The European session was mostly quiet, with the dollar holding steady while commodity currencies fell after an early advance in Asia Pacific trading. A slightly weaker risk mood in European morning trade may keep risky trade more cautious, as the Australian dollar fell from 0.7540 earlier today to 0.7480 before …

Stock futures fell in early trading on Thursday after the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average regained its highest level in the previous session amid strong corporate earnings, Dow futures fell 104 points or 0.2%, and S&P 500 futures fell By 0.2%, the Nasdaq 100 futures contract lost 0.2%. IBM shares …

There were 290,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending October 16, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 296,000 (revised from 293,000) and came in better than the market expectation of …

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today, Thursday, that her country has signed a historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Britain, adding that the free trade agreement will boost New Zealand’s gross domestic product by about one billion New Zealand dollars, through the unprecedented access of New Zealand products …

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) announced on Thursday that it lowered its policy (one-week repo) rate by 200 basis points to 16% from 18%. The market expectation was a rate cut of 100 basis points to 17%. “Tight policy started to have a higher than envisaged …

Gold prices rose for a third consecutive session on Thursday as a weaker dollar lifted the allure of bullion, while investors assessed whether rising inflation would prompt central banks to raise interest rates sooner than expected. Spot gold rose 0.1 percent to $1,782.70 an ounce, and US gold futures rose …

European shares incurred losses at the beginning of today’s session, affected by negative sentiment stemming from renewed concerns about the real estate sector in China and mixed quarterly earnings results. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.4%, retreating from a six-week high. Asian stocks also fell after news of a …

Japan’s Nikkei index fell nearly 2% at the close of today’s session, pressured by fresh concerns about China’s Evergrande ahead of a general election and concerns about the impact of rising costs on the future of companies. The Nikkei index closed down 1.87% at 28,708.58 points, while the broader Topix …

Japan’s Nikkei index fell nearly 2% at the close of today’s session, pressured by fresh concerns about China’s Evergrande Group anxiety ahead of a general election and concerns about the impact of rising costs on the future of companies. “The ruling LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) would probably win a majority …

The German DAX index hit the pivotal resistance level published during the last analysis, represented by our official target during the previous report at 15,550, recording its highest level at 15,550, trading with negativity during the current session. Technically, we are inclined to the negativity, relying on the stability of …