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FXWIREPRO: Risk Aversion Weighs on USD/JPY, Downside Likely to Test 112.30 Levels Worse-than expected Chinese trade figures and oil price sell-off continues to weigh on market sentiment. USD/JPY largely range-bound in the Asian session, after two consecutive day's of losses...

FXWIREPRO: NZD/USD Edges Lower from Session Highs at 0.6750, Good to Sell Rallies Kiwi unable to extend gains beyond 0.6819 and is extending downside for the third consecutive session...

FXWIREPRO: New Zealand Dollar Continues to Fall Against Aussie Ahead of Cash Rate Decision Pair is currently trading at 1.1045 levels. It made intraday high at 1.1046 and low at 1.0993 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish for the moment. A daily close above key resistance at 1...

Euro Falls Against Majors The euro weakened against the other major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday. The euro fell to a 6-day low of 123.44 against the yen and a 2-day low of 1.0972 against the U.S. dollar, from yesterday's closing quotes of 124.02 and 1.1009, respectively...

U.S. Dollar Advances Against Most Majors The U.S. dollar strengthened against most major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday. The U.S. dollar rose to 2-day highs of 1.0974 against the euro and 0.9979 against the Swiss franc, from yesterday's closing quotes of 1.1009 and 0...

Yen Rises Against Majors The Japanese yen strengthened against the other major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday. The yen rose to a 1-week high of 159.51 against the pound and a 6-day high of 123.44 against the euro, from yesterday's closing quotes of 160.05 and 124.02, respectively...

China: 5-Year Plan – Rabobank Michael Every, Head of Financial Markets Research at Rabobank, notes that the China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) met from March 5-6 to launch the country’s 13th 5-Year Plan which was a platform to show the thrust of future policy direction, and on that front th...

Has the USD Peaked? - ANZ Research Team at ANZ, suggests that at the very least, further USD strength is likely to be substantially less linear than we have seen to date. Key Quotes “In fact, thinking about currency markets from a USD framework has probably become unhelpful...

EUR/USD Heavy, Breaches 50-DMA Support Near 1.0980 The offered tone around the EUR picked-up pace post-China open, now sending EUR/USD further below 50-Dma support located at 1.0982. EUR/USD fails once again above 1.1000 Currently, EUR/USD drops -0.33% to fresh session lows of 1...

Asian Stocks Dive for 2nd Day on Oil Sell-off The Asian stocks markets crumbled for the second straight session this Wednesday after risk-off sentiment remained in full swing in response to the overnight sell-off in the oil prices, while nervousness ahead of China’s inflation report also weighs d...

NZD/USD Under Pressure Below 0.6750 Amid Risk-Aversion The NZD/USD pair stalled its overnight slide in Asia, although remains vulnerable as the extended sell-off in the Asian equities combined with subdued oil prices weigh negatively on the Kiwi. NZD/USD capped by 0...

AUD/USD Turning Bearish Towards Hourly 100 SMA AUD/USD is drifting sideways and consolidating on what has been a lackluster session so far in the absence of catalysts...

Gold Surrenders $ 1260 as USD Strengthens, Ignores Risk-Off Gold futures on Comex came under fresh selling pressure over the last hour, dropping sharply to hit fresh three-day low below $ 1260 barrier. Gold faces stiff resistance near 5-DMA Currently, gold drops -0.47% to 1257...

EURUSD Daily Forecast: March 09 2016 EURUSD Forecast The EURUSD attempted to push higher yesterday topped at 1.1057 but closed lower at 1.1009 and hit 1.0991. The bias is bearish in nearest term testing 1.0900 area. Immediate resistance is seen around 1.1025...

GBPUSD Daily Forecast: March 09 2016 GBPUSD Forecast The GBPUSD had a bearish momentum yesterday bottomed at 1.4173. The bias is bearish in nearest term testing 1.4130 which is a good place to buy with a tight stop loss targeting 1.4300 – 1.4500. A clear break and daily close below 1...

USDJPY Daily Forecast: March 09 2016 USDJPY Forecast The USDJPY continued its bearish momentum yesterday and hit 112.41 earlier today. The bias remains bearish in nearest term testing 111.65 – 110.96. Immediate resistance is seen around 113.15...

USDCHF Daily Forecast: March 09 2016 USDCHF Forecast The USDCHF had another indecisive movement yesterday. The bias is neutral in nearest term probably with a little bullish bias testing 1.0000/35 which remains a good place to sell with a tight stop loss targeting 0.9820 area...

USD/CAD Breaks Above 1.3400 as Oil Plummets USD/CAD rallied to 4-day highs as oil prices plummeted during the American session in a risk-off environment, with US stocks down and Treasuries up. USD/CAD climbed more than 100 pips over the last hours and broke above the 1...