European stocks seem to be heading for gains for the seventh week in a row amid easing fears of tightening monetary policy globally. However, stocks fell on Friday ahead of the release of US jobs data. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.5 percent after two days of strong gains. …
Read More »European stocks rise, supported by Powell’s speech and hopes of easing restrictions in China
European stocks rose to their highest levels in three months on Thursday, supported by the Federal Reserve chairman’s indication that the pace of rate hikes will be lowered, as well as China’s softening of its rhetoric on strict anti-Covid-19 rules. The Stoxx 600 was up 0.9% by 0810 GMT, after …
Read More »Dollar fell to its lowest level in 3 months against yen
The dollar fell to a three-month low against the yen on Thursday, as investors focused on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks about the possibility of slowing the pace of interest rate hikes “as early as December.” Powell said on Wednesday that slowing the pace at this point is a …
Read More »Eurozone Preliminary Inflation softens to 10.0% YoY in November
The annualized Eurozone Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) eased sharply to 10.0% in November vs. October’s 10.6%, the latest data published by Eurostat showed on Monday. The market forecast was for a 10.4% print. The core figures steadied at 5.0% YoY in November when compared to 5.0% expectations and …
Read More »Dollar is heading for the largest monthly loss since 2010
The dollar fell from its highest level in a week on Wednesday ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday, while optimism about easing strict Covid restrictions in China put it on track for its biggest monthly loss in more than a decade. The euro did …
Read More »The Nikkei index is falling for the fourth session
Japan’s Nikkei fell for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday as data on weak factory production added to fears of a global economic slowdown, while investors await Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech for clues about US monetary policies. The Nikkei index ended Wednesday’s trading down 0.21 percent at 27,968.99 …
Read More »Euro is in a sideways trajectory 30/11/2022
Limited sideways trading dominates EUR/USD, confined from the bottom above 1.0320, and from the top below 1.0400, for the second consecutive session. On the technical side today, we notice a contradiction between the technical signals, and we find the 50-day simple moving average that started pressuring the price from above. …
Read More »The Nikkei closed at its lowest level in a week on Chinese growth concerns
Japan’s Nikkei closed at its lowest level in a week on Tuesday, as COVID-19 protests in several Chinese cities raised concerns about economic growth. The Nikkei fell 0.48 percent to close at 28,027.84, the lowest level since November 21, while the broader Topix index lost 0.57 percent to 1,992.97. US …
Read More »Euro settled above support 29/11/2022
Mixed trading dominated the movements of the euro-dollar pair during the previous trading session, recording its highest level at 1.0497, after it managed to consolidate temporarily above the resistance level published during the previous analysis 1.0420, to return to decline quickly as a result of approaching the resistance level of …
Read More »Dollar and yuan fell on protests against Covid restrictions in China
The dollar fell sharply against the Japanese yen on Monday, as investors focused on rare protests in China that pushed the yuan to a two-week low. Protests against anti-COVID restrictions erupted across China and spread to several cities in the wake of a fire that killed 10 people in Urumqi, …
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