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 …
Read More »Yen jumps and the dollar stabilizes ahead of US inflation data
The yen received support on Thursday from expectations that the Bank of Japan will review the implications of its easy monetary policy, while the dollar held near a seven-month low against the euro ahead of US inflation data on Thursday. The Japanese yen rose 0.8 percent, to record a session …
Read More »European stocks rise as investors await US inflation data
European stocks rose Thursday, January 12, in light of anticipation ahead of the release of US inflation data, which may affect the course of monetary policy in the largest global economy, while Logitech shares fell as sales expectations were cut after the company failed to achieve its quarterly targets. The …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei is settled ahead of US inflation data
Japan’s Nikkei closed slightly changed on Thursday amid caution ahead of the release of key US inflation data, while bank stocks rose amid speculation the Bank of Japan’s stimulus package could be modified as next week’s policy meeting approaches. The Nikkei ended Thursday’s session up 0.01 percent at 26,449.82 points, …
Read More »Dow Jones is making good gains ahead of the inflation data 12/1/2023
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Read More »CAD is waiting for pending orders 12/1/2023
The Canadian dollar achieved some modest positivity during the previous trading session, with a view of retesting the 1.3460 resistance level to settle for recording the highest at 1.3445. Technically, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice the stability of the RSI around neutrality areas, in addition to …
Read More »GBP keeps climbing gradually 12/1/2023
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Read More »Oil breaks through resistance 12/1/2023
Positive trades dominated the prices of US crude oil futures contracts, invalidating the official bearish scenario as we expected after it managed to build on stability above the support level of 74.30 and after succeeding in breaching the resistance of 75.60, explaining that the rise above 75.60 can thwart the …
Read More »Euro continues to gradually climb towards targets 12/1/2023
Positive, calm trades dominated the movements of the EUR/USD pair within the expected bullish path and a gradual rise to the top, touching the first target to be achieved yesterday at 1.0780, recording its highest level at 1.0778. Technically, we find the current movements of the pair trying to settle …
Read More »European shares rose, supported by the reopening in China and optimism about interest rates
European stocks rose on Wednesday, supported by the rise in shares of the German company Bayer and the French LVMH group, amid investor optimism about the reopening of the economy in China and hopes of slowing the pace of raising US interest rates. The Stoxx Europe 600 index was up …
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