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Technical Analysis of USD/CHF for March 10, 2016 USD/CHF is expected to trade in a bullish bias above 0.9940. The pair stands firmly above its nearest support at 0.9940, and is likely to post a new rebound in the coming trading hours. The relative strength index is mixed to bullish...

Technical Analysis of NZD/USD for March 10, 2016 NZD/USD is expected to trade in a lower range. The pair yesterday broke below its intraday trading range pattern, which should confirm a bearish outlook. The 20-period simple moving average is also turning down, and crossed below the 50-period one...

Technical Analysis of GBP/JPY for March 10, 2016 GBP/JPY is set to a further advance. The pair validated an intraday "V"-bottom pattern, and is now heading upward. The 20-period moving average turned up, and also crossed above the 50-period one, which should be a strong positive signal...

Technical Analysis of EUR/JPY for March 10, 2016 Technical outlook and chart setups: The EUR/JPY pair is trading higher at 128.80/90 levels for now, looking to extend rally towards 128.00 levels at least. The structure indicates that the pair might have completed 5 waves drop from 141...

Technical Analysis of GBP/CHF for March 10, 2016 Technical outlook and chart setups: The GBP/CHF pair is pushing higher towards 1.4300 levels it seems. The pair is out of the ending diagonal as depicted here and could be setting up for a deeper corrective rally towards 1.4850/1...

Elliott Wave Analysis of EUR/NZD for March 10, 2016 Wave summary: An unexpected rate cut from RBNZ acted as a catalyst for the expected acceleration through the resistance line near 1.6341. It indicates that wave [ii] ended at 1.6085 and wave [iii] towards 1.8551 now is developing...

Elliott Wave Analysis of EUR/JPY for March 10, 2016 Wave summary: Resistance at 125.23 needs to protect the upside for a break below 124.22 and more importantly below support at 123.01 to confirm the expected decline to 119.90 and possibly even lower to 117.35. If, however resistance at 125...

Daily Analysis of GBP/USD for March 10, 2016 On H1 chart, GBP/USD is currently being supported by the 1.4183 zone, as the bullish bias stays intact. The 200 SMA in this time frame is slightly neutral, as we're still considering the resistance level of 1.4267 as a possible level to be broken...

Technical Analysis of EUR/USD for March 10, 2016 When the European market opens, some economic news will be released such as Minimum Bid Rate, Italian Quarterly Unemployment Rate, French Industrial Production m/m, German Trade Balance, and French Final Non-Farm Payrolls q/q...

Technical Analysis of USD/JPY for March 10, 2016 In Asia, Japan will release the PPI y/y. The US will release a series of economic data such as Federal Budget Balance, 30-y Bond Auction, Natural Gas Storage, and Unemployment Claims...

European Economics Preview: ECB Likely To Cut Deposit Rate Further The European Central Bank is set to announce its interest rate decision later today. The bank is expected to cut its deposit rate further into negative territory, while keeping the refi rate unchanged...

EUR/GBP Rangebound Near 0.7730 Ahead of ECB The usual lull pre-ECB meeting has taken over sentiment ahead of the European open on Thursday, leaving EUR/GBP to navigate the 0.7730 area...

EUR/JPY: Upside Remains Capped by 124.90 The bulls are seen struggling to keep the bids as progress towards the European open, with EUR/JPY failing yet again to take out the strong resistance at 124.90. EUR/JPY flat-lined below 123.70 The EUR/JPY pair trades modestly flat at 124...

NZD/USD Recovers Losses, but RBNZ Rate Cut Caps Gains The selling interest in the NZD ran out of team, helping the NZD/USD pair recover losses, but the gains are hard to come on account of RBNZ’s dovish stance. Trades above 200-DMA The spot recovered from the Asian session low of 0...

Brexit Uncertainty is Slowing UK Business Investment – Rabobank Research Team at Rabobank, notes that the UK business investment fell by 2.1% q-o-q in the last quarter of 2015, the largest decline since 2014...

EUR/USD Waits for Draghi Around 1.0970 EUR/USD has quickly faded yesterday’s bullish attempt to the 1.1040 region, returning to the comfort zone around 1.0970 ahead of the ECB event. EUR/USD looks to Draghi for direction It’s all about the ECB today...

RBNZ: Shock and awe ahead of ECB – TDS Research Team at TDS, notes that the RBNZ unexpectedly cut the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by -25bp to 2.25%. Key Quotes “OIS was 28% priced for –25bp, and only 2/17 analysts expected a cut...

NZ Dollar Extends Slide On Surprise RBNZ Rate Cut The New Zealand dollar weakened against the other major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand lowered its Official Cash Rate to a fresh record low and signaled further easing...

GBP/USD Comatose Around 1.42, Investors Await ECB Rate Decision The GBP/USD pair is trading in the sideways manner around 1.42 handle as investors prefer to be on the sidelines ahead of ECB rate decision due later today. Will he or Won’t he...