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USD/JPY Weaker, Wobbling around 110.00 The Japanese yen is appreciating vs. its American counterpart today, sending USD/JPY to as low as the 109.70 area, although regaining the 110 neighbourhood afterwards...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 10:03
GBPUSD Downside Risk; 50-Day MA Supports GBPUSD is now forming a neutral bias after the bullish move from 1.4004 to 1.4768 stalled and the market is consolidating just above the 50% Fibonacci of this upleg from April to May. This Fibonacci level lies just below the key psychological 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 09:58
Yen Jumps as US Yields Fall Back and ‘Brexit’ Risks Creep Higher – MUFG Derek Halpenny, European Head of GMR at MUFG, notes that as was widely expected, PM Abe announced in the Diet today that he has decided to postpone the sales tax increase from 8% to 10% from April next year until October 2019...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 09:54
UK Manufacturing PMI Preview: What to Expect of GBP/USD? The UK economy will release its May manufacturing PMI later in the European session. Markets expect the manufacturing PMI to tick higher to 49.9 from a sharp drop seen in April to 49.2 points...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 09:51
FxWirePro: NZD/JPY Rejected at Chann NZD/JPY was rejected at channel top by 75.45 and has slipped lower to hit session lows of 74.44. Technicals on 4H charts support further downside in the pair, RSI, Stochs biased lower and MACD line shows bearish crossover on signal line...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 09:23
US Oil Forms M-shaped Pattern, Good to Sell Below $48.60 Pattern Formed -M- shaped pattern Major support $48.60 US oil has jumped till $50.08 yesterday but not able break above $50.18 high made on May 26th 2016...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 09:20
FxWirePro: Silver Faces Strong Support at $16.88, a Sustain Break Below Targets $15.62 XAG/USD is currently trading around $15.98 marks. It made intraday high at $16.05 and low at $15.94 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at $15.88 marks...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 09:18 #silver
Oil Trades on the Back Foot Aahead of OPEC Meet, Drops -1% Oil benchmarks on both sides of Atlantic edged lower this Wednesday, as traders remain cautious ahead of weekly supply reports and OPEC meeting due tomorrow...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 09:02
GBP/USD Under Pressure, Could Test 1.44 – UOB The research team at UOB Group has shifted to a neutral stance on GBP/USD, although a visit to the 1.4400 area should not be ruled out. Key Quotes “The break of the 1.4550 stop-loss yesterday indicates that the recent high of 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 09:00
EUR/USD Well Supported at 1.1102/1.1058 – Commerzbank Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, has reiterated the pair remains well supported in the 1.1102/1.1058 band. Key Quotes “EUR/USD is holding just above the critical 1.1102/1.1058 key support...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 08:57
EUR/CHF in a Tight Range Around 1.1050 The Swiss franc is gathering steam vs. its European peer on Wednesday, with EUR/CHF trading on the defensive in the mid-1.1000s so far...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 08:54 #eurchf
USD/CHF Fails at Tuesday’s High, Ignores Weak Swiss GDP The Swiss franc strengthened somewhat versus its US counterpart in the European morning, despite the release of weaker-than expected Switzerland’s GDP data. USD/CHF rejected at 0.9950 Currently, the USD/CHF pair trades almost unchanged at 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 08:52 #usdchf
EUR/USD Near 1.1120 Ahead of PMIs EUR/USD is prolonging its leg lower halfway into the week, currently trading in the 1.1130/20 band ahead of PMIs in Euroland. EUR/USD focus on PMIs, US ISM Spot is looking to snap a 4-week negative streak after the rejection from early May tops at 1.1615...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 08:50
Oil: Could Higher Prices Flick the Switch? – ANZ Research Team at ANZ, suggests that at around USD50 a barrel, oil is pretty cheap but in change terms, however, the increase has been dramatic...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 08:45
Dollar Weakens Against Other Major Currencies After Downbeat Consumer Confidence: Jun 1, 2016 Market Review - 31/05/2016 23:10GMT Dollar weakens against other major currencies after downbeat consumer confidence The greenback weakened against other major currencies on Tuesday after U.S...
Currency
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 08:40
EURGBP - We look to Buy at 0.7660 (stop at 0.7635) EURGBP - Bespoke support is located at 0.7585. Bullish Outside Day posted, a pattern that often indicates the end of a bearish run and the start of a new upward bias. The 161.8% Fibonacci extension is located at 0.7691 from 0.7564 to 0.7643...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 08:37
CADJPY While Above 83.9 Can Extend Higher Short term Elliottwave structure suggests that dip to 82.88 on 5/24 ended wave X. Rally from there is unfolding as a double three where wave ((w)) ended at 85.17, wave ((x)) ended at 83.88, and wave ((y)) is in progress...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 08:32 #CADJPY
Could There be Further Upside Potential on the Horizon for the GBPCHF? Whilst the Cable is presently taking a bit of a thrashing, the GBPCHF could be setting up to perform a final leg of an Elliot wave which could have some significant upside potential...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 08:29
USDCHF: Looks To Resume Broader Uptrend USDCHF: Having the pair continued to maintain its medium term upside bias, trend resumption is envisaged. On the downside, support lies at the 0.9900 level. A turn below here will open the door for more weakness towards the 0.9850 level and then the 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 08:26 #usdchf
Where To Sell EUR/USD? - Credit Suisse EUR/USD’s challenge of key support at 1.1097/1058 – the 200-day average, 50% retracement level and price support – has led to fresh buying for a bounce higher, notes Credit Suisse...
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Roberto Jacobs, 1 June 2016, 08:23