European stocks rose on Friday ahead of data expected to reflect moderate US job growth last month, relieving some pressure on equity investors concerned about higher interest rates. By 07:18 GMT, the European STOXX 600 index rose 0.4 percent, recording an increase for the second session in a row, but …
Read More »Euro retests resistance 6/10/2023
For the second session in a row, the EUR/USD pair is trying to reduce its previous losses to retest the pivotal resistance published in the last technical report, located at 1.0550, which it has been unable to break. Technically, and with a closer look at the 4-hour time frame chart, …
Read More »ECB’s Villeroy sees additional rate hike unjustified
“We’ve seen positive inflation data and a concurrent rise in long-term rates. Although it might be deemed excessive, it aids in tightening financial conditions for the European economy, according to ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau, who made the statement on Thursday.Villeroy continued, “So today, I don’t think an additional …
Read More »European stocks regain their balance and return to rise as selling declines
European stocks regained some balance on Thursday after a three-day sell-off amid concerns about rising interest rates that pushed US and European government bond yields to multi-year highs. The European STOXX 600 index rose 0.3 percent by 0720 GMT, after closing at its lowest levels in six months on Wednesday. …
Read More »Euro: limited positivity needs confirmations 5/10/2023
Limited positive attempts dominated the movements of the EUR/USD pair during the last session’s trading, to retest the psychological barrier resistance level of 1.0500, with the current movements witnessing attempts to consolidate above them. From the point of view of technical analysis today, and with a closer look at the …
Read More »Has Lagarde meant to arouse doubts about Euro, US dollar?
ECB’s Christine Lagarde, has cautioned that the United States and the Eurozone should never take the status of their currencies as reserve currency for granted because nations like China and Russia are working to develop their own financial systems.The eighty-year dominance of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency has …
Read More »Bond rally keeps European stocks lower for third day
European stocks were affected for the third day in a row on Wednesday by the significant effects on US and European stock returns in general due to the presence of a large number of investors for the idea and thus the severe negative impact of the small run out. The …
Read More »Euro: Negative pressure exists 4/10/2023
Attempts that tended towards a marginal rise witnessed the movements of the EUR/USD pair approaching retesting the resistance level of the 1.0500 psychological barrier, which has been stable below it until now. Technically, and with a closer look at the 4-hour time frame chart, we find that the pair failed …
Read More »European stocks are under pressure as US bond yields continue to rise
European stocks extended losses on Tuesday as rising US Treasury yields and the dollar pressured high-risk assets such as stocks and commodities, while a pessimistic outlook from the financial brokerage sector weighed on fashion retail companies. Strong economic data and the US Congress’ approval of a financing bill to avoid …
Read More »Euro: The negative creep continues 3/10/2023
We remained neutral for the moment during the previous technical report due to the conflicting technical signals, explaining that activating the selling positions depends on the pair’s failure to break through the psychological barrier of 1.0600 resistance, heading to touch the first official target of 1.0500, recording its lowest level …
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