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World Trade Up but Not Gaining Traction Yet - ING Raoul Leering, head of international trade research at ING Bank explained that after a contraction of world trade by 1.1% in January (initial figure: -0.4%), the volume of trade bounced back in February with a growth of 1.1% MoM...
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Roberto Jacobs, 21 April 2016, 18:54
USD/CHF Bounces Back Above 0.9700 USD/CHF dropped sharply during Draghi’s press conference but only to erase losses a few minutes after if finished. The pair dropped from 0.9710 bottomed at 0.9646. Then it jumped almost a hundred pips, reaching at 0.9746, the highest level since March 29...
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Roberto Jacobs, 21 April 2016, 18:51 #usdchf
US 2y yields are around their highest levels seen since Fed Chair Yellen’s dovish speech as continued gains in equity and crude prices raises concerns that the Fed could deliver a more hawkish message...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 21 April 2016, 18:50 #forex
ECB: No Appetite for More Stimulus, but Forced to Leave Door Open - Rabobank According to analysts from Rabobank, the European Central Bank showed confidence in its policy measures and the Governing Council has no strong appetite to ramp up policy in the foreseeable future...
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Roberto Jacobs, 21 April 2016, 18:29 #ECB
FxWirePro: Gold Rallies to 1-Month High, Scope for Further Upside Gold retreated towards 1249 levels in volatile session on Thursday as dollar firmed after ECB press conference...
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Roberto Jacobs, 21 April 2016, 18:25
EUR/USD Send Signals of Topping in the Near-Term - BTMU Analysts from The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, noted that the failure to break higher in the EUR/USD during recent trading sends a signal of a potential near-term top...
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Roberto Jacobs, 21 April 2016, 18:22
USD/JPY Drops Below 109.50 The yen gained momentum across the board during the American session and pushed USD/JPY back below 109.50. Earlier the pair climbed to 109.89 hitting a new 2-week high but then reversed. Recently it reached a fresh daily low at 109...
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Roberto Jacobs, 21 April 2016, 18:19
USDJPY should continue marching higher, supported by bullish risk appetite and yield differentials turning in favour of USD. A test of 112.50 seems likely with recent latest signs of Japan resuming buying in foreign debt markets...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 21 April 2016, 18:10 #forex
EUR/USD Tumbles to Lows Near 1.1270 The selling pressure around the euro is not giving up, now relegating EUR/USD to trade in session lows near 1.1270. EUR/USD weaker after ECB Spot is now off more than a cent since earlier ECB-induced peaks near 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 21 April 2016, 17:33
AUD/USD Reverses From 10-Month Highs A strong recovery of the US dollar across the board pushed AUD/USD sharply to the downside amid a decline in crude oil, gold, and equities. AUD/USD to 2-day low The pair climbed during Mario Draghi’s press conference to 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 21 April 2016, 17:31
USD/CAD Keeps Highs Near 1.2700 The greenback remains on a firm footing vs. its Canadian counterpart on Thursday, now sending USD/CAD to the boundaries of 1.2700 the figure, session peaks...
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Roberto Jacobs, 21 April 2016, 17:29
EUR/USD Up & Down it Goes, Back Below 1.13 The dollar is alive! EUR/USD has fully reversed the initial bullish attempt to the 1.1400 handle and is now posting losses in the 1.1280 area. EUR/USD turns negative in sub-1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 21 April 2016, 17:27
GBP/USD Retreats from Highs, Back Below 1.4400 After advancing to fresh multi-week tops near 1.4440, GBP/USD lost impetus and is now retreating to the 1.43860 area...
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Roberto Jacobs, 21 April 2016, 17:25
FxWirePro: EUR/USD Runs Out of Steam But Maintains Bullish Outlook The EUR/USD rose towards 1.1400 levels on Thursday after European Central Bank held interest rate unchanged at record lows followed by ECB press conference...
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Roberto Jacobs, 21 April 2016, 17:20
Pre-Requisite Reading: CL: Crude Oil Futures March Forecast...
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AynGannRand, 21 April 2016, 16:27 #technical analysis
The shared currency recovers losses and returns to the positive territory versus the American dollar in the mid-Asian trades, with EUR/USD now striving hard extend gains above 1.1300. EUR/USD eyes on 5-DMA at 1.1314 Currently, EUR/USD trades modestly flat at 1...
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Francis Dogbe, 21 April 2016, 16:21
Oil prices are higher again, and so too are iron ore prices...With BHP warning of a near-term, correction (downwards) and with output of iron ore soaring, the rally should be treated with a bit of caution, but it’s going to go on supporting the Australian dollar for now...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 21 April 2016, 16:08
EUR/GBP Turns Positive on ECB Comments Euro pairs cheered comments from ECB President Mario Draghi that broad financing conditions have improved with EUR/GBP pair recovering sharply from 3-week lows of 0.7854 to turn positive before trading nearly unchanged from Wednesday's close...
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Roberto Jacobs, 21 April 2016, 15:05
EUR/USD Flirts with 1.14 on Draghi The single currency is advancing further vs. the greenback today, taking EUR/USD to the area of daily tops around 1.1400 the figure. EUR/USD cautious on Draghi The pair is trading in a choppy fashion as usual following Draghi’s press conference...
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Roberto Jacobs, 21 April 2016, 15:03
China: Comfortable Keeping USD/CNY Relatively Stable – Deutsche Bank Research Team at Deutsche Bank, suggests that as China continues to liberalize its capital account, the authorities are comfortable keeping the USD/CNY relatively stable for the time being...
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Roberto Jacobs, 21 April 2016, 14:57 #China