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Oil prices rose by 2% on Friday due to speculators taking profits on short positions, but remained on track for a third week of losses due to slowing demand. Brent futures rose by 2.0% to $81.58 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose by 2.0% to $77.28. Both …

Gold is still under pressure; it is now trading below $1,950, and it is at its lowest point since October 19. The drop in Treasury yields did not help the yellow metal. Due to the decline in Gold, Silver finished the day unchanged at $22.50.On Wednesday, the US dollar showed …

The EUR/GBP pair reached a weekly peak at 0.8711, driven by concerns over the UK’s economic stagnation and potential stagflation. UK GDP forecasts suggest a possible contraction in Q3, with expectations of a -0.1% decrease in QoQ, pressuring the Pound.The Bank of England’s mixed signals, with Governor Bailey’s cautious stance …

After a very busy week, several economic data releases are expected to weigh on the performance of multiple assets and most prominently, the US Dollar Index with the beginning of the new trading week.Oil’s PerformanceWTI crude dropped to $80.70, a decrease of more than 2%. Soft labour market data was …

The 150K weaker US labour market and nonfarm payrolls data that fell short of the 180K estimates, on Friday, does much to refuel a significant rally in the EUR/USD pair’s performance. With hiring slowing down and unemployment rising, there is growing speculation about Fed rate cuts in H2 2024.Notwithstanding the …

Tuesday’s closing price of WTI crude oil was $81.18 per barrel, the lowest in two months, as concerns over a growing war faded and traders’ focus was largely directed towards the recent economic data out of the Eurozone.Tuesday saw an improvement in oil prices as investors became less concerned about …

The EUR/USD pair is presently trading below 1.0600, having retreated from a weekly high of 1.0675. The Eurozone released mixed economic data in October, with GDP declining by 0.1% in Q3 but inflation falling to 2.9% in the same month.ECB officials maintain that more tightening is possible, with Joachim Nagel …

European Central Bank policymaker Joachim Nagel noted on Tuesday that inflation in the Eurozone has fallen significantly but added that it was still too high, per Reuters.The EUR/USD pair stays under bearish pressure despite these hawkish comments and was last seen losing 0.45% on the day at 1.0565.Key Quotes“We must …

The US economy expanded at an annualized rate of 4.9% during the third quarter, surpassing market consensus of 4.2%. The report also revealed a lower-than-expected core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) price index, which increased demand for bonds. Other data showed a rise in Continuing Jobless claims to 1.79 million, reaching …

From a daily low of 0.9456, the EUR/CHF pair rises 0.17% to trade at 0.9491. The 50-DMA at 0.9585 and the high of 0.9533 on October 17th, respectively, represent resistance points.Support is located at 0.9450, with additional floors at the lows of 0.9417 and 0.9403 from October 20 and September …