IMF Sounds More Warnings - ANZ Research Team at ANZ, suggests that last night, the IMF’s semi-annual Fiscal Monitor warned that fiscal deficits in emerging economies are projected to be higher this year than they were during the GFC...
EUR/USD Drops to 23.6% Fibo Support EUR/USD pair continues to lose ground amid broad based USD strength, now trading just below 1.1241 (23.6% of 1.0517-1.1465). Stocks open mixed, EUR remains weak European stock markets have opened on a flat note, with UK’s FTSE trading lower by 0...
SEK Stronger Ahead of Riksbank – Danske Bank Jens Sorensen, Chief Analyst at Danske Bank, sees the SEK picking up pace in light of the Riksbank meeting next week. Key Quotes “Yesterday EUR/SEK tested lower levels ahead of the low from 30 December and support level at 9.1220”...
US CPI: Headline Likely Higher Propelled by Gasoline Prices - TDS Research Team at TDS, suggests that higher gasoline prices are expected to push US March headline CPI up by a fairly firm 0.2% m/m (up 0.175% m/m at 3 decimal places...
EUR/USD Downside Limited Near 1.1140? – UOB The research team at UOB Group expects the pair to drop further albeit the pullback could be limited around 1.1140. Key Quotes “We have held a neutral EUR view for close to 4 weeks and the break below the key 1...
EUR/USD Door Open for a Visit to 1.1144 – Commerzbank Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, believes the pair could slip towards 1.1144. Key Quotes “EUR/USD charted a minor new high of 1.1465 which was not confirmed by the daily RSI earlier this week”...
USD/CHF Side-Lined Below 0.9700, Awaits Fresh Impetus The US dollar extends its side-trend versus its Swiss counterpart in the early European trades, keeping USD/CHF in the upper band of 0.96 handle. USD/CHF confined in a tight range Currently, the USD/CHF pair trades modestly flat at 0...
EUR/JPY Deflates from Highs, Returns to 123.20 The renewed weakness around the single currency remains the exclusive drag for EUR/JPY for the time being, now coming down from overnight tops near 123.40...
USD/JPY: Bull Run Off 107.50 Backed Up by Jump in Open Interest Preliminary data from the CME Group shows that futures traders have been adding new long-sided business in the 6J contracts (USD/JPY) during this week, suggesting that the current rebound off 107...
BoC: On Hold, Raises Forecast with Cautious Tone - Nomura Charles St-Arnaud, Research Analyst at Nomura, notes that as widely expected, the Bank of Canada (BoC) kept its policy rate unchanged at 0...
USD/CAD Keeps Highs Near 1.2870, US CPI Eyed The greenback is pushing higher vs. its Canadian peer on Thursday, with USD/CAD testing the area of session highs near 1.2870...
AUD: Solid Employment Report Not New for RBA – TDS Research Team at TDS, suggests that the RBA has long-held the view that the labour market is solid, for a while last year defying otherwise soft economic growth...
BoE and US CPI in Focus Today – Danske Bank Research Team at Danske Bank, suggests that the BoE and US CPI data will be the most important economic releases for the day. Key Quotes “In Europe focus will be on the Bank of England meeting and the final inflation data for Euroland...
EUR/GBP Attempts Recovery Towards 0.80 Ahead of BOE The cross in the EUR/GBP found fresh bids below the mid-point of 0.79 handle, and from there embarked upon the recovery mode amid broad GBP weakness. EUR/GBP regains 20-DMA at 0.7969 Currently, the EUR/GBP pair trades 0...
BoE: Straightforward and Unanimous No-Change Policy Meeting - TDS Research Team at TDS, suggests that the Bank of England’s (BoE) MPC meets for what is likely to be a relatively straightforward and unanimous no-change policy meeting...
GBP/USD Succumbs to Broad Based USD Rally GBP/USD took out 1.42 handle in early Asia and now trades around 1.4125 levels as US dollar continues to gain ground across the board. Surrenders weekly gains As of now the spot is trading largely unchanged on the week. Pair rose to a high of 1...
EUR/USD Extends the Drop to 1.1260 The shared currency is prolonging its weekly decline today, now dragging EUR/USD to fresh lows in the 1.1260 region...
SGD: MAS Shifts to Neutral in Surprise Move - ANZ Research Team at ANZ, notes that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) shifted to a neutral policy stance today, which was a surprise as we did not think that the conditions for a move to neutral had been met...
USD/JPY Consolidates at 6-Day Highs Amid Japan Stocks Rally The USD/JPY pair clinches gains and sits near six-day highs as the yen continues to lose ground amid an extended rally in the Japanese stocks. USD/JPY finds support near 109...
FxWirePro: USD/JPY Edges Lower from Fresh Weekly High at 109.55, Weakness Only Below 5-Dma at 108.65
FxWirePro: USD/JPY Edges Lower from Fresh Weekly High at 109.55, Weakness Only Below 5-Dma at 108.65 USD/JPY has scored a high of 109.54 as the greenback strong across the board. Fed speakers were optimistic and more hawkish yesterday, relieving the dollar from the post Yellen New York speech...