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Daily Analysis of Major Pairs for May 4, 2016 EUR/USD: This currency trading instrument hit the resistance line at 1.1600, and then get corrected lower. However, the Bullish Confirmation Pattern is valid in the market, providing that the price does not go below the support lines at 1.1400 and 1...

European Bonds Slump on Profit Booking, Likely to Gain on Weak Risk Appetite The European bonds slumped on Wednesday as investors booked profit after snapping 2-day rally driven by weak crude oil and global growth concern...

FTSE110 Struggles to Break Above 6200, Targets 6065/6005 Major resistance - 6200 (200 day MA) FTSE100 slightly recovered till 6211 yesterday after making a low of 6158...

EUR/USD Forms Shooting Star Pattern in Daily Chart, Targets 1.12750 Pattern Formed –Shooting Star Potential Reversal Zone – 1.1600 The pair has retreated after making a high of 1.16161 yesterday.It is currently trading around 1.14890. Short term trend is slightly bearish as long as resistance 1...

Gold Extends Slide Below $ 1280, US ADP Jobs Eyed The bearish pressure around the yellow metal aggravated during the European trading hours, pushing the prices further into the red territory below $ 1280 mark. Gold: Losing sight of 15-month tops? Currently, gold drops -0.62% to 1276...

What Factors Will Influence Gold Going Ahead? Gold this year has gained sharply after bottoming around $1050/troy ounce last year and from the bottom it has strengthen more than 20%, riding on varieties of factors ranging from weaker U.S...

GBP/USD Drops Further to Fresh Weekly Lows Near 1.4470 The bears tightened their grip on the pound in the last hour, knocking-off GBP/USD to fresh weekly lows further below 1.45 handle. GBP/USD down 1 big figure intraday The GBP/USD pair trades -0.43% lower near fresh 1-week lows of 1...

USD/JPY Deflates from Highs, Near 106.80 The Japanese yen is reclaiming some of the ground lost in early trade vs. the dollar, with USD/JPY coming back to trade below the 107.00 handle on Wednesday...

EUR/USD Remains Capped Below 1.1500, US ADP in Focus The EUR/USD pair is seen making minor-recovery attempts in the last hour, with the bulls striving hard to reclaim 1.15 barrier amid weaker Euro zone macro data as well as European equities. EUR/USD fades a downward knee-jerk to 1...

GBP/USD Could Re-test 1.4400 in the Near-term – UOB The research team at UOB Group suggested the likeliness of a visit to the 1.4400 area in the next 1-3 weeks. Key Quotes “GBP touched a high of 1.4770 before reversing abruptly and sharply to take out the stop-loss at 1.4540”...

Kiwi Strength Takes Toll on Commodities Exporters According to research firm ANZ, its commodity index declined -0.8% in April, down -16.8% from a year ago. Dairy items were particularly weak in April, with prices of butter, Cheese and Casein declining -5.1%, -1.1% and -5.9% respectively...

USD/CAD: Sell the Upticks to 1.29/1.30 – Westpac Strategists at Westpac have recommended selling the pair on strength into the 1.29/1.30 band. Key Quotes “Near term outlook more neutral but a better seller into 1.29-1.30 if seen”...

USD/CAD Eyeing 1.2750 for Further Recovery The USD/CAD pair seems to build on to its' Tuesday's recovery gains and is now comfortably trading above 1.2700 round figure mark at 1.2730 level. Weakness in crude oil prices helped the USD/CAD pair to stage a sharp recovery from Tuesday's low of 1...

EUR/USD: Top in Place? – UOB Following yesterday’s upside in the pair, analysts at UOB Group believe a short-term top could be in place. Key Quotes “While the 1.1600 target indicated yesterday was exceeded with a high of 1...

GBP/USD Breaks Below 1.4500 on PMI The sterling is now moving into the red territory against the dollar, sending GBP/USD back to sub-1.4500 levels. GBP/USD weaker after poor PMI The pair has broken below the 1...

EUR/GBP Climbs Further Towards 0.7950 on UK PMI A renewed bout of selling pressure hit the GBP after the UK construction PMI came in worse-than expected in April, driving EUR/GBP further into the positive territory towards 0.7950 levels...

EUR/GBP Clocks Fresh 2-Week Highs on EZ PMIs The cross in the EUR/GBP ran through fresh bids just below 0.79 handle in the last hour, and now extends higher to fresh two-week highs following the release of Euro zone final services PMI reports...

Crude Oil Could Reach $50.00 by Year-End – Rabobank Strategist at Rabobank Christian Lawrence sees crude oil prices testing the psychological $50.00 handle toward end of 2016...

GBP/JPY Holds 155.00 Support Ahead of UK PMI The GBP/JPY pair eased from its Asian session peak of 156.15 but has been able to hold its neck just above 155.00 handle ahead of the UK construction PMI release, due for release in a short while from now...

EUR/USD Wobbles Near 1.15 Post-PMIs The single currency is marginally lower vs. its American counterpart on Wednesday, with EUR/USD gyrating around the 1.1500 barrier...