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Analysis GBP/USD - FXStreet GBP/USD Current price: 1.4371 The GBP/USD pair consolidates its Friday's losses, having extended its monthly decline to 1.4332 after failing to regain 1.4375, the 61.8% retracement of the latest bullish run and the immediate resistance...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 18:42
Analysis EUR/USD - FXStreet EUR/USD Current Price: 1.1328 Majors are confined to tight ranges this Monday, with half Europe closed on Whit Monday and the macroeconomic calendar empty in the EU...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 18:38
GBP/USD, EUR/USD, EUR/GBP Trade Ideas The Great British Pound is never a leader currency pair but rather a follower to its two main counterparts, EUR and DXY. Historically, GBP was the Great currency and leader as its formal name implies...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 18:00
Forex Technical Analysis: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CHF, USD/JPY, AUD/USD, USD/RUB, Gold (XAU/USD) Analysis for May 16th, 2016 EURUSD, “Euro vs US Dollar” Eurodollar has completed the third structure of the descending wave...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 17:53 #USDRUB, usdchf, forex
EUR/USD Keeps Highs Near 1.1340 The upside momentum around the shared currency remains unchanged today, with EUR/USD now testing fresh daily highs in the 1.1340 area...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 17:36
USD/ZAR: Charts and Fundamentals Point to the Upside - BBH According to analysts from Brown Brother Harriman, weak fundamentals and rising political risks, should continue to limit the South African rand (ZAR) during 2016...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 17:34
EUR/GBP: Above 0.7750, Target at 0.7950/70 - Lloyds Bank Analysts from Lloyds Bank, as long as EUR/GBP remains above the key support 0.7800 - 0.7750, it is biased for a rise back toward 0.7950/70. Key Quotes: “Post BoE Governor Carney’s comments last Thursday the cross dropped through 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 17:30
GBP/JPY Recovers from 1-Week Lows and Approaches 157.00 The pound is rising on Monday against the yen after ending last week with losses. GBP/JPY dropped during the Asian session to 155.66, the lowest level in a week and then bounced to the upside. Initially, it found resistance at 156...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 17:28
GBP/USD Fades the Advance Above 1.4400 The sterling has regained momentum today along with the rest of the risk-associated assets, pushing GBP/USD to fresh highs beyond the 1.4400 mark...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 17:24
EUR/USD Outlook Remains Bearish Near Term – Scotiabank Shaun Osborne, Chief FX Strategist at Scotiabank, has reiterated the bearish perspective for the pair in the short-term...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 17:20
FxWirePro: Swiss Economic Data and RBA Minutes in Action - Deploy Vega Instruments in AUD/CHF Option Strips for Optimal Hedging The implied volatility of 10D expiries are spiking at 11.23% and likely to inch higher towards 12.07% for 1m tenors. At spot ref: 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 17:16
Slowing Credit Growth Poses Downside Risk to China's Property Market Chinese construction activity continued ramp up in April, but concerns are rising about the sustainability of growth. A rebound in real estate investment in early 2016 has supported a surge in construction activity...
Market News
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 17:10
Canadian Bonds Plunge As Crude Hits Record 6-Month High The Canadian government bonds plunged on Monday as investors cooled on safe-haven assets amid gains in equities and oil. The yield on the benchmark 10-year bonds, which moves inversely to its price rose 2bps to 1...
Market News
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 17:07
GBP/USD Within Striking Distance of 1.4400 Handle on Disappointing US Data A disappointing manufacturing data from the US provided the much needed opportunity for GBP bulls to lift the GBP/USD pair back to the vicinity of 1.4400 handle. The pair shot-up to 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 16:33
US Stocks Open Higher but Struggling for Direction Major stock indices in the US opened slightly higher on Monday after a reading of New York-area manufacturing conditions failed to boost investor sentiment...
Market News
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 16:32
WTI Climbs Further Near $48.00 Crude oil prices area extending the upside momentum at the beginning of the week, boosted by a weak greenback and Goldman Sachs news. WTI up on GS, USD, Nigeria The barrel of West Texas Intermediate is hovering over the upper-$47...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 16:30 #WTI
Macro Shocks and Financial Conditions – Goldman Sachs Research Team at Goldman Sachs, suggests that they have argued that financial conditions drive much of the business cycle, but what drives financial conditions...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 16:28 #Goldman Sachs
Gold Inches Higher Post Disappointing US Economic Data Gold extended its bid tone after the release of disappointing Empire State manufacturing index from the US, lifting the yellow metal to a six-day high level of $1288.77...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 16:25 #gold
EUR Shorts Reduced for Eight Consecutive Weeks - Rabobank Jane Foley, Research Analyst at Rabobank, lists down the IMM Net Speculators’ Positioning as at 10 May 2016...
Currency
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 16:23
GBP: Volatility Ahead? - Rabobank Jane Foley, Research Analyst at Rabobank, notes that the Bank of England Governor Carney yesterday defended the warnings over a Brexit that were contained in the Bank’s policy statement last week...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 16:20