Forex Market

European shares rallied on Monday, supported by gains in the healthcare sector that helped the main index extend its sizable gains so far into the new year, while Britain’s FTSE 100 hovered near a record high. The pan-European Stoxx 600 rose 0.1 percent in early trading, supported by a 0.8 …

This weekly recap is tracing key developments across most financial assets during the previous trading week that witnessed the release of the CPI data in the United States and improved risk appetite benefiting some assets while impacting others:US DollarThe dollar was slightly lower against most of its G10 counterparts to …

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the buck’s performance against a basket of six rivals, erases its earlier gains, down 0.04%, at 102.201. During the session, the USD/CHF cleared the 20-day EMA at 0.9293 and cleared the 0.9300 mark. Nevertheless, as the dollar weakened, the major retreated those gains …

The USD/CAD pair finished Friday’s session with gains, though it hesitated to go past the 1.3400 mark. The pair is trading at 1.3393 at the time of writing. The USD/CAD prolonged its weekly losses and tumbled for the fourth consecutive week, losing 0.36%, but on the day, the USD/CAD is …

Consumers kicked off the new year feeling more optimistic about the US economy, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan’s consumer survey. The consumer sentiment index rose to 64.6 in the first two weeks of January, rising 8% from the previous reading of 59.7 for December and coming …

Germany’s preliminary Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded by 1.9% on an annualized basis in 2022 when compared to the +1.8% market consensus and +2.6% previous, Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland reported on Friday. Gross domestic product growth came in at 1.9 percent in all of 2022, compared with expectations of 1.8 percent growth …

European stocks rose on Friday, approaching their highest levels in nine months, supported by the rise in health care stocks and the unexpected growth of the British economy in November, as investors awaited the results of the operations of major US banks. The European STOXX 600 index rose 0.2% by …

Britain’s economy caught unexpectedly slight growth in November, after receiving a boost during the soccer World Cup from cafe and pub activity and video game sales, reducing the chances of it already falling into recession despite generally bleaker outlooks for 2023. Data from the Office for National Statistics on Friday …

Britain’s economy grew in November on an annual basis by 0.2%, compared to an expected growth of 0.3%. On a monthly basis, real GDP grew by 0.1% in November 2022, after it recorded a growth of 0.5% in October 2022. The services sector grew by 0.2% in November 2022, after …

China’s exports contracted sharply in December as global demand slowed, while imports also fell again as rising coronavirus infections and a sharply slumped real estate sector hit domestic demand, highlighting risks to the Asian giant’s economic recovery this year. Exports were one of the few bright spots in the world’s …