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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 …

Japanese shares closed slightly higher on Friday, after giving up some of their early gains, as investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to look for any clues on the pace of US monetary tightening. The Nikkei index closed up by 0.57 percent at 28,641.38 points, after …

The single European currency recorded its highest level against the US currency during yesterday’s trading session at 1.0033 to find a strong resistance level; as we explained during the last analysis that 1.0030 represents a strong supply point, which forced the pair to return to the bearish bias. On the …

European shares rose on Thursday after gross domestic product data from Germany, the continent’s largest economy, beat analysts’ expectations. At the same time, concerns ahead of the minutes of the European Central Bank’s latest meeting limited gains. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.6 percent by 0712 GMT. Energy …

Japan’s Nikkei index halted a five-session decline on Thursday, boosted by gains in drug and technology makers, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole conference for any clues on the pace of interest rate hikes. The Nikkei index rose 0.58 percent to 28,479.01 points, and the broader Topix index …

Quiet trading tended to the little positivity that dominated the movements of the euro against the dollar within attempts to benefit from the psychological barrier’s support level of 0.9900, to start the morning’s trading within an upward bias and hovering around the highest level recorded during the Asian session around …

The Swiss National Bank imposed a minimum exchange rate against the Euro. Fears are, currently, accelerating of a new Euro crisis is broadly spreading. There are several signals that the Euro is weakening again. This week, the shared currency fell to a new all-time low against the Swiss franc. The …

The GBP/USD pair turned south and trades a handful of pips below the 1.1800 level, not far above a fresh multi-month low of 1,1716 posted on Tuesday. The greenback regains its dominance across the FX board, following a short-lived knee-jerk on Tuesday, following the release of tepid US growth-related figures. …

The sell-off in European shares continued on Wednesday, as investors worried about an energy crisis and bleak growth prospects, while hawkish comments from the US Federal Reserve on monetary policy further pressured sentiment. By 0716 GMT, the European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.2 percent, hovering near its lowest level in …