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The British pound rose on Tuesday after data showed that wage growth in Britain, which the Bank of England watches closely to determine the pace of interest rate hikes, accelerated again. The yen held near its highest levels in seven months, with investors holding their breath in anticipation of a …

European stocks stabilized on Tuesday, after investor fears of an economic slowdown after China recorded its weakest annual growth rate in nearly 50 years outweighed gains in industrial stocks. And by 0815 GMT, the European Stoxx 600 index was stable, after reaching a nine-month high in the previous session. Asian …

Oil, Crude, trading

Negative trades continued to dominate the Canadian dollar after it failed to surpass the strong resistance level at 1.3470, which formed a strong resistance level that forced the pair to maintain the bearish bias. Technically, and by looking at the 240-minute chart, we find that the simple moving averages continue …

Oil, Crude, trading

Mixed trading dominated the prices of US crude oil futures within both the bullish and bearish paths, with the beginning of this week’s trading recording a high of 80.00, then quickly returning to the bottom, recording a low of around 78.60. On the technical side today, the current movements are …

Movements tending to be positive were quiet during the US markets holiday, for the EUR/USD pair to benefit from the support level of 1.0780, trying to maintain the bullish context, as the current movements witness intraday stability above the psychological barrier of 1.0800. Technically, and by looking at the 240-minute …

The dollar started the week on the decline, hitting a seven-month low against a basket of major currencies in Asian trading, and the yen was in focus as traders increased bets on the Bank of Japan adjusting its policy to control its bond yields further. The euro hit a new …

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 …

Japan’s Nikkei index closed at its lowest in more than a week on Monday, as the yen’s rise weighed on exporters and investors bet that the Bank of Japan may have to adjust its stimulus policies this week at the earliest. The Nikkei closed Monday’s session down 1.14 percent to …