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Japanese stocks had their best day in nearly two weeks on Monday, boosted by positive corporate results, while uncertainty over the global growth outlook kept gains limited. The Nikkei rose 0.7% to close at 27,993 points, and the broader Topix index rose 1 percent to 1960 points, their biggest gain …

Oil, Crude, trading

The negative pressure returned to control the movements of the Canadian dollar after it found a strong resistance level at 1.2855, which forced it to trade negatively to retest 1.2790. Technically, taking a closer look at the 4-hour chart, we are inclined to the negativity based on stochastic losing the …

Oil, Crude, trading

The euro showed upward movements against the US dollar, which continued its descending correction to its lowest level in 3 weeks to record the highest level last Friday at 1.0254. Today’s technical vision indicates the possibility of continuing the bullish bias due to the positive motive coming from the 50-day …

European shares rose on Friday, set for their first monthly gain in four months as solid corporate earnings overshadowed global recession fears. Meanwhile, the focus now turned to eurozone inflation and gross domestic product data due later on Friday. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.7 percent by 0715 GMT, …

European shares rose to a seven-week high on Thursday as some concerns about the pace of the Federal Reserve’s rate hike dissipated while strong business results for companies, including Shell, supported buying. And the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) raised the interest rate by 75 basis points, as expected, …

The dollar fell to a three-week low against the yen on Thursday after US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell calmed investor concerns about continued monetary tightening. The dollar fell to 135.105 yen to the dollar, its lowest since July 6, after the US central bank raised the key interest rate …

The dollar moved further away from its highest level in 20 years on Wednesday before the Federal Reserve meeting. The US central bank is expected to raise interest rates by another 75 basis points to rein in spiralling inflation. However, trading in the currency markets was limited as traders awaited …

European shares rose on Wednesday, thanks to strong results from Britain’s Reckitt Benckiser and Russia-exposed bank UniCredit, while a decline in luxury goods LVMH shares limited gains. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.2 percent. Still, investors are cautious amid concerns over energy supplies in Europe, with the US Federal …