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China Caixin Services PMI: Growth Softens Slightly in April China Caixin April services PMI came at 51.8 vs 52.6 expected and 52.2 last, which represents a second consecutive month of expansion. Meanwhile, the composite reading stood at 50.8, down from 51.3...
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Roberto Jacobs, 5 May 2016, 04:40
Australia's March Retail Sales Solid, Trade Balance Deficit Shrinks Australia's March retail sales came at 0.4% m/m vs 0.3% expected and 0% last, while the trade balance printed -2,163M vs -2,900M expected and -3,410M last. KEY POINTS Retail sales - current prices The trend estimate rose 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 5 May 2016, 04:39
USD/JPY: Bulls Fighting Back for 107 Handle Its been a vacant week in Tokyo with national holidays, but that has not meant USD/JPY was out on holiday, far from it...
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Roberto Jacobs, 5 May 2016, 04:31
Nonfarm Payrolls - "Fuhgeddabouit" ! It is that time again - Nonfarm Payrolls. However, I really do not understand the Fed's nor the market's thinking. I am now ignoring the jobs data nor will I use it as a benchmark on the economy, no matter how much emphasis the Fed put on it...
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Roberto Jacobs, 5 May 2016, 04:27
Commodities: Mixed/Bearish Price Action - ANZ Analysts at ANZ noted the action in the commodities sector. Key Quotes: "Precious metals were lower. A slightly stronger USD saw gold edge lower, although investor interest remains strong...
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Roberto Jacobs, 5 May 2016, 04:15 #price action
USDJPY On the last post I noted that USDJPY was on a trading range, and the closest zone to watch was between 106.200 – 106.300. Prices reached that zone on the Asian session, and did so on wide high volume bars, breaking-out 106.200 to the downside, which also made the background turn to weak...
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Leonardo Barata, 4 May 2016, 20:55
USD/CHF: Starting a Recovery? The US dollar started yesterday to rise against the Swiss Franc after hitting mutli-month lows. The rebound so far looks like a correction, but some signals and short-term formations suggest that a bottom might be in place. USD/CHF again rejected from below 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 4 May 2016, 20:20 #usdchf
EUR/USD: Price action on Tuesday signalled buyer capitulation and we have turned neutral as the break above 1.1495 was not sustained. A low close today would tempt us to become more bearish, but for now we are standing aside as we are awaiting more clarity...
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Sadaruddin Mansyur, 4 May 2016, 19:34 #Trading
Brent: Strong Support Level of 44.00. Technical Analysis of 04.05.2016. Review and dynamics Despite sharp decline, which started since the beginning of the month, the price of crude oil Brent remains in the upward channel with the upper limit above the level of 48.40 USD...
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Roberto Jacobs, 4 May 2016, 18:02 #Brent
Brent: The Price is Under Pressure Again. Fundamental Analysis of 04.05.2016. Oil prices have been declining for the third consecutive session amid expectations that US oil inventories will again reach the record highs...
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Roberto Jacobs, 4 May 2016, 17:59 #Brent
XAU/USD: Pullback from the Level of 1300.00. Technical Analysis of 04.05.2016. Review and dynamics On Monday, the price of gold broke out the level of 1300.00, reaching annual highs. However, closing price was lower than the opening price...
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Roberto Jacobs, 4 May 2016, 17:55 #xauusd
WTI Back Near $44.00 on EIA The barrel of West Texas Intermediate has abandoned the area of daily highs near the $45.00 mark after the EIA’s weekly report...
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Roberto Jacobs, 4 May 2016, 17:46 #WTI
FxWirePro: EUR/USD Resumes Downside After Failing to Break Above 1.1550 Levels The EUR/USD pair declined towards lower levels on Wednesday, as the US dollar gained strength across the board after data showed ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI rose in April...
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Roberto Jacobs, 4 May 2016, 17:42
EUR/USD Back Below 1.1500 EUR/USD failed to sustain intraday gains and slid back below the 1.1500 level as the advance triggered by disappointing ADP data quickly faded. EUR/USD retreated more than 100 pips from an 8-month high of 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 4 May 2016, 17:38
USD/CAD: Breaking Important Trendline - BBH According to analysts from Brown Brother Harriman, USD/CAD has risen above a relevant trendline and they affirmed that technicians refer to the recent bounce from the lows as a key reversal...
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Roberto Jacobs, 4 May 2016, 17:36
US Dollar Clinches Daily Tops Near 93.40 The greenback, tracked by the US Dollar Index, is prolonging its weekly upside and testing session tops near 93.40. US Dollar boosted by data It was all the way up for USD after hitting multi-month lows near 91.90 on Tuesday, managing to regain both the 92...
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Roberto Jacobs, 4 May 2016, 17:35
GBP/USD Drops Back Below 1.4500 Handle After an initial spike to 1.4543 on disappointment from US ADP and labor productivity report, the GBP/USD pair turned back below 1.4500 handle to currently trade near 1.4480 level...
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Roberto Jacobs, 4 May 2016, 17:33
USD/JPY Eyes Flirts with 107.00 Post-US data The greenback is now recovering the upside momentum vs. the Japanese currency, pushing USD/JPY back to the 107.00 area...
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Roberto Jacobs, 4 May 2016, 17:31
AUD/USD Hovers Near 7-Week Lows AUD/USD has recovered from a fresh 7-week low and is back at square one at the beginning of the New York session. AUD/USD bottomed out at 0.7459 but managed to recover slightly as the greenback weakened across the board, and it was last trading around 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 4 May 2016, 17:28