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Financial markets were quacked on Tuesday by Swedish central bank’s decision to raise rates by a full percentage point. The rate hike by the Riksbank was larger than analysts had expected, causing the Swedish krona to briefly spike against the Euro and Dollar. The krona practically failed to hold onto …

European shares rose at the open on Tuesday on the back of a rally in banking shares as investors prepared for the release of the results of the US Federal Reserve’s two-day monetary policy meeting. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index advanced 0.8% after a weak start to the week. European …

Japanese stocks posted slight gains on Tuesday as investors awaited the outcome of this week’s meetings of the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan, as the two banks are expected to reinforce their hawkish policies to tackle inflation. With the markets resuming trading after a national holiday, the Nikkei …

Quiet positive trades dominated the movements of EURUSD with the beginning of the first trading of the current week, to start attacking the resistance level 1.0050, building on the pivot above the parity point 1.0000. Technically, by carefully looking at the 4-hour chart, we find the 50-day simple moving average …

The week has got a lot of volatility and most assets are in slow motion with an almost empty macroeconomic data. The UK was on holiday honoring the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Fifteen major central banks will announce their policy decisions later the week.Economic DataMonday’s U.S. economic …

European shares rebounded at the open on Monday and technology shares led the decline amid expectations of a significant interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) in the coming days. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.4 percent, hitting its lowest level in two months, while …

Limited sideways trading tended to the negativity dominating the movements of the euro against the US dollar, and the current moves are witnessing the stability of the pair’s exchange rate below the parity point of 1.0000, which constitutes a pivotal level for the current trading levels. Technically, by looking at …

European shares fell on Friday as recession fears and expectations of a big interest rate hike during the Federal Reserve’s (US Central Bank) meeting next week weighed on sentiment. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell one percent moments after the opening bell, bringing its declines this week to more than …

Japanese stocks fell at the close on Friday and recorded a weekly decline, as fears of a global economic slowdown continued in light of raising interest rates, which led to the decline of Wall Street during Thursday night. The Nikkei index fell 1.11 percent to close at 2,7567.65 points, after …

Limited sideways trading dominated the EUR/USD pair’s movements during the previous trading session, to find that the movements were restricted between 0.9960 and 1.0000. From the technical analysis angle, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we find positive crossover signs that started appearing on the stochastic indicator, in addition …