Analysts at Rabobank offered the key events taking place ahead...
- China's trade data in CPI and PPI was expected with the former edging up to 1.4% y/y while the latter was expected to see deflation deepen further to -6.0% y/y. The data arrived 0.1% higher for CPI and 0.1% lower for PPI. Analysts at Rabobank explained the spread is enormously problematic...
The consumer prices in the world’s second largest economy, China, ticked higher in Nov, coming in at 1.5% y/y against 1.3% booked in Oct. Markets had predicted an increase of 1.4% for Nov...
USD/JPY is currently trading at 122.93 with a high of 122.96 and a low of 122.83. There was a little weakness in the Nikkei on the Tokyo open with a little bid USD/JPY towards the 123 handle and strong resistance there. The major pair was toying with the upside into the 122...
NZD/USD has been turned back on the recent bid in early Asia and is contained within a narrow range 20 pips and resisted at the 50 SMA on the 1hr chart. The theme that is gripping the markets is the commodity sector and downturn, and catalysts explained here by analysts at ANZ...
The GBP/USD pair edged lower for a third day in-a-row, having fell down to 1.4955 before recovering the 1.5500 level before the US close. Key Quotes: "The British Pound was weighed by falling oil prices, and worse-than-expected UK factory output, down in October by 0.1...
The common currency ends the day higher against its American rival, albeit having held within quite a limited intraday range, and below the 1.0900 figure. Key Quotes: "The macroeconomic calendar was light amid a Christian holiday, observed by many European countries...
AUD/USD is currently trading at 0.7213 with a high of 0.7270 and a low of 0.7186. AUD/USD has recovered back on the 0.72 handle after making lows to 0...
The EUR bulls took a breather in its upsurge in the early Asian trades, with EUR/USD clinching to Tuesday’s gains ahead of another data-quiet session today. EUR/USD capped below 1.0900 Currently, the EUR/USD pair trades modestly flat at 1.0887, oscillating in a 10-pips tight range...
The following are the latest technical setups for EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, and NZD/USD as provided by the technical strategy team at Barclays Capital. EUR/USD: We are bearish against the 1.0980 recent highs. Resistance in the 1.1100 area is expected to help keep the overall focus lower...
The Nikkei 225 fell 1.04% or 203 points, ending at 19,492.60 on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street losses at the beginning of the day, further weighed by a continued decline in crude oil prices. The index traded as low as 19,222, and aims to open around 19,360, its lowest in three weeks...
The Nikkei 225 fell 1.04% or 203 points, ending at 19,492.60 on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street losses at the beginning of the day, further weighed by a continued decline in crude oil prices. The index traded as low as 19,222, and aims to open around 19,360, its lowest in three weeks...
Crude oil prices fell further on Tuesday and closed slightly lower despite having bounced from fresh 6-year lows sub $37.00 a barrel. WTI had a volatile session, oscillating between $36.64 and $38.58 a barrel, before settling at $37.52, down 0.28% on the day and posting its third loss in a row...
The UK currency weakened against most of its major peers, but gained against the CAD, as falling oil prices sent the commodity-related currency to its lowest level in over 11 years against the greenback. GBP/CAD advanced for a second day in a row and posted a fresh 2-month high of 2.0424...
The euro finished higher against the yen on Tuesday and it continued to consolidate above 133.00. EUR/JPY peaked at 134.00 during the American session and finished trading around that level. EUR/JPY technical outlook Last week it peaked above 134.50 and then pulled back...
USD/JPY is currently trading at 123.05 with a high of 123.40 and a low of 122.71. Despite the Japanese GDP in Q3 with the real GDP growth in Japan being revised upwards to an annualized expansion of 1.0% from an initially reported contraction of -0...
EUR/USD printed a fresh daily high recently at 1.0902 but if failed to continue to rise above 1.0900 and pulled back modestly below. It was trading at 1.0890, 55 pips above the level it closed yesterday...
USD/CAD pulled back from fresh 11-year highs above 1.3600 as the loonie took back losses in tandem with oil prices, although the relief was short-lived. USD/CAD retreated from a peak of 1.3621 but the downside was contained by the 1...
EUR/JPY pair continues trading range bound, ending the day slightly higher amid EUR's strength, although with the pair still unable to firm up above the 134.00 figure...
Karen Jones, chief analyst at Commerzbank noted that USD/JPY needs to hold above the 122.20 support for an upside bias to remain. Key Quotes: "The intraday Elliott wave counts are pretty neutral. Resistance is offered by the 123.77 the recent high. Above here will target 125...
