The dollar remained close to a peak of more than a week on Friday after a slew of data released overnight indicated a slowdown in the US economy, as investors bet the Federal Reserve would halt interest rate increases. The dollar index, which measures the performance of the US currency …
Read More »European stocks edge higher, Richemont earnings in focus
European stock markets rose on Friday as investors digested conflicting economic statistics from the United Kingdom as well as additional quarterly corporate reports. At 08:15 GMT, the DAX index in Germany was 0.4% higher, the FTSE 100 in the United Kingdom was 0.3% higher, and the CAC 40 in France …
Read More »European stocks rose after falling for two days
European stocks rose on Thursday, led by media and travel stocks, as signs of declining US inflation gave some relief to investors worried about the impact of the Federal Reserve’s tightening monetary policy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.5% by 0822 GMT, after two straight days of losses. …
Read More »Most Japanese stocks decline amid mixed earnings
Most Japanese stocks fell on Thursday as investors balked after recent gains and assessed a mixed set of corporate earnings ahead of a high-level meeting of the Group of Seven. Mazda Motor fell 2.69% after the automaker cut sales and profit forecasts due to production restrictions. While Sumitomo Mining shares …
Read More »A slight rise in European stocks ahead of US inflation data
European stocks rose slightly on Wednesday, with Credit Agricole stock rising after posting positive earnings, while investors awaited US inflation data that is likely to set expectations for a rate cut in the world’s largest economy. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.1% by 0704 GMT. The US consumer …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei index is retreating from a 16-month peak amid profit-taking
Japan’s Nikkei index retreated from a 16-month peak on Wednesday as cautious investors looked to book profits ahead of key US inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserve’s path on monetary policy. The results of the business of some companies also cast a shadow on their performance, as the …
Read More »Euro is touching the target and trying to recover 10/5/2023
The EURUSD pair declined significantly during the previous trading session’s dealings within the scenario of retesting the support published in the last analysis, touching the required target at 1.0945 and recording its lowest level at 1.0945. Technically, today, we find the EUR/USD pair trying to take advantage of the strong …
Read More »European stocks declined with the decline in the Swedish SBB stock
European stocks fell on Tuesday, with Sweden’s SBB leading the losers after the company postponed its dividend, while investors remained wary ahead of important US economic data. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.2% by 0706 GMT, as investors awaited US consumer price data later this week for clues …
Read More »Japan stocks jump supported by strong corporate results
Japanese stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Nikkei index recording its highest closing level in 16 months, supported by a rise in steelmakers’ stocks on the back of strong corporate earnings. JFE Holdings jumped 14.5 percent, its biggest gain in 14 years, after Japan’s second-biggest steelmaker expected profits to rise …
Read More »Euro is pressing support 9/5/2023
Quiet trading tended to be negative, dominating the movements of the euro-dollar pair during and throughout the trading of this week, after it found selling pressure near the resistance level of 1.1070, to start today’s session on a bearish slope. From the point of view of technical analysis today, and …
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