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USD/CHF: Swiss Index of Economic Expectations has Grown Swiss index of economic expectations has grown to 11.5 in April against 2.5 in March. However, this news has had only short-term effect on the market...
Another day of mixed trade, with confusing signals suggesting a GBP top in Cable, but support coming in from EUR based selling which hit EUR/GBP to fresh 3 week lows...
Yen Continues to Correlate with Stocks - Scotiabank Analysts at Scotiabank noted the continued correlation between stocks and the Yen. Key Quotes: The Nikkei gained strongly yesterday and managed to buck the trend of mixed to weaker global stocks with a modest gain overnight...
Status of 9/11 Bill and the Saudi Threat - BBH Analysts at Brown Brothers Harriman noted that there continues to be much discussion among investors of New York Times report last weekend in which a Saudi official threatened to sell $750 bln of US Treasuries and assets if a bill that would allow fa...
The Australian dollar’s impressive rally continues apace, but is the currency now overbought and could the RBA try and quash further gains? The Australian to US dollar exchange rate (AUDUSD) is now at a 10 month high with key resistance seen ahead at the June 2015 high of 0.7849 followed by 0...
It is probably safe to say that the pound will lose even more ground, should the outcome of the EU-referendum be for UK to leave the union. Apart from struggling with a new trade agreement, direct investments from abroad will take a huge hit...
AUD/USD: Reaching New 10-Month Highs AUD/USD was lifted on a better risk sentiment in the European session and a positive close in the Nikkei that finished up 0.19%. Oil has been the catalyst along with flows through the yen. With oil prices tailing off overnight, the Yen picked up the bid...
USD/CAD Tumbles to Fresh 9-Month Lows USD/CAD broke below 1.2630 and tumbled to 1.2591, hitting the lowest level since July 6, 2015. A sharp increase in crude oil prices helped the loonie break higher across the board...
There is a growing sense that monetary stimulus is reaching its limits, with some advocating for the BoJ and ECB to term out their inflation forecasts in order to signal that reaching two percent, while still the objective, will simply take longer. We are skeptical...
FxWirePro: Euro Rates Strategy ahead ECB's Meeting Euro’s strength – considerably EUR/USD has appreciated by almost 1.13% since last Thursday. In view of general USD weakness and in view of general risk-on sentiment on the FX market that is not a move that would require any EUR positive reasons...
EUR/GBP Drops to 3-Week Lows EUR/GBP broke a 24-hour trading range with resistance at 0.7915 and support at 0.7885 and dropped to 0.7867, hitting the lowest level since the beginning of the month. The pair remains near the lows, weakened by a stronger pound in the market...
FxWirePro: EUR/USD Runs Out of Steam But Maintains Bullish Outlook The EUR/USD declined at the beginning of the US session as the pair found short selling interest around 1.1390 levels. The pair further came under pressure after data showed US home sales rebounded more than expected in March...
Phil Orlando, chief equity strategist at Federated, expects another market dip prior to the end of the first half of this year. He thinks a dip will range between 5% and 8% at some point over the next two months...
The end of the Kuwaiti oil workers’ strike has dragged crude prices lower (WTI just below $40/bbl) and put a dampener on risk sentiment this morning, though the trigger for the 4% fall in the Shanghai Composite index is more concern that policy will not be so accommodative going forwards...
WTI Flirts with $42.00 Post-EIA, Still in Red The barrel of West Texas Intermediate has seen its pullback trimmed today, currently testing the $42.00 neighbourhood following the EIA’s report...
Yesterday's trade signal is playing really well after EURUSD failed to close above 61.8% retracement from the lows. The sign we were looking for was the break below 1.1355, and that level was taken out aggressively clearing the path for ...Read More...
In what scenario posed by the ECB is the EURUSD likely to drift higher towards 1.1433? Here is your ECB ‘cheat-sheet.’ The European Central Bank’s policy meetings are always a treat for those currency traders on the hunt for volatility...
API Reports Surplus, While WTI Awaits EIA Report's Calls Updated WTI is trading at key resistance area at $41.8/barrel...
The latest rebound in the pound comes on the back of indications from the polls that the support for the ‘Stay-in’ vote has reached one of its highest levels in recent months...
