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Commodities: Major Role in the FX Arena - FXStreet Ross Burland, Editor and Analyst at FXStreet.com, explains the major role of commodities in the FX space...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 07:40
Eurozone: Unemployment Continues to Decline, but Price Pressures Missing - ING Bert Colijn, Senior Economist at ING, suggests that Eurozone’s inflation last week, turned out to have remained in negative territory at -0.1% in March, while the unemployment rate showed another decline in February...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 07:27
EUR/USD Under Pressure in Early Europe, Near 1.1370 The EUR/USD pair maintains the overnight offered tone heading into early Europe, as the greenback keeps the recovery mode intact against its major peers ahead of the FOMC minutes due later today. EUR/USD trades below 5-DMA at 1...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 07:22
AUD and Yellen’s Curse - Rabobank Jane Foley, Research Analyst at Rabobank, sees greater likelihood that US officials may have pressured other central bankers to step back from currency wars rather than attempt to secure an agreement specifically targeting the value of the USD...
Currency
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 07:14
USD/JPY wipes-out Gains in Tandem with Nikkei, 110 Eyed? A sudden selling interest gripped the USD/JPY pair towards the late-Asian session, as the yen regained lost footing somewhat as the Japanese stocks fell back in the red...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 07:11
FXWIREPRO: South Korean Won Fails to Sustain Above 1160, Intraday Bias Remains Bearish USD/KRW is currently trading around 1154 levels. It made intraday high at 1160 and low at 1153 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish for the moment...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 06:50
FXWIREPRO: AUD/USD Edges Higher on Upbeat China Services PMI Data, Good to Buy Dips AUD/USD rebounds from session lows at 0.7510 following the release of the Chinese services PMI report. Data showed that China services sector activity expanded from 51.2 in Feb to 52...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 06:47
Currency market strategists are predicting greater weakness in the U.S. dollar over the next few months, as the Federal Reserve seems to have closed the door on interest rate hikes through the spring and left the greenback alone with a destructive bedfellow: rising inflation...
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Francis Dogbe, 6 April 2016, 06:46 #inflation
Asian Markets Trading on a Mix Note, Gold Hovers Around $1230 All the major Asian markets are trading on a mix note on Wednesday after two Central banks declared their interest rate decision on Tuesday. RBA decided to keep the cash rate on hold at a record-low 2...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 06:45
FXWIREPRO: ASX200 Faces Strong Support at 4850, Good to Buy at Dips Major resistance - 4960 (Support turned into resistance) Major support 4850 ASX200 has recovered after making a low of 4890 level. It is currently trading at 4954...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 06:43
FXWIREPRO: Gold Back Below $1230, Good to Buy on Dips XAU/USD is currently trading around $1228 mark. It made intraday high at $1230 and low at $1228 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at $1222 marks...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 06:41
FXWIREPRO: Nikkei225 Faces Strong Support Around 15500, Good to Buy at Dips Major Support - 15500 The index has made a low of 15533 and started to recover from that level. It is currently trading around 15812.Intra day trend is slighty bullish as long as support 15500 holds...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 06:39
The publication of the Panama Papers sent shock waves around the world. The reports by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which CNNMoney hasn't been able to independently verify, allege that top officials around the world hid wealth through secret offshore companies...
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Francis Dogbe, 6 April 2016, 06:39
FXWIREPRO: Japanese Yen Erases Previous Gain Against US Dollar,Intraday Bias Remains Neutral USD/JPY is currently trading around 110.48 marks. It made intraday high at 110.56 and low at 110.23 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral for the moment. Pair slips below 110...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 06:37
FXWIREPRO: AUD/NZD Remains Supported Above 1.1062, Good to Buy on Dips AUD/NZD is trading around 1.1097 marks. Pair made intraday high at 1.1099 and low at 1.1075 marks...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 06:35
•US Dollar Technical Strategy: Short On Hold of 200-DMA As Resistance •US Dollar Sees Largest 2-Day Drop since Topping in March 2015 •US Dollar Below 1-year 3-Standard Deviation Channel Dollar Bulls, or what’s left of them, have found themselves at a definitive level...
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Francis Dogbe, 6 April 2016, 06:34
Australia: Going with the Flow - ING James Knightley, Senior Economist at ING, notes that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left policy unchanged, but suggested they continue to have room to act should inflation soften, citing currency strength as a key issue...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 06:31
AUD: Set to Remain in 0.74 to 0.78 Range for Near-Term - Westpac Research Team at Westpac, notes that the RBA acknowledged the higher currency, but put forward 'some increase in commodity prices' and 'monetary policy developments elsewhere in the world' as driving factors...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 06:28
Asian Sstocks See Relief Rally on Oil Rebound The sentiment on the Asian stocks rebounded this Wednesday, after a bearish start to the week, as the oil price rebound offered some reprieve to the energy sector stocks, while a weaker yen aimed reduced demand for safe-haven also boosted the Japanese...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 06:26
Former BOJ Official: Little Possibility of Intervention to Curb Strong Yen In an interview via Bloomberg on Wednesday, Tohru Sasaki, head of Japan markets research at JPMorgan and a former official at the BOJ, said that the BOJ intervention is less likely to restrict the recent yen’s appreciation...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 06:23