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FxWirePro: More Hawks in FED Rates Likely to Weigh in Volatile Dollar, OTC FX Substantiates Potential reassessment of Fed rate hikes by the market: While market implied probability still indicates no Fed hike before 2017, we think there could be some nervousness and volatility ahead of the 14-15...

FxWirePro: Hedge Gold Risks Via 3 Way Straddles Versus Calls As Disparity Exists Between Premiums and IVs Gold spot is attempting to break crucial supports, now on the verge of breaking 1240 levels, gold futures for June delivery on the Comex division of the NYME fell to a session low of $1,242...

GBP/USD Firmer, Surpassed 1.4600 The buying interest around the sterling remains well and sound today, with GBP/USD advancing beyond the 1.4600 handle. GBP/USD up on polls...

Forex Technical Analysis: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CHF, USD/JPY, AUD/USD, USD/RUB, XAU/USD (Gold) Analysis for May 24th, 2016 EURUSD, “Euro vs US Dollar” Eurodollar is consolidating near its lows...

EUR/USD: Levels, Ranges, Targets Since Thursday, EUR/USD ranged in the 1.1220, 1.1218 area and failed to break. Those points are the 100 day average at 1.1220 and equilibrium in the price distribution at 1.1218...

FTSE Builds on Yesterday's Gains The FTSE 100 is trading higher so far this morning and is continuing its bright start to the week, moving above Monday’s high. The market is now trading towards the upper bounds of the recent range after managing to break its losing streak last week...

EUR/USD Trading Weak at 1.1180, US Data Eyed After breaking below 1.1200 handle, the EUR/USD pair extended its slide on disappointing German ZEW economic sentiment to currently trade at 1.1180, few pips of session through level of 1.1168...

USD/JPY Retreats from 109.70 The greenback remains on a firm footing during the first half of the week, with USD/JPY now easing a tad from highs around the key 109.70 area. USD/JPY bolstered by Fedspeak The Japanese currency has surrendered part of its recent gains to the 109.00 neighbourhood vs...

AUD: How High Can 3s Trade? – RBC CM Research Team at RBC Capital Markets, notes that the Australian 3s have shifted into higher trading range and will be well supported back towards cash. Key Quotes “Recent history suggests that 3s can test 40bp through (1.35% / 98.65 on 3y futures...

AUD/USD: Bears Relentless on Increased Odds of RBA Rate Cuts The bears tightened their grip on the AUD during the European session, smashing AUD/USD to fresh twelve-week lows near 0.7150 levels. AUD/USD eyes 0.71 handle Currently, the AUD/USD pair sinks -0.90% at 0...

JPY Remains the Cheapest Currencies of the Majors - BNZ Jason Wong, Currency Strategist at BNZ, suggests that it was a deadly quiet start to the trading week, with little to report other than yesterday’s strengthening of the Yen...

Dollar Bulls or Risk Aversion – Investec Research Team at Investec, notes that yesterday's market reports that German company Bayer were to make an all-cash bid of $62 billion Dollars for US based Monsanto (to create the world's biggest supplier of farm chemicals and genetically modified seeds) f...

Technical Analysis of USD/CAD for May 24, 2016 General overview for 24/05/2016: As anticipated yesterday the wave iv corrective cycle is currently unfolding just above the weekly pivot at the level of 1.3056...

Technical Analysis of Silver for May 24, 2016 Technical outlook and chart setups: Silver is also seen to be trading lower at $16.28 level at this moment, and it is expected to find support at $16.00 level. Please note that fibonacci 0.618 support is also at $16...

Technical Analysis of Gold for May 24, 2016 Technical outlook and chart setups: Gold is seen to be trading lower at $1,245.00/46.00 levels for now, just below the trend line support as depicted here. Please note that the metal is still holding fibonacci 0...

Technical Analysis of USD/JPY for May 24, 2016 USD/JPY is expected to continue its downside movement. Overnight U.S. indexes dipped in light trading volume, dragged by utilities shares...

Technical Analysis of USD/CHF for May 24, 2016 USD/CHF is expected to trade with a bullish bias. The pair failed to break its nearest resistance at 0.9925 yesterday and is currently posting some consolidations...

Technical Analysis of NZD/USD for May 24, 2016 NZD/USD is expected to trade in a lower range as a bias remain bullish. The pair has struck against its key resistance at 0.6670 yesterday, and is turning down...

GBP/USD Volatile Below 1.4600 Post-BOE Carney Having spiked just ahead of 1.46 handle post BOE MPF annual report release, the GBP/USD pair slipped back below the last, falling as low as 1.4565, before recovering ground last minutes. GBP/USD re-takes 1.4600? Currently, GBP/USD jumps +0.70% to 1...

EUR/USD Still Eyes 1.18 in 12-Month – Danske Bank Analyst at Danske Bank Kristoffer Lomholt believes the pair could edge higher towards 1.18 in a year’s view. Key Quotes “We still look for some more short-term EUR/USD downside on cleaner positioning and the cyclical picture favouring the US”...