On Monday, OPEC released a report predicting the U.S. shale oil boom could be over by the end of 2015, almost declaring the "mission accomplished" in its efforts to battle the US shale oil boom...
The New Zealand dollar was weaker against its peers in the Asian session on Wednesday, after dairy prices in Fonterra's GlobalDairyTrade auction dropped for the first time in three months. Japanese yen was trading flat against the dollar...
US DOLLAR TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Prices may be readying to correct lower as negative RSI divergence warns of fading bullish momentum. Near-term resistance is at 12221, the 50% Fibonacci expansion, with a break above that on a daily closing basis exposing the 61.8% level at 12335...
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On Tuesday the greenback held steady against the Japanese yen, after the Bank of Japan left its monetary policy inchanged and as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's monthly meeting on Wednesday...
On Tuesday the U.S. dollar climbed against its Canadian peer, as downbeat Canadian manufacturing sales data pressured the local currency, although a disappointing report on U.S. housing starts limited the greenback's gains...
Fears that a nuclear agreement with Iran could end sanctions imposed on the country and flood the already oversupplied market with oil are "unduly bearish," the managing director at Clearview Energy Partners said in an interview on Tuesday...
Dipping US index futures are helping pull European shares back from highs, though Chinese stocks hit a near seven-year peak and Japanese equities reached their best level in 15 years as global monetary policy continues to attract traders' attention...
On Tuesday the dollar was mostly lower against its peers, as investors awaited upcoming U.S. data due later in the day, as well as the conclusion of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting on Wednesday...
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On Tuesday U.S. crude oil futures traded near a six-year low, as investors awaited fresh weekly information on U.S. stockpiles of crude and refined products to estimate the strength of demand in the world’s largest oil consumer...
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On Tuesday the euro was higher against the dollar, while markets eyed upcoming reports on German consumer sentiment and the euro zone inflation and as sentiment on the greenback was fragile after a string of downbeat U.S. data...
On Tuesday Asian shares traded higher led by Tokyo with the focus on the Federal Reserve's meeting tomorrow...
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US DOLLAR TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Prices may be losing steam after hitting a new 11-year high as signs of negative RSI divergence begin to emerge. A daily close back below the 38.2% Fibonacci expansionat 12107 exposes the 23.6% level at 11965...
Copper climbed on Monday, underpinned by growing expectations for further monetary easing in China...
Oil prices started the week with another drop, pressured by the prospect of Iran adding oil to an already oversupplied global market...
