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Euro Falls Against Most Majors The euro weakened against most major currencies in the early European session on Tuesday. The euro fell to more than a 2-week low of 1.0881 against the Swiss franc and a 6-day low of 1.1188 against the U.S. dollar, from early highs of 1.0914 and 1.1259, respectively...
Currency
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 March 2016, 11:51
EUR/JPY Prints Session Low Below 125.00 The EUR/JPY pair hit a low of 124.67 in Europe after the news of a terror attack in Brussels triggered a sell-off in EUR/USD and USD/JPY pair. Hovers above 125.00 The cross now trades around 125...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 March 2016, 11:49
Morten Helt, Senior Analyst at Danske Bank, sees the cross slipping towards 0.7300 in a year’s view. “Given the high uncertainty surrounding the EU referendum, we see risks skewed to the upside for EUR/GBP ahead of 23 June”...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 22 March 2016, 11:47 #eur/gbp
EUR/USD Now Focused on 1.1200 – UOB The research team at UOB Group has now turned its attention to a potential break below the 1.1200 key support. Key Quotes “While the price action after last Thursday’s peak of 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 March 2016, 11:46
UK CPI Misses Estimates in February The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released today showed the inflation did not rise as fast as expected mainly on account of a drop in bicycle prices. The headline CPI rose 0.2% m/m and 0.3% y/y, both missing the consensus estimates...
Market News
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 March 2016, 11:42
GBP/USD Bounces Off 1.4250 on UK CPI The decline in the sterling seems to have found some support vs. the greenback around the mid-1.4200s, with GBP/USD rebounding towards 1.4285/80 band. GBP/USD bid after UK data The pair has managed to gather some traction after UK consumer prices have risen 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 March 2016, 11:39
#EURUSD continued its downward retracement. At this moment the pair reached the support line of the current short-term uptrend, where the bulls may take retaliatory action. We will consider purchases from the #trend line if the corresponding signals are received from the #indicators...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Vistabrokers CIF Ltd, 22 March 2016, 11:33 #Trading
Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, believes the pair’s rebound could find resistance around 114.16. “USD/JPY’s daily RSI has not confirmed the new low at 110.67”...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 22 March 2016, 11:13 #usd/jpy
USDX Technical Analysis for March 22, 2016 The Dollar index remains in a bearish trend since early Decemeber of 2015. Price is making lower lows and lower highs. The short-term trend remains bearish while the longer-term trend is still neutral as price is trapped inside a trading range...
Gold Technical Analysis for March 22, 2016 Gold price has broken above the short-term bearish channel. Price remains in a sideways channel and could now be starting the final move higher towards $1,300...
Analytical Review of the Currency Pair USD/JPY Technical data of the currency pair: Previous closing: 111.95; Daily range: 111.68-112.20; Opening: 111.95...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 March 2016, 10:58
Financial markets are starting to take it seriously, and with good reason. Polls show a tightening race ahead of the referendum on June 23rd, while internet searches for “Brexit” are running slightly higher than the peak seen for “Grexit”, when Greece’s status was in jeopardy...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 22 March 2016, 10:32
Analysis : Triangle identified at 22-Mar-00:00 2016 GMT. This pattern is still in the process of forming. Possible bullish price movement towards the resistance 161.85 within the next 2 days. Resistance Levels : ( B ) 161.85Last resistance turning point of Triangle. Support Levels...
Charts
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Lahcene Ouled Moussa, 22 March 2016, 10:13
Oil prices have climbed by about 50 percent from their February lows, topping $40 per barrel. But the rally could be reaching its limits, at least temporarily, as persistent oversupply and the prospect of new shale production caps any potential price increase. U.S...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Francis Dogbe, 22 March 2016, 09:58
Canada’s highly-anticipated federal budget will be unveiled on Tuesday. The BoC has placed much emphasis on fiscal policy as a necessary tool, and is counting on a combination of infrastructure spending and tax cuts, as promised by PM Trudeau, to provide a moderate boost to growth...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 22 March 2016, 09:41
German IFO and Zew Survey Preview: What to expect of EUR/USD? EUR/USD failed to cut through 5-DMA resistance of 1.1258 in Asia and now trades around 1.1245 levels ahead of German IFO release, which will be followed by Zew survey numbers...
Market News
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 March 2016, 09:10
Atlanta Fed head #DennisLockhart surprised market participants with his comments. He said that, in his opinion, the next #Fed rate hike will take place in April. Lockhart is confident that the U.S. central bank will not deviate from the path of monetary tightening...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Vistabrokers CIF Ltd, 22 March 2016, 09:08 #Trading, forex
USD/JPY: Heavy Selling Since Brussels Airport Explosion USD/JPY has lost the 112.00 handle, currently printing fresh lows for the day near 111.75, with the initiated selling being triggered by an explosion at Brussels airport, with several people reported dead...
Currency
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 March 2016, 09:06
Technical Analysis of USD/CAD for March 22, 2016 General overview for 22/03/2016: The market had tested the weekly pivot at the level of 1.3098, but the price is still trading inside the bearish zone. The last leg of the corrective cycle in wave Z brown might have been completed at the level of 1...
The eurozone’s balance of payments (BoP) data for January is consistent with the view that eurozone investor appetite to chase higher returns in foreign debt markets will moderate in periods of risk-off, leaving the EUR supported by its large current account surplus...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 22 March 2016, 09:00 #EUR/USD