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GBP/USD Firmer, Advances to 1.4580 The sterling is trading on a firm note on Tuesday, now lifting GBP/USD to the area of 1.4580. GBP/USD up on USD selling Despite the pair has quickly shrugged off the earlier spike beyond the 1...

Oil Turns Positive, Inching Closer to $50.00 Mark After an initial pull-back to $49.42, WTI crude oil prices regained buying interest at session low level and lifted the commodity back above multi-month high daily closing level of $49.70...

NZD/USD Recovers to 0.6950 as Oil Turns Positive The recovery in NZD/USD from below 0.69 handle gained further traction post-European open, as risk-on trades intensified amid rebounding European stocks and oil prices. NZD/USD trades above all major DMAs Currently, the NZD/USD pair rises +0...

GBP/USD Neutral, 1.4330 Still a Chance – UOB Analysts at UOB Group remain neutral on GBP/USD, although there is still room for a test of the 1.4330 area...

USD/CHF Could Test the 0.9660 Area – Commerzbank In view of Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, the pair could attempt a visit to the 0.9660 area. Key Quotes “USD/CHF has maintained downside pressure and has sold off to the 50% retracement at .9700”...

EUR/USD Climbs to Session High Level of 1.1370 ahead of Euro-Zone GDP Heading into the release of final print of the composite Euro-zone GDP for Q1 2016, the shared currency seems to have gained traction against the US counterpart with the EUR/USD pair testing session high level of .1370...

Fed Chair Yellen Attempts to Calm Nerves after Weak NFP Report - MUFG Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at MUFG, notes that the US dollar has remained on a weaker footing in the Asian trading session following yesterday’s speech from Fed Chair Yellen which signalled more caution over resuming rate hi...

GBP/AUD: Pound Under Pressure Short Term - Westpac Sean Callow, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that the slide in AUD against GBP from late April to late May reflected both the RBA rate cut and a reduced risk premium on sterling as polls looked more promising for the UK to vote to stay in t...

AUD: Lack of RBA Easing Bias Lifts the Aussie - MUFG Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at MUFG, notes that the Australian dollar has been one of the top performing currencies in the Asian trading session as it continues to benefit in part from dampened Fed rate hike expectations...

USD/CHF Struggling Around 0.9700 Handle Following a drop to its lowest level since May 12, the USD/CHF pair attempted a tepid recovery on Monday but now seems to struggle in extending its recovery decisively above 0.9700 handle. After Friday's sharp slide of over 1...

EUR/GBP Regains 0.7830 ahead of EMU GDP After the ‘fat-finger’ move to the mid-0.7700s, EUR/GBP has quickly recovered and is now navigating the area of 0.7830 ahead of EMU data...

FxWirePro: Silver Fails to Sustain Above $16.51, Faces Strong Support at $16.32 XAG/USD is currently trading around $16.33 marks. It made intraday high at $16.46 and low at $16.31 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key support at $16.32 marks. A daily close below $16...

FxWirePro: GBP/JPY Faces Strong Support at 155.70, Good to Buy at Dips Major support – 155.70 (Hourly Kijun-Sen) The pair has declined drastically after making a high of 157.91 at the time of writing. It is currently trading around 156.43...

Gold - We look to Sell a break of 1240 (stop at 1250) Gold - The rally was sold and the dip bought resulting in little net change yesterday. Although the bulls are in control, the stalling positive momentum indicates a possible turnaround is possible...

EUR/USD Revisits Daily Highs Near 1.1365 on Upbeat German IP The EUR/USD pair appears to have found solid support at the mid-point of 1.13 handle, and jumped higher from there to test daily highs following the release of surprisingly positive German industrial figures. EUR/USD looks to test 1...

EUR/USD Initial Target at 1.14 – UOB The research team at UOB Group has reiterated its bullish perspective for the pair, adding that the next target remains at 1.1400 in the next 1-3 weeks. Key Quotes “Despite early signs of slowing momentum, another attempt towards 1.1400 seems likely from here...

NZD/GBP is Breaking Down - Westpac Imre Speizer, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that the Brexit referendum on 23 June has been the dominant influence on the GBP this year. Key Quotes “The risk of a “yes” vote hurt the GBP until April, but more recently markets have played down the risk...

EUR/USD Around 1.1350 ahead of German, EMU Data The single currency has deflated from recent highs vs. the greenback, taking EUR/USD back to the mid-1.1300s. EUR/USD capped by 1.1400 The pair remained apathetic despite Chairwoman J...

USD/CAD Consolidating the Downside, but Holds 1.2800 The US dollar trades around a flat-line against its Canadian counterpart in early Europe, with USD/CAD extending its side-trend from the Asian trades above 1.28 handle...