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EXCEL MARKETS - CRITICAL NOTICE 15 Jan 2015 The dramatic move on the Swiss franc fueled by the Swiss National Bank's unexpected policy reversal of capping the Swiss franc against the euro has resulted in rare volatility and illiquidity...
In an unprecedented move, which throws SNB credibility out of the window, the Central Bank decided to announce an end to its 1.20 EUR/CHF protective floor, while cutting interest rates to -0.75...
Hours before the Swiss National Bank announcement to cut the LIBOR rate, there was a heavy supply signal in H1. Shorted right after that bar: The movement that proceeded : Exit right after that demand (green signal), for a total of +1375 PIPS...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard that the SNB made the shocking decision to drop its peg at 1...
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Swiss franc surged to a record versus the euro as cash flooded into the nation after the Swiss National Bank removed a cap on the currency that had held back inflows for more than three years...
U.S. producer prices in December recorded their biggest drop in more than three years on plunging energy costs whilst underlying inflation pressures were muted, a cautionary note for the Federal Reserve as it ponders its next step on monetary policy...
Fake Investment Company Steals 1,000 BTC from Customers Group of people complained about CryptoDouble, an investment company that disappeared with around 1,000 Bitcoin...
Oil prices steadied on Thursday, firming as the dollar weakened, though OPEC and Bank of America Merrill Lynch reduced forecasts of demand for its oil this year. Oil and other commodities are priced in dollars and are likely to gain when the U.S. currency declines...
A surprise interest-rate cut in India sent banks soaring and as Chinese equities surged. The Swiss central bank’s decision to remove a cap on the franc pummeled currencies in eastern Europe, as Bloomberg reports...
USD/JPY broke below 116.60 and dropped to 116.28, reaching a fresh daily low. The pair remains with a bearish bias in the short term as stocks retreated in Europe after the SNB abandoned the EUR/CHF cap. On Asian hours greenback extended the recovery against the yen and reached 117...
On Thursday the euro dropped to multi-year lows against the greenback and Swiss franc after the Swiss National Bank abandoned its exchange rate cap against the European currency and cut interest rates further into negative territory...
EUR/USD seems recovered after the SNB caught everybody off guard in today’s meeting, now regaining the 1.1700 region after being down to 1.1570. EUR/USD calmer, keeps in red The offered tone remains intact around the euro today, with spot struggling to keep the trade in the vicinity of 1...
2015-01-15 00:30 GMT (or 02:30 MQ MT5 time) | [AUD - Employment Change] past data is 45.0K forecast data is 5.3K actual data is 37.4K according to the latest press release if actual > forecast (or actual data) = good for currency (for AUD in our case...
The British currency dropped lower against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, as the greenback regained some strength after weakening in the previous session due to downbeat U.S. retail sales data...
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is discontinuing the minimum exchange rate of CHF 1.20 per euro. At the same time, it is lowering the interest rate on sight deposit account balances that exceed a given exemption threshold by 0.5 percentage points, to −0.75...
European stocks advanced on Thursday, influenced by expectations for additional easing measures by the European Central Bank which overshadowed the ongoing rout in oil prices. The EURO STOXX 50 rallied 1.05%, France’s CAC 40 climbed 1.04%, while Germany’s DAX 30 jumped 1...
The Japanese yen is giving away some of the recent gains vs. its American counterpart, allowing USD/JPY to return to the upper 117.00s. USD/JPY supported around 116.00 After bottoming out in the vicinity of 116...
The FX market shifted its bias after the weaker than expected Retail Sales data for the US economy. The US dollar was weighed by the sluggish retail growth data and remains in consolidation against its major counter parties. More specifically, the USDJPY dropped to as low as 116...
The Asian session today saw AUD and INR strengthening after robust employment figures in Australia and the surprise 25bps rate cut by the RBI respectively. AUD/USD is up 1.07% at 0.8228,, while USD/INR is down 0.6000 points at 61.5900 US indices registered another negative close with Dow (-1...
