The future of the EU–China trade relationship — one of the largest in the world — will be substantially impacted by a debate over whether China should be granted ‘market economy status’ (MES) this year...
The Australian and Canadian dollars stood at multi-month highs early on Tuesday in the wake of a rally in commodity prices, contrasting with a subdued performance in the greenback, euro and yen. The Aussie came within a whisker of 75 U.S cents, reaching a high not see since July...
EUR/USD Around 1.1020 on EMU Data The European currency keeps its daily gains vs. the dollar today, with EUR/USD hovering over the 1.1020/25 band so far...
Eurozone 4Q GDP revised to 1.6%YoY, Investment Booming Teunis Brosens, Research Analyst at ING, suggests that today’s details on Eurozone GDP in the fourth quarter, albeit long gone, show some encouraging signs about the Eurozone recovery...
EUR/GBP Ignores Eurozone GDP Release, Stays Hourly 50-MA The common currency ignored the Eurozone Q4 GDP release, leaving the EUR/GBP cross unaffected around hourly 50-MA seen at 0.7734 levels. Weak stocks support EUR The pair clocked a high of 0...
GBP/USD Finds Support Near 1.4220 The sterling remains on the defensive today, with GBP/USD dropping to session lows in the 1.4220 area. GBP/USD lower on steady Carney In spite of the current decline, the pair manages to keep the trade in the upper end of the recent range above he 1...
EUR/USD: 200-DMA is a Tough Nut to Crack The EUR/USD pair was offered again at the 200-DMA level of 1.1045 despite china-led risk off in the major European equities. Eyes Eurozone GDP The immediate focus is on the Eurozone Q4 GDP, which is expected to remain unchanged at 0.3% q/q and 1.5% y/y...
GBP/USD Rallies Could Struggle Near 1.4316 – Commerzbank Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, believes bullish attempts could run out of legs in the low-1.4300s. Key Quotes “GBP/USD spent the week correcting higher. It is now approaching the 1.4316 downtrend”...
USD/JPY Comfortable with the Sideline Pattern In view of the research team at UOB Group, the pair’s outlook points to further consolidation in the next 1-3 weeks. Key Quotes “There is not much to add as we continue to hold a neutral view for USD”...
USD/CAD Struggles to Surpass 1.3340 The Canadian dollar is giving away part of the recent advance vs. its American peer on Tuesday, taking USD/CAD back above the 1.3300 handle. USD/CAD focus on oil The continuation of the rally in crude oil prices – with the barrel of WTI above $37...
Gold: Bulls Unstoppable, $ 1280 Back on Sight Gold futures on Comex prolong their upwards trajectory into fifth-day today on no Fed rate-hike chatter next week and on robust fund inflows. Gold bounces-off a dip near hourly 50-SMA Currently, gold rises 0.76% to 1273...
Swiss Jobless Rate Drops In February 2016 Switzerland's unemployment rate decreased marginally in February, in line with expectations, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said Tuesday. The unadjusted jobless rate dropped to 3.7 percent in February from a near six-year high of 3...
Euro Mixed Ahead Of German Industrial Output Data Destatis is slated to release Germany's industrial output data for January in the pre-European session on Tuesday at 2:00 am ET. Output is forecast to rise 0.5 percent on a monthly basis, reversing a 1.2 percent fall in December...
Franc Rises Ahead Of Swiss Unemployment Data The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs releases Swiss unemployment data for February in the pre-European session on Tuesday at 1:45 am ET. The jobless rate is forecast to remain unchanged at 3.8 percent in February...
Japan Eco Watchers Index Falls Unexpectedly To 15-Month Low A measure of peoples' assessment of the Japanese economy decreased unexpectedly in February to the weakest level in fifteen months, survey figures from the Cabinet Office showed Tuesday...
FXWIREPRO: EUR/JPY Holds Above Channel Base Support at 124.25, Weakness Only on Breaks Below EUR/JPY upside capped at 125 levels which is strong resistance for the pair. Downside for now is holding above channel base support at 124.25, breaks below could accentuate weakness, tests of 122...
UK Permanent Job Placement Growth At 3-Month High Permanent job placements in the U.K. grew at the fastest pace in three months in February, the Report on Jobs compiled by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and Markit Economics showed Tuesday...
Commodity Currencies Slide Amid Rising Risk Aversion Commodity currencies such as the Australian, the New Zealand and the Canadian dollars weakened against their major counterparts in the Asian session on Tuesday amid rising risk aversion, with some of the markets erasing early gains following th...
EUR/GBP Challenges Highs Near 0.7740 EUR/GBP is picking up further pace following the closing bell in Asia on Tuesday, eyeing the upper bound of the range near 0.7740. EUR/GBP focus on EMU releases, risk The European cross keeps navigating within a narrow range in the low-0...
