European shares rebounded at the open on Monday and technology shares led the decline amid expectations of a significant interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) in the coming days. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.4 percent, hitting its lowest level in two months, while …
Read More »Euro is witnessing sideways trading, waiting for a signal 19/9/2022
Limited sideways trading tended to the negativity dominating the movements of the euro against the US dollar, and the current moves are witnessing the stability of the pair’s exchange rate below the parity point of 1.0000, which constitutes a pivotal level for the current trading levels. Technically, by looking at …
Read More »European shares open lower as recession fears intensify
European shares fell on Friday as recession fears and expectations of a big interest rate hike during the Federal Reserve’s (US Central Bank) meeting next week weighed on sentiment. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell one percent moments after the opening bell, bringing its declines this week to more than …
Read More »Japanese shares fall, down 2%, affected by recession fears
Japanese stocks fell at the close on Friday and recorded a weekly decline, as fears of a global economic slowdown continued in light of raising interest rates, which led to the decline of Wall Street during Thursday night. The Nikkei index fell 1.11 percent to close at 2,7567.65 points, after …
Read More »Euro is waiting for the directional signal 16/9/2022
Limited sideways trading dominated the EUR/USD pair’s movements during the previous trading session, to find that the movements were restricted between 0.9960 and 1.0000. From the technical analysis angle, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we find positive crossover signs that started appearing on the stochastic indicator, in addition …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 15/9/2022
In his speech at the annual international conference of the Center for Research on Regulation and Supervision of the Financial Sector (CIRSF) on Thursday, European Central Bank Deputy Governor Luis de Guindos said that there are significant threats facing the future of the European Union’s financial system, which have made …
Read More »European shares rise after a big sell-off
European shares rose on Thursday, supported by bank shares, after markets showed signs of recovering from a sharp sell-off caused by bets on a major interest rate hike worldwide. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.3 percent by 0711 GMT, after falling for two consecutive days. And US inflation data …
Read More »Japan shares rise at the close after an intense sell-off
Japanese stocks rose at the close on Thursday, with investors buying shares again after a sharp decline in the previous session. Travel-related stocks led the rally, supported by hopes of a recovery in tourism. The Nikkei rose 0.21 percent to 27,875.91 points, recovering from its worst session in three months. …
Read More »Euro continues its gradual decline 15/9/2022
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 …
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