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Eurozone business activity fell further than expected last month, increasing the likelihood of a recession in the 19-member common currency bloc. S&P Global’s final euro zone composite PMI (purchasing managers’ index), seen as a reliable gauge of economic health, dropped to a 20-month low of 48.1 in September from 48.9 …

European shares fell on Wednesday, after rising more than 5% in the previous three sessions, on the back of easing concerns about the pace of monetary tightening, as well as investors awaiting a slew of regional and US data due later on Wednesday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down …

Japan’s Nikkei broke through an important psychological barrier on Wednesday, boosted by retail stocks, although sentiment remained muted compared to global markets, which were boosted by the prospect of central banks calming sharp tightening policies. The Nikkei index broke the 27,000-point barrier for the first time since Sept. 22 and …

The euro advanced during the last session’s trading against the US dollar, achieving noticeable gains within the expected technical outlook yesterday, touching the second required official target at 0.9940, recording its highest level around the parity point 1.0000. Technically, we tend in our trading to the positive, relying on the …

The Kremlin said Tuesday (October 4) that Tesla founder Elon Musk has outlined a possible peace deal with Ukraine as a “positive step,” hours after Kyiv criticized Musk’s call for a negotiated settlement to the seven-month conflict.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call that Moscow was always …

The dollar fell on Tuesday as US Treasury yields stopped rising after a wave of increases, which provided an opportunity for stock markets and helped the euro and pound to catch a breath and recover from multi-year lows. The Australian dollar was also eye-catching, as it fell by about one …

Japan’s Nikkei index jumped 3 percent on Tuesday in its best session in more than six months, as investors flock to blue-chip and hard-hit growth-related stocks and following Wall Street’s sharp rally at the close in the evening. The Nikkei rose 2.96 percent to 26,992.21 points, supported by broad buying, …

The single European currency managed to retest the support mentioned during the previous analysis at 0.9744, recording the lowest level at 0.9752 within the bullish rebound attempts that are approaching to retest the 0.9850 resistance level. On the technical side today, the pair found a strong resistance level at 0.9850, …

The pound rose on Monday after Britain announced a plan to scrap the country’s highest income tax rate, while the yen slipped from the 145 level against the dollar. And sterling touched $ 1,128, after media reports that the plan was reversed, the highest rate of the currency since September …

European shares fell on Monday as investors awaited factory activity data for clues to the resilience of the eurozone economy after last week’s sharp inflation report boosted expectations that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates aggressively. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 1.3 percent by 0713 GMT, marking …