Gold prices surged significantly at the end of last week’s trading, within the expected bullish path in the previous analysis, in which we relied on confirming the breach of 1789, targeting 1799 to surpass the official target station, recording the highest of 1813. Technically, by looking at the 4-hour chart, …
Read More »Euro Looking For Confirmations
We remained neutral during the last report due to the conflicting technical signals, clarifying that we are waiting for one of the directional keys that continue to dominate the euro against the US dollar. We find the price range sideways to the positive throughout several consecutive sessions, confined from below, …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 22-10-2021
The S&P500 and Nasdaq were down at the opening session on Friday after chipmaker Intel warned of falling profit margins. Snap topped the losses among social media companies after reporting that digital ads had been affected by Apple’s privacy changes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 4.64 points, or 0.01%, …
Read More »U.S: Markit Manufacturing PMI Edges Lower in August
The economic activity in the US manufacturing sector continued to expand in October, albeit at a slightly slower pace than it did in September, with IHS Markit’s Manufacturing PMI declining to 59.2 (preliminary) from 60.7. This reading missed the market expectation of 60.3.
Read More »Canada: Retail Sales Rose in August
Retail Sales in Canada rose by 2.1% on a monthly basis in August, the data published by Statistics Canada showed on Friday. This reading followed July’s contraction of 0.6% and came in slightly better than the market expectation for an increase of 2%.
Read More »The Turkish Lira Continues to Slide
The Turkish lira is still recording a strong decline during trading and is heading towards the abyss, especially with the continued achievement of record low levels against the US dollar after the Turkish Central Bank’s decision to cut interest rates. During Friday’s trading, the dollar-lira exchange rate rose to the …
Read More »The Dollar is Heading For The Second Weekly Decline
The dollar fell against its rival currencies and is heading towards recording the second weekly decline in a row, due to news that the debt-laden Chinese Evergrande Group avoided a default that supported the appetite for high-risk assets. Concerns about the real estate developer group, whose debt is equivalent to …
Read More »Gold Rises For The Fourth Consecutive Session
The yellow metal rose for the fourth consecutive session, supported by the weakness of the dollar, while inflationary pressures boosted demand for the precious metal as a safe haven. Spot gold rose 0.5% to $1,790.91 an ounce. US gold futures rose 0.6% to $1,792. The dollar index is heading down …
Read More »Business Results Lead European Shares Higher
European markets opened the session higher, as global sentiment was unexpectedly boosted by interest payments from debt-laden China’s Evergrande Group, while L’Oréal’s strong earnings and tech shares further supported it. The Stoxx 600 index of European shares rose 0.2%, while Asian shares rose after news that the Chinese real estate …
Read More »Eurozone Preliminary Manufacturing PMI Beats Estimates 58.5 in October
The Eurozone manufacturing sector activity improved in the reported month, the latest manufacturing activity survey from IHS/Markit research showed on Friday. The Eurozone Manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) arrived at 58.5 in October vs. 57.0 expectations and 58.6 prior. The index hit eight-month lows. The bloc’s Services PMI dropped to …
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