 0.32 percent at 27,345.24 points. The index recorded positive readings at times in the morning session, …

Oil, Crude, trading

The Canadian dollar achieved the negative targets required during the previous technical report to reach the first target at 1.3545, approaching by a few points from the second target of 1.3495, recording the lowest level at 1.3505. Technically and carefully considering the 4-hour chart, we find the simple moving averages …

Oil, Crude, trading

US crude oil futures prices reversed the expected bearish trend during the latest analysis after the report issued by the International Energy Agency on oil inventories, recording extended gains around $88.47 per barrel. Technically, today, the current moves are witnessing stability above the previously breached resistance level, which is now …