The EU announced on Wednesday that it is to restrict the provision of SWIFT services to major Belarussian banks, including Belagroprombank, Bank Dabrabyt, and the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus, as well as their Belarusian subsidiaries, reported Reuters. The EU will also prohibit transactions with the Central Bank …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 8-3-2022
The euro traded near 22-month lows on Tuesday as the war in Ukraine led to a pessimistic economic outlook for Europe, while currencies that had surged on a sharp increase in energy prices stalled after a weeks-long rally. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has boosted demand for assets seen as safer, …
Read More »Russia’s Sanctions Keep Investors On Alert
Asian markets closed today’s trading up across the board, with the exception of Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, which edged down 0.24% while Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.19%, China’s Shanghai Composite gained 0.32%, India’s Sensex advanced 0.70%, and South Korea’s KOSPI finished trading up 0.84%. Taiwan’s equity markets are closed today to …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 28-2-2022
Oil prices jumped on Monday as Western allies imposed more sanctions on Russia and cut off certain Russian banks from the global SWIFT system for interbank payments, potentially causing severe disruption to its oil exports. Brent crude rose $4.16, or 4.3 percent, to $102.09, after hitting a high of $105.07 …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 23-2-2022
European shares jumped 1% on Wednesday, supported by a batch of strong earnings data, and as investors digested news of the first Western sanctions against Russia over its crisis with Ukraine. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 1.1 percent after fears of a full-blown Russian invasion of Ukraine pushed it …
Read More »GBP/JPY: Successfully Tests Support 23/2/2022
GBP/JPY approached the retest target mentioned in the previous analysis at 155.30, recording its lowest level at 155.50. On the technical side, today, we find the pair has benefited from the 155.50 support level, which helped it rebound to the upside once again, to witness the stability of the current …
Read More »GBP Needs to Monitor Price Behavior 23/2/2022
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Read More »GBP/JPY: Gets a Negative Signal 22/2/2022
Negative trading returned to control the pound’s movements against the Japanese yen due to stability once again below the pivotal resistance level located at the price of 157.10/157.00, and the pair is witnessing stability near its lowest level around 155.75. On the technical side, today, we are inclined to negativity …
Read More »GBP Faces Strong Resistance 22/2/2022
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Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 21-2-2022
An OPEC + source told Reuters that the commitment of the producer group to oil production cuts rose to 129 percent in January, noting that some members are still finding it difficult to increase their production. This compares with 122 percent in December and 117 percent in November. The source …
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