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Central Banks: The Case for Divergence Strengthens – Goldman Sachs Research Team at Goldman Sachs, suggests that in the early post-crisis years, a wide variety of monetary policy models—including different versions of the Taylor rule and the “optimal control” approach popularized by then-Vice Cha...

EUR/JPY Bullish Above 123.36 – Commerzbank The cross will keep its bullish bias while above 123.36, suggested Senior Technical Analyst at Commerzbank Axel Rudolph. Key Quotes “EUR/JPY’s rapid bounce off its current April low at 121.71 has taken it to the 55 day moving average at 125...

FxWirePro: AUD/USD Calendar Spread Setup to Bridge Gap Between Call Premiums and IVs Before we begin, let's glance over something called implied volatility, we consider 1W IVs of 12.95% at spot FX 0.7718 levels and 12.45% for 1M tenors. ATM call premiums are trading 22...

FxWirePro: EUR/USD Faces Strong Resistance at 1.1320, Good to Sell on Rallies Major resistance – 1.1320 Major intraday resistance – 1.12650 (200 day 4H MA) The pair has slightly recovered after making a low of 1.12150 on Friday .it is currently trading around 1.12480...

AUD/USD Eyes on 0.7790 – UOB The research team at UOB Group expects the Aussie dollar to regain the 0.7790 in the next 1-3 weeks. Key Quotes “While the stop-loss for our bullish AUD view at 0.7660 is still intact, the down-move from the recent high of 0...

GBP/JPY Pulls Back After Touching Monthly High After giving up early gains, the GBP/JPY pair dropped to 160.00 psychological mark before retracing back over 60 pips to currently trade near 160.65 level. During Asian session gap-up opening, the pair touched its monthly high level of 161...

USD Longs Dropped, EUR Shorts Reduced - Rabobank Research Team at Rabobank, lists down the IMM Net Speculators’ Positioning as at 19 April 2016. Key Quotes “Despite the dovish position of the ECB, speculators have reduced their net EUR shorts for five consecutive weeks...

GBP/USD Bulls Fight Back Control, Re-takes 1.4450 The GBP/USD pair stages solid comeback from ahead of 1.44 handle, and now swings higher towards session tops as the underlying sentiment appears to turn in favour of risk currencies. GBP/USD bounces-off 1.4400 The GBP/USD pair trades 0...

FxWirePro: BTC/USD Trades Well Above $450, Good to Buy at Dips Major resistance -$465 BTC/USD breaks major resistance $465 and jumped till $470 yesterday. It is currently trading around $458...

AUD/USD Wobbles Near 0.7700 The Aussie dollar is trading almost unchanged vs. its American peer on Monday, with AUD/USD currently in a narrow range around the 0.7700 handle. AUD/USD attention to CPI The Aussie dollar is coming down from last week’s cycle highs near 0...

EUR/USD Offered Near Hourly 50-SMA, Back to 1.1250 The bulls appear to face exhaustion over the last hour, stalling the rebound in EUR/USD near hourly 50-SMA at 1.1270, despite negative European equities and oil prices. EUR/USD ignores weaker Ifo Currently, EUR/USD trades 0.25% higher at 1...

EUR/GBP Remains Exposed to Further Downside – Commerzbank The perspective for European cross remains tilted to the downside, according to Senior Technical Analyst at Commerzbank Axel Rudolph. Key Quotes “Last week EUR/GBP slipped below the February high at...

GBP/USD Still Focused on 1.4455/60 – UOB The research team at UOB Group said GBP/USD needs to close above 1.4455/60 in order to allow for further gains. Key Quotes “The undertone for GBP is clearly positive but as mentioned in recent updates, only a daily closing above 1...

USD Expected to Gather Traction in the Next Months – Danske Bank Analyst at Danske Bank Mathias Mogensen sees the dollar edging higher in the upcoming months...

EUR/CHF Keeps Lows Near 1.0970 The Swiss franc is gathering upside momentum on Monday, dragging EUR/CHF to the area of session lows in the 1.0980/70 band. EUR/CHF gains capped near 1.1020 The cross is retreating from last week’s tops in the 1...

USD/JPY Finds Solid Support Just Ahead of 111 The bears appear to loosen their grip on the USD/JPY pair, allowing a minor pullback from 111 handle once again amid risk-off market profile...

EUR/GBP Hits Fresh Session Highs Near 0.7810 Post-IFO The EUR/GBP cross keeps the bid tone intact following the release of the German Ifo surveys, which showed a slight deterioration in the business sentiment. EUR/GBP holds above 0.78 handle Currently, the EUR/GBP pair trades 0...