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USD/CAD Falls Further to 1.3160 The greenback is extending its daily decline today, now relegating USD/CAD to the lower end of the range near 1.3160. USD/CAD weaker ahead of Yellen Spot has retreated to multi-day lows in the 1.3165/60 band as the US dollar has reverted its initial positive note...

USD/JPY Finds Fresh Bids Near 113.50, Yellen in Focus Having peaked ahead of 113.80 levels in the last hour, the USD/JPY pair dropped sharply below the mid-point of 113 handle, before finding fresh bids at the last...

JPY: PM Abe Dampens Speculation of Sales Tax Postponement - MUFG Derek Halpenny, European Head of GMR at MUFG, notes that the PM Abe spoke in the Diet today and was clear that the government was not considering postponing the planned sales tax increase from 8% to 10% scheduled for April 2017, arg...

Fed Chair Yellen’s Speech in the Limelight Today – Deutsche Bank Research Team at Deutsche Bank, suggests that we are due to hear from Fed Chair Yellen, speaking at the Economic Club of New York (scheduled for 4.20pm GMT...

AUD/USD Faces Consolidation Near-Term – UOB In opinion of the research team at UOB Group, the Aussie dollar could face further consolidation in the next 1-3 weeks. Key Quotes “In recent updates, we were of the view that the pull-back from the high of 0...

US Really Ready for Hike as Markets Confused and Yellen Speaks Today – Investec Research Team at Investec, notes that over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, the US Dollar stumbled after what had been several sessions of strength on increasing rate hike optimism...

EUR/USD Turns Positive Near 1.1200 A bout of selling pressure around the greenback is allowing EUR/USD to regain the positive territory and the 1.1200 handle. EUR/USD advances as USD retreats Spot has managed to bounce off session lows near 1.1170 and regain the 1...

Pound Rises As European Equities Rebound After Long Weekend The British pound strengthened against the other major currencies in the European session on Tuesday, as investors return to trading following a long holiday weekend and await remarks from Fed Chair Janet Yellen on the U.S...

Daily Analysis of Major Pairs for March 29, 2016 EUR/USD: This pair moved sideways on Monday, just like its USD/CHF rival. A movement below the support line at 1.1050 would easily render the recent bullish outlook invalid...

EUR/GBP Deflates to 0.7840, Session Lows The now increasing buying interest around the sterling is sending EUR/GBP to the area of session lows near 0.7840. EUR/GBP lower on GBP-buying The European cross is navigating fresh 5-day lows around 0...

Fed’s Williams Expects to See Rates Rising Gradually Speaking in Singapore, San Francisco Fed president John Williams repeated that he sees rates rising gradually. Key Quotes: There’s a way to go before Fed shrinks balance sheet Recent inflation developments are very encouraging...

Pound Rises Against Majors The British pound strengthened against the other major currencies in the European session on Tuesday. The pound rose to nearly a 2-week high of 162.28 against the yen and a 1-week high of 0.7839 against the euro, from early lows of 161.34 and 0.7872, respectively...

BOJ Policy on Way to Trigger Fiscal Stimulus Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) massive monetary stimulus may not have boost inflation much so far and economy is struggling to recover post sales tax hike of 5% but it is on its way to boost fiscal policy and lead to the release of fiscal stimulus by the govern...

GBP/USD Retests Hourly 200-SMA at 1.4265 The GBP/USD pair recovered losses and swung higher from a brief dip below 1.42 handle, now heading for a test of 1.43 handle amid improved risk-sentiment. GBP/USD bounces-off lows near 1.4200 The GBP/USD pair rises 0.08% to fresh session highs of 1...

GBP/JPY Nears 38.2% Fibo Resistance GBP/JPY pair regained bid tone following a minor bout of weakness in Europe and is now looking to test 162.47 (38.2% of 175.02-154.72). Trades at two-week high At 162.20, the cross is trading at its highest since March 15th...

USD Looks ‘Cheap’ – Danske Bank In opinion of Jens Pedersen, Senior Analyst at Danske Bank, the greenback could be poised for further upside...

EUR/JPY: Bulls Eyeing March 11 High Offered tone around Yen continues to gather pace, with EUR/JPY cross looking poised to test key technical hurdle of 127.29 (Mar 11 high). European stocks rally, weigh over EUR The cross appears to have lost steam as it approached 127...

Italy Consumer Confidence, Factory Morale Rebound In March Italy's consumer confidence improved in March after declining in the previous month, on the back of stronger economic expectations, while a better assessment of order books boosted the morale in the manufacturing sector for the first time...

Euro-Area Bonds Move Higher After Egypt Plane Hijack Report Core EGBs, peripheral bonds moved higher while curves flatten ahead of light data calendar today and quarter-end this week; demand for safety supported instrument rises following reports of Egypt plane hijack...