The goods and services deficit of the US expanded by $2.9 billion to $73.3 billion in August from $70.3 billion in July, the US Census Bureau reported on Tuesday. This reading came in worse than analysts’ estimate for a deficit of $70.5 billion.

Stock futures rebounded on Tuesday as some investors bought declines in technology stocks, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 101 points or 0.3%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.4%. Facebook shares added 1.5% in pre-market trading after dropping 5% on Monday due to whistleblower claims …

The largest digital currency, Bitcoin, has managed to reach its highest levels in nearly a month, specifically since the start of accepting Bitcoin payments in El Salvador on September 7. Bitcoin was seen a few minutes ago, above the levels of 50 thousand dollars, after rising more than 5%, and …

The dollar rebounded to a one-year high against other major currencies on Tuesday, ahead of an important US jobs report due at the end of the week, which could increase the Federal Reserve’s motivation to start tapering stimulus by next month. The dollar, which is considered a safe haven, also …

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, October 5, reaching their highest levels in at least three years, extending gains made during the previous session after the world’s major oil producers announced their decision to maintain a curb on crude supplies. Brent crude rose 23 cents, or 0.3%, to $81.49 a barrel, …

Gold prices fell on Tuesday, October 5, as the dollar benefited from a decline in risk appetite, and the metal is likely to see volatile trading in the run-up to Friday’s US jobs numbers, which may have an impact on the US Federal Reserve’s plans to cut stimulus. And gold …

Japanese stocks fell to a one-month low on Tuesday as growth stocks were hit hard, as rising oil prices heightened concerns about inflation and monetary tightening globally. The Nikkei index fell by 2.19% to close at 27822.12 points. The broader Topix index lost 1.33% to 1947.75 points, above its 200-day …

Negative trading continues to dominate the movements of the German DAX index within the expected bearish context during the previous analysis, heading to approach a few points from the first target, 14,980, recording its lowest level at 14,990. On the technical side, we are inclined to the negativity, relying on …

Oil, Crude, trading

Positive trading dominated the movements of the pound sterling against the Japanese yen, nullifying the negative outlook, as we expected, touching the stop losses order at 151.20. On the technical side today, and with a closer look at the 60-minute chart, we find the 50-day moving average trying to push …