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BOJ May Hit Bond Purchase Limit in 2017 – Ex-BOJ Deputy Governor Iwata Former BOJ deputy governor Kazumasa Iwata said in a Bloomberg interview published on Wednesday, that the central bank will reach its bond buying limit by mid next year, which will make negative interest rates policy a key tool...

FXWIREPRO: NZD/JPY's More Bearish Scope 74.500 After Breach of Crucial Support 75.922 - Bets on Debit Put Spreads for Speculation The pair declined soon after the formation of long legged doji at 77.718 levels, fell from the highs of 78.210 to the current 75.177 levels...

AUD/JPY Ends a 3-Day Slide, Near 50-DMA The bid tone surrounding AUD/JPY weakened a bit ahead of European open, as the AUD bulls took a beating after the risk sentiment came under mild pressure. AUD/JPY regains 83 and beyond The AUD/JPY pair now advances 0.29% to 83...

Elliott Wave Analysis of EUR/NZD for April 6 - 2016 Wave summary: We are still looking for support near 1.6640 to protect the downside for a rally above 1.6833 confirming upside acceleration towards 1.7220 on the way higher to 1.8550. Even if minor support at 1...

Elliott Wave Analysis of EUR/JPY for April 6 - 2016 Wave summary: The decline from 128.22 does have all the earmarks of being an impulsive decline. We are currently looking for a minor consolidation before the next decline below support at 125...

Japanese Bond Yields Drop on Speculation of BOJ Easing Japanese bond prices rallied, pushing the yields lower especially at the short-end of the curve as strong Yen and weak inflation expectations triggered speculation of fresh BOJ easing. The 10-yr benchmark government bond yield fell to -0.07...

Technical Analysis of EUR/USD for April 06, 2016 When the European market opens, some economic news will be released such as the Retail PMI and German Industrial Production m/m. The US will release economic data too such as Crude Oil Inventories...

FXWIREPRO: EUR/NOK Remains Well Supported Below Key Resistance at 9.4997, Good to Sell on Rallies EUR/NOK is currently trading at 9.4775 levels. It made intraday high at 9.4925 and low at 9.4704 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance level at 9.4997...

Australian Bonds Rally on Global Growth Concerns The Australian bonds rallied on Wednesday as Western investors pour into safe-haven assets amid deepening global growth fears. The benchmark 10-year bonds yield, which is inversely proportional to bond price fell 0.81 pct to 2...

Risk Off Despite Stronger US Service Sector Surveys in March – Deutsche Bank Darren Gibbs, Chief Economist at Deutsche Bank, notes that the US non-manufacturing ISM beat market expectations, rising 1.1pts to 54...

Technical Analysis of USD/JPY for April 06, 2016 In Asia, Japan will release the Leading Indicators and the US will release some economic data such as Crude Oil inventories. So there is a probability the USD/JPY pair will move with low to medium volatility during this day...

EUR/USD Perspective Looks Constructive – UOB The research team at UOB Group keeps the positive view of the pair in the upcoming weeks. Key Quotes “As mentioned yesterday, while short-term momentum has eased off, it is not enough to indicate that a short-term top is in place...

Daily Analysis of Major Pairs for April 6, 2016 EUR/USD: Since the EUR/USD pair tested the resistance line at 1.1400, it has been difficult for the price to go above that line. The bulls have continued battering that line of defense (an action that started last week...

EUR/USD Losing Ground as Stoxx 50 Futures Rise EUR/USD extended losses to 1.1365 levels as pan-European equity futures – Stoxx 50 index rose 0.65% following Tuesday’s meltdown. 1.14 is a tough nut to crack The spot has failed to hold gains above 1...

Oil Rebounds from 5-Week Low, WTI Jumps +2.5% Oil benchmarks on both sides of Atlantic extend the recovery mode from multi-week lows on Wednesday, on mounting expectations of out freeze and drawdown in crude reserves...

EUR/USD Forecast: Looking to Risk Trends – Commerzbank and Danske Bank EUR/USD remains resilient in the 1.1350/60 area following last week’s 2016 tops above the 1.1400 handle. Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, argued the pair’s “high on Friday at 1...

FOMC Minutes in the Limelight Today – Danske Bank Research Team at Danske Bank, suggests that this afternoon, the minutes from the 15-16 March FOMC meeting are due for release...

Germany: Lost in Stagnation - ING Carsten Brzeski, Chief Economist at ING, suggests that disappointing new orders add to latest evidence that the German industry is currently caught in stagnation...

USD/CAD Looking to Stabilize Around 1.3130 The Canadian dollar is recovering part of yesterday’s sell off vs. its American neighbor, now taking USD/CAD to the 1.3135/30 band. USD/CAD eyes on oil, PMI The pair is coming down from yesterday’s multi-day peaks above the 1...

FXWIREPRO: NZD/CAD Faces Strong Resistance Around 0.9020, Good to Sell on Rallies Major resistance 0.9020 Major support -0.8850 The pair has recovered till 0.89699 after making a low of 0.8877. It is currently trading around 0.89455. Short term trend is weak as long as resistance 0.9020 holds...