The euro rose on Monday as investors sold dollars on hopes that easing China’s lockdown measures could support global economic growth. The calmer atmosphere in the stock markets in early European trade also put additional pressure on the dollar, which fell sharply last week, but remains the currency of refuge …
Read More »Dollar loses momentum after weeks of rally
The US dollar is headed for its worst week since early February against major currencies on Friday, losing some of the momentum it gained from a sudden 10 percent rise in its value. The dollar received a boost from investors’ appetite for it as a safe haven amid turmoil in …
Read More »European shares rise, supported by hopes of an economic recovery in China
European shares rose at the open on Friday, boosted by hopes of an economic recovery in China boosted by the central bank’s announcement of more stimulus, but the region’s stock index headed towards ending the week lower on recession fears. The mining and energy sectors led the gains and pushed …
Read More »The Euro looking for a stronger direction 20/5/2022
The support levels published during the previous report at 1.0460, managed to limit the bearish bias, as the euro successfully retested the mentioned level, trying to maintain stability above the resistance level of the psychological barrier of 1.0500. Technically today, and by carefully looking at the 240-minutes, we notice the …
Read More »The euro is recovering a little and the focus is on the ECB’s policy
The euro rebounded somewhat on Thursday after investors digested the possibility that the European Central Bank would tighten monetary policy aggressively in the near term, while the safe-haven dollar picked up a breath after making big gains in previous sessions. Financial markets are currently expecting a 106 basis point hike …
Read More »The euro is waiting for a price destination to be determined 19/5/2022
The support levels published during the previous report at 1.0460, managed to limit the bearish bias, as the euro successfully retested the mentioned level, trying to maintain stability above the resistance level of the psychological barrier of 1.0500. Technically today, and by carefully looking at the 240-minutes, we notice the …
Read More »The dollar rises after Powell confirms expectations of tightening monetary policy
The dollar rose on Wednesday, a day after it suffered its biggest loss in more than two months after US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell emphasized tighter monetary policy as the US central bank sought to contain rising inflation. Powell pledged that the central bank would raise interest rates as …
Read More »Eurozone final inflation rises 0.6% MoM in April
Eurozone inflation held steady at a record high 7.4% in April, driven by soaring fuel and food costs, the EU’s statistics agency said today, lowering its estimate from a preliminary 7.5%. Inflation has soared over the past year, first on post-Covid supply bottlenecks and latterly on knock-on effects from Russia’s …
Read More »Euro takes advantage of weak USD 18/5/2022
The movements of the euro witnessed a noticeable increase during the previous trading session, with increasing bets that the European Central would raise interest rates and the decline of the US dollar, reaching its highest level at 1.0563. Technically, we find the euro succeeded in breaching the 1.0460 resistance level, …
Read More »Euro, bond yields surged on comments by ECB official
The euro rallied on Tuesday, helped by a rise in government bond yields as well as comments from a European Central Bank policymaker in which he said a half percentage point interest rate hike is possible.Klaas Knot told a Dutch television program said he favors a quarter-point rate hike, but …
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