Soaring gas and electricity prices, high inflation, the worst squeeze for living standards in decades. The economic outlook was challenging even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Bank of England looks set to lift interest rates to 0.75% on Thursday 17 March, its third rate rise in a row as …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 23 February
The US session closed with investors expressing very pale optimism about Eastern Europe developments, despite this weak optimism the market’s sentiment deteriorated during US trading hours, resulting in the stronger USD against most of its major rivals.Ukraine declared the State of Emergency starting February 24 and for 30 days amid …
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/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/JPY: Temporary Momentum 18/2/2022
GBP/JPY touched the first bearish target published during the last analysis, located at 156.10, recording its lowest level at 156.06. The intraday movements of the pair are witnessing a slight bullish tendency as building on the support of 156.00, in addition to the attempts of the stochastic indicator to obtain …
Read More »Demand For Safe Havens Surges, With US Dollar As Only Exception
Ukraine-Russia conflict continued to dominate the headlines and fueled demand for safe-haven assets, although speculative interest stood away from the greenback. Major pairs remained stable within familiar levels after both countries blamed each other for some shelling that took place early on Thursday in the Donbass territory.The situation escalated as …
Read More »GBP/JPY: Facing Temporary Negative 17/2/2022
GBP/JPY managed to touch the bullish target required to be achieved yesterday, at 157.00, recording the highest level at 157.10. On the technical side, the current moves are witnessing a bearish bias resulting from hitting the resistance level 157.00. which constitutes a negative pressure factor, and the RSI is losing …
Read More »GBP/JPY: Building on Support 16/2/2022
During yesterday’s trading session, the Pound Sterling presented positive trades, benefiting from a base at the 156.20 support level, recording its highest level near the pivotal resistance 157.00. On the technical side, the pair is trying to consolidate above 156.20, accompanied by the positive attempts of the stochastic indicator, in …
Read More »US Dollar index eases as investors digest news on Ukraine’s crisis
The US dollar was down slightly on Tuesday as investors absorbed the latest news on the Russia-Ukraine standoff, with the dollar index briefly paring some of its losses late in the day after President Joe Biden said that a Russian attack on Ukraine remains a possibility.Biden, in nationally televised remarks, …
Read More »GBP/USD Retreats Amid Risk-Off Market Mood
The GBP/USD snaps two days of gains and begins the week on the wrong foot amid increasing geopolitical tensions in eastern Europe. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD is trading at 1.3528.The market sentiment is downbeat, depicted by European bourses falling, while US futures point to a lower open. …
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