Limited positive attempts dominated the euro’s movements against the US dollar, and it failed to maintain these gains above the parity point 1.0000, to start declining again, maintaining the same technical conditions of the previous report. Technically, the simple moving averages are still pressing the price from above, in addition …
Read More »ECB’s Villeroy expects reaching neutral rate by end of 2022
European Central Bank’s policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Wednesday that he estimates the euro area neutral rate at below or close to 2% and added that they could reach it by the end of the year.“Monetary normalization is fully warranted in the euro area, too early to say …
Read More »European shares decline at the open
European shares fell at the open on Wednesday after higher-than-expected US inflation data boosted expectations of a bigger interest rate hike at the Federal Reserve next week. Still, a rally in retail stocks led by Spain’s Inditex limited losses. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.3 percent by 0714 …
Read More »Japanese stocks fall on US inflation data
Japanese stocks hit their biggest drop in three months on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street’s overnight losses on an unexpected rise in US inflation data, while reports of the Bank of Japan’s apparent intention to intervene in the currency market weighed on sentiment. The Nikkei index fell 2.95 percent shortly after …
Read More »Euro gives up its gains against the dollar 14/9/2022
The European currency fell in the middle of the previous trading session, under pressure from the rise of the US dollar, affected by the continued increase in US inflation levels. We explained that the “consumer price index” has a significant impact, and we may witness high price fluctuations, to visit …
Read More »Nikkei tracks Wall Street higher ahead of US inflation report
Japan’s Nikkei closed higher on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street’s gains led by video game company Nintendo, even though investors were cautious ahead of a major US inflation report. The Nikkei index ended trading up 0.25 percent at 28,614.63 points, after rising earlier in the session to 28,659.76 points, its highest …
Read More »Euro needs a positive catalyst to resume the corrective rise 13/9/2022
As we expected, the single European currency formed a corrective ascending wave against the US dollar, reaching the first target at 1.0195, and recording the highest level at 1.0197. Technically, the pair found a strong resistance level around the psychological barrier of 1.0200, which forced it to trade negatively again …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Monday 12/09/2022
Next Friday, tens of thousands of railroad workers are poised to go on strike, potentially bringing a nearly a third of all US freight to a grinding halt. It would be the first national rail strike in 30 years. As the clock ticks, the threat of the work stoppage is …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 12/9/2022
The UK economy grew during the month of July of 2022 by 0.2%, which came less than expectations that indicated a growth of 0.3%, to get the economy out of a contraction, it suffered in June when the economy recorded a contraction of 0.6%. The services sector recorded an increase …
Read More »European shares rise at the open, supported by the rise in banking shares
European shares rose at the open on Monday, with banking stocks rising for a third consecutive session on bets that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates dramatically. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.2 percent to continue rising after posting its first weekly gain in four weeks on …
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