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UBS targets EUR/CHF at 1.15 by the end of the year. * UBS AG is a Swiss global financial services company, incorporated in the Canton of Zurich,[2] and co-headquartered in Zurich and Basel...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 13 April 2016, 20:01 #forex
EUR/USD Remains Vulnerable Below 1.1300 EUR/USD has spent the last hours consolidating near 2-week lows following an over 100-pip slide. The euro managed to recover a few pips following below-expectation US retail sales data, but dollar’s pullback short-lived and EUR/USD resumed the decline...
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Roberto Jacobs, 13 April 2016, 19:35
FXWIREPRO: GBP/USD Neutral Near-Term, Scope for Upward Resumption GBP/USD rebounded strongly towards 1.4255 levels in the early US session after US retail sales data printed negative figures. However, the pair turned back after failing to break resistance level 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 13 April 2016, 19:10
GBP/USD Hovers Above 1.4200 GBP/USD has edged slightly lower on Wednesday but overall continues to trade within its weekly range, unable to set short-term direction in the absence of fundamental triggers. GBP/USD has continued to retreat from yesterday’s peak of 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 13 April 2016, 18:56
USD/CHF Extends Gains Above 0.9600 The US dollar continued to recover ground against the Swiss franc on Wednesday and now is positive for the current month. Economic data from the US failed to weaken USD/CHF that hit a 2-week high during the American session at 0.9659...
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Roberto Jacobs, 13 April 2016, 18:54 #usdchf
AUD/USD Retreats after Testing March Highs AUD/USD is falling on Wednesday, despite weak US economic data. The pair printed a fresh daily low during the American session at 0.7635 and currently it trades at 0.7650/53, down 0.45% for the day. Falling from 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 13 April 2016, 18:52
Markets are trading risk on, buoyed by better than expected China trade data, with Eurostoxx50 more than 2.5% higher and US front-end yields tentatively pushing higher...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 13 April 2016, 18:39 #forex
The GBP/USD exchange rate has relinquished its four day advantage, even as front-line US data disappoints market expectations. The U.S. dollar was in fine form in mid-week trade, bringing an end to the poor run we have seen over the course of April...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 13 April 2016, 17:05 #forex
The Bank of Canada HAD to raise its 2016 growth forecast, since the Governor's boss, Minister Morneau, is out touting the benefits of fiscal stimulus, and December/January GDP surprised on the upside...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 13 April 2016, 17:03 #forex
EUR/USD Drops Further to Test 1.1270 The selling pressure is now gathering further steam around the euro, dragging EUR/USD to test lows in the 1.1270 region...
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Roberto Jacobs, 13 April 2016, 16:45
The Euro remains very range bound. It still by and large tracks the Bund/Treasury spread, albeit trading a little higher than that spread would imply at the moment...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 13 April 2016, 16:27
Risk sentiment improved of late, regardless of the IMF warning that a prolonged period of slow growth has left the global economy more exposed to negative risks...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 13 April 2016, 15:48 #forex
USD/CAD Cautiously Bearish – Scotiabank In view of Eric Theoret, FX Strategist at Scotiabank, USD/CAD's outlook remains tilted to the bearish side. Key Quotes “Trend and momentum indicators are decisively bearish”...
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Roberto Jacobs, 13 April 2016, 15:43
The British pound has not flinched against the euro on news that the Leave camp has no grown bigger than the Remain In camp with pollsters ICM. Their latest polling data shows the Remain In vote stands at 42% while Leave is at 45%. Undecideds are at 12...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 13 April 2016, 15:34
FXWIREPRO: BTC/USD Faces Strong Resistance at $428, Good to Buy at Dips. Major Resistance - $428 BTC/USD has slightly retreated after making a high of $426.67. It is currently trading around $424. Short term trend is slightly bullish as long as support $400 holds...
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Roberto Jacobs, 13 April 2016, 15:33
We think today’s BoC meeting could see a meaningful change in narrative, with the first upward revision to 2016 growth in almost a year. The improved outlook stems from two sources...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 13 April 2016, 15:32
US Retail Sales Fail to Pick Up Momentum in March - ING Rob Carnell, Chief International Economist at ING, notes that the US retail sales fall 0.3% mom in March, while the "core" rises only 0.1% mom...
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Roberto Jacobs, 13 April 2016, 15:16
FXWIREPRO: Cyclical Effects Between Uk Inflation-Brexit- BoE- GBP The inflation continues its global trend higher with UK and Sweden following the preliminary German and EU reads higher. U.K. Consumer prices went up 0.5% YoY in March of 2016 which is on track of BoE's target of 2%, following a 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 13 April 2016, 15:12
GBP/USD Trade Idea Major Support – 1.4185 (200 day MA) Cable has recovered yesterday after making a low of 1.41965 (near 200 HMA) .It is currently trading around 1.42391. Intraday trend is slightly bullish as long as support 1.4185 holds. Any break below 1.4185 will drag the pair down till 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 13 April 2016, 15:09
GBP/USD –Confluence of Resistance Intact Despite Weak US Data GBP/USD failed to take out confluence of technical resistance around 1.4250 (hourly 50-MA+ 50-DMA + 1.4252-38.2% of 1.4669-1.3835) despite dismal US retail sales release. Hovers around 1.4240 Prices clocked a post data high of 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 13 April 2016, 15:03