AUD/USD: Losing Conviction Ahead of RBA? AUD/USD continues to lack conviction as it presses on towards the 0.77 handle with failures there again earlier and offers sending the major commodity currency back to the half way point on the 0.7 handle...
Monthly GDP increased by 0.6% m-o-m in January, much higher than expectations, and follows a 0.2% m-o-m rise in December. This is the strongest monthly growth since July 2011. Overall, this is a very positive report showing that growth continues to recover...
The GBP to CAD rate enters the new month having found a modicum of support in the form of the 1.85 level. However, the outlook remains skewed in favour of the Canadian unit...
The ‘Bernanke put’ was the idea that when growth risk is skewed to the downside meaningful declines in market sentiment will likely be met with aggressive monetary stimulus (cushioning market declines...
Despite the bullish tone I still think EUR/USD looks a little high within than rate (not enough to go short, mind you). Crude prices continue to drift lower as inventory levels grow, but that hasn’t yet done anything to really hit risk sentiment or support the dollar...
Those who were hoping for the pound sterling to bounce higher towards 1.30 will be sweating bullets. The British pound appears to be on the cusp of making its next break lower...
The typically dovish Chicago Fed President Evans said that he still expected two rate hikes this year, in contrast to markets that are pricing a total of 18bp of tightening by year-end but the USD is struggling to benefit, however, as US 2y yields continue to move lower still, notes BNP Paribas...
The EUR/USD is trading higher for the fourth consecutive day as traders continue to dump the US dollar after the Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen pulled a dove out of the Fed's hat earlier this week...
It's that man Charlie Evans again • Fed is close to full employment • Continued caution is called for due to low inflation • Sees one hike in the middle of the year and one at the end • Fed can move at any meeting...
The USD has a seasonal tendency to weaken in April especially if expressed via long AUD/USD, short GBP/USD, and short USD/NOK, notes ANZ. "Figure 1 shows how G10 and Asian currencies have performed during the month of April over the 2000- 15 period...
A mixed bag of data for the UK has given sterling a boost, but also highlighted growing imbalances in the economy. This morning saw the release of a welter of data, the most significant of which was the final estimate for UK Q4 GDP...
Any assumption that Brexit risks to the British pound have now passed would be misguided argue analysts at Capital Economics. The pound to dollar exchange rate has moved higher as concerns over the prospect of an UK exit from Europe recede...
GBP has come back sharply, with the cross rate leading the way and ripping back up to new highs on the day at .7920. Many will point to European central bank demand, but in Cable we also noted a wealth of offers lining up ahead of 1...
The Australian Dollar has broken higher recently after staying in a range during most of 2015, but can it sustain these elevated heights? The AUD/USD pair is currently trading in the 0.76s after “blasting” through the 0...
The Canadian dollar is gathering further traction vs. its American peer on Thursday, quickly dragging USD/CADto fresh lows in sub-1.2900 levels...
Brent: Oil Resources are Growing as well as Oil Supply. The Price Remains Under Pressure Weekly data of the US Department of Energy, released yesterday showed that oil reserves in the USA has grown again, which caused volatility in the oil prices of crude oil Brent in the range of 1...
S&P500: Positive Dynamics Continues On Tuesday the index S&P500 has broken down resistance level of 2045.0 (Fibonacci 100% in the decline since the beginning of 2016). Positive dynamics continues. Mrs...
According to Jane Foley, Senior FX Strategist at Rabobank, the European cross could head towards the 0.70 handle in a year’s view. Key Quotes “GBP fell sharply in Q1 on the back of concerns over a potential Brexit following the June 23 referendum...
S&P500: The Index Has Won Back the Losses Incurred Since the Beginning of the Year Since mid-February the price of the index S&P500 has been growing...
