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Sideways trades tended to be positive, but weakly positive, within attempts throughout the second session in a row to breach the strong resistance level 1.0050/1.0045, unable to penetrate it until now, confined from below above 0.9980 and from above below 1.0050. From the angle of technical analysis today, we find …

European shares rallied on Tuesday following a two-day sell-off with the banking sector supporting equities. However, concerns over a mounting energy crisis, interest rate hikes and an impending recession capped gains. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.4 percent, after declining about 2.5 percent in the previous two sessions, on …

The Japanese Nikkei index ended trading on Tuesday, up more than one percent, led by major technology companies, as the benchmark index rebounded after reaching its lowest level in two weeks in the previous session. The Nikkei rose 1.14 percent to close at 28,195.58 points, while the broader Topix index …

The euro’s attempts to compensate for its losses against the US dollar during the previous trading session failed to find a strong resistance level of 1.0040 that successfully limited the bullish bias. As we explained in the previous report, the above-mentioned level is a prerequisite for recovery. Technically, today, the …

The US dollar rose to its highest level in 20 years against other major currencies on Monday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated that interest rates will remain high for a longer period in order to rein in spiraling inflation. The dollar index, which measures the value of the …

European shares fell sharply on Monday, while bond yields rose after comments from monetary policymakers raised fears of violent measures to curb inflation amid rising recession risks. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.8 percent to its lowest level in more than a month, with technology shares falling the most, …

Japan’s Nikkei index closed at a two-week low on Monday, tracking losses on Wall Street after US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said tightening US monetary policy would be necessary “for some time” to curb inflation. The Nikkei index closed down 2.66 percent at 27878.96 points, with 202 down from …

Mixed trading dominated the movements of the euro against the US dollar at the end of trading last week, under the influence of the speech of the Federal Reserve Chairman at the Jackson Hole Forum. Technically, the euro hit the pivotal resistance level published during the previous report, located at …

The dollar held near two-decade highs against other major currencies on Friday ahead of a widely anticipated speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at a Jackson Hole symposium. Traders are awaiting indications about the Fed’s monetary tightening plans to curb inflation when Powell speaks at 1400 GMT. The dollar …

European shares rose on Friday as Wall Street’s rally, supported by technology companies overnight, lifted its European peers, but the sentiment was affected by concerns about the pace of interest rate hikes and rising energy costs. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.4%, and is heading to end the week …