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GBP/USD Challenges 1.4300 on Poor UK Data The sterling has come under renewed selling pressure, relegating GBP/USD to trade in the proximity of the 1.4300 key support...

GBP/USD Still Neutral, Waits for a Break of 1.4455 – UOB Analysts at UOB Group have suggested GBP/USD needs to close above the 1.4455/60 band in order to turn bullish in the near term. Key Quotes “As indicated yesterday, despite the rapidly improving momentum, GBP has to close above 1...

EUR/USD Rejected at 5-DMA, Back Below 1.13 ahead of ECB The EUR/USD pair turned back lower below 1.13 handle, reversing a spike to daily highs post-European open, as focus now remains on the ECB policy decision due later this session...

EUR/USD Focus on 1.1234 – Commerzbank According to Axel Rudolph, Senior Technical Analyst at Commerzbank, the pair could attempt a test of the 1.1230 area, recent lows. Key Quotes “Even though EUR/USD yesterday traded back around the 1...

AUD/USD Unable to Build on to its Gains Above 0.7800 Following its recovery from Wednesday's low of 0.7767 to back above 0.7800 mark, in-line with recovery in crude oil prices, the AUD/USD pair remains within a well-established narrow trading range...

EUR/SEK Slumps to 2016 Lows Post-Riksbank The Swedish krona is now rapidly appreciating vs. its European peer, dragging EUR/SEK to the 9.1200 area. EUR/SEK lower on Riksbank’s QE The cross met further and increasing selling pressure after the Riksbank left its key interest rate unchanged at 0...

Riksbank Begins to Backpedal - ING Rob Carnell, Chief International Economist at ING, notes that the Riksbank has announced purchase of an additional SEK45bn of government bonds over the second half of 2016 - scaling back from the first half while it announced no change to deposit rate at 0...

GBP/NZD Recovery Stalls at 2.0600 Handle Following a smart recovery on Wednesday from sub-2.0400 mark to beyond 2.0600 handle, the GBP/NZD pair came off day's peak and on Thursday is trading with marginal gain, holding just below 2.0600 handle. Traders eying 2...

Elliott Wave Analysis of EUR/NZD for April 21 - 2016 Wave summary: We are looking for a confirmation that a bottom is in place at 1.6062. A break above minor resistance at 1.6266 will be a good start, but to confirm the low, we need a break above resistance at 1.6499...

Elliott Wave Analysis of EUR/JPY for April 21 - 2016 Wave summary: Our preferred count remains that an important bottom was seen at 121.69 and a new impulsive rally to above 149.55 is developing. The rally of the 121.69 low to 124.40 was wave i and wave ii is currently unfolding...

Technical analysis of USD/CHF for April 21, 2016 USD/CHF is expected to trade in a higher range as the pair is trading with a bullish bias. The pair posted a strong rebound yesterday, and is now supported by its ascending 20-period and 50-period moving averages...

Technical Analysis of NZD/USD for April 21, 2016 NZD/USD is expected to trade with a bearish bias. The pair reversed down and is now trading within a declining channel. Both the 20-period and 50-period moving averages are also turning down, calling for further consolidations...

Technical Analysis of GBP/JPY for April 21, 2016 GBP/JPY is expected to trade with a bullish bias. The pair stays above its support at 123.35 and is consolidating around its 50-period moving average. Meanwhile, the relative strength index stays above 50...

Technical Analysis of USD/CAD for April 21, 2016 General overview for 21/04/2016: Five waves to the downside are present on the chart, so the corrective cycle to the upside should start any time soon...

Technical Analysis of EUR/JPY for April 21, 2016 General overview for 21/04/2016: The wave 5 top seems to be in place but the alternative count suggest it is only the wave 3 top...

GBP/JPY Faces Major Resistance at 158, Break Above Targets 160/162.50 Is Possible Major resistance- 158 Major support -155.75 (Resistance turned into support) The pair has broken minor resistance 157.20 and jumped till 157.87. It is currently trading around 157.45...

USD Weakness Appears Temporary – Westpac Richard Franulovich, Strategist at Westpac, expects pullbacks in the greenback to remain shallow...

AUD/USD: An 0.80s Flashback? - Westpac Sean Callow, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that it is hard to escape a feeling of deja vu on AUD/USD in Q2...

EUR/USD a Move to 1.1140 Needs a Break Below 1.1230 – UOB In opinion of analysts at UOB Group, spot needs to break below 1.1230 in order to resume the pullback to the 1.1140 area. Key Quotes “EUR touched a high of 1.1386 yesterday, holding just below the stop-loss for our bearish view at 1.1395”...