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USD/CAD Climbs to Highs Near 1.3070 The greenback is gathering further steam vs. its Canadian peer today, now lifting USD/CAD to test fresh tops in the 1.3060/70 band. USD/CAD up up up its goes Spot is stretching out its recent break above the psychological 1...
GBP/JPY Corrects for Second Day Running, Moves Closer to 160.00 Level After rising above 100-day SMA for the first time since Nov. 2015 to a four-week high level of 162.53, the GBP/JPY pair erased majority of its weekly gains and has now dropped back close to the 160.00 psychological mark...
EUR/USD Keeps Lows Post-US GDP EUR/USD remained mostly apathetic following the release of US GDP figures, keeping the trade in the lower end of the daily range around 1.1170...
GBP/USD Unmoved After US GDP Release, Holds in Red Below 1.4650 The GBP/USD pair held steady below 1.4650, with a minor downward reaction to 1...
CAD: Bank of Canada in Wait-and-See Mode – Commerzbank Dr Jörg Krämer, Chief Economist at Commerzbank. Suggests that economic risks resulting from the lower oil price had prompted the Bank of Canada (BoC) to lower key interest rates to 0...
AUD: Vulnerabilities to Remain – ANZ Research Team at ANZ, suggests that impending risks are not fully priced into the AUD and they continue to forecast a lower AUD by year end. Key Quotes “The AUD has sold-off sharply over the last month...
Swiss Francs: At the ECB’s Mercy – Commerzbank Dr Jörg Krämer, Chief Economist at Commerzbank, suggests that the Swiss economy has so far coped well with the discontinuation of the EUR-CHF exchange rate floor...
EUR/USD Drops to Session Low Ahead of US GDP Release In last one-hour, the US Dollar seems to have gained traction, leading to a sharp decline for the EUR/USD pair back below 100-day SMA support to currently trade at session low...
USD/JPY Further Choppy Trade Ahead – UOB USD/JPY is expected to trade in a broad consolidative range between 108.80 and 110.60 in the next weeks, according to analysts at UOB Group. Key Quotes “While the strong 110...
GBP: Brexit Referendum Overshadows Everything – Commerzbank Dr Jörg Krämer, Chief Economist at Commerzbank, suggests that on 23 June, a referendum will be held on UK membership of the EU which increases uncertainty which has allowed the GBP to depreciate markedly and the options market also refle...