European stocks were stable on Friday, as gains in health care stocks offset the decline in some luxury goods and technology stocks. The STOXX 600 was down 0.03% by 0810 GMT, but was set to gain 0.6% in the last week before Christmas, after two straight weeks of losses. The …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei index closed lower, posting its biggest weekly decline since June
Japan’s Nikkei closed lower on Friday, posting its biggest weekly drop since mid-June, and chip-related stocks led Friday’s declines, trailing their Wall Street counterparts on Thursday. Shipping stocks and other economically sensitive stocks also plunged amid fears that the Federal Reserve and other major central banks will continue to tighten …
Read More »Euro repeats breakout opportunities 23/12/2022
The Eurodollar pair’s attempts maintain the bullish context, trying to breach the strong resistance level at 1.0660, after it succeeded in building on the support 1.0570/10.580. Technically, and by looking closely at the 240-minute chart, the simple moving averages are trying to pressure the price from above. On the other …
Read More »Yen supported by the policy adjustment of the BoJ and dollar is declining
The yen rose on Thursday, back towards a four-month peak against the dollar hit this week after a surprise shift by the Bank of Japan on bond yield controls spurred bullish bets for the Japanese currency. The yen rose by 0.4 percent to 131.99 per dollar. It hit a four-month …
Read More »European stocks rise with support of energy and financial sectors
European stocks rose on Thursday for the second consecutive session, supported by stocks in the financial and energy sectors, as investors were optimistic about improving consumer sentiment in the United States after the decline in inflation expectations. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.3% by 0809 GMT in quiet holiday trade, …
Read More »Yen is holding on to big gains after a sudden change in the Bank of Japan’s policy
The yen stabilized on Wednesday after jumping nearly 4 percent in the previous session when the Bank of Japan unexpectedly revised one of its key policies, giving government bond yields an opportunity to rise. The Bank of Japan revised its yield curve control policy on Tuesday while leaving its broader …
Read More »Japanese government bond yields are rising and stocks are falling
Yields on Japanese government bonds rose and the Nikkei fell on Wednesday after the Japanese central bank surprised the markets on Tuesday with a change in its policy to control the yield curve. The benchmark 10-year government bond yield jumped seven basis points to 0.480%, its highest since July 2015 …
Read More »European stocks are at their lowest level in two and a half months
European stocks fell on Tuesday, dragged down by declines in real estate and technology stocks, after Japan’s central bank rattled global markets with a sudden policy shift that would allow long-term interest rates to rise further. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.9 percent by 0808 GMT, its lowest …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei closes at its lowest level in two months
The Japanese Nikkei index ended trading on Tuesday at its lowest level in two months, and the yield on government bonds for ten years recorded the highest rise in seven years, after the central bank surprised investors by allowing a hike in long-term interest rates. The Nikkei fell 2.46 percent …
Read More »European stocks are rising after a strong sell-off last week
European stocks rose on Monday, supported by energy companies, after a heavy sell-off last week sparked by growing recession fears as major central banks pledged more interest rate hikes in the future. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.5 percent by 0805 GMT. On Friday, the index recorded its …
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