The euro declined noticeably against the US dollar during the last trading session, within the bearish context, as we expected, touching the first target 1.1560, approaching by a few points, at the second target 1.1500, to settle for recording the lowest price of 1.1525. Technically, and by looking at the …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 04-11-2021
The markets saw some moves during the European session on Thursday. The main drivers of the markets were the British interest rate decision. The dollar rose again as the market continued after the FOMC meeting, with the dollar significantly outperforming all currencies except the yen. The Bank of England’s (BoE) …
Read More »The Euro Maintains Bearish Trend
The euro’s movements against the US dollar witnessed a bearish tendency, as we expected, to the downside, to reach its lowest level during the last session’s trading at 1.1560. Technically, the pair is now hovering near the resistance level of the psychological barrier at 1.1600. With a careful look at …
Read More »The Dollar is Hovering Near Peaks
The dollar hovered near recent peaks against the euro and the yen on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s start to scale back pandemic-era stimulus and how Chairman Jerome Powell handled inflationary pressures. The dollar index settled little changed at 94.11, close to the 2021 peak of 94.563 recorded …
Read More »The Euro is Heading Lower
The Euro retested the previously broken support level around the psychological barrier of 1.1600 and could not close above the mentioned level, maintaining the gradual bearish context. Technically, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice the continuation of the negative pressure coming from the 50-day SMA, accompanied by …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 03-11-2021
The European session was fairly quiet as all eyes turned to the Fed’s after-hours statement. Oil prices fell during oil trading, as Brent crude in future contracts for January delivery lost 1.971% and reached 83.05 dollars a barrel, while the price of US crude reached 81.94 dollars a barrel in …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 02-11-2021
Markets are quiet and investors are waiting for the Fed meeting. Markets are widely expecting Jerome Powell to announce a clear schedule to start tapering. Brent crude futures for January 2022 delivery scored about $84.33 a barrel, down 0.33%, and US crude was about $83.43 a barrel, down 0.74%. During …
Read More »The Australian Dollar Fell After Less Hawkish Comments From RBA
The Australian dollar fell on Tuesday after the Reserve Bank of Australia spoke less hawkish-than-expected at the first of a series of central bank meetings this week. Attention is now focused on the US Federal Reserve, which begins two days of meetings on Tuesday and is expected to announce the …
Read More »The Euro Attacks The Resistance
Positive trading dominated the euro’s movements against the US dollar yesterday, after the European Central Bank President’s statements, reaching its highest level at 1.1692. On the technical side today, the stability of the intraday trading is above the previously breached resistance 1.1640, represented by the 23.60% Fibonacci correction that supports …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 01-11-2021
The European session on Monday was quiet and generally flat. Just a moment ago, the Manufacturing PMI came out and came in negative; Were it scored 58.4 points, analyst expected it to score 59.2 points. Gold is now recording 1789.39, an increase of 0.34%, and gold contracts are recording 1790.35, …
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