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Public transport, schools and oil refineries were disrupted in France on Tuesday as trade unions led a third wave of a nationwide strike against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to extend the working years for French people before retiring. Strike movements in many sectors and street protests on Tuesday come hours …

European stocks witnessed stability during trading on Tuesday, at a time when the prospects for the continuation of the cycle of raising interest rates around the world continue to undermine sentiment, while the oil giant BP led the energy sector to rise. The Stoxx 600 index of European stocks settled …

Japan’s Nikkei trimmed its gains to close lower on Tuesday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech, but a slew of corporate earnings left the market directionless. The Nikkei index fell 0.03 percent to close at 27,685.47 points, and cut the fourth consecutive winning session, after trading remained …

Negative trades dominated the movements of the euro-dollar during the first trading sessions of this week, within the expected negative outlook during the previous analysis, touching the official target station 1.0740, recording its lowest level at 1.0709. On the technical side today, by looking at the 240-minute chart, we find …

The Japanese Nikkei index closed at its highest level in more than seven weeks on Monday, as the yen’s decline supported shares of automakers and other exporting companies, while shares of trading companies achieved gains supported by earnings expectations. The Nikkei rose 0.67 percent to close at 27,693.65 points, the …

The single European currency declined significantly at the end of last week’s trading, as a result of the rise in the US dollar, after the US jobs data, which came out positively, better than market expectations. On the technical side, we indicated during the last report that the infiltration below …

Major US stock indexes closed lower on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data raised concerns about the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes, while investors received a mixed batch of earnings reports from major companies.The data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed on Friday that Nonfarm Payrolls …

European stocks fell on Friday, weighed down by losses in technology stocks, after disappointing overnight earnings for their major US counterparts reignited concerns about global economic demand and the impact of rising interest rates. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.5 percent by 0812 GMT. Nevertheless, the index is …

Japan’s Nikkei closed at a seven-week high on Friday, buoyed by Nasdaq’s strong performance overnight, with Sony and others leading the index higher after announcing strong growth expectations. The Nikkei index rose 0.39 percent to close at 27,509.46 points, the highest closing level since December 16. The index rose 0.46 …

The Euro fell against the Dollar on Thursday after the European Central Bank raised interest rates by 50 basis points in line with expectations while the Bank of England adopted a softer tone on inflation. The ECB plans to raise rates by the same amount at least once more next …