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USD/JPY Recovers Losses in Sync with Nikkei, Awaits NFP The bulls were rescued by easing risk-off conditions, allowing a tepid-bounce in the USD/JPY pair back towards daily highs. USD/JPY supported at 107...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 08:48
AUD/USD Resumes its Weakening Trend, Falls Below 0.7400 Level After a brief recovery on Thursday, the AUD/USD pair on Friday fell sharply below 0.7400 handle ahead of the closely watch US monthly jobs report. The pair on Thursday attempted a minor recovery, holding its neck just above 38...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 08:46
Oil drops in Asia as Supply Disruption Fears Fade Oil benchmarks on both sides of Atlantic failed to keep up the rebound and dipped in the Asian trades this Friday as stronger US dollar before US jobs data overshadowed supply concerns...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 08:44
What is in store for #EURUSD and other major currency pairs after today's #NFP? Analysts name several arguments in a favor of the strong data. Find out more by checking out the Source Link. Please note that this post was originally published on Vistabrokers.com...
EUR/GBP Unmotivated Below 0.7900 EUR/GBP is looking to digest yesterday’s drop, currently navigating the 0.7890/80 band ahead of the opening bell in Euroland. EUR/GBP focus on NFP The cross continues to trade below the 0.7900 handle, trimming part of the weekly advance to tops near 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 07:49
GBP/USD Rejected Near 1.4500, Recedes to 1.4475 Having bottomed near 1.4470 region in the last US session, the GBP/USD pair takes on the recovery towards 1.45 handle, only to face rejection just below the last and now trades back in the red zone. GBP/USD capped below 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 07:47
USD/JPY Crosses V EUR, GBP, AUD, NZD, CHF, CAD, MXN The commonality in USD/JPY V its cross pairs among the majors and MXN is all correlate solidly to USD/JPY at upper 95% except CAD/JPY at 71% and 84% V AUD/JPY. Yet 84% is solid enough and as good to highlight it belongs to USD/JPY...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 07:44
Emerging Markets: It’s a Break in, Not a Reversal of Bull Momentum - TDS Cristian Maggio, Head of Emerging Markets Strategy at TD Securities, suggests that since the start of the week, EM currencies have felt some negative pressure as the dollar gained strength...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 07:39
FxWirePro: BTC/USD Faces Strong Support at $435, Good to Buy at Dips Major resistance -$457 (61.8% retracement of $469.87 and $435) BTC/USD has recovered after making a low of $438.It is currently trading around $447.44...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 07:36
FxWirePro: NZD/USD Tests Strong Trendline Support at 0.6848, Focus on US NFP Report Weak demand seen for riskier/ higher yielding assets amid persisting risk-off profile, spurred by falling oil prices as well as global equities...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 07:32 #nzdusd
FxWirePro: ASX200 Recovers After Making a Low of 5194, Good to Buy at Dips Major resistance - 5300 Major Support - 5135 (200 day MA)| ASX200 pares early losses today morning after making a low of 5194. It is currently trading at 5252...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 07:29
New Zealand Bonds Trade Flat Amid Quiet Trade The New Zealand bonds traded nearly flat on Friday amid subdued trade with investors seeking riskier assets. The yield on the benchmark 10-year bonds which moves inversely to its price stood unchanged at 2...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 07:26
Japanese Markets Open for the First Time Since Monday, Gold Flat ahead of NFP Job Data All the major Asian indices are trading on a lower note on Friday ahead of US NFP job results. Japanese markets also open lower after long vacation. On the other side, Japanese Yen steady above 107...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 07:25
EUR/USD Around 1.1400, a Typical Range-Play Ahead of NFP? As we step into the NFP Friday, traders shift to the side-lines amid increased nervousness, keeping EUR/USD absolutely flat-lined around 1.14 handle. EUR/USD stalls a 3-day slide Currently, EUR/USD trades almost unchanged at 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 07:22
AUD/USD Cracks 0.74 on Dovish RBA SoMP, 100-DMA Eyed The AUD battering continues as we progress towards the late-Asian trades, with markets still assessing the RBA’s quarterly Statement of Monetary Policy (SoMP), which underscored concerns over softer inflation outlook...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 06:49
Fed Speakers: June is a Live Meeting - Westpac Sean Callow, Research Analyst at Westpac, notes that yesterday there was lots of commentary from Federal Reserve members...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 06:45
Guide to Today's Important Data and Events Few economic dockets scheduled for today, focus is on NFP report from U.S. Upcoming – China – China may announce Forex reserve today. UK – Halifax house prices report may get announced today...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 06:40
FxWirePro: Nikkei225 Faces Strong Support at 15800, Good to Sell on Rallies Major intraday resistance - 16300 Major support - 15800 Nikkei index slightly retreated after making a high of 16260 at the time of writing.It is currently trading around 16022...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 06:38
Australian Bonds Rally ahead of U.S. Employment Data The Australian government bonds rallied Friday for four consecutive days as investors were cautious ahead of U.S. employment data. Also, tumbling crude oil prices drove investors towards safe-haven assets...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 06:35
US: NFP Expected to Rise by 200K in Apr - Westpac Sean Callow, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that the consensus for US Apr non-farm payrolls is 200k, after 215k in Mar and 245k in Feb...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 May 2016, 06:33