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Turning clocks back is supposed to save energy and improve efficiency. Here’s the reality. The annual ritual of losing an hour of sleep to Daylight Saving Time (DST) is about to happen on March 13, the second Sunday of March and annual date for the change. The spring forward happens at 2 a.m...
The following are UBS' latest short-term (mostly intraday) trading strategies for EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, and USD/CHF. EUR/USD: went up 400 pips from the lows Thursday, likely on positioning...
The ECB's massive policy announcement did not receive the desired fall in the euro, and the US dollar lost ground in an exciting week. Rate decisions in Japan the US, the UK and Switzerland, Employment data from the UK, the US and Australia, US inflation, manufacturing and sentiment figures...
Analysts at TD Securities explained how the Fed reintroduces (if at all) a balance of risk to the outlook is arguably a secondary concern to the evolution in the base case outlook for the economy. Key Quotes: "The Fed is expected to shave a tenth of a percentage point from 2016 growth to 2.3...
If I told you that there is a 99.61% probability that you can win the next trade on USDCAD would you believe me! In trading the Theory of Runs answer a statistical question that ask about the probability to find another black (OR white) candle after a series of them...
First, a few words about the forecast for the previous week: ■ if we talk about the forecast for EUR/USD, everything went more or less according to the approved plan up to the middle of Thursday: the pair first went down, and then rebounded, thus denoting two boundaries of the corridor, and turne...
Analysts at Rabobank explained recent US data supports Chair Yellen’s defiance of negative market sentiment during her testimony to Congress on February 10...
The nascent recovery in risk sentiment has entered a more mature phase on the back of the fresh easing measures by the ECB and the indications of additional stimulus at the National People’s Congress, China’s legislature...
1 Retail Resurgence? Consumer spending will come into focus Tuesday with the release of February’s retail spending report from the Commerce Department. January spending surged after a lackluster finish to 2015...
Forecast exchange index movement for the next week 14.03 -20.03.2016. 1. AUD. AUD The Australian on Friday's closing -is the strongest currency of the Group of Eight. AUD 78 Index. The Australian beat Canadian, so the fact is the trend AUDCAD buy...
Unfortunately most top selling bots work great at first until....your broker counter trades you. There are a number of anti bot software sites with vendors selling the software to brokers and you can be sure your new EA you paid $1000 for is on there in a matter of days . The world has changed...
What is Hedging? A hedge is an investment position intended to offset potential losses/gains that may be incurred by a companion investment. In simple language, hedge is used to reduce any substantial losses/gains suffered by an individual or an organization...
The nascent recovery in risk sentiment has entered a more mature phase on the back of the fresh easing measures by the ECB and the indications of additional stimulus at the National People’s Congress, China’s legislature...
USD/JPY could be fairly volatile ahead of the BoJ and FOMC meetings, says BTMU. "The Fed may not raise the policy rate, and Chair Janet Yellen may also offer hints about the next policy move...
The euro is paring the recovery that began in the middle of the ECB's press conference yesterday. The markets had reacted as one intuitively would expected to broad easing of interest rates and credit conditions...
The market reaction to Draghi's indication, once again, that interest rate policy has run its course, will be debated for some time. Draghi delivered the goods that many investors said was lacking last December. The ECB policy was more than anyone expected. All the boxes were checked...
USD/JPY Within Familar Range Stuck Around 20 DMA USD/JPY has been better bid for the past number of sessions, although the 20 dma has not been an easy task for the bulls, at 113.32 today while the pair has made highs of 113.92 on dollar weakness to close the week down...
GBP/USD: Consolidation Now, at 1.47 by Year-End Analysts from FX Strategy at Lloyds Bank expect GBP/USD to trade around 1.47 by year-end. Key Quotes: “GBP/USD has had mixed fortunes over the past month. The currency pair fell below 1...
USD/CHF Drops to Fresh 4-Week Lows USD/CHF had a short-lived recovery during the European session and resumed the decline on American hours. Recently fell to 0.9802, hitting the lowest level since February 15. The pair is about to end the week slightly above 0...
Here are the three big surprises on yet another notable day for central banks and markets, and what they may imply for the future: • The European Central Bank went beyond expectations by deploying a full range of policy instruments, including a more negative deposit rate and increased asset purch...
