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One in six UK adults have financial worries, with households in Sandwell in the West Midlands and parts of the valleys of south Wales being the most likely to be overburdened, according to latest research...
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Francis Dogbe, 13 March 2016, 07:43
Turning clocks back is supposed to save energy and improve efficiency. Here’s the reality. The annual ritual of losing an hour of sleep to Daylight Saving Time (DST) is about to happen on March 13, the second Sunday of March and annual date for the change. The spring forward happens at 2 a.m...
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Francis Dogbe, 13 March 2016, 07:41
The following are UBS' latest short-term (mostly intraday) trading strategies for EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, and USD/CHF. EUR/USD: went up 400 pips from the lows Thursday, likely on positioning...
Trading Ideas
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Francis Dogbe, 12 March 2016, 22:56 #Trading, forex
The ECB's massive policy announcement did not receive the desired fall in the euro, and the US dollar lost ground in an exciting week. Rate decisions in Japan the US, the UK and Switzerland, Employment data from the UK, the US and Australia, US inflation, manufacturing and sentiment figures...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Francis Dogbe, 12 March 2016, 22:53 #Trading
Analysts at TD Securities explained how the Fed reintroduces (if at all) a balance of risk to the outlook is arguably a secondary concern to the evolution in the base case outlook for the economy. Key Quotes: "The Fed is expected to shave a tenth of a percentage point from 2016 growth to 2.3...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 12 March 2016, 22:22 #FOMC
If I told you that there is a 99.61% probability that you can win the next trade on USDCAD would you believe me! In trading the Theory of Runs answer a statistical question that ask about the probability to find another black (OR white) candle after a series of them...
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Muhammad Elbermawi, 12 March 2016, 20:22
First, a few words about the forecast for the previous week: ■ if we talk about the forecast for EUR/USD, everything went more or less according to the approved plan up to the middle of Thursday: the pair first went down, and then rebounded, thus denoting two boundaries of the corridor, and turne...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Sergey Ershov, 12 March 2016, 18:34 #usd/jpy, GBP/USD, EUR/USD
Analysts at Rabobank explained recent US data supports Chair Yellen’s defiance of negative market sentiment during her testimony to Congress on February 10...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 12 March 2016, 17:03 #Fed
The nascent recovery in risk sentiment has entered a more mature phase on the back of the fresh easing measures by the ECB and the indications of additional stimulus at the National People’s Congress, China’s legislature...
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Francis Dogbe, 12 March 2016, 15:55 #Fed
1 Retail Resurgence? Consumer spending will come into focus Tuesday with the release of February’s retail spending report from the Commerce Department. January spending surged after a lackluster finish to 2015...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Francis Dogbe, 12 March 2016, 15:31 #economic calendar
Forecast exchange index movement for the next week 14.03 -20.03.2016. 1. AUD. AUD The Australian on Friday's closing -is the strongest currency of the Group of Eight. AUD 78 Index. The Australian beat Canadian, so the fact is the trend AUDCAD buy...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Alexander Pryakha, 12 March 2016, 14:07
Unfortunately most top selling bots work great at first until....your broker counter trades you. There are a number of anti bot software sites with vendors selling the software to brokers and you can be sure your new EA you paid $1000 for is on there in a matter of days . The world has changed...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Ales Vidergar, 12 March 2016, 13:26
What is Hedging? A hedge is an investment position intended to offset potential losses/gains that may be incurred by a companion investment. In simple language, hedge is used to reduce any substantial losses/gains suffered by an individual or an organization...
Trading Strategies
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[Deleted], 12 March 2016, 12:57 #forex
The nascent recovery in risk sentiment has entered a more mature phase on the back of the fresh easing measures by the ECB and the indications of additional stimulus at the National People’s Congress, China’s legislature...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 12 March 2016, 11:05 #forex
USD/JPY could be fairly volatile ahead of the BoJ and FOMC meetings, says BTMU. "The Fed may not raise the policy rate, and Chair Janet Yellen may also offer hints about the next policy move...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 12 March 2016, 11:03 #usd/jpy
The euro is paring the recovery that began in the middle of the ECB's press conference yesterday. The markets had reacted as one intuitively would expected to broad easing of interest rates and credit conditions...
Analytics & Forecasts
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Francis Dogbe, 12 March 2016, 08:32
The market reaction to Draghi's indication, once again, that interest rate policy has run its course, will be debated for some time. Draghi delivered the goods that many investors said was lacking last December. The ECB policy was more than anyone expected. All the boxes were checked...
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Francis Dogbe, 12 March 2016, 08:06
USD/JPY Within Familar Range Stuck Around 20 DMA USD/JPY has been better bid for the past number of sessions, although the 20 dma has not been an easy task for the bulls, at 113.32 today while the pair has made highs of 113.92 on dollar weakness to close the week down...
Currency
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Roberto Jacobs, 12 March 2016, 04:28
GBP/USD: Consolidation Now, at 1.47 by Year-End Analysts from FX Strategy at Lloyds Bank expect GBP/USD to trade around 1.47 by year-end. Key Quotes: “GBP/USD has had mixed fortunes over the past month. The currency pair fell below 1...
Currency
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Roberto Jacobs, 12 March 2016, 04:24
USD/CHF Drops to Fresh 4-Week Lows USD/CHF had a short-lived recovery during the European session and resumed the decline on American hours. Recently fell to 0.9802, hitting the lowest level since February 15. The pair is about to end the week slightly above 0...
Currency
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Roberto Jacobs, 12 March 2016, 04:21 #usdchf