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USDCHF Daily Forecast: April 07 2016 USDCHF Forecast The USDCHF had another indecisive movement yesterday. The bias remains neutral in nearest term. Overall my technical outlook remains bearish but need a clear break and consistent move below 0.9570 to continue the bearish scenario targeting 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 7 April 2016, 05:53 #usdchf
The March minutes clearly reveal the reason for the dovish shift of the committee at the time of the March meeting...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 7 April 2016, 02:09
China’s March data pack will start to be released on Thursday with FX reserve report, followed on Monday by inflation results and, around the same time, by monetary aggregate numbers. We expect these prints to be uniformly stronger...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 7 April 2016, 02:08 #forex
That's more like it. It appears we may have a proper break on the cards now. The decent technical support isn't down until 106.60 odd. It's not been an explosive move which suggests that there's no panic hitting of the sell buttons. Large stops are noted at 109.80 so they remain in play...
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Francis Dogbe, 7 April 2016, 00:25
EURUSD has been on a tear in recent weeks. The single currency is up more than 500 pips from the March 10th ECB low and is currently finding support at the 1.1340 handle...
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Francis Dogbe, 6 April 2016, 23:27 #FOMC
Inflation in Britain has been stuck below the official target of 2% since January 2014 and even dipped into deflationary territory on three occasions over the course of 2015. The largest downward pressured has come from sharp drops in oil and food prices...
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Francis Dogbe, 6 April 2016, 23:26
The following are the latest technical setups for EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, EUR/CHF, AUD/USD, and NZD/USD as provided by the technical strategy team at Barclays Capital. EUR/USD: We have turned bearish following subsequent “doji” topping candles...
It seems like nothing can stop the EUR/GBP pair from rising. The euro to pound exchnage rate has now broken above the 0.8000 level and even reached the key 0.8066 level which chart-watchers call a ‘resistance’ line, because it represents a perennial obstacle to higher growth...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 6 April 2016, 22:43 #forex
The latest ASB Kiwi Dollar Barometer is out and it shows that the previous forecasts made by New Zealand businesses remains remarkably accurate...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 6 April 2016, 22:41 #forex
After holding rates unchanged at the March meeting, the minutes suggest that rates will probably remain at current level also at the April meeting; various views emerged but several argued against hiking rates in April while some favored it...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 6 April 2016, 22:39
Janet Yellen set the bar with her dovish comments last week, but the minutes from March’s didn’t stray too far...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 6 April 2016, 21:40
Can policymakers clutch defeat from the jaws of a currency ‘truce’ victory? Of course they can! The most obvious contradiction now at play, is how to square a slightly weaker USD versus EM not turning into too much USD weakness versus the EUR and JPY...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 6 April 2016, 21:39 #forex
Analytical Review of the Stocks of General Electric Company General Electric Company, #GE [NYSE] Industrial goods, Diversifies industry, USA Financial performance of the company: Index – DJIA, S&P 500...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 20:52
EUR/USD: Between the Levels of 1.1430 and 1.1340 After reaching the level of 1.1430 last week, the pair EUR/USD has been declining for the third day in a row. Strong US macro-economic data released last Friday caused the rise in the USD against major counterparts, including the pair EUR/USD...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 20:47
AUD/USD: Bid on Oil Draws Ahead of FOMC Minutes AUD/USD is currently on the bid as we head in towards the FOMC today. AUD/USD has rallied from a low of 0.7510 and has penetrated the 0.76 handle. This is a move that commenced in yesterday's start of business in the U.S...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 20:36
EUR/USD Rises Above 1.1400 as Dollar Tumbles Ahead of FOMC Minutes EUR/USD broke above 1.1401 and climbed to 1.1431 hitting the highest level since last Friday and is only a few pips below last week highs. If it rises above 1.1437 it would be trading at the strongest level since October...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 20:33
USD/JPY Hits Fresh 17-Month Low After FOMC Minutes USD/JPY dropped further after the release of the Federal Reserve minutes and bottomed at 109.33, hitting the lowest level since October 2014. The pair then bounced to the upside, and it trading around 109...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 April 2016, 20:23
German industrial production fell by 0.5% m/m in February, better than expectations for a 1.8% fall after the very strong January print. The January reading itself was revised down by 1pp to 2.3% m/m. Overall we see eurozone economy growing by a fairly solid 0...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 6 April 2016, 18:15 #forex
On the first of February, just before the BOJ’s bungled attempt to ease monetary policy, the Bloomberg consensus for USD/JPY in Q4 2016 was 125, with a range of 110-134. Today, the consensus is 118, the range 100-131. That is about as confused as the FX market ever gets...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 6 April 2016, 17:18 #forex
Strategists at Westpac believe the US dollar could resume its downside in the short term. “A spike in risk aversion may save the USD on selected crosses near term but the beyond that the lacks underlying support”...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 6 April 2016, 16:52 #forex