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JPY: Finance Minister Aso Continues to Talk Up Intervention Threat - MUFG Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at MUFG, notes that the yen has continued to weaken in the Asian trading session leaving USD/JPY on course to increase for the sixth trading day out of the last seven as initial sharp yen gains...
Long Live FXRreturns - Deutsche Bank George Saravelos, Strategist at Deutsche Bank, notes that the international press is replete with stories of poor investor returns and discretionary fund closures this year...
Too Soon to Buy the USD: Look to Sell on Rallies - BNPP Research Team at BNP Paribas, suggests that the firming of the USD vs EUR and JPY over the past 24hrs suggests that the market is increasingly uncomfortable maintaining current levels of short USD exposure...
USD/CAD Tracks Oil Recovery, Drops Below 1.2950 Tracking a sharp slide in crude oil prices on Monday, the USD/CAD pair moved above 1.3000 key psychological level but faded back below mid-point of 1.3000-1.2900 level on Tuesday...
Triangle identified at 10-May-02:30 2016 GMT. This pattern is still in the process of forming. Possible bearish price movement towards the support 1.438 within the next 6 hours. Supporting Indicators : Downward sloping Moving Average Resistance Levels : ( B ) 1...
FxWirePro: Chinese Yuan falls As China's CPI Remains Stable in April USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.5198 marks. It made intraday high at 6.5224 and low at 6.5140 levels. The CPI rose 2.3% year-on-year in April, in line with market forecasts and unchanged for the third consecutive month...
NZD/USD: Technical Picture is Bearish - Westpac Imre Speizer, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that the NZD/USD has been stronger than expected so far this year, thanks mainly to the US dollar’s decline. Key Quotes “We still expect it to weaken but now target an upgraded 0...
The USD remains a bullish currency in the longer-term, however the lack of a confirmed rise in core inflation and a cautiously neutral Fed have induced bearish sentiment on the USD in the short term. Dollar weakness is likely to continue until we get some solid tier one US data...
AUD/JPY Extends 3-Day Winning Streak, 80 Handle Tested AUD/JPY extends its recovery mode from three-month troughs, receiving fresh boost from the extension of the risk-on trades in Europe. AUD/JPY advances on yen weakness The AUD/JPY pair now trades +0.66% higher at 79...
As is usual for Monday, data events are few and price action is subdued. Ahead we have Factory Orders from Germany, CPI from Switzerland, and House Price Index from the UK – none of which are expected to have any notable impact. Start your week with my prepared most recent currency update below...
NOK-Longs will Have to Wait – Danske Bank Mikael Milhoj, Senior Analyst at Danske Bank, believes NOK could barely react to another ‘on-hold’ stance by the Norges Bank at its meeting later in the week...
EUR/USD Back on the Bids, Re-takes 1.1400 Fresh bids caught the EUR/USD pair ahead of 20-DMA (1.1368) over the last hour, as the US dollar wiped-out gains and turned in the red zone against its major peers amid a data-quiet European session ahead. EUR/USD bounces-off 1...
GBP/USD Attempting a Move Past 20-DMA Resistance The GBP/USD pair maintained its bid tone above 1.4400 pivot point, lifting the pair back to day's peak level of 1.4428 during early European session...
EUR/GBP Risks a Drop to 0.7654 – Commerzbank According to Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, the cross could re-visit the mid-0.7600s. Key Quotes “No change - EUR/GBP continues to probe the...
EUR/USD Neutral, Could Test 1.13 – UOB Analysts at UOB Group keep the neutral stance on EUR/USD, although it could slip toward the 1.1300 handle in the near term. Key Quotes “We just shifted to a neutral stance last Friday and there is no change to the view”...
Oil Trades Mixed, Cautious Before Weekly Inventory Reports Having witnessed a volatile session the day earlier, oil benchmarks on both sides of Atlantic are seen trading directionless in a tight range, as markets await the API inventory report for fresh momentum...
USD/CHF Retreats from Highs, Tests 0.9700 The greenback keeps alive its march north on Tuesday, although USD/CHF has retreated from highs and returned to the 0.9700 neighbourhood...
GBP/JPY Fast Approaching 20-DMA Near 157.00 Level Extending its smart recovery from sub-155.00 level on Monday, the GBP/JPY pair on Tuesday moved back above 10-day SMA and is now inching closer to 157.00 handle...
Loonie Vs. Wti Correlation Study It is quite well known that Canadian Dollar and Oil are closely related since oil is Canada’s major export product...
