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EUR/GBP Reversing from 50-Day SMA, Holds Above 0.7800 Level The EUR/GBP pair failed to extend its up-move on Monday and has now dropped to day's through near 0.7825 level. At the start of the European session, the pair managed to climb to 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 15:11
EUR/USD Bullish Short-Term – Scotiabank Shaun Osborne, Chief FX Strategist at Scotiabank, noted the bullish outlook for the pair in the near-term. Key Quotes “The late April softness in EURUSD that we thought was the prelude to a dip towards 1.10 proved to be no such thing”...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 15:09
AUD/USD Keeps its Bearish Stance Medium Term – Rabobank The prospects for the Aussie dollar remain tilted toward the bearish side in the medium term, suggested Jane Foley, Senior FX Strategist at Rabobank. Key Quotes “Australia’s unemployment rate dropped to a 2.5 yr low at 5...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 15:07
Oil Erases Early Losses, Touches $46.00 Level WTI crude oil futures erased all of its early losses to move back towards $46.00 mark. The commodity is currently trading near $45.95, with some marginal gain from its Friday's close of $45.92. On Friday, crude oil gave up its gains from $46...
Crude Oil
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 14:26
EUR/USD Still Below 1.1500 Ahead of Draghi EUR/USD keeps its upside bias unchanged on Monday, although a break above the 1.1500 barrier still remains elusive. EUR/USD now looks to Draghi, US ISM The pair navigates the area of 2016 peaks around 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 14:21
Yen May Not Stop at 105 Even in Short Term Last week has been filled with speculation that Bank of Japan (BOJ) may extend its monetary stimulus on Thursday, especially after negative rates loan rumor, but they didn’t...
Currency
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 14:15
FxWirePro: EUR/USD 3M IV Regime Covers ECB, FED and UK Referendum, Huge Divergence Between Spot and Risk Reversals The 3M implied volatility had almost reached below 8%. It is now appeared at a threshold between two price-action regimes, in a long run IVs of this pair is flashing in average of 9...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 14:12 #ECB, Fed
USD/JPY Supported by 105.86/23 – Commerzbank Senior Technical Analyst at Commerzbank Axel Rudolph sees the pair well supported in the 105.86/23 area. Key Quotes “USD/JPY drops towards the 106.63 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the move up from 2012 and the 200 month and week moving averages at 105...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 14:07
USD/JPY Inches Back Above 106.50 Level After a minor dip back to session low, the USD/JPY pair resumed with its recovery from multi-month lows to currently trade near 106.60...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 14:00
EUR/USD Upside Capped? – Danske Bank In opinion of Jakob Christensen, Chief Analyst at Danske Bank, the pair’s upside appear limited in the near term...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 13:57
GBP/USD Keeps Highs Around 1.4640 The sterling keeps its buoyant tone on Monday, taking GBP/USD to daily highs in the 1.4635/40 band for the time being...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 13:55
FxWirePro: EUR/AUD Extends Upside Into Daily Cloud, Focus on RBA Rate Decision EUR/AUD extends upside into daily cloud after breaking strong trendline resistance at 1.4835 on last Wednesday's trade...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 13:31
GBP/JPY Attempting a Recovery, Moves Above 156.00 Mark The GBP/JPY pair managed to extend its minor recovery and is currently trading at the high point of the day, back above 156.00 level. Last week, the pair got slammed from 162.57 to nearly 155.00 mark in just two day on BoJ disappointment...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 13:27
EUR Fundamentals Remain a Mixed Bag - TDS Research Team at TDS, suggests that the ECB hopes it delivered its last bout of easing in March, and will be content to sit on the sidelines for an extended period of time (rising oil prices will help...
Currency
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 13:24
USD/CAD Remains Capped Below 1.2560, US Data Eyed The USD/CAD pair extends its side-trend into Europe, oscillating in 30-pips slim range amid subdued trading seen in the oil prices, as attention now turns towards the US data lined up for release later today...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 13:19
USDCAD: Dip Towards 1.19/20 a Nontrivial Risk in the Interim - TDS Research Team at TDS, suggests that tracking for Q1 real GDP growth continues to run ahead of the Bank of Canada's 2.8% forecast (TDS: 2.9%) which will help offset the implicit drag on activity from a stronger CAD...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 13:16
NZD: Inflation is All-but Dead - TDS Research Team at TDS, notes that the NZ’s inflation is all-but dead (Q1 +0.4%/yr) while no-one is yet talking about the relevance of the RBNZ's 'calculated' core measure (Q1 unchanged at +1.6%/yr...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 13:10
Gold Taps $1,300 Level Gold prices climbed to session high level of $1302, finally managing to reclaim $1300 mark for the first time since January 2015...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 13:08 #gold
Green Light for USD/CAD Weakness Still in Place - Westpac Richard Franulovich, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that the green light for USD/CAD weakness still in place, the pair likely to trade down to 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 13:04
US Jobs Data is the Highlight of the First Week of a New Month - BBH Research Team at BBH, suggests that the US jobs data is typically the data highlight of the first week of a new month. It has lost its mojo...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 May 2016, 13:01