Japanese stocks closed higher on Tuesday as the yen’s decline against the dollar boosted expectations of better performance by local manufacturing companies. Still, caution ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy statement limited gains. The Nikkei index rose 0.61 percent to close at 28,115.74 points, while the broader Topix index …
Read More »Euro breaks support 22/11/2022
The EURUSD pair started its first weekly trading on a bearish slope, after finding a strong resistance level around 1.0400, below the strong demand point indicated at 1.0270, explaining that the decline below the mentioned level puts the pair under negative pressure; its first target is 1.0200, recording its lowest …
Read More »Nikkei closed slightly higher on rate hike and Covid fears in China
Japanese stocks closed slightly higher on Monday, although stocks included in the Nikkei index remained below 28,000 points, as a rise in the number of COVID-19 infections in China overshadowed sentiment in Asia while traders waited for more clarity regarding the issue. What will happen to interest rates. The Nikkei …
Read More »European stocks open higher as investors flock to energy stocks
European stocks opened higher on Friday after falling for two straight days as investors snapped up falling energy stocks, although hawkish comments from more Federal Reserve officials capped gains. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.4% by 0813 GMT, with basic resources stocks rising 1.1%, after falling more than …
Read More »Dollar is on its way to achieve weekly gains
The dollar is heading for its best week in a month on Friday, as comments from Federal Reserve officials and stronger-than-expected retail sales data curbed the US currency’s slide after signs of easing inflation. It was also helped by Thursday’s 0.4 percent decline in the British pound after a British …
Read More »Euro is consolidating against Dollar 18/11/2022
For the second session in a row, the movements of the Euro-dollar pair did not witness a significant change within a limited bearish tendency that dominated the pair’s movements yesterday, to retest the support level of the psychological barrier 1.0300, maintaining the positive stability above. On the technical side, on …
Read More »Dollar is stable amid mixed indicators from US economy and GBP is rising
The dollar was little changed on Thursday as investors digested mixed US economic data, while the British pound rose ahead of the government’s budget plans. The greenback has fallen in the past few weeks as inflation data and comments from Federal Reserve officials suggested the bank could soon slow the …
Read More »German stocks lead Europe higher after Siemens data
German stocks led European indices higher at the open on Thursday, supported by data from Siemens, which recorded an optimistic rise in quarterly profits, while investors await the UK budget, which is expected to restore confidence in the British economy. The German DAX rose 0.9%, while the pan-continental Stoxx 600 …
Read More »Nikkei closed lower on chip stocks
Japan’s Nikkei closed lower on Thursday, as Tokyo Electron and Advantest led chip-related stock losses after Micron Technology cut memory chip supplies and capital spending, while travel stocks jumped thanks to an increase in foreign tourists. Micron was the first major chip maker to sound the alarm about falling demand …
Read More »Euro continues to try to rise 17/11/2022
The technical outlook is unchanged, and the euro’s movements did not change significantly, maintaining positive stability against the US dollar, stable above the strong demand area of 1.0280. On the technical side today, we find the Simple Moving Averages still supporting the upward curve of prices, motivated by the continuation …
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