AUD/USD remained unaffected by the bearish Australian commodity prices index which showed continued drop in commodity prices. Up from 0.7770 levels Currently, the AUD/USD trades higher by 0.32% at 0.7790 levels, inching towards 0.7800 levels...
According to the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report, for the week ending Tuesday, January 27th.there was a certain reluctance among investors to keep pushing the bearish USD strategy, notes the FX Team at TDS...
The Swiss Franc is weaker across the board in early Asia, with some talk doing the round about a possible soft protective floor in the 1.05-1.10 vicinity for EUR/CHF, leading the pair to trade just under the 1.05 area in inter-bank trading, with volatility set to continue...
Camilla Sutton, CFA, CMT, Chief FX Strategist at Scotiabank noted the rally in the euro on CPI but explained the technical picture as bearish. Key Quotes: "The flash headline estimate dropped –0.6% y/y (consensus was for –0.5%y/y) and core fell to 0.6%y/y, a fresh record low—see chart...
The “strong dollar” has been a mantra for the United States for decades. Recently, as the euro has fallen to an 11-year low against the dollar, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has once again been paying homage...
Russia's central bank on Friday cut its key interest rate, after raising it massively in December to shore up the ruble, in a bid to underpin economic activity that remains hurt by falling oil prices and economic sanctions...
After a drop to the 1.2680 area, the US dollar is now recovering the strength and pushingUSD/CAD back above the 1.2700 mark. USD/CAD back from multi-year highs Spot quickly clinched the 1...
The Russian Ruble suffered a steep decline today. This drop comes after the Russian Central Bank cut the country’s interest rate from 17% to 15% in hopes of boosting the nation’s floundering economy...
- EUR/CHF entered a consolidation phase after briefly rising above the 1.0500 mark to hit its highest level since the SNB removed the 1.2000 floor 2 weeks ago. EUR/CHF reached its highest level since Jan 15 at 1.0522, amid chatter the SBN has been intervening in the market to weaken the franc...
Valeria Bednarik, Chief Analyst at FXStreet, shares the technical outlook for EUR/USD, with the pair showing no major reaction post the US and EZ releases...
The ruble dropped to the weakest level since panic swept across Russian financial markets last month after a surprise interest-rate cut signaled the central bank no longer considered tackling inflation its primary task...
Jane Foley, Senior Currency Strategist at Rabobank, forecasts AUD/USD to head lower towards 0.70 levels over the medium-term, further expecting RBA to cut rates in the coming months...
On Friday the greenback lost some ground but was still soaring around 11-year high versus the other major currencies, as investors were expecting the release of fourth-quarter U.S. economic growth data, as well as additional U.S. reports due later in the day...
NZD/USD started to recover ground from multi-year lows during yesterday’s American session and continued on Asian hours. Below 0.7300 the pair found resistance and then stabilized, but recently weakened and broke below 0.7265, falling to 0.7238. Currently the pair trades at 0...
And the RBNZ joins the doves! In their latest policy statement, New Zealand central bank officials dropped their hawkish bias, pushing the Kiwi lower against its forex counterparts. Here’s what you should know about their announcement: 1. RBNZ open to a rate cut Where is the Kiwi headed next...
EUR/USD remains in the low-1.1300s following the release of the preliminary inflation figures in the euro area for the current month. EUR/USD around 1.1315/20 Nothing out of the ordinary from the CPI figures in the euro bloc...
Both the Australian dollar and the yen gained in Asia on Friday on data sets that showed mixed economic trends but generally within expectations...
According to the latest Reuters poll, 18 economists out of 25 expect the RBA on hold next week, while the rest (7) are calling for a rate cut. Meanwhile, according to a Bloomberg survey, 6 out of 27 economists see RBA rate cut in February, with 12 expecting a rate cut in March...
GBP/USD is currently trading at 1.5045 with a high of 1.5164 and a low of 1.5017 and down 0.72% on the day. GBP/USD dropped 30 pips and recovered back into a sideways manner beneath the 1.5120 support that gave up on earlier trade...
Outlook for the pound in 2015 - Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. explained conditions surrounding the pound and outlook going forward...


