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 …
Read More »US Dollar Further Declines As Sentiment Improves
The US dollar edged lower across the board as the American currency extended the bearish corrective decline that began on Monday. Positive US data has helped the case for a better market sentiment, with global indexes closing in the green.The underlying concerns remain the same. Tensions between Europe and Russia …
Read More »Euro Benefits From Risk Appetite Ahead of Powell’s Speech
The euro is higher versus the US dollar by 1.13% rallying on wider risk-on from 1.0428 to a high of 1.0555. The euro has extended the rebound from a five-year low touched last week while the US dollar is down against its major trading partners.The euro benefited at the start …
Read More »European shares rise on optimism about easing China’s Covid lockdown
European shares rose on Tuesday and were set to extend their gains for the third consecutive session, supported by hopes of continued demand from China as authorities look to ease COVID-19 restrictions. The Stoxx 600 index rose 0.7 percent by 0710 GMT, with gains for all major sub-sectors, led by …
Read More »Euro retests resistance 17/5/2022
Quiet movements that tended to the upside dominated the euro against the US dollar, with the opening of the first trading sessions of this week to retest the 1.0460 resistance level. Technically, despite the bullish bias, we tend to the negativity, relying on trading stability below 1.0460, the strong supply …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – May 16
The US dollar briefly edged higher at the beginning of the week but closed with modest losses against most rival currencies as equity markets changed direction. European indexes closed mixed, but Wall Street managed to post gains. Safe-haven currencies posted modest gains against the US dollar as well.Economic DataThis week, …
Read More »European shares fall on recession fears
European shares opened lower on Monday, with French shares down nearly 1 percent, after weak economic data from China fueled fears of a global recession. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.6 percent by 0715 GMT, after posting its first weekly gain in five weeks on Friday. China’s April retail …
Read More »The dollar starts the week on a strong note
The dollar rose at the start of the week to a level just under a 20-year high against other major currencies on Monday as investors sought safe havens due to concerns about global growth while cryptocurrency markets appeared to have found some stability after last week’s turmoil. The dollar index …
Read More »The euro is waiting for more decline 16/5/2022
The single European currency maintains negative stability against the US dollar, hitting its lowest level during last week’s trading at around 1.0350. Technically, by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice the continuation of the negative pressure coming from the simple moving averages, which still constitute a hindrance to the …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, 9 – 13 May
The US inflation data dominated the markets in the week ending May 13th. The safe-haven assets ended the trading in a bearish direction led by gold as a result of the rise in the US dollar. Wall Street ended trading higher on Friday, ending a week of wild market volatility, …
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