Sterling pound dropped although the rate hike decision of BoE Thursday because of heavy selling from the part of bulls who focused on profit-taking to benefit from the highs reached immediately after the central bank decision. GBP/USD rose to 1.2610 in response to rate hike decision before declining to 1.2543. …
Read More »Bailey: We are approaching the point of reversing monetary policy
BoE governor Andrew Bailey said “We are approaching the point when we should be able to let level of rates rest” in statements delivered after central bank raised interest rate by 25 basis points. “We have not yet seen evidence that allows us to be sure rates can stay on …
Read More »European stocks rose after falling for two days
European stocks rose on Thursday, led by media and travel stocks, as signs of declining US inflation gave some relief to investors worried about the impact of the Federal Reserve’s tightening monetary policy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.5% by 0822 GMT, after two straight days of losses. …
Read More »Most Japanese stocks decline amid mixed earnings
Most Japanese stocks fell on Thursday as investors balked after recent gains and assessed a mixed set of corporate earnings ahead of a high-level meeting of the Group of Seven. Mazda Motor fell 2.69% after the automaker cut sales and profit forecasts due to production restrictions. While Sumitomo Mining shares …
Read More »A slight rise in European stocks ahead of US inflation data
European stocks rose slightly on Wednesday, with Credit Agricole stock rising after posting positive earnings, while investors awaited US inflation data that is likely to set expectations for a rate cut in the world’s largest economy. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.1% by 0704 GMT. The US consumer …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei index is retreating from a 16-month peak amid profit-taking
Japan’s Nikkei index retreated from a 16-month peak on Wednesday as cautious investors looked to book profits ahead of key US inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserve’s path on monetary policy. The results of the business of some companies also cast a shadow on their performance, as the …
Read More »Dow Jones is looking for more momentum 10/5/2023
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Read More »CAD losing momentum 10/5/2023
The technical outlook remains unchanged, and the pair’s movements did not change significantly, maintaining negative stability below the resistance level of the psychological barrier of 1.3400. Technically, and by looking closely at the 4-hour chart, we find that stochastic provides negative signals, motivated by the continuation of the negative pressure …
Read More »GBP building on support 10/5/2023
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Read More »Oil is successfully testing support 10/5/2023
Mixed trading dominated the prices of US crude oil futures contracts yesterday, but the pivotal support level published during the previous report, located at 71.40, was able to limit the bearish tendency to force oil to rebound upwards again, and the current movements are witnessing stability around $73.20 per barrel. …
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