TECHNICAL ANALYSIS REPORT – 23 AUGUST 2022
GAS PRICES SURGED 13% OVERNIGHT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION Asian Pacific shares were down for a seventh straight session on Tuesday. The Shanghai Composite is down 0.18% at 3,271.98. Overall, the Singapore MSCI is down 1.66% at 290.55. Over in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index is down 1.17% at 19,364.00. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 is down 1.11% at 28,390.00, while the Topix index is down 1.01% at 1968.00. South Korea’s Kospi is down 1.10% at 2,435.34. Australia S&P/ASX 200 down 1.21% at 6961.80. Top News of the Day: A winter with impending energy shortages is rapidly coming, inflation is on the verge of double digits, and the European Central Bank has begun a cycle of tightening financial conditions. Worryingly, this outlook is still likely to get worse before any significant improvement well into 2023. Benchmark gas prices in the European Union surged 13% overnight to a record peak, having doubled in just a month to be 14 times higher than the average of the past decade. Market Summar...