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European stocks rose on Tuesday, tracking a global rally in stocks after China eased COVID-19 restrictions, raising hopes for a recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.6 percent after the long Christmas weekend. It had lost about 12 percent since the beginning of the …

Japan’s Nikkei share average touched a one-week high on Tuesday amid big gains in retail stocks after Takashimaya raised its earnings forecast and amid hopes for the return of high-spending Chinese tourists. The financial sector stocks also continued their strong performance after the sudden decision of the Bank of Japan …

The Eurodollar pair opened its weekly trading on an upward slope, as we expected, heading to visit the first target to be achieved during the last report at 1.0660, recording its highest level during the Asian session for today’s session at 1.0660. On the technical side today, and by looking …

Japanese stocks closed higher on Monday, supported by the rise of Wall Street in the last session, and the stocks of technology and energy companies topped the gainers, while the market was affected by the decline in stocks of banks and insurance companies. The Nikkei index rose 0.65 percent to …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …