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The US dollar index bottomed around the 102 mark, hovering close to levels not seen since May 2022, as concerns about a US recession and prospects of a less aggressive Federal Reserve spooked investors away from the American currency.Widespread volatility dominated the first trading day of the week across both …

On Monday, the euro reached a nine-month high against the dollar, as comments indicating the European Central Bank’s intention to raise interest rates by large rates were met by market expectations of a less hawkish approach by the Federal Reserve. The euro reached $1.0927, surpassing a recent peak at $1.08875, …

European stocks rose on Monday, supported by technology and real estate companies, as expectations that the euro zone will witness a slight recession erased the impact of the hawkish statements of European Central officials that pushed the euro to its highest level in nine months. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index …

Japan’s Nikkei index jumped more than 1 percent on Monday, tracking a rally on Wall Street last week led by chip-related stocks. The Nikkei ended trading up 1.33 percent, recording 26,906.04 points, after rising earlier to 26,938.28 for the first time in a month. Of the 225 stocks listed on …

The euro-dollar pair ended last week’s trading on a noticeable increase, and started today’s session’s trading as well, achieving significant gains within the expected general bullish path, to begin attacking the psychological barrier 1.0900, gradually approaching the target required to be achieved during the previous technical report at 1.0940, recording …

Ahead of the weekend, the Japanese Yen weakened following the BoJ’s monetary policy meeting, with the BoJ resolute in keeping its dovish stance, and the Yield Curve Control (YCC). On the other hand, the Euro sharply rallies on Friday.The EUR/JPY pair managed to bounce off the day’s lows at 139.03 …

European stocks rose on Friday as bullish investors weighed the potential impact of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday after China lifted restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, but fears of a global economic slowdown continued to dampen sentiment. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.2 percent …

Japan’s Nikkei erased early losses to close higher on Friday, as sentiment was boosted by a rise in US futures after Wall Street’s losses Thursday night, as well as a decline in the yen. The Nikkei ended the session up 0.56% to 26,553.53 points, after it had fallen 0.3% earlier …

The US dollar hovered near seven-month lows on Friday as fears of an economic slowdown dampened risk appetite, while the yen weakened even as speculation mounted that the Bank of Japan will eventually abandon its ultra-loose monetary policy. The dollar index, which measures the performance of the greenback against six …

The US dollar slid on Thursday against major currencies in a choppy US trading session as data continued to indicate that the US economy is slowing down in the wake of multiple rate hikes by the Fed as investors and traders expect the central bank to pause or at least …