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USD/CAD Finds Resistance at 50-Day SMA USD/CAD pushed higher during the New York session, as the greenback continued to strengthen across the board, while oil prices remain pretty steady near recent highs. USD/CAD reached a 3-day high of 1.2957 before the 50-day SMA capped the advance...
NZD/USD Drops Further Below 0.6700 A stronger US dollar in the currency market pushed NZD/USD further to the downside during the American session. The pair broke below 0.6800 and dropped to 0.6755, hitting the lowest level in three days. Price remains near the lows, trading at 0.6760, down 0...
EUR/USD Forecast: Dollar Gains, but Can it Last? The EUR/USD pair fell for a second consecutive week, extending the retracement from the year high at 1.1615, down to the 1.1300 region. The common currency was under pressure even though there were no major market catalyst until this Friday...
Canadian Bonds Gain on Tracking Weak Crude The Canadian government bonds gained on Friday as investors pour into safe-haven assets amid losses in riskier assets including stocks and oil. The yield on the benchmark 10-year bonds, which moves inversely to its price rose 4bps to 1...
Global Economic Growth Improves But Still Hovers Around 3-Year Lows Global economic growth touched higher for the second straight month in April but remains stuck at around 3-year lows, according to data compiled by Markit...
U.S Treasuries Mixed on Strong Retail Sales, Dovish Yellen's Comment The U.S. Treasuries traded mixed on Friday after data showed higher than expected April retail sales data. On the other hand, Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s dovish comments supported bond prices...
AUD/USD Likely to Trade in Narrow Range, to Reach 0.80 by 2017-End In mid-April, the AUD/USD pair broke to new 10-month highs close to 0.7850 amidst increased volatility. This was mainly due to weakness in the US dollar, indicating the declining prospect of a rate hike in June by the US Fed...
AUD/USD Hits 2-Month Lows, Contained by 200-Day SMA AUD/USD fell to fresh 2-month lows at the beginning of the New York session, as the greenback strengthened on the back of stronger than expected US retail sales data...
USD/CAD Still Eyes 1.30 Near-Term – Scotiabank FX Strategist at Scotiabank Eric Theoret believes the pair could test the psychological 1.30 handle...