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GBP/USD Bearish Below 1.4300 – UOB The research team at UOB Group sees GBP/USD's outlook turning to bearish on a close below the 1.4300 handle. Key Quotes “As mentioned yesterday, momentum indicators are not strong and we prefer to wait for a daily closing below 1.4300 before turning bearish”...
Sterling and the AUD at Their Highest Correlation in Nearly Four Years - BBH Research Team at BBH, have argued that the place to look for investor anxiety about the UK referendum is not the spot market but the options market. Key Quotes “At the start of next week, it is a month away...
EUR/GBP Could Drop to 0.7740/0.7654 – Commerzbank In opinion of Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, the cross could be headed towards the 0.7740/0.7654 area. Key Quotes “EUR/GBP after sitting all week just below the...
GBP/USD: Recovers to 1.4500 ahead of US CPI Following the release of the UK inflation report, the GBP/USD pair tried a couple of attempts to regain 1.45 handle, but in vain, as disappointing CPI data continue to cap the upside. GBP/USD hovers below 20-DMA at 1.4493 Currently, GBP/USD trades +0...
NZD/USD Turns Back to 0.6800 Handle, US CPI Eyed for Further Direction A fresh bout of selling pressure extended the NZD/USD pair's reversal from early morning highs of 0.6841, which was driven by a slightly better RBNZ's Q2 2-year inflation expectations...
Japan’s GDP Preview: Scraping Through - ING James Smith, Economist at ING, suggests that this week’s Japanese GDP figure may show that the economy narrowly missed recession, but demand remains weak and will keep the pressure on policymakers to act...
AUD Gains More Intuitively Clear - BBH Research Team at BBH, suggests that the Australian dollar's gains appear more intuitively clear after the minutes from the recent RBA meeting indicated that it was a close decision...
AUD on a High after RBA Minutes - Investec Research Team at Investec, notes that the Australian Dollar rallied as the minutes from their recent rate cut meeting showed the RBA board members considered leaving the interest rate unchanged so they could await more information before finally opting t...
Gold Retreats Further to $1270 ahead of US CPI Data After retreating from session high of $1288 on Monday, Gold turned back from $1280-81 area on Tuesday and dropped to $1269 despite of weakness in the greenback. Weakening US Dollar is looked upon for increasing appetite for the precious metal...