AUD/USD: Next Meeting of RBA is Scheduled for 5 April Mrs. Yellen’s speech on Tuesday triggered the decline in the USD in the world currency markets. With the opening of the trading day today, the decline continued...
USD/CHF Rebounds After Hitting 5-Month Lows Under 0.9600 USD/CHF reached levels under 0.9600 for the first time since October. The pair bottomed at 0.9592 after Wall Street opening bell...
AUD/USD wave-(5) is now in full swing, notes Nomura. "Our target zone for wave-(5) is approaching at .7734/7892. They are both symmetry targets using different projections," Nomura projects. If long intraday, Nomura tips the stops at 0.7615...
An Upbeat Employment Report Could Keep Alive Expectations of June Fed Hike March non-farm payrolls will be the key release this week (Fri), and the ADP employment report on Wednesday will be watched for clues...
Brexit Spilling Over to Real Economy Yet? - Scotiabank Shaun Osborne Chief FX Strategist at FXStreet explained that the GBP has failed to emerge from the shadow of the “Brexit” debate to take fuller advantage of the weaker USD...
AUD/USD Bulls Tiring at Option Barrier Level AUD/USD bulls are losing their commitments at the 0.77 handle. AUD/USD has been in a bullish trend since since 24th March, drifting initially from 0...
USD/CAD Falls Below 1.3000 to 5-Month Lows USD/CAD broke below 1.3000 and accelerated the decline. It bottomed at 1.2911, hitting the lowest level since October. The pair then rebounded as crude oil trimmed gains. Currently is trading at 1.2985/90, a hundred pips below yesterday’s closing price...
EUR/USD Hits 7-Week Highs EUR/USD gained momentum after the beginning of the American session and climbed to 1.1364, hitting the strongest level since February 11. The rally stopped just a few pips below 2016 highs that were reached at 1.1375...
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Researchers have discovered that people are less stressed by the knowledge that something bad will happen than by the uncertainty of not knowing what is coming. The study, carried out by a team at University College London, confirms what every investor feels instinctively about financial markets...
A detailed look at US indicators suggests that the economy is unlikely to turn decidedly back upward anytime soon. We expect the data to remain patchy for now, and believe the economy overall, while firm, will continue to lack upward momentum...
What does the Yellen speech mean for the upcoming March NFP? Ignore activity, but be sensitive to costs. In other words: it now requires wages to exceed market expectations by a substantial degree to allow the USD to return to its bullish trend early...
The EURUSD has come off the highs in the last few minutes of trading. The pair had been testing key trend line resistance at the 1.1326 area and the high price from March 17 and 18 at the 1.1336 and 1.13418 levels respectively (see video on the EURUSD from yesterday...
While Yellen’s speech was perhaps similar to the March FOMC meeting press-conference, markets have focused on the overall cautious tone with respect to global risks and the lack of any hawkish hints similar to those coming from several regional Fed presidents last week, notes BNP Paribas...
Considering limited room of further falling Fed rate expectations from the current levels risk sentiment will be driven by this week’s Chinese PMI releases. Our economists see scope of a positive surprise, but do note that a trend towards further weakness remains in place...
