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Technical Analysis of Gold for April 8, 2016 Gold made an upward move yesterday towards the $1,240 critical resistance level but did not manage to break it. The weekly trend remains supportive but, in my overall view, long positions are preferred only after a deeper decline towards $1,170-$1,100...

US: Yellen Provides Balance to Previous Pessimism - MUFG Derek Halpenny, European Head of GMR at MUFG, notes that the Fed Chair Yellen was last night more eager to emphasise the positives while sharing the stage with the previous three Fed Chairmen – Volker, Greenspan and Bernanke...

Asia Roundup: Antipodeans Head for Weekly Losses, Dollar steady After Hitting 17-Month Low Vs Yen - Asian Shares Extend Losses Market Roundup Japan FinMin Aso – Current FX moves one-sided, rapid moves undesirable, will take necessary steps vs FX moves as needed...

FXWIREPRO: BTC/USD Trades Well Above $400, Good to Buy at Dips Major support - $400 BTC/USD has slightly recovered till $422 after making a low of $403.It is currently trading around $420.66. Short term trend is slightly bullish as long as support $400 holds...

Should BoJ Intervene in Yen? We at FxWirePro, think they should not. Even if they still do, it may not yield the result they are looking for. Reasons being simple – According to G20 agreement, currency intervention to exploit trade benefits through competitive devaluations are not to be practiced...

European Stocks Advance as Commodity Shares Rally Oil price gains and the resulting rise in commodity shares pushed the major European indices higher in early trading on Friday. At the time of writing, pan-European Euro Stoxx 50 index was up 1.10%. Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC were up 0...

Technical Analysis of USD/CHF for April 08, 2016 USD/CHF is expected to trade in a lower range as the pair is under pressure. The pair remains on the downside after swinging off yesterday's low of 0.9520, showing a pattern of lower highs...

Technical Analysis of NZD/USD for April 08, 2016 NZD/USD Intraday: Key resistance is at 0.6820. The pair remains weak below its nearest key resistance at 0.6820 and is likely to challenge its support at 0.6755 in sight...

Technical Analysis of GBP/JPY for April 08, 2016 GBP/JPY is expected to trade in a lower range as key resistance is at 153.70. The pair has been capped by its descending 50-period moving average and remains under pressure...

UK Manufacturing Production Preview: What to expect of GBP/USD? UK manufacturing production numbers due for release today are likely show the output contracted in February. Manufacturing production is seen falling 0.2% m/m and 0.7% y/y. Meanwhile, industrial production is seen rising 0...

USD Lacks Underlying Support - Westpac Richard Franulovich, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that a spike in risk aversion may save the USD on selected crosses near term but the beyond that the currency lacks underlying support...

GBP/USD Downside Risks on the Rise – UOB The research team at UOB Group has noted GBP faces risks of further downside in the near term...

Elliott Wave Analysis of EUR/NZD for April 8 - 2016 Wave summary: We continue to look for upside acceleration and expect this will be seen once resistance at 1.6874 is overcome. In the longer term, we are looking for a strong rally in wave [iii] higher towards 1.8550...

Elliott Wave Analysis of EUR/JPY for April 8 - 2016 Wave summary: We continue to look for a decline to 120.98 (red wave iii), where red wave iii will be 161.8% longer than red wave i. Once red wave iii is in place near 120...

GBP/USD Turns Negative Near 1.4060, UK IP in Focus The GBP/USD pair is seen surrendering in the European morning, and drifts lower towards daily lows as markets remain wary ahead of the crucial UK industrial and manufacturing output numbers. GBP/USD losing sight of 1.41 handle...

Riksbank Could Stay ‘On-Hold’ in April – Danske Bank According to Senior Analyst at Danske Bank Sverre Holbek, the Riksbank could stay put at its meeting later in the month...

EUR/USD Risks a Test of 1.1144 – Commerzbank In view of Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, the pair could attempt a visit to recent lows in the 1.1140 area. Key Quotes “EUR/USD charted another new high (1...

GBP/JPY Breaks Minor Resistance 153, Jump Till 154/154.95 Is Possible Major Intraday resistance -153 (1 H Kijun-Sen) Major intraday support – 152.50 (1 H Tenken-Sen) GBP/JPY has broken major intraday resistance 153 and jumped till 153.23 at the time of writing .It is currently trading around 153...

FXWIREPRO: NZD/CAD Faces Minor Resistance Around 0.8970, Good to Sell on Rallies Minor resistance 0.8970 Major support -0.8850 The pair has slightly recovered after making a low of 0.8872. It is currently trading around 0.88835. Intraday trend is weak as long as resistance 0.8970 holds...