Reuters quoted two sources as saying that the OPEC+ Joint Technical Committee reduced its estimates for the growth of global oil demand this year to 5.7 million barrels per day from 5.8 million, amid the continued strong recovery of consumption since its collapse in 2020. One of the sources said …

Gold prices fell, with the rise of the dollar, while investors are looking for more clues from an upcoming meeting of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee (the US Central Bank) to reduce economic stimulus as inflation expectations rise. Spot gold fell 0.4% to 1791.81 per ounce. US gold futures …

Technology stocks weighed on European shares at the open, as shares of Apple suppliers fell on downbeat expectations for the holiday period from the iPhone maker, while investors remained concerned about the prospects for monetary policy. Shares of semiconductor companies S.T.Micron Electronics, Infineon Technologies, and ASML fell between 0.3% and …

The annualized Eurozone Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 4.1% in October, exceeding expectations of 3.7% while sharply higher from the previous reading of 3.4%, data published by Eurostat showed on Friday. The core figures arrived at 2.1% YoY in October when compared to 1.9% expectations and 1.9% booked last.

The Eurozone economy grew 2.2% on quarter in the three months to September of 2021, beating 2.0% expected and 2.2% previous, the first estimate showed on Friday. Annually, the eurozone GDP rate expanded by 3.7% in Q3 vs. 14.3% seen in the second quarter of 2021 while beating 3.5% expectations.

Markets witnessed a quiet Asian session today. The Nikkei index rose 0.25 percent to close at 28,892.69 points, after falling about 1.2 percent earlier in the session. The index increased during the week by 0.3 percent. The broader Topix index also increased and closed up 0.08 percent at 2001.18 points. …

Japanese shares rose slightly on Friday as optimism about the performance of domestic companies outweighed investor caution ahead of the country’s general elections. The Nikkei index rose 0.25 percent to close at 28,892.69 points, after falling about 1.2 percent earlier in the session. The index increased during the week by …

The German DAX index is trading with clear negativity after the resistance level of 15,690 formed a substantial obstacle that forced it to trade negatively and is now hovering around its lowest level during the session at 15,560. On the technical side, the negative pressure coming from the simple moving …

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Positive trading regained control over the pound’s movements against its Japanese counterpart, benefiting from positive stability above the 156.00/156.30 support level. Technically, we notice the positive crossover signals coming from the stochastic indicator, coinciding with the price’s movement above the 50-day moving average. Therefore, we tend to be positive, but …