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US Oil Breaks Major Resistance $40.80, Targets $41.87/$42.73 Major resistance - $40.80 (trend line joining $50.91 and $41.87) Major support - $39 (7 day EMA) US Oil has broken major resistance $40.80 and jumped till $40.89. It is currently trading around 40.75...

EUR/USD Forms Diamond Pattern, Sell Below 1.13800 for Further Weakness Pattern Formed- Diamond pattern Major resistance -1.1450 Major support - 1.1370 The pair is trading in narrow range between 1.1370 and 1.14454 for the past two trading session. It is currently trading around 1.14227...

GBP/USD Extends CPI-Driven Rally Towards 1.4350 The bid tone surrounding the GBP keeps growing bigger as we progress towards the mid-European trades, now pushing GBP/USD towards the mid-point of 1.43 handle. GBP/USD sees a 60-pips rally post-UK CPI The GBP/USD pair advances 0...

Japan Continues to Highlight Unease Over One Sided Yen Moves - MUFG Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at MUFG, notes that the yen has weakened modestly in the Asian trading session undermined in part by further verbal intervention from Japanese officials and an improvement in global investor risk sen...

Yen’s Rally Run Out of Steam - Rabobank Piotr Matys, EM FX Strategist at Rabobank, suggests that the Japanese shares posted strong gains with the Nikkei up 1.13% after the yen’s rally run out of steam following the longest stream of daily gains so far this year...

AUD/USD Still Expects a Pullback to 0.7480 – UOB According to analysts at UOB Group, the Aussie dollar could head towards the 0.7475/80 band in the near term. Key Quotes “We shifted to a neutral stance last Wednesday and expected the pull-back in AUD to extend lower to test the 0.7475/80 support”...

UK: Domestic Political Developments Increase Brexit Risk - MUFG Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at MUFG, suggests that the Pound weakness remains relentless early this year ahead of the EU referendum...

IMF and US Data at The Centre Stage - Rabobank Piotr Matys, EM FX Strategist at Rabobank, suggests that the International Monetary Fund will publish its latest World Economic Outlook. Christine Lagarde has already hinted that the IMF may revise lower its economic forecasts...

AUD/USD Firmer, Clinches Highs Near 0.7680 The better tone around the risk-associated space is bolstering the upside in AUD/USD to the vicinity of 0.7680 on Tuesday...

UK Inflation Beats Expectations - ING James Smith,Economist at ING, suggests that the core inflation (at 1.5%) is creeping closer to target, which alongside an expected boost from higher import prices this year, will put pressure on the BoE to hike rates should the UK vote to remain in the EU...

Gold Regains Poise, Hits Fresh 4-Week Highs Above $ 1260 Gold bulls regained control over the last hours and drove the prices to the highest levels since mid-March, as the US dollar ran through fresh offers and fell to fresh multi-month lows against its major rivals...

EUR/GBP Slumps to Lows Near 0.7980 The now stronger tone around the sterling is dragging EUR/GBP to test session lows in the 0.7985/80 band...

EUR/USD Fades a Spike to 1.1465, Back to Square One The EUR/USD pair trims gains and now slips back below the mid-point of 1.14 handle, having failed to sustain at fresh 2016 highs. EUR/USD hits fresh 2016 highs, then retreats Currently, EUR/USD trades 0.16% higher at 1...

Watch Out for Key Commentaries to Assess Intervention Risk in Yen One of the biggest risks facing Yen is the risk of intervention from Bank of Japan (BOJ), which even if fades in medium term, may lead to heavy loss in the near term...

GBP/JPY Eyeing 155.00 After UK CPI Data GBP/JPY is now eyeing 155.00 handle as a faster-than-expected rise in UK CPI strengthened the bid tone around Sterling. Trades at 3-day high At 154.90, the cross is trading at its three-day high. The bid tone improved around 154.22 (23.6% of 162.58-154...

USD/JPY: Risks Remain to the Downside – Danske Bank Arne Rasmussen, Chief Analyst at Danske Bank, sees the possibility that the pair could grind lower...

FXWIREPRO: Swedish Crown Hits Fresh Four-Week High of 9.2079 Crowns Per Euro After Better-Than-expected Inflation Data EUR/SEK is currently trading around 9.2248 levels. It made intraday high at 9.2630 and low at 9.2079 levels. Today Sweden released CPI data with positive numbers at 0.5% m/m vs 0...

Iraq Calls in Support for Freeze Deal Just five days ahead of much anticipated oil producers’ meeting in Doha, which will gather oil chiefs from Saudi Arabia to Russia, Iraq has extended its support for the deal...

EUR/JPY Could Visit 120.00 – Commerzbank According to Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, the cross could slip towards the 120.00 area. Key Quotes “EUR/JPY is stabilising just ahead of the 122.08 March low, we would allow for an overshoot to 120...

EUR/USD Now Targets 1.1495 – UOB Analysts at UOB Group see the pair facing strong resistance in the vicinity of the 1.15 handle. Key Quotes “There is not much to add as EUR traded quietly yesterday and closed almost unchanged for the day”...