The dollar struggled to rally on Thursday even though policymakers at the US Federal Reserve reaffirmed their commitment to fighting inflation, while the Australian dollar jumped after China eased restrictions on coal imports from Australia. The minutes of the Federal Reserve’s December monetary policy meeting, released last night, showed that …
Read More »Nikkei closed higher but monetary policy concerns limited gains
Japan’s Nikkei index recovered on Thursday from its lowest level in three months as shares of chip-related companies rose, tracking their US counterparts, but expectations of the world’s major central banks continuing to pursue monetary tightening limited gains. The Nikkei ended the session up by 0.4 percent, recording 25,820.80 points, …
Read More »Dow Jones is trying to maintain positive stability 5/1/2023
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Read More »CAD returns to the downside path 5/1/2023
The Canadian dollar failed to surpass the pivotal resistance level published in the previous report at 1.3.680, explaining that it represents the key to protecting the bearish trend, which forced it to trade with noticeable negativity to break the support level of the psychological barrier of 1.3600, heading to visit …
Read More »GBP: Facing strong resistance 5/1/2023
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Read More »Oil touches targets and the negativity remains 5/1/2023
As we expected during the previous technical report, big losses were incurred by the prices of US crude oil futures contracts, touching the official target to be achieved at 73.40, recording its lowest trading for yesterday’s session at 72.80. Technically, with the continuation of the negative pressure coming from the …
Read More »Euro is waiting for a new directional signal 5/1/2023
We adhered to our intraday neutrality during the previous report, due to conflicting technical signals, to find the EUR/USD pair moving in a narrow path confined from below above the support level of 1.0520, and from above below the resistance level of 1.0630. On the technical side today, we find …
Read More »USD is falling as inflation slows in Europe
The dollar fell on Wednesday against commodity-linked currencies such as the Australian dollar and against the euro, which was supported by a batch of data indicating that European inflation may have run its course. The dollar was already under pressure from investors who were increasingly optimistic that China’s easing of …
Read More »Euro stabilizes and hopes of lifting Covid restrictions in China boost sentiment ahead of Fed minutes
The euro stabilized on Wednesday, January 4, and high-risk currencies recovered thanks to optimism that China’s lifting of Covid restrictions would boost growth, while investors’ focus shifted to US data and the Federal Reserve. The euro had lost 1% overnight, its biggest drop in more than two months after a …
Read More »European shares rose for the third session as inflation slowed in France
European stocks extended their rally on Wednesday after a lower inflation reading in France boosted sentiment as investors await data on business activity in the eurozone and minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting. The Stoxx 600 index of European shares rose 0.5 percent by 0808 GMT, while the French …
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