Data released moments before by the US Census Bureau showed a rise in US retail sales better than market expectations, as sales rose by about 3.8% in November, the highest level in ten months, compared to a decline of about 1.9% in the December reading, while expectations indicated that it would rise by about 2.1%. Core sales, excluding car prices,...
View MoreCrude prices regain part of their luster and strength during the trading session today, Wednesday, February 16, and record some increases to compensate for part of the losses incurred yesterday, which exceeded 3% at the closing, coinciding with the calming of fears about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict after reports confirmed the withdrawal of part of the Russian forces from Ukraine's borders,...
View MoreThe general index of the US dollar recorded declines this morning, Wednesday, February 16th, with the opening of the European session for the second session in a row, by about 0.08%, trading at 95.88 levels, coinciding with the return of risk appetite in the markets and the decline in tensions and fears due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, which caused a...
View MoreThe ZEW index, which measures business confidence in Germany, rose by about 2.6 in the February survey to reach 54.3, below expectations that indicated a rise to 55.1. The index's improvement in February was supported by an improvement in the assessment of the current economic situation by about 2.1 points. On the other hand, the index related to the euro...
View MoreThe three main US stock indexes recorded declines for the third consecutive session when they closed the opening session of the week on Monday, coinciding with the heightened fears and tensions of a possible conflict between Ukraine and Russia, after warnings from the United States, that the S&P 500 index recorded the largest percentage decline in three days since October...
View MoreThe yellow metal continues to maintain its highest level in three months, despite its declines in the middle of the opening European session of the week, today, Monday, the 14th of February, and two hours before the opening of the American markets, where gold maintains the levels of 1855 dollars per ounce, as it loses about 0.26%, equivalent to 4...
View MoreA look at the most important events of the past week A sudden closed meeting of the US Federal Reserve today Inflation returns from the gateway to the United Kingdom, Canada and China We will follow up on different data during the week In conjunction with the absence of central bank meetings this week in mid-February, the markets are awaiting...
View MoreCrude prices record highs in the middle of the closing session of the week today, Friday, February 11th, less than an hour before the opening of the American markets, as Brent crude rises by about 1.15%, trading at levels of 92.45 dollars a barrel, while American crude (NYMEX) is rising by about 1.50% and is trading at levels of 91.25...
View MoreInflation data, which came at its highest level in the United States in forty years, caused panic and high volatility during the American session yesterday, Thursday, February 10th, as it caused a rise in the yield on US Treasury bonds and thus pressured the currency, stock, commodity and metal markets. We note that the CPI, which measures inflation, rose by...
View MoreUS stocks recorded strong losses at the close of the trading session yesterday, Thursday, February 10, as the three major indices lost more than 1.5% at the close, while the losses of the Nasdaq Composite Index, which specializes in the technology sector, exceeded 2% after being pressured by high inflation in the United States of America, which supported High yields...
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