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The latest rally in risk has been attributed to abating fears about hard landing in China (where the Q1 GDP numbers came in line with expectations overnight) and the continuing recovery in the global commodity prices...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 15 April 2016, 16:03
A poll conducted by RMB Global Markets Research has seen voters confirm a credit downgrade looms for South Africa. 84% of the respondents to a RMB Markets Research survey expect South Africa to lose investment grade credit status in the next year...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 15 April 2016, 15:55
USD/CAD Upside Stalled Ahead of 1.2900 The Canadian dollar is now recovering some pips after USD/CAD briefly tested session highs in the proximity of 1.2900 the figure...
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Roberto Jacobs, 15 April 2016, 15:50
Technical Analysis of NZD/CHF for April 15, 2016 NZD/CHF continues moving sideways without any signs of a long- or mid-term direction. This tendency is likely to continue and the price might once again move down after the price rejected the R1 (0.6700) resistance area...
USD/JPY Back Below 109.00 after US Data USD/JPY briefly rose back above the 109 mark but resumed the slide following the release of the latest string of US data. US industrial production decreased a seasonally adjusted 0.6% in March (-0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 15 April 2016, 15:40
Euro Area's Headline Inflation to Remain Around Zero in Q2 and Rise Higher in H2 2016 In March, euro area’s headline CPI inflation returned to 0% y/y after dropping into negative territory in the previous month...
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Roberto Jacobs, 15 April 2016, 15:36
European Bonds Climb on Doha Worries, Chinese Slowdown The European bonds gained on Friday as angst rose among investors about the Doha talks and slowdown in Chinese Q1 GDP figure. The benchmark German 10-year bonds yield, which is inversely proportional to bond price fell 14.63 pct to 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 15 April 2016, 15:33
The pound sterling has been a reliable ‘sell’ over recent months, but we are now at stage where there is little historical context to guide traders. There is no doubting sterling remains under pressure against the US dollar and a fall from current levels (1.40-1...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 15 April 2016, 15:32
EUR/USD Keeps Gains after US Data The European currency extends its positive momentum vs. the US dollar today, now taking EUR/USD to the 1.1280/85 band. EUR/USD bid after US data disappoints Spot has gathered further traction after today’s US releases have missed expectations...
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Roberto Jacobs, 15 April 2016, 15:31
GBP/USD Regains Poise After Horrible US Data A sharper-than-expected contraction in the US industrial production is boding well for GBP/USD, which is back above hourly 200-MA level of 1.4162 following the data release. Supported by 38.2% Fibo The pair slumped to near 1.4154 (38.2% of 1.4669-1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 15 April 2016, 15:30
BTC/USD Breaks Major Resistance $428, Targets $448/$465 Major Resistance - $428 BTC/USD has broken major resistance $428 and jumped till $428.53 at the time of writing. It is currently trading around $428.53. Minor trend is bullish as long as support $415 (55 day 4H EMA) holds...
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Roberto Jacobs, 15 April 2016, 15:26
USD/JPY: Wave Analysis and Forecast for 15.04 – 22.04 USD/JPY: The pair is undergoing correction. A chance of decline remains. Estimated pivot point is at the level of 110.72. Our opinion: Sell the pair from correction below the level of 110.72 with the targets of 106.60 – 106.00...
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Roberto Jacobs, 15 April 2016, 15:21
USD/CHF: Wave Analysis and Forecast for 15.04 – 22.04 USD/CHF: The pair is likely to grow within correction. Estimated pivot point is at the level of 0.9489. Our opinion: Buy the pair from correction above the level of 0.9489 with the target of 0.99 – 1.00...
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Roberto Jacobs, 15 April 2016, 15:17 #usdchf
AUD: Aussie Summer is Over, Back to Work – Westpac Sean Callow, Research Analyst at Westpac, notes that the AUD has found some good news as the NAB Australian business survey produced an improvement in both confidence and in trading conditions in March...
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Roberto Jacobs, 15 April 2016, 15:14
GBP/USD: Wave Analysis and Forecast for 15.04 – 22.04 GBP/USD: Downtrend continues. Estimated pivot point is at the level of 1.4352. Our opinion: Sell the pair from correction below the level of 1.4352 with the target of 1.36 – 1.34...
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Roberto Jacobs, 15 April 2016, 15:12
EUR/USD: Wave Analysis and Forecast for 15.04 – 22.04 EUR/USD: The pair is undergoing correction. Uptrend continues. Estimated pivot point is at the level of 1.1140. Our opinion: Buy the pair above the level of 1.1140 with the target of 1.16 – 1.1750...
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Roberto Jacobs, 15 April 2016, 15:09
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Maxim Kuznetsov, 15 April 2016, 15:01
EuroStoxx50: ECB Meeting Devoted to Monetary Policy It seems that anticipation of the outcome of the meeting of Big 20, which started today and will continue at the weekend, affects not only the currency market buy a stock market as well...
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Roberto Jacobs, 15 April 2016, 15:00
Brent: In Anticipation of the Meeting in Doha In anticipation of the outcome of the meeting of the leading oil producing countries in Doha this weekend, volatility in the oil market has been high in the last two days. The price of crude oil Brent is in the narrow range of 43.80 USD per barrel...
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Roberto Jacobs, 15 April 2016, 14:56 #Brent
USD/CAD Nears 1.29 as Oil Drops Offered tone around CAD gathered pace, pushing USD/CAD near 1.29 handle as oil prices dropped on caution ahead of producer’s meeting to be held over the weekend. Output freeze unlikely to help CAD...
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Roberto Jacobs, 15 April 2016, 14:52