European indices hit new record highs Thursday, November 4th for the fourth consecutive session after the US Federal Reserve indicated that it would be patient with interest rate hikes, thus diverting investors’ attention to the Bank of England’s interest rate decision. After the European Central announced that it was in …
Read More »Market Drivers – Asian Session 04-11-2021
The Asian session was relatively quiet. The Nikkei index rose 0.93% to close at 2,9794.37 points, while the broader Topix index jumped 1.18% to 2055.56 points. Heavy losses led the shipping sector to fall 6.25%, becoming the worst-performing among the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s 33 sub-sectors. Brent crude contracts, the international …
Read More »Japanese Stocks Rise Following U.S. Stocks
Japanese stocks ended trading higher Thursday, November 4, tracking the impact of a rally in Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve revealed plans to taper, but the decline in shares of the Kawasaki Kisen shipping company, despite recording a record quarterly profit, limited the gains. The Nikkei index rose …
Read More »GBP/JPY: Trades Cautiously Ahead of BoE
Mixed trading dominated the pound’s movements against its Japanese counterpart, in a bullish direction, after finding a good support floor near the 155.00 level. On the technical side, we noticed that the stochastic indicator reached overbought areas and gradually lost the bullish momentum. We find the 50-day moving average as …
Read More »The Canadian Maintains The Corrective Bullish Path
The Canadian dollar continued moving within the bullish correction path we mentioned in the previous analysis, touching the first correction target at 1.2455, recording the highest level at 1.2457. Today’s technical aspect indicates the possibility of continuing the rise, relying on the positive motive of the 50-day moving average that …
Read More »The British Pound Continues Its Gradual Decline
Oil, Crude, trading
Read More »Oil Touches The Downside Correction Targets
Oil, Crude, trading
Read More »Gold Continues to Move Negatively Against The Dollar
Gold prices declined significantly during the last session, touching the official stations targeted during the previous analysis at 1768 and then 1757, recording the lowest price of 1757. The technical picture indicates the possibility of continuing the decline, based on the price stability below the 50-day moving average, which still …
Read More »The Euro Maintains Bearish Trend
The euro’s movements against the US dollar witnessed a bearish tendency, as we expected, to the downside, to reach its lowest level during the last session’s trading at 1.1560. Technically, the pair is now hovering near the resistance level of the psychological barrier at 1.1600. With a careful look at …
Read More »U.S. Stock Futures Are Almost Flat, Awaiting The Fed
US stock futures were almost flat in morning trading on Wednesday as investors awaited a decision from the Federal Reserve on its move to start tapering, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 51 points. S&P 500 futures were flat, Nasdaq 100 futures rose slightly, and the three major …
Read More »