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The following are the latest technical setups for EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, NZD/USD, and USD/CAD as provided by the technical strategy team at Barclays Capital. EUR/USD: The break below 1.1310, the 21-dma, encourages our bearish view towards initial targets near 1.1210 and then the 1...
Draghi in a statement to IMFC: • Outlook for Eurozone is faced with uncertainty • We don't not currently see excesses in behaviour of banks • Eurozone economy on path for gradual recovery • Risks to growth on the downside The forecast is important because it means the ECB won't react when inflati...
Rebound in AUD/USD is probing upper part of a short term channel limit at 0.7720/0.7770. Daily RSI is diverging negatively showing possibility of a short term reaction. Retest of recent lows at 0.7490 can’t be ruled out. Graphical levels at 0.7390 will be an important short term support...
JPY non-commercial sector long positions at the CFTC are still at recent highs, and some investors may pull back ahead of BoJ April meeting, notes BTMU. "Fundamental and underlying flows still point to a USD/JPY drop...
The latest rally in risk has been attributed to abating fears about hard landing in China (where the Q1 GDP numbers came in line with expectations overnight) and the continuing recovery in the global commodity prices...
A poll conducted by RMB Global Markets Research has seen voters confirm a credit downgrade looms for South Africa. 84% of the respondents to a RMB Markets Research survey expect South Africa to lose investment grade credit status in the next year...
USD/CAD Upside Stalled Ahead of 1.2900 The Canadian dollar is now recovering some pips after USD/CAD briefly tested session highs in the proximity of 1.2900 the figure...
Technical Analysis of NZD/CHF for April 15, 2016 NZD/CHF continues moving sideways without any signs of a long- or mid-term direction. This tendency is likely to continue and the price might once again move down after the price rejected the R1 (0.6700) resistance area...
USD/JPY Back Below 109.00 after US Data USD/JPY briefly rose back above the 109 mark but resumed the slide following the release of the latest string of US data. US industrial production decreased a seasonally adjusted 0.6% in March (-0...
Euro Area's Headline Inflation to Remain Around Zero in Q2 and Rise Higher in H2 2016 In March, euro area’s headline CPI inflation returned to 0% y/y after dropping into negative territory in the previous month...
European Bonds Climb on Doha Worries, Chinese Slowdown The European bonds gained on Friday as angst rose among investors about the Doha talks and slowdown in Chinese Q1 GDP figure. The benchmark German 10-year bonds yield, which is inversely proportional to bond price fell 14.63 pct to 0...
The pound sterling has been a reliable ‘sell’ over recent months, but we are now at stage where there is little historical context to guide traders. There is no doubting sterling remains under pressure against the US dollar and a fall from current levels (1.40-1...
EUR/USD Keeps Gains after US Data The European currency extends its positive momentum vs. the US dollar today, now taking EUR/USD to the 1.1280/85 band. EUR/USD bid after US data disappoints Spot has gathered further traction after today’s US releases have missed expectations...
GBP/USD Regains Poise After Horrible US Data A sharper-than-expected contraction in the US industrial production is boding well for GBP/USD, which is back above hourly 200-MA level of 1.4162 following the data release. Supported by 38.2% Fibo The pair slumped to near 1.4154 (38.2% of 1.4669-1...
BTC/USD Breaks Major Resistance $428, Targets $448/$465 Major Resistance - $428 BTC/USD has broken major resistance $428 and jumped till $428.53 at the time of writing. It is currently trading around $428.53. Minor trend is bullish as long as support $415 (55 day 4H EMA) holds...
USD/JPY: Wave Analysis and Forecast for 15.04 – 22.04 USD/JPY: The pair is undergoing correction. A chance of decline remains. Estimated pivot point is at the level of 110.72. Our opinion: Sell the pair from correction below the level of 110.72 with the targets of 106.60 – 106.00...
USD/CHF: Wave Analysis and Forecast for 15.04 – 22.04 USD/CHF: The pair is likely to grow within correction. Estimated pivot point is at the level of 0.9489. Our opinion: Buy the pair from correction above the level of 0.9489 with the target of 0.99 – 1.00...
AUD: Aussie Summer is Over, Back to Work – Westpac Sean Callow, Research Analyst at Westpac, notes that the AUD has found some good news as the NAB Australian business survey produced an improvement in both confidence and in trading conditions in March...
GBP/USD: Wave Analysis and Forecast for 15.04 – 22.04 GBP/USD: Downtrend continues. Estimated pivot point is at the level of 1.4352. Our opinion: Sell the pair from correction below the level of 1.4352 with the target of 1.36 – 1.34...
