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EUR/GBP Finds Resistance Near 0.7900 and Turns to the Downside The pound managed to erase losses against the euro and printed a fresh daily high. EUR/GBP found resistance near the 0.7900 area and turned to the downside...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 19:04
Warren Goes Apple Picking Heading into the close the FTSE 100 is flat on the day, having recovered all its morning losses. Dow, S&P 500 start the week on the front foot Oil prices surge again Warren adds Apple to his buffet...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 19:02
What is Correlating in the FX Space? - Nomura Analysts at Nomura were scanning 2,000 cross-market correlations and they find that nominal rate differentials continue to be strongly correlated to FX...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 18:56
Analysis AUD/USD - FXStreet AUD/USD Current price: 0.7295 Poor Chinese data released over the weekend, triggered a downward gap in the AUD/USD pair at the beginning of the day, sending it down to 0.7248, its lowest since March 2nd...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 18:50
Analysis USD/JPY - FXStreet USD/JPY Current price: 108.78 Sellers around 109.00. The USD/JPY pair was incapable to regain the 109.00 figure during the first half of the day, having traded as high as 108.98 during Asian trading hours...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 18:47
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...
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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...
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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...
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Roberto Jacobs, 16 May 2016, 16:32