The single European currency provides some temporary bullish bias after several consecutive falls against the US dollar, reaching its lowest levels around 1.1265. Technically, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice the negative pressure coming from the 50-day moving average, which meets near the resistance level of 1.1440, …
Read More »US Stock Futures Rise Supported by Nvidia Profits
US stocks rose after NVIDIA Group, the world’s most valuable chip maker, reported better-than-expected third-quarter results and gave a positive outlook, Dow futures rose 72 points, or 0.2%, and S&P futures rose 500 by 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures are up 0.5%, trading was choppy this week with the major …
Read More »CBRT Cuts Policy Rate by 100 Basis Points
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) announced on Thursday that it lowered its policy (one-week repo) rate by 100 basis points to 15% as expected. “Decided to cut rates after evaluating areas that monetary policy can impact.”“Positive impact of policy on commercial loans being seen.”“Evaluated temporary impacts …
Read More »European Shares Rise, But Oil And Mining Stocks Decline
European shares rose on Thursday after a solid earnings season that triggered a series of unprecedented gains, while a decline in oil and metals prices hurt commodity-related stocks. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.1 percent by 0824 GMT, with travel and leisure stocks leading the gains. Although the gains …
Read More »Currencies Overview: The Dollar is Falling From Its Highest Level in 16 Months
The dollar retreated from its highest level in 16 months on Thursday and lost some of its gains against the euro and the Australian and New Zealand dollars, as investors assessed the latest rally in the US currency and whether it is starting to decline. The dollar rose in the …
Read More »Market Drivers – Asian Session 18-11-2021
The Nikkei index closed down 0.3% to 29,598.66 points but trimmed its losses significantly after the Japanese Nikkei newspaper reported that the country’s economic stimulus package would likely include fiscal spending of about 55.7 trillion yen ($488 billion). This exceeds market expectations of 30-40 trillion yen. The broader Topix index …
Read More »Japan Shares Trim Losses at The Close
Japanese stocks fell slightly at the close of today’s session, and cyclical companies and oil companies led the decline but trimmed losses after a media report that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s stimulus package will be larger than expected. The Nikkei index closed down 0.3% to 29,598.66 points but trimmed its …
Read More »U.S. Natural Gas Contracts Fell 7% on Wednesday’s
US natural gas futures fell 7% on Wednesday, November 17, with continued increases in production and expectations of a decline in heating demand this week. As US gas contracts for December delivery ended the trading session lower by 36.1 cents, to settle at $4.816 per million British thermal units. After …
Read More »Oil is Falling on US-China
The benchmark Brent crude fell during those moments of trading today, Thursday, below the levels of 80 dollars, as it is trading at levels of 79.8 dollars, down 0.6 dollars. The benchmark Brent crude has fluctuated between levels of $80.15 as a top and $79.6 as a bottom since trading …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 17-11-2021
The European session on Wednesday was mostly flat. Gold is now at $1,863.61 an ounce, up 0.7%, while gold contracts are at $1,865.7 an ounce, up 0.63%. As for the US dollar index DXY, which measures the currency’s strength against a basket of foreign currencies, it recorded 95.86, with a …
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