the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Friday that Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) in the US rose by 559,000 in May. This reading followed April’s figure of 278,000 and came in worse than the market expectation of 650,000.
Read More »A Representative of The Chinese Foreign Ministry: The United States Must Respect The Rule of Law
A representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that the United States should respect the rule of law and the market, correct its mistakes, and stop actions that undermine the global financial market system and the legitimate rights and interests of investors. The statement came after President Joe Biden on …
Read More »Oil Advances Towards $72, Supported by Demand Expectations
Oil rose towards $72 a barrel on Friday, June 4, to trade near its highest level in two years, as the OPEC+ plan on supplies and recovering demand overshadowed concerns about the irregular activity of vaccinations against Covid-19 globally. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies …
Read More »Russia Expects The WHO to Approve The Sputnik V Vaccine Within Two Months
Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, told Reuters that Russia expects WHO to approve the Sputnik-V vaccine against COVID-19 within two months. The Russian fund is responsible for marketing the vaccine. Dmitriev stated that the European Medicines Agency, which is also reviewing the Russian vaccine, “has obtained …
Read More »Eurozone Retail Sales Fell More Than Expected in April
Data showed that retail sales in the euro area fell more than expected in April, affected by a decline in sales of non-food products, but it is still much higher than it was 12 months ago when most countries were subject to strict lockdown measures linked to the pandemic. The …
Read More »Gold Hits a Two-Week Low Due to The Dollar’s Rise, With US Data Awaiting…
Gold fell to its lowest level in more than two weeks Friday, June 4, weighed by a stronger dollar, while investors awaited the US non-farm payrolls data for May, as bets loomed on a possible scaling back of stimulus measures by the US Federal Reserve. And gold fell in spot …
Read More »Oil Prices Are Falling as Pessimism About The Corona Virus Continues
Oil prices fell on Friday, June 4, as optimism about a recovery in fuel demand waned, in light of concerns about the irregular delivery of Covid-19 vaccines globally. Brent crude fell 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $ 71.18 a barrel, after falling 4 cents yesterday, Thursday, after rising to its …
Read More »Japan Shares Mixed Before US Data
Japanese stocks were mixed at the close Friday, June 4, affected by growth-related stocks, while investors awaited the important US jobs report, which may increase concerns about inflation and talk of reduced purchases by the Federal Reserve. The Nikkei index closed down 0.40% to 28,941.52 points after two days of …
Read More »German DAX Retest Support
The German DAX index found a good support level around 15,460, where the current movements of the index are witnessing an upward bias targeting a retest of 15,700. On the technical side today, we find that the RSI continues to provide positive signals over the short term, accompanied by stabilizing …
Read More »Dow Jones Awaits New Orders Ahead of US Data
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined on Wall Street yesterday, nullifying the positive outlook as we expected. We indicated during the previous analysis that activating the bullish scenario depends mainly on the stability of trading above 34,500, and breaking the mentioned level puts the index under negative pressure, targeting 34,420/34,410 …
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