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GBPUSD is on the brink of finishing another week in the red. The pair has now spent the better part of ten months trending lower, not including the selloff that began in July of 2014...
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Francis Dogbe, 9 April 2016, 06:43
With everyone's focus sharply attuned on anything to do with the Fed's rate hike policy, many will probably wonder why yesterday the Fed announced that this coming Monday, April 11, the Fed will hold a closed meeting "under expedited procedures" during which the Board of Governors will review and...
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Francis Dogbe, 9 April 2016, 06:43 #Interest Rate, Fed
Looking ahead to the coming week, data out of China dominates the economic calendar with key indicators such as GDP and trade. US and UK inflation will also be watched closely but policy meetings by the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada are unlikely to be market movers...
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Francis Dogbe, 9 April 2016, 06:35 #GDP, China
Real interest rate support for the dollar has significantly eroded in recent months as US real rates have fallen in absolute terms and relative to those of other major economies...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 8 April 2016, 18:37 #forex
We will continue to monitor comments from policymakers, especially Finance Minister Aso and Mr Asakawa, to assess the likelihood of FX intervention...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 8 April 2016, 18:12 #forex
We always hear how important the inflation is. The higher inflation the better for us. I never liked this idea of higher prices being better for me. In this article I want to tell you what inflation does to the economy and you...
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Francis Dogbe, 8 April 2016, 17:25 #inflation
JPY has been the biggest beneficiary from the recent USD-selloff among the major currencies. Several factors seem to have contributed to the rally on the flow side. Hedging flows from the Japanese exporters likely intensified when USD/JPY broke below the corporate budget rate at around 118...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 8 April 2016, 16:03 #forex
Analysts at BBH have assessed the recent stance by the Russian central bank. “Russia’s central bank tilted a bit more dovish. GovernorNabiullina said an improving inflation outlook will allow the bank to undertake steeper monetary easing without putting financial stability at risk”...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 8 April 2016, 15:50
Fed officials from different camps speak ahead of Friday's Wall Street open, and they could make some waves in already seasick markets. "Market nerves are starting to get a little frayed right now. You can see it in the risk markets," said Ward McCarthy, chief financial economist at Jefferies...
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Francis Dogbe, 8 April 2016, 15:36 #Fed
The surging yen has been the main feature in the foreign exchange market in recent days, but its advancing streak has been stopped with today's setback. The greenback traded briefly dipped below JPY107.70 in North America yesterday but has not been below JPY!08 today...
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Francis Dogbe, 8 April 2016, 15:29
Rising Wedge identified at 07-Apr-16:00 2016 GMT. This pattern is still in the process of forming. Possible bearish price movement towards the support 1.132 within the next 3 days. Resistance Levels : ( B ) 1.1455Last resistance turning point of Rising Wedge. Support Levels ( A ) 1...
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Lahcene Ouled Moussa, 8 April 2016, 15:22
GDP is roaring, and the labour market seems to joining the party. Employment surged by 41K in March, driving a two-tick drop in the unemployment rate to 7.1...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 8 April 2016, 15:09 #forex
USD/CAD Tanks to Lows Near 1.3000 on Data The Canadian dollar is now rapidly appreciating vs. its American neighbor, dragging USD/CAD to test lows near the psychological support at 1.3000 the figure...
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Roberto Jacobs, 8 April 2016, 15:00
Over recent weeks, the EUR moved moderately higher, while the JPY accelerated sharply, with USDJPY now nearing our USDJPY 105 year-end target...
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Vasilii Apostolidi, 8 April 2016, 14:52 #forex
When the red Alligator's line was crossed, we have closed an order to buy #EURUSD. At the moment, we have some pending orders in the pair. Find out more by checking out the Source Link. Please note that this post was originally published on Vistabrokers.com...
We fixed a result of our short position in #USDJPY at 109.06. Currently, we have no open positions, but have a good point to enter the market. Find out more by checking out the Source Link. Please note that this post was originally published on Vistabrokers.com...
Fed’s Dudley – Cautions Approach to Rate Hikes Appropriate New York Fed’s Dudley, while speaking in Connecticut, said a cautious and gradual approach to rate hikes is appropriate...
Currency
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Roberto Jacobs, 8 April 2016, 14:46
Further Consolidation Seen in NZD/USD – UOB The research team at UOB Group sees the pair extending its rangebound pattern in the next weeks. Key Quotes “While the initial NZD strength held below 0.6870 as expected, the subsequent sharp drop from the high of 0.6864 was unexpected...
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Roberto Jacobs, 8 April 2016, 14:44
JPY: Seasonality Slows Foreign Bond Flows – Nomura Yujiro Goto, Research Analyst at Nomura, suggests that Japanese investors sold foreign bonds aggressively last week, according to the MOF. Key Quotes “They sold JPY1555bn ($14.1bn) of foreign bonds, for the first time in seven weeks...
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Roberto Jacobs, 8 April 2016, 14:41
US Index Futures Rise on Oil US stock futures are indicating Wall Street is set to have a good time on the last trading day of the week on account of higher oil prices. At the time of writing, Dow futures were up 97 points or 0.56%. S&P futures were up 0...
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Roberto Jacobs, 8 April 2016, 14:39