The dollar rose on Wednesday, on concern that higher energy prices would spur inflation and raise interest rates, as traders awaited US jobs data for clues about the timing of the Federal Reserve’s tightening of policy. The New Zealand dollar fell 0.9% to $0.6891, and the Australian dollar fell 0.7% …

As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), at its October meeting, decided to maintain the cash rate target at 0.10% and the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances of 0%; maintain the target of 0.10% for the April 2024 Australian Government bond; continue to purchase government securities at the …

Data showed that retail sales in the eurozone missed expectations in August, as consumers curbed spending on food, beverages, and tobacco. The European Union statistics office Eurostat said retail sales, an indicator of consumer demand, in the 19 euro-denominated countries rose 0.3 percent month-on-month in August, unchanged from the previous …

European shares fell more than 1% on Wednesday, as rising oil prices intensified concerns about rising inflation, and investors shifted from high-growth technology stocks to banking stocks. After rising late on Tuesday, the pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 1.2%, with the technology sector down more than 2%. Banking shares fell …

Gold prices retreated to extend losses, affected by the rise in the dollar and US Treasury bond yields ahead of the release of US non-farm payrolls data. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.5% to $ 1750.51 an ounce, while US gold futures fell 0.7 percent to $ 1749.40. The …

Japan’s Nikkei index reversed course to close at its lowest level in more than 6 weeks, weighed by concerns about rising interest rates, a slowdown in China, and the country’s new prime minister with low approval ratings. The Nikkei index fell 1.05% to close at 2,7528.87 points, its lowest level …

The German DAX index touched the awaited target during the last trading session at 14,980, to record its lowest price of 14,988. On the technical side today, by looking at the 60-minute chart, we notice the 50-day moving average trying to push the price to the upside, in addition to …

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GBP/JPY succeeded in achieving the expected positive outlook, touching the second target to be achieved at 152.10, recording the highest level at 152.16. On the technical side, the intraday trading stability is above 151.50, and in general above 151.10, which supports the possibility of continuing the rise accompanied by the …

The Canadian dollar provided negative trading yesterday after it failed during the previous session to maintain trading above the strong support at 1.2600, to record the pair’s lowest level at 1.2545. Technically, we notice the return of the intraday stability above the psychological support 1.2. Furthermore, by looking at the …