NZD/USD: Bears Relentless on RBNZ Rate Cut Leak News The NZD/USD pair extended weakness into a second day this Thursday as the bears retained control amid negative RBNZ news and lower oil prices. NZD/USD: hourly 200-SMA at 0.6840 tested Currently, the NZD/USD pair slumps 0.85% to 0...
AUD/JPY: Aus Jobs Upbeat but 84.00 Tough Nut to Crack AUD/JPY has printed an hourly bearish order book sweep, also know as engulfing candle, following a counter-intuitive reaction to better-than-expected Australian employment figures, with the exchange rate last exchanging hands circa 83...
AUD/NZD Firmer, Takes-Out 1.1150 on Strong Aus Jobs The AUD/NZD cross ran through fresh buyers in the last hour, jumping nearly 80-pips in a bid to regain 1.11 barrier and beyond, after the Australian jobs data outpaced estimates. AUD/NZD climbs on NZD weakness The AUD/NZD pair now advances +0...
AUD/USD Pops and Drops on Upbeat Aus Jobs Data The AUD/USD pair reverses a 25-pips knee-jerk spike seen following the release of the Australian jobs data, which bettered estimates. AUD/USD fails near daily highs Currently, the AUD/USD pair drops -0.13% to 0.7642, quickly fading a spike to 0...
Yen Falling for Second Session - Scotiabank Analysts at Scotiabank noted that JPY is weak and falling for a second consecutive session. Key Quotes: "It begins to retrace a portion of its recent rally...
U.S. Dollar Making a Recovery on Hawkish Fed Speakers The U.S. dollar is showing signs of a correction after a steady lineup of hawkish Fed speakers yesterday from Harker, Williams and Lacker and were increasing expectations for a June rate hike...
Dueling Fed GDP Trackers - BBH Analysts at Brown Brothers Harriman explained that the decentralized nature of the Federal Reserve lends itself to both a division of labor and competitive analysis...
Bank of Canada: Little Prospect of Further Easing - ING James Knightley, Senior Economist at ING, notes that today’s statement from the Bank of Canada, suggests that there is little prospect of any easing in the near future...
EUR/CAD – Drops Below 1.44 after BOC Keeps Rates Unchanged EUR/CAD fell below 1.44 handle after Bank of Canada kept key rates unchanged as expected and revised 2016 GDP forecast higher...
BoC Leaves Rates Unchanged, Downgrades Growth Outlook The Bank of Canada (BoC) kept its target for the overnight rate unchanged at 0.5%. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 0.75% and the deposit rate is 0.25...
AUD/USD Gains Capped Around 0.77 – Westpac According to strategists at Westpac, AUD’s upside appears somewhat limited around the 0.7700 handle in the near term. Key Quotes "AUD/USD found fresh buyers and pricing for a May rate cut faded to below 30% after the strong Mar NAB business survey”...
BoC Decision Preview: What to Expect of USD/CAD? The Bank of Canada (BoC) will announce its monetary policy decision at 14:00GMT and it is widely expected to keep rates on hold at 0.50% this month...
US Dollar Near 94.50, Off Highs Post-US Data The greenback, tracked by the US Dollar Index, has lost some momentum following the release of US data, leaving behind session highs near 94.70...
EUR/USD Moves Off Lows after US Retail Sales EUR/USD moved off daily lows and trimmed intraday losses following the release of disappointing US retail sales and producer prices data. US retail sales fell 0.3% to a seasonally adjusted $446.89 billion in March, missing expectations of a 0...
BoC and US Retail Sales in Focus - BBH Research Team at BBH, suggests that the North American session features US retail sales and PPI, the Bank of Canada meeting, and the Beige Book later in the session. Key Quotes “After yesterday’s unexpected 6...
CAD: Room for Optimism? - Rabobank Jane Foley, Research Analyst at Rabobank, suggests that the CAD has this week rallied to its best level vs. the USD since July 2015 and the recent gains in the oil price have been a big incentive for the CAD...
Key Commentaries from Fed's Jeffery Lacker Last night speaking at North Carolina, Richmond FED president Jeffery Lacker said that he considers the expectations issued in December to be more appropriate pace for hikes than the ones issued in March...
Fed Speak Sounded Mixed – Deutsche Bank Research Team at Deutsche Bank, suggests that as far as Fed speak was concerned, while Philly Fed president Harker displayed near term caution about the outlook he was positive for later in the year...
BoC to Stay the Course - BNPP Research Team at BNP Paribas, suggests that for today’s Bank of Canada announcement the focus will be on the updated macroeconomic projections incorporating additional fiscal spending. Key Quotes “The government expects the budget to boost 2016 GDP growth by 0...
