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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, …

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 …

. 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 …

The dollar rose on Wednesday before Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks to Congress as his comments are expected to reflect tightening monetary policy, while the British pound rose slightly after stronger-than-expected British inflation data. Britain’s consumer price index held steady at 8.7 percent in May, despite hopes that it …

. The EUR/USD pair found difficulty in breaching the strong resistance level published during the previous technical report at 1.0940, explaining that it represents the key to the continuation of the upward attempts, which forced the pair to trade in negativity, recording its lowest level at 1.0892. On the technical …

The EUR/USD began the US session hesitating due to the US dollar’s strength, but the pair eventually managed to become higher after three-day downtrend. ECB policymakers keep suggesting higher rates even as inflation clues, growth numbers ease. Fed OFFICIALS ALSO reiterate hawkish bias ahead of Powell’s bi-annual Testimony before the …

The yuan tumbled to a seven-month low on Tuesday after China cut interest rates, while the Swedish krona slid to its lowest level since 2009 against the euro on persistent concerns about the real estate sector. China cut the key interest rate for one-year and five-year loans by 10 basis …

German stocks led losses among European bourses on Tuesday, with speciality chemicals Lanxess falling after the company cut its forecasts, and a modest rate cut in China failed to lift investor sentiment. Germany’s DAX fell 0.3% by 0750 GMT, further away from Friday’s record high. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index …

. Quiet trading tended to be negative but limited at the beginning of the week, amid the US markets holiday, to find the EUR/USD pair stable intraday above 1.0900. Technically, and with a closer look at the 4-hour chart, the simple moving averages continue to hold the price from below, …

European equities dipped at the opening bell on Monday, led by Franco-German lab equipment maker Sartorius, as investors expected additional stimulus measures from China to boost demand. By 0719 GMT, the pan-European STOXX 600 index had down 0.5%, while Germany’s DAX had fallen 0.4% after ending at a record high …