The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced on Wednesday that it left its key rate unchanged at 0.25% following the July policy meeting as expected. Moreover, the bank said that it will continue to purchase government of Canada bonds at a target weekly rate of C$2 billion.
Read More »The US Dollar Records The Third Daily Rise in a Row
The US dollar continued to rise during trading on Wednesday for the third consecutive day, after the strong decline that it recorded at the end of last week, on the back of negative economic data in the United States last August. The statements of the members of the US Federal …
Read More »Gold Settles Below $ 1,800 as Markets Await Indicators From Central Banks
Gold prices stabilized today, Wednesday, below the important level of 1,800 dollars, as the rise of the dollar led to an increase in the cost of gold to holders of other currencies, while investors awaited indications from the major central banks regarding measures to reduce stimulus. And gold settled in …
Read More »European Stocks Down Ahead of ECB Meeting
European stocks fell, as concerns about slowing global growth weighed on sentiment, while investors’ eyes turned to the European Central Bank meeting for indications on plans to reduce stimulus. The European Stoxx 600 index fell by 1% and is on track to record its largest daily drop in three weeks, …
Read More »Nikkei Closes at Nearly 6-month high on Bargain Hunting For Cheap Stocks
On Wednesday, the Nikkei average closed at its highest level in nearly six months as investors bought cheap shares on the hope of an economic recovery, while SoftBank shares jumped thanks to a revenue-sharing deal with Deutsche Telekom. The Nikkei rose 0.89 percent to 30,181.21 points, its highest level since …
Read More »BoC: Forecasts From Three Major Banks
The Bank of Canada (BoC) is widely expected to keep its QE program and the policy rate of 0.25% unchanged following the September meeting on Wednesday 8 at 14:00 GMT NBF “The central bank’s monetary policy meeting should be a quiet affair, with no substantive policy changes expected and no …
Read More »BoC: Not Looking For a Change in Policy
Markets await the Bank of Canada’s rate decision today, Wednesday, with market expectations that the central bank will remain unchanged and maintain rates at current low levels. However, restrictions are limiting the Bank of Canada’s movements, the first of which is the delta mutant of the Coronavirus and the rapid …
Read More »German DAX Looking For Signal to Confirm The Direction
Mixed trading continues to dominate the movements of the German DAX index, confined between 15,790 and 15,910. On the technical side today, and with a careful look at the 60-minute chart, we find positive attempts by the RSI to gain bullish momentum. On the other hand, the 50-day moving average …
Read More »Dow Jones Settled Below Support
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Read More »GBP/JPY: Looking For Extra Momentum
The British pound continues to trade positively against the Japanese yen, benefiting from stability above the support level of 151.70/151.60. On the technical side, today we tend to the positivity, but cautiously, relying on the clear positive signs on the RSI, which coincides with the clear positivity features on the …
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