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FxWirePro: USD/SGD Hovers Around Key Resistance at 1.3489, Intraday Bias Remains Neutral USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.3485 marks. It made intraday high at 1.3501 and low at 1.3469 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds initial resistance at 1.3489 levels...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 07:34
EUR/JPY: Vulnerable To The Downside With Eyes On Key Support EURJPY: Having the cross closed lower after losing all of its intraday gains on Thursday, further weakness is now envisaged. Support comes in at the 123.00 level where a break will aim at the 122.50 level...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 07:31
EUR/JPY Tests 125 on BOJ News, Then Retreats The cross in the EUR/JPY reversed losses and spiked almost 50-pips to the north after the yen slumped on the news that BOJ is reported to discuss negative-rates with banks. EUR/JPY fades a knee-jerk spike The EUR/JPY pair now rises 0.53% to 124...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 07:27
GBP/USD: Sterling Rallied to a Fresh 3-Week High Against the Greenback EUR/USD The main market focus and driver this Thursday, was the ECB and its economic policy meeting, and as expected, the European Central Bank did not announce any new measures, centering on the implementation of the batch of...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 07:24
USD/JPY Rebounds Sharply Above 110 on BOJ Headlines The USD/JPY pair witnessed a sharp 80-pips rally above 110 barrier in a knee-jerk reaction to the latest BOJ headlines on negative interest rates, as reported by Bloomberg. USD/JPY found support near 109...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 07:12
ECB Policy Review - RBS Research Team at RBS, suggests that for the ECB, easing skies are still clear even if the helicopters can’t fly. Key Quotes “As expected the ECB left all its key policy settings unchanged yesterday and left the door open to some further easing if needed...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 07:09 #ECB
Is the USD Waking Up to Fed Risk Again? – BNPP Research Team at BNP Paribas, notes that the US 2y yields are around their highest levels seen since Fed Chair Yellen’s dovish speech as continued gains in equity and crude prices raises concerns that the Fed could deliver a more hawkish message...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 07:07
ECB: Draghi Holds Steady and Bats Off Criticism - ANZ Research Team at ANZ, notes that the ECB left policy unchanged overnight, with Draghi reiterating in his introductory remarks that the Governing Council “if warranted to achieve its objective, will act by using all the instruments available wi...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 07:03 #ECB
FxWirePro: AUD/USD Tracks Oil Higher, Tests 5-DMA at 0.7769 AUD/USD tracks oil higher, halts 2 consecutive sessions of declines to edge higher in the early Asian session. Pair broke above 5-DMA at 0.7769 to test day's highs at 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 06:58
NZD: RBNZ Likely to Keep OCR Steady Next Week - ANZ Research Team at ANZ, sees the RBNZ maintaining the OCR at 2.25% next week. Key Quotes “We are not buying into the notion that recent developments, particularly the rising NZD, bring an April cut into play...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 06:56
NZD/USD: Supply Caps Minor-Recovery Near 1hr 200-SMA The bid tone surrounding the NZD weakened in late-Asia, dragging NZD/USD lower from daily tops reached ahead of hourly 200-SMA at 0.6933. NZD/USD: Upside capped amid negative equities Currently, the NZD/USD pair trades 0.06% higher at 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 06:45 #nzdusd
APAC Currency Corner-Rollercoaster Rollercoaster ride for Aussie A sharp U-turn in WTI oil prices was all it took to send the Aussie spiralling downwards after touching a 10-month peak...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 06:41
Go Long AUD/NZD – SocGen Alvin T. Tan, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, suggests that the likely monetary policy divergence between the RBA and RBNZ should drive AUD/NZD higher...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 06:35
Markets reversed sharply on Thursday, with the dollar ending higher and oil prices giving up big early gains, as global investors grapple with the prospect that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates sooner than expected. A drop in U.S...
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Francis Dogbe, 22 April 2016, 06:35
FxWirePro: Kiwi Continues to Fall Against Aussie, Intraday Bias Remains Bullish AUD/NZD is trading around 1.1207 marks. Pair made intraday high at 1.1219 and low at 1.1186 marks. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds immediate support at 1.1150 marks. A daily close below 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 06:31
Nikkei Breaks Major Resistance 17300, Jump Till 17600/17870 Is Possible Major resistance - 17300 The index has broken major resistance 17300 and jumped till 17367 at the time of writing. It is currently trading around 17359...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 06:28 #Nikkei
FxWirePro: USD/KRW Remains Well supported Above 1135, Good to Buy on Dips USD/KRW is currently trading around 1140 levels. It made intraday high at 1141 and low at 1138 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds immediate support at 1135 marks...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 06:26
FxWirePro: Traders Enjoying Roller Coaster Movement in Gold, Hovers Around $1250 in Early Asian Hours XAU/USD is currently trading around $1250 mark. It made intraday high at $1252 and low at $1243 levels...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 06:23
Intra-Day News and Views & Data to be Released Today (USD/JPY) USD/JPY - ...... The greenback ratcheted lower after an initial gain to 109.90 in Australia on Thursday and fell to 109.33 in New York on cross-buying in yen, then marginally lower to 109.26 in Tokyo morning on Friday...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 06:19
USD/JPY Recovery Stalls at 109.50 Amid Broad USD Weakness Fresh offers emerged at 109.50 levels in the last hour, capping the recovery in the USD/JPY pair from ahead of hourly 100-SMA as the US dollar corrected lower across the board...
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Roberto Jacobs, 22 April 2016, 06:16