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GBPUSD Daily Forecast: May 06 2016 GBPUSD Forecast The GBPUSD was indecisive yesterday but overall still able to maintain its bearish bias since the false breakout above the daily EMA 200 as you can see on my daily chart below. The bias is bearish in nearest term testing 1.4400 – 1.4350 region...

USDJPY Daily Forecast: May 06 2016 USDJPY Forecast The USDJPY was indecisive yesterday but overall still able to maintain its bullish intraday bias. The bias is bullish in nearest term testing 107.60...

USDCHF Daily Forecast: May 06 2016 USDCHF Forecast The USDCHF had a bullish momentum yesterday topped at 0.9696. The bias is bullish in nearest term testing 0.9715 – 0.9765. Immediate support is seen around 0.9625...

USD/JPY: Yen in Demand Amid Risk-Off, 107 Tested The USD/JPY pair found support just ahead of 107 handle and now makes minor-recovery attempts as the JPY bulls jumped back on the bids amid poor risk sentiment across Asia. USD/JPY fails once again near 107.50 Having faced rejection just below 107...

Japan Re-Opens in the Red, Drags Asia Lower ahead of US NFP The Asian equities extend their losing streak into an eighth-day this Friday, headed for the biggest weekly loss since February, as weaker sentiment on the US stocks amid renewed oil price sell-off extended into the Asian trades...

AUD/USD Meets Fresh Supply on RBA SoMP, Attacks 0.7400 The AUD/USD pair snapped the previous rebound and resumed its recent downtrend, with the bears tightening their grip following the release of RBA’s Statement of Monetary Policy (SoMP). AUD/USD drops from 0...

AUD Hammered, RBA Hints at Further Rate Cuts The Australian Dollar has fallen sharp following the release of the RBA Quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy, in which the doors were left wide open for further rate cuts...

RBA's SoMP: Inflation Forecasts Slashed, Lowers Wages Outlook The RBA’s quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy (SoMP), issued quarterly, has been published, with the Central Bank lowering its inflation forecasts and wages outlook...

Action in Commodities: Energy Higher - ANZ Analysts at ANZ explained the action in the commodity sector. Key Quotes: "Energy was higher. Supply disruptions and closures helped push crude oil prices higher, despite the stronger USD...

USD/JPY: Awaits Risk Events - Nonfarm Payrolls USD/JPY is currently consolidated between a 10 pip range as Asia opens mixed following a subdued performance overnight on Wall Street as markets get set for the nonfarm payrolls showdown tonight in the U.S. shift...

Nonfarm Payrolls Preview - Westpac Analysts at Westpac explained that the consensus for US Apr non-farm payrolls is 200k, after 215k in Mar and 245k in Feb...

GBP/USD: Downside Limited, Target Above 1.4515 - FXStreet Valeria Bednarik, chief analyst at FXStreet explained that the GBP/USD pair fell down to 1.4438 this Thursday, but dips in the pair ever since the day started have sent the pair quickly back towards the 1...

NZD/USD: Rising Channel Compromised, Target 100 DMA NZD/USD is consolidated at a key level within the rising daily channel. The downside has come back on to play and the bears are starting to make a strong case for a breakout to the downside with a double top at the mid way point of the 0...

RBA Quarterly Statement Coming Up - ANZ Analysts at ANZ noted that the RBA’s quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy is released today. Key Quotes: "After the rate cut earlier this week it will be a key focus for markets...

EUR/GBP Falls After 4-Day Rally EUR/GBP is losing 50 pips on Thursday despite another weak economic report from the United Kingdom. During the American session, the pair printed a fresh daily low at 0.7860, the lowest since Tuesday. The pair started the day above 0...

Brexit Fears Impending on UK Growth - Scotiabank Analysts at Scotiabank explained that UK Markit/CIPS services and composite PMI data came in below expectations for April at 52.3 (versus a market consensus of 53.5) and 51.9 (53.2) respectively...

EUR/USD: This is All about the Greenback - BTMU Analysts at Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi explained that the main driver of the move higher for EUR/USD in recent months has been broad based US dollar weakness rather than euro specific factors...

NZD/USD: Daily Double Top, Target 0.6720? NZD/USD remains within the rising daily channel, but is starting to make a case for a breakout to the downside with a double top at the mid way point of the 0.70 handle and another set of down intra-sessions. NZD/USD lost the 0...