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USD/ZAR: Charts and Fundamentals Point to the Upside - BBH According to analysts from Brown Brother Harriman, weak fundamentals and rising political risks, should continue to limit the South African rand (ZAR) during 2016...
EUR/GBP: Above 0.7750, Target at 0.7950/70 - Lloyds Bank Analysts from Lloyds Bank, as long as EUR/GBP remains above the key support 0.7800 - 0.7750, it is biased for a rise back toward 0.7950/70. Key Quotes: “Post BoE Governor Carney’s comments last Thursday the cross dropped through 0...
GBP/JPY Recovers from 1-Week Lows and Approaches 157.00 The pound is rising on Monday against the yen after ending last week with losses. GBP/JPY dropped during the Asian session to 155.66, the lowest level in a week and then bounced to the upside. Initially, it found resistance at 156...
GBP/USD Fades the Advance Above 1.4400 The sterling has regained momentum today along with the rest of the risk-associated assets, pushing GBP/USD to fresh highs beyond the 1.4400 mark...
EUR/USD Outlook Remains Bearish Near Term – Scotiabank Shaun Osborne, Chief FX Strategist at Scotiabank, has reiterated the bearish perspective for the pair in the short-term...
FxWirePro: Swiss Economic Data and RBA Minutes in Action - Deploy Vega Instruments in AUD/CHF Option
FxWirePro: Swiss Economic Data and RBA Minutes in Action - Deploy Vega Instruments in AUD/CHF Option Strips for Optimal Hedging The implied volatility of 10D expiries are spiking at 11.23% and likely to inch higher towards 12.07% for 1m tenors. At spot ref: 0...
Slowing Credit Growth Poses Downside Risk to China's Property Market Chinese construction activity continued ramp up in April, but concerns are rising about the sustainability of growth. A rebound in real estate investment in early 2016 has supported a surge in construction activity...
Canadian Bonds Plunge As Crude Hits Record 6-Month High The Canadian government bonds plunged on Monday as investors cooled on safe-haven assets amid gains in equities and oil. The yield on the benchmark 10-year bonds, which moves inversely to its price rose 2bps to 1...
GBP/USD Within Striking Distance of 1.4400 Handle on Disappointing US Data A disappointing manufacturing data from the US provided the much needed opportunity for GBP bulls to lift the GBP/USD pair back to the vicinity of 1.4400 handle. The pair shot-up to 1...