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 …
Read More »Nikkei closes at its highest level in more than two weeks
Japan’s Nikkei index ended Monday’s trading at its highest level in more than two weeks, tracking Wall Street’s strong closing last week, as heavyweights and travel-related stocks led the gains. The Nikkei index closed up 1.16 percent to 28,542.11 points, its highest closing level since August 26. The broader Topix …
Read More »Euro continues its corrective rise against dollar 12/9/2022
Positive movements dominated the Euro against the US dollar, beginning to form a corrective ascending wave, heading to touch the required target during the previous analysis at 1.0130, recording its highest level at 1.0124 during the early trading of the current session. On the technical side, the simple moving averages …
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