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Fed's Lockhart weakened the dollar a bit. He actually spoke like a Fed official who is data dependent (just like they said they would be) - citing 1Q GDP that is soft. Some of the other Fed officials say "data dependent" but then argue for higher rates or say April meeting is "live...
Analysts from Lloyds Bank, favor a stabilization in theGBP/USD pair over the near term and they expect it to rise toward fair value around 1.47 by end-2016. “We forecast GBP/USD to move back towards fair value, around 1.47, by end-2016” “Having briefly fallen below 1...
Since the Fed divergence story began, the USD has become positively correlated to risk. However, we think the USD could start behaving like a ‘safe haven’ again due to the recent dovish turn in FOMC rhetoric...
The only thing worse for longs than a rising wedge is an upward sloping flag. Don’t get me wrong. Ascending and descending channels form all the time in trending markets...
CAD/JPY Bearish Below March High; Break Sub-84.57 Fuel Losses Talking Points CADJPY Rebound at risk- on the lookout for short-triggers Resistance at 86.21/ Broader Bearish invalidation at March high Updated targets & invalidation levels...
The following are the latest technical setups for EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, USD/CHF, AUD/USD, and NZD/USD as provided by the technical strategy team at Barclays Capital. EUR/USD: The break below 1.1310, the 21-dma, encourages our bearish view towards initial targets near 1.1210 and then the 1...
The euro’s attempt to break higher against the US dollar following the more dovish policy signal form the Fed has failed in the near-term, notes BTMU. "As a result EUR/USD continues to remain range bound...
There are three reasons why the recent JPY uptrend may be turning: FX valuation, BoJ QE3 and FX flows. Here, we focus on the first two factors while FX flows will be discussed in a subsequent report. The latest JPY rally partly reflected excessive undervaluation fears...
USD/CHF Steady Around 0.9660 The Swiss franc is practically unchanged against the US dollar after moving during all Thursday in a small range, in a session of limited price action moves. USD/CHF peaked during the Asian session at 0.9687, the strongest since March 29, then it pulled back...
Analytical Review of JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Shares JPMorgan Chase & Co., #JPM [NYSE] Finances, Banking, USA Financial performance: Index –DJIA, S&P 500; Beta – 1.65...
NZD/USD: Bullish Above Classic S3 at 0.6838 NZD/USD is chipping away at the 0.69 handle to the upside within the ascending channel formed as a recovery of the 2016 downtrend...
USD/JPY: Sentiment Back with the Long Side - BTMU Analysts at Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi explained that USD/JPY has recently pulled back to the 109 level due to relaxing in USD selling and JPY buying...
GBP/USD: Participants Being Opportunistic in Adjusting Exposure - BBH Analysts from Brown Brother Harriman see market participants being opportunistic in adjusting sterling exposures and affirm that data suggests that in the options market puts are being bought...
Upward Revisions in Canada Support the CAD - UBS The Bank of Canada left the overnight policy rate unchanged at its April meeting, in line with consensus expectations...
BoE Recognized Economy Lost Momentum - BBH According to analysts from Brown Brother Harriman (BBH), the Bank of England (BoE), recognized today that the economy has lost some momentum and that uncertainty about the Brexit referendum may already by taking an economic toll...
EUR/USD Upside Losing Conviction and Range-Bound - BTMU Analysts at Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi explained that the euro’s attempt to break higher against the US dollar following the more dovish policy signal form the Fed has failed in the near-term...
USD/JPY Hits Fresh Lows Under 109.00 and Rebounds USD/JPY turned to the downside despite some US dollar strength in the market. During the American session broke below 109.00 (previous daily low) and dropped to 108.89, hitting a fresh low. Afterwards, it rebounded, rising back above 109.00...
