Given the psychological importance of ¥130, lower buying volume so far this month and overbought based on the slow stochastic, technical analysis would suggest that further strong gains in the near future are unfavourable. However, higher than expected inflation this afternoon could drive the dollar strongly in the short term at least. The long-term target…
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The Stoxx-50 index is now trading well below the 3,685.0pts support, now seen as a resistance, at 3,600.0pts. The bearish pressure is rising inside a directional move, and 3,520.0pts (78.6% Fibonacci) could be considered as the next support level for the market. Pierre Veyret– Technical analyst, ActivTrades Disclaimer: opinions are personal to the authors and…
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European Shares European markets extended yesterday’s losses on Friday, alongside US Futures, as risk aversion dominates everywhere at the end of the week. Markets are set to register their biggest weekly drop in two months, with today’s decline led by Health Care and Tech shares, as the bullish enthusiasm brought by higher rates from the…
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European Shares European stocks traded all in green territory on Thursday, extending gains registered at the end of the US session, after investors welcomed the Fed’s action to tame inflation. FED Chairman Jerome Powell managed to reassure investors by announcing a 50-basis point rate hike while rolling-out the prospect of further increases at forthcoming meetings,…
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European Shares Stocks traded sideways, flirting with their opening level in Europe on Wednesday, as investors brace for today’s FOMC meeting. While Fed chairman, Jerome Powell, is widely expected to announce an historical 50-basis point rate hike in the end of the afternoon, investors will scrutinize his speech, looking for more clues on tapering and…
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Gold Gold prices remain under pressure during early Tuesday trading, close to the multi-week minimums reached during the previous session. Despite the precious metal’s role as a hedge against inflation and haven during times of geopolitical instability - two factors that remain very much in the picture - gold prices remain subdued as the dollar…
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However, the rand has remained strong in the last few weeks as the South African Reserve Bank also appears to be in a cycle of tightening. On the whole, the outlook for South Africa’s economy seems to be stronger now than it was at the start of 2022: prices of important commodities, key to South…
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Oil WTI crude oil prices hedged down during early Thursday trading, following the release of US stocks, which read above expectations. The market was less active than usual, due to the long weekend in Europe, America and most of Asia, with the reduction in the number of active buyers also contributing to the easing in…
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The technical picture remains unambiguously negative, with a fresh two-year closing low of $1.0825 on Tuesday. The next key support is the psychological area of $1.07 near the 100% Fibonacci retracement, i.e. full retracement of all the euro’s gains since March 2020. To the upside, any possible bounce in the next few weeks would probably…
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