European stocks fell on Monday as a sharp decline in financial stocks offset gains in the energy sector due to concerns about political instability in Russia, a major oil producer. The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.3% by 0717 GMT, after posting its biggest weekly percentage loss in three months …
Read More »Dollar is shaking as investors focus on interest rates and the economic outlook
The dollar fell on Monday before getting some safe-haven support as concerns persisted that the prolonged monetary tightening policy pursued by major central banks could further damage the global economic outlook. Recent events in Russia also kept investors on guard, but the reaction in the currency market was muted as …
Read More »Euro is facing negative pressure 26/6/2023
The euro incurred significant losses against the US dollar at the end of last week’s trading, within the expected bearish track during the previous technical report, touching the official target station at 1.0860, recording its lowest level at 1.0844. Technically, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, there is some …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 23/06/23
The EUR/USD pair came under strong bearish pressure on Friday. PMI surveys signaled a loss of growth momentum in the Eurozone economy. Euro could continue to push lower once 1.0870 is confirmed as resistance. FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell’s hawkish rhetoric on the second day of his congressional testimony and the …
Read More »European stocks open lower, and Siemens Energy shares plunge
European stocks opened lower on Friday at the end of a week marked by a lot of monetary policy decisions from central banks, which supported views that interest rates may remain high for a longer period, while Siemens Energy plunged after the company withdrew its annual profit forecast. The pan-European …
Read More »USD is rising as risk appetite declines and GBP is falling
The dollar was supported by a wave of risk aversion on Friday, as hawkish comments from global central banks, including the US Federal Reserve, raised fears of a further contraction of the economy. Sterling struggled to hold on to gains made by the Bank of England’s decision on Thursday to …
Read More »Euro temporarily fails to breach the psychological barrier 23/6/2023
Mixed trading dominated the movements of the euro-dollar pair during the previous session’s trading, as the pair failed to stabilize for a long time above the psychological barrier of 1.1000, forcing it to retreat to retest the support level currently hovering around it at 1.0940. On the technical side today, …
Read More »European stocks open lower on interest rate hike fears
European stocks opened lower on Thursday on fears of continued monetary tightening, and with the London Stock Exchange slipping amid uncertainty over the extent to which the Bank of England will raise interest rates later in the day. And by 0716 GMT, the European Stoxx 600 index fell 1.2 percent, …
Read More »USD declines after the testimony, GBP goes up
On Thursday, the dollar approached its lowest level in a month against a basket of currencies, after Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, stuck to his usual messages in his semi-annual testimony, which did not include any surprises. Sterling rose to near a one-year high ahead of the Bank …
Read More »Euro is touching bullish targets 22/6/2023
. Positive trades dominated the movements of the euro against the US dollar within the expected bullish path during the previous technical report, touching the official targets targeted yesterday at 1.0970 and 1.1000, recording its highest level during today’s early trading at 1.0995. On the technical side today, we tend …
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