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The British currency remained moderately lower against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, as an upbeat report on U.K. construction activity failed to boost investor confidence regarding the strength of the country's economy...
The shared currency remains almost unchanged vs. the greenback today, withEUR/USD navigating the 1.1330/40 area. EUR/USD muted after EMU data The pair largely ignored the release of the producer prices in the euro region, contracting more than estimated 1...
The rally in the EUR/AUD pair has been halted on reports that the European Central Bank may exit the “troika” of international lenders that governs Greece’s bailout...
Sitting below resistance within a downtrend, NZDUSD is likely yo appeal to bearish swing traders. Now we just need the catalyst to push it our way. Tomorrow morning New Zealand releases their quarterly employment data...
The RBA cut the cash rate for the first time since September 2013, by -25 bps, to a new record low of 2.25% in February. Aussie slumped to a new 2009-low of .7651 following the announcement as the central bank appeared more dovish than anticipated...
GBP/USD managed to recover the 1.5020 area following the better-than-expected Construction PMI in the UK economy. GBP/USD testing lows near 1.5000 The pair returned to the 1.5020/25 band after the Construction PMI surprised investors advancing to 59...
Crude prices in the US rose to USD 51.00/barrel, extending the two-day rally as falling rig count in the US is likely to curb supply. Prices fast approaching 50-DMA Crude prices are on their way to test the 50-DMA located at USD 51.675 after rallying more than 11% in the past two sessions...
EUR/USD Technical Strategy: Flat Support: 1.1206, 1.1074, 1.0859 Resistance:1.1318, 1.1444, 1.1659 The Euro may be readying to turn upward against the US Dollar after producing a bullish Morning Star candlestick pattern. Near-term rising trend line resistance is at 1...
The Kiwi dollar hit four-year lows against its U.S. peer on Tuesday, as a reaction to news of a surprise rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia and as market players eyed New Zealand employment data due later in the day...
GBP/USD Technical Strategy: Flat Support: 1.5025, 1.4903, 1.4805 Resistance: 1.5100, 1.5165, 1.5269 The British Pound continues to wait for direction as prices languish in digestion mode below the 1.53 figure against the US Dollar. A daily close above the 14.6% Fibonacci expansion at 1...
Strategists at Westpac see the chance of anoher 25 bp rate cut by the BoC in its March meeting...
Markets have moved this morning on as yet unsubstantiated rumours that the European Central Bank is considering withdrawing from the Troika – the body of the ECB, EU and IMF monitoring Greece’s adherence to its austerity programme...
According to Valeria Bednarik, Chief Analyst at FXStreet, the EUR/USD range might terminate soon and give direction to the single currency which is seen extending its consolidative stage today. Key Quotes “The EUR/USD consolidative stage extends into Thursday, with the pair unable to find a way...
Gold prices advanced today in anticipation of the Chinese new year demand. The metal also recovered support from the surprise interest rate cut in Australia. Gold trades at 10-DMA The yellow metal trades at the 10-DMA level located at USD 1283...
The Westpac Research Team suggests high conviction FX trades based on their macro, model and technical views, targeting 0.72 levels for AUD/USD and 0.6850 levels for NZD/USD...
Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, notes that the oil prices have rebounded above $50 after falling around 60% in the year, further views that it might be too early to conclude that the lows are now in place...
Data released Tuesday showed BP beat profit expectations for the fourth quarter of 2014 while taking a $3.6 billion impairment charge and cutting capital expenditures due to low oil prices, says Reuters. The company announced underlying replacement cost profit at $2...
The first forex hub of the Mumbai-headquartered Central Bank of India in Gujarat was opened at Urmi Char rasta here to provide prompt and efficient services to importers and exporters...
On Tuesday gold futures traded lower during the Asian trade. Silver declined, while copper climbed...
James Knightley, Senior Economist at ING, reviews UK’s manufacturing PMI release, and further adds that the manufacturing sector might make a stronger contribution to UK’s Q1 2015 GDP. Key Quotes “The UK’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 53...
