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The news in recent days of China's "Great Cannon" and a related research report from Canada has cast a spotlight from outside China on the machinations of China's government-run Internet services...
Possible positions for this week There are many good opportunities in the Top 10 of the Ranking and Rating list. The pairs discussed last weekend in the strategy article remains interesting. These are the EUR/NZD and the GBP/USD...
GBP/USD fell to its lowest level in almost 5 years on Monday before finding support near the 161.8% extension of the January to February advance near 1.4575 Our near-term trend bias is lower in Cable while below 1.4760 A move under 1...
Every now and again we like to step and take a look at where exchange rates stand in the longer-term scheme of things. USD/JPY remains an interesting chart in this context and partially explains the choppy range bound nature of trading in the pair since December...
According to the Energy Information Administration, in May output from the prolific tight-rock formations such as North Dakota’s Bakken shale will decline 57,000 barrels a day...
On Tuesday gold prices trimmed losses, after data showed that in March retail sales in the U.S. rose less than expected...
The past week was quite “boring” in the precious metals complex. Gold and silver traded lower during the week befor recovering on Friday. The miners, obviously, followed a similar path...
On Tuesday the greenback was broadly firmer against its rivals, as market players awaited the release of U.S. data later in the day and as hopes for rate hike continued to support the US currency...
As government data indicated Tuesday, Singapore's economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace in the first quarter despite the central bank announcement there will be no change to monetary policy...
“I don’t think it’s a bad thing to send a signal that selling of the yen is coming closer to its limit bit by bit,” Koichi Hamada, an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on monetary policy, told in an interview with Bloomberg...
BNP Paribas is a French bank and financial services company with global headquarters in Paris. It was formed through the merger of Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) and Paribas (see below for name origin) in 2000. BNP Paribas is one of the largest banks in the world...
The US Dollar looks poised to continue higher after clearing range resistance below the 0.98 figure against the Swiss Franc. A daily close above the 23.6% Fibonacci expansion at 0.9910 exposes the 1.0126-77 area (March 12 high, 38.2% level). Alternatively, a turn back below the 14...
On Tuesday the euro was steady versus its US counterparts, approaching one-month lows despite positive euro zone industrial production data. Sentiment on the greenback remained broadly supported by U.S. rate hike hopes...
Last week, the chief of the International Monetary Fund cautioned that the era of low interest rates risks fueling asset bubbles around the world. She meanwhile called for more central bank easing as there is a bigger threat: the prospect of a long period of weak global growth...
On Tuesday crude-oil futures extended gains on expectations that U.S. shale oil production has reached its peak and might begin to fall...
On Tuesday the euro hit two-year lows against the broadly firmer yen, as the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing program continued to weigh on the single currency...
International trade currencies: These currencies are heavily influenced by changes in global demand for raw materials (commodities) and finished goods. A few of them (CAD, AUD, NZD) are often referred to as the “commodity currencies...
On Tuesday gold prices weakened in the Asian session, while safe havens like the US Treasuries and the Japanese yen were higher. Market players await further cues on the timing of the Fed rate hike...
The New Zealand Dollar is wedged in an increasingly narrow range below a trend line capping gains against its US namesake since late October. A daily close above 0.7595 (38.2% Fibonacci expansion, trend line) exposes the 50% level at 0.7658. Alternatively, a turn below trend line support at 0...
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon showed his concerned as he feels the traditional banking world is facing huge competition from Bitcoin. He warned investors and those in the banking industry that “Silicon Valley is coming...
