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European stocks were stable on Friday, as gains in health care stocks offset the decline in some luxury goods and technology stocks. The STOXX 600 was down 0.03% by 0810 GMT, but was set to gain 0.6% in the last week before Christmas, after two straight weeks of losses. The …

Japan’s Nikkei closed lower on Friday, posting its biggest weekly drop since mid-June, and chip-related stocks led Friday’s declines, trailing their Wall Street counterparts on Thursday. Shipping stocks and other economically sensitive stocks also plunged amid fears that the Federal Reserve and other major central banks will continue to tighten …

Oil, Crude, trading

The Canadian dollar declined during the previous trading session after it broke the bullish channel’s support and is now hovering around its lowest level during the early trading of the current session, 1.3620. Technically, looking carefully at the 240-minute chart, we find negativity still dominating the stochastic indicator, stimulated by …

Oil, Crude, trading

Positive trading dominated the prices of US crude oil futures contracts yesterday, achieving remarkable gains, reaching $79.87 per barrel. Technically, by looking at the 4-hour chart, the price continued to receive a positive sign from the simple moving averages that support the daily bullish price curve, in conjunction with the …

The Eurodollar pair’s attempts maintain the bullish context, trying to breach the strong resistance level at 1.0660, after it succeeded in building on the support 1.0570/10.580. Technically, and by looking closely at the 240-minute chart, the simple moving averages are trying to pressure the price from above. On the other …

The yen rose on Thursday, back towards a four-month peak against the dollar hit this week after a surprise shift by the Bank of Japan on bond yield controls spurred bullish bets for the Japanese currency. The yen rose by 0.4 percent to 131.99 per dollar. It hit a four-month …

European stocks rose on Thursday for the second consecutive session, supported by stocks in the financial and energy sectors, as investors were optimistic about improving consumer sentiment in the United States after the decline in inflation expectations. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.3% by 0809 GMT in quiet holiday trade, …

The yen stabilized on Wednesday after jumping nearly 4 percent in the previous session when the Bank of Japan unexpectedly revised one of its key policies, giving government bond yields an opportunity to rise. The Bank of Japan revised its yield curve control policy on Tuesday while leaving its broader …