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EUR/GBP Holding Above 0.7900 Ahead of UK PMI The EUR/GBP pair is trading with some minor weakness on Thursday but is still holding above 0.7900 handle ahead of UK services PMI...

GBP/USD Clings to Gains Near 1.4500 After bottoming out in the area of 1.4490, GBP/USD has now recovered some pips and trades above the 1.4500 mark ahead of UK data. GBP/USD now looks to PMI Spot has faded the initial spike to daily tops near 1.4530 although buyers seem to have turned up around 1...

US: Mixed Signals for Fed Policy Outlook - MUFG Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at MUFG, notes that the US dollar has remained on a firmer footing in the Asian trading session having rebounded more notably against commodity-related and emerging market currencies so far this week...

Spring has Sprung in the US, Yet Again - SocGen Kit Juckes, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, suggests that yesterday’s strong US non-manufacturing ISM release (55.7 after 54.4 last month) dragged the composite index back up for a third month in a row...

Daily Analysis of USDX for May 05, 2016 USDX continues to move sideways, but it's still trading into a corrective tone above the support zone of 92.91. The H1 chart is showing us that the price is close to the 200 SMA, where it could pull back to resume the decline...

Daily Analysis of GBP/USD for May 05, 2016 The H1 chart structure is calling for a short-term bearish consolidation below the 200 SMA on the H1 chart, after the pair found resistance around the 1.4549 level...

Oil Climbs Back Above $45.00 Level WTI crude oil prices got a boost on Thursday from a raging wildfire in Alberta, lifting the commodity back above $45.00 handle. of late, the black gold had been witnessing some selling pressure on renewed fears of oversupply...

FxWirePro: AUD/CAD Extends Recovery from 6-Month Lows at 0.9453, Edges Above 61.8% Fib, Good to Buy Dips AUD/CAD is extending recovery from 6-month lows at 0.9453 hit post RBA surprise cut. The pair has cleared 61.8% Fib retrace of the Sept-Dec rally at 0.9539 and is currently trading at 0...

UK Service PMI to Highlight Negative Impact of Brexit Uncertainty - MUFG Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at MUFG, notes that the Cable has been one of the hardest hit crosses by the recent rebound in the US dollar falling sharply after an intra-day high early this week at 1.4770...

NZD/USD Recovers to Move Back Above 0.6900 Handle Extending its bounce from Wednesday's low of 0.6860, the NZD/USD pair rose above 0.6900 on Thursday and is currently trading at the day's peak of 0.6910. On Wednesday, the pair faded its spike to 0...

UK Services PMI Preview: What to Expect of GBP/USD? The GBP/USD pair deflates from daily highs as we head towards the European open, shrugging-off solid bounce staged by the oil prices. The major pares gains and trades around 1...

USD/RUB: Downside Accelerated Below 64.34 – BBH Analysts at BBH suggested the pair could met further downside pressure following a break below 64.34. Key Quotes “USD/RUB retraced the entire November-January rise before this week’s correction”. “A break below the November 20 low near 64...

USD/CHF Better Bid Around 0.9580, Session Highs The USD/CHF pair is seen defending the bids amid broad based USD softness, as a lack of fresh fundamental drivers amid holiday-quiet markets, keep the major largely muted. USD/CHF fails near 0...

EUR/USD Intermarket: US Yields Collapse Amid Supply Environment Based on intermarket analysis, which helps explain why certain moves occur but most importantly, what are the current main drivers for a certain asset class, the vigorous rise in the EUR/USD exchange rate since April 24th, which has...

USD/CAD Still Looks to Oil Dynamics – Rabobank Strategist at Rabobank Christian Lawrence has assessed the prospects of the pair and crude oil...

Gold Holding Above $1280, Upside Seems Capped Gold managed to recover from Wednesday's low near $1272 support on disappointing US private sector employment report but faded its spike to $1290...

GBPCAD: Extending the Recovery - Scotiabank Research Team at Scotiabank, suggests that the GBPCAD is extending the May recovery though the 1.85 area, taking out trend resistance off the 2.09 high and 40-day MA at 1.8531 in the process. Key Quotes “The force appears strong in this one now...

Follow EUR/GBP Higher, USD/JPY Stretched – Deutsche Bank Oliver Harvey, Macro strategist at Deutsche Bank, suggests that the EUR/GBP is their top scoring currency pair in G10 and is highly trending to the topside and is not at all stretched on both RSI and risk reversal metrics, suggesting the mo...

USD/CAD: Risks are Clearly Tilted Higher for a Test of 1.2988 - Scotiabank Research Team at Scotiabank, suggests that the USD/CAD’s rebound developed strongly and they are shifting their bias materially as a consequence...

EUR/USD Unchanged Below 1.15, ECB on Sight EUR/USD is now attempting a consolidative pattern below the 1.1500 handle amidst thin trade conditions. EUR/USD focus on US data, ECB The pair is barely moving, as the usual cautiousness pre-Payrolls seems to have taken over sentiment already...