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European shares fell on Friday, dragged down by weak commodity prices and mixed corporate earnings, as investors weighed the path to tighten monetary policy amid a slowdown in economic growth. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.9 percent by 0719 GMT; miners led losses with commodity prices tumbling amid concerns …

The single European currency reversed the bullish trend despite the European Central Bank raising interest rates by 75 basis points to return to stability below 1.0000. On the technical side, we find the 50-day simple moving average still carrying the price from below, supporting the possibility of a rise. On …

Euro sinks after ECB rate hike, US dataThe euro dropped more than 1% on Thursday, falling back below parity with the dollar, after the European Central Bank raised interest rates and following Thursday’s US data showing that the world’s biggest economy rebounded more than expected in the third quarter.The ECB …

The dollar rose on Thursday after falling earlier to its lowest level in a month in volatile trading ahead of the European Central Bank’s expected interest rate hike. Meanwhile, the yen gained some strength ahead of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision on Friday, rising to 145.11 against the …

European shares opened lower on Thursday as investors remained cautious ahead of a widely expected decision by the European Central Bank to raise interest rates, as well as the troubled Swiss bank Credit Suisse unveiling restructuring plans. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.3 percent after closing at a five-week …

The Japanese Nikkei index ended Thursday’s trading lower after three days of gains, as cautious investors focused on the outlook for specific stocks as earnings season reached its climax. The Nikkei index closed down 0.32 percent at 27,345.24 points. The index recorded positive readings at times in the morning session, …

An upward trend dominated the euro’s movements against the US dollar yesterday, within the expected positive outlook during the previous analysis, touching the official target station at 1.0050, recording the highest level at 1.0093. Technically, the simple moving averages continue to support the daily bullish curve for prices and the …

Sideways trades tilted to the positive dominated the euro’s movements against the US dollar to break the resistance level of the descending price channel located at 0.9870, recording the highest level at 0.9976. From the angle of technical analysis today and carefully looking at the 4-hour chart, we find the …

Japanese shares closed higher for a third day in a row on Wednesday. Still, gains were limited amid a decline in US futures contracts and with local investors wary of unexpectedly weak business results from technology giants such as Alphabet and Microsoft. The Nikkei rose 0.67 percent and hit more …

European shares fell on Wednesday from their highest levels in a month, and technology stocks led the losses after disappointing results from major companies on Wall Street raised fears of slowing economic growth. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.2 percent by 0719 GMT. In the previous session, the …