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GBP/USD Through 1.43 on UK CPI The sterling continues its march north on Tuesday, now sending GBP/USD through the 1.4300 barrier, or daily highs...
Brent Oil Clocks Fresh 2016 High Brent oil rose to fresh 2016 high of $43.46 levels on optimism major producers may reach a production freeze accord this Sunday. Major oil producers (OPEC and non-OPEC) excluding United States are scheduled to meet in Qatar's capital Doha next Sunday...
USD/CHF Dips to Lows Near 0.9500 The selling interest around the dollar seems to have returned today, now sending USD/CHF to test session lows in the 0.9500 neighbourhood...
Central banks’ experiment with negative interest rates continues apace this year, with the BoJ the latest to have dipped a toe in the water and the ECB edging further towards the deep end last month...
Technical Analysis of USD/CHF for April 12, 2016 USD/CHF is expected to trade in a lower range as the key resistance is at 0.9580. The pair remains under pressure below its nearest resistance at 0.9580, which is expected to limit any upside potential...
Technical Analysis of NZD/USD for April 12, 2016 NZD/USD is expected to trade with a bullish bias above 0.6820. The pair remains strongly on the upside and is also supported by its rising 50-period moving average...
Technical Analysis of GBP/JPY for April 12, 2016 GBP/JPY is expected to trade in a higher range as the pair is bullish above 153.05. The pair stands above its support base at 153.05, which has allowed for a temporary stabilization. Meanwhile, the relative strength index lacks downward momentum...
JPY: Asia Bears Need Abe Too – Deutsche Bank Mallika Sachdeva, Strategist at Deutsche Bank, suggests that the Asian FX gains have been attributed to a mix of seasonality, covering of offshore under-weights on Asian equities, unwind of speculative long USD positions, and reprieve from a dovish Fed...
Technical Analysis of USDX for April 12, 2016 The Dollar index continues to grind lower and still remains in a bearish trend. However, I expect the trend to reverse this week or, at the latest, at the start of next week. I expect the Dollar to strengthen again...
EUR/USD: Neutral: Likely in a broad 1.1330/1.1495 range. We have held a neutral view for more than 2 weeks and there are no signs that the current consolidation phase is about to end soon. In other words, we continue to expect this pair to trade between 1.1330 and 1.1495 for now...
GBP/JPY Trades Below 23.6% Fibo Ahead of UK Data GBP/JPY backed off from the daily high of 154.63 levels to trade below 154.22 (23.6% of 162.58-151.64) levels ahead of the UK CPI data release...
USD Struggling as Real Yields Head Further into Negative Territory - BNPP Research Team at BNP Paribas, suggests that more broadly the USD is struggling to rebound amid a backdrop of increasingly negative real rates...
Technical Analysis of Gold for April 12, 2016 Gold made a new higher high yesterday towards the resistance of the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement and is now trading around this important level...
Early FX Update from the Globe – Wells Fargo Eric Viloria, Currency Strategist at Wells Fargo Securities, lists down all the FX updates from the globe for today. Key Quotes • “The U.S. dollar is mixed but lower overall...
Worries over whether Great Britain will leave the European Union are showing up in unlikely pockets of the financial markets. One of them is the difference between the London Interbank Offered Rate and the overnight indexed swap rate in the U.K...
EUR/USD Advances to Highs Near 1.1440 The shared currency is now gathering further traction, sending EUR/USD to the area of daily highs in the proximity of 1.1440...
FXWIREPRO: EUR/GBP Struggles at the 0.80 Handle, Focus on Uk Inflation Data EUR/GBP is extending downside from fresh 20-month highs at 0.8117 hit on April 7th. The pair is seen trading a rising channel since Jan 2016, and on the day is struggling at the 0.80 handle...
BoC Preview: Rate Unchanged - Nomura Charles St-Arnaud, Research Analyst at Nomura, suggests that the BoC is expected to maintain neutral policy stance while all eyes will be on estimate of increased fiscal spending. Key Quotes “The Bank of Canada (BoC) holds its next policy meeting on 13 April...
European Stocks Retreat in Early Trading Major European stocks are on the back foot, although strength in oil is keeping the losses moderate. At the time of writing, Stoxx 50 index was largely unchanged on the day. Mining heavy London’s FTSE index was down 0.16%. France’s CAC was down 0...
Rebounding Iron Ore Prices Support AUD Ahead of Key Employment Report - BNPP Research Team at BNP Paribas, suggests that the commodity currencies have been gradually gaining ground against the USD this week and this comes against a back drop of stable equity markets but a rebound of several key c...
