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USD/JPY Cleared 109.70, Now Eyes 111.00 – UOB The research team at UOB Group has turned bullish on USD/JPY and believes it could test 111.00 in the short term. Key Quotes “The 109.70 target was finally met yesterday and the bullish phase that started last week is still clearly intact”...
USD/JPY Risks Point to the Upside – Westpac Strategist at Westpac Robert Rennie sees the pair could edge higher in the near term. Key Quotes “Last week we argued for USD/JPY in a 108/109.50 range, though we highlighted “risks around FOMC minutes and US CPI to the topside”...
ECB Committed to Bring Inflation to Target Without Undue Delay Minutes of the European Central Bank’s April meeting showed that the bank wants to leave absolutely clear that it is committed to revive inflation in the Eurozone...
AUD: Monetary Policy is a Key Factor - BBH Research Team at BBH, suggests that the monetary policy is a key factor in the Australian dollar. Key Quotes “The rate cut and dovish posture of the RBA has seen accelerated the retracement of the Aussie's run-up in the first four months...
EUR/USD Breaks Below 1.12, Session Lows The greenback is extending its rally today, now forcing EUR/USD to break below the critical support at 1.1200. EUR/USD focus on US releases Spot is printing fresh 7-week lows in sub-1...
RBA Considered Postponing Rate Cut – Westpac Research Team at Westpac, suggests that the RBA minutes earlier in the week were less dovish than expected...
US Dollar Index Trade Idea Major resistance- 95.20 (Apr 14th 2016) Major support – 94.10 (21 day MA) US Dollar index has surged overnight on the modestly hawkish FOMC minutes increased hopes of rate hike in June...
Forex Technical Analysis: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CHF, USD/JPY, AUD/USD, USD/RUB, XAU/USD Analysis for May 19th, 2016 EURUSD, “Euro vs US Dollar” We think, today the price may reach a new low. Later, in our opinion, the market may form another consolidation to start a new correction...
GBP/USD Bullish Again, Targets 1.4770 – UOB Following the sharp appreciation of GBP/USD, analysts at UOB Group have shifted their stance to bearish. Key Quotes “The unexpected clear and strong break above 1.4550 has shifted the 2-week neutral outlook to bullish again”...
Oil in Global Economy Series: What Fundamentals at Play in Oil Market Currently? North American benchmark WTI, has risen 85% or more from its February low and up around 28%, so far this year...
USD/CAD Knocks 1.3100 Handle, Now Eyeing to Test 1.3150 Building on to its recovery momentum above 1.3000 psychological mark, the USD/CAD pair tapped 1.3100 handle on Thursday for the first time since April 8...
JPY: Abe Expected to Unveil a Larger Liscal Program - BBH Research Team at BBH, notes that at the last G20 meeting, Japan may have been questioned about its unexpected rate cut at the end of January...
USD Now Shifted the Focus to June – Westpac In opinion of Richard Franulovich, Strategist at Westpac, the greenback will take centre stage in the run up to the Fed meeting in June...
Dollar Consolidates after Yesterday's Big Gains - BBH Research Team at BBH, notes that the FOMC minutes came in on the hawkish side and the statement that “most” Fed officials saw a June hike as “likely” if warranted by the economy did the trick...
UK Retail Sales Bounces Back - TDS Research Team at TDS, notes that the UK retail sales in April bounced back 1.3% m/m off an upward-revised March decline of -0.5% m/m (was -1.3%), confirming their upside bias...
Fed Minutes Highlight a Committee that Want to Raise Rates – Deutsche Bank Research Team at Deutsche Bank, notes that the Fed minutes last night highlight a committee that continues to want to raise rates whenever they can push it through...
Market Was Caught Off Guard by Hawkish FOMC Minutes - TDS Cristian Maggio, Head of Emerging Markets Strategy at TD Securities, suggests that the market was caught off guard by hawkish minutes from the 27 April FOMC meeting and is all of a sudden reassessing its views on US monetary policy...
Sharp Recovery Lifts USD/CHF Back Close to 0.9900 Level In the last one hour, the USD/CHF pair witnessed a sharp recovery from session's low and has now moved within striking distance of 0.9900 level...
EUR/JPY: Sell-Off Extends Towards 123 ahead of ECB Minutes The EUR/JPY cross is currently experiencing some fresh selling, as the downward pressure intensifies on both the EUR/USD pair as well as on USD/JPY. EUR/JPY eyes 123 The EUR/JPY pair now drops -0.36% to fresh daily lows of 123...
Add short AUD/USD - SocGen Kit Juckes, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, suggests that the CFTC data, in terms of outright positioning, show (falling) net shorts in GBP, EUR and MXN, promising the hope of resilience, and longs in JPY, CAD, AUD and NZD, which makes that set look more vulnerabl...