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FxWirePro: EUR/JPY slips Below 121 Handle, All Targets Hit, Book Full Profits EUR/JPY has slipped below the 121 handle as bid tone around the Japanese currency increases. Risk-off sentiment prevailing across Asian and European equities boosting the safe-haven appeal of the yen...
NZDUSD Stages Strong Rally to 1-Year High NZDUSD staged a strong rally early on Thursday to reach a one-year high of 0.7146. The pair turned more bullish after clearing some important barriers. There was a daily close above the key 0.70 level on Wednesday...
All About Positioning on Rate Moves The overnight volatility on currencies has come from central bank decision and also lack of them. The main surprise was with the cut in rates from the Bank of Korea, cut to 1.25% (from 1.50...
U.S. Equities Approaching Record Highs as the Dollar Falls The Dow Jones finally managed to close above the psychological key 18,000 level for the first time since April, while the S&P 500 closed less than 1% shy from its record high in May 2015...
Long Overdue Correction for Euro Previous: On Wednesday the euro/dollar managed to lift above 1.14. Due to oil and gold prices rising, the euro's strengthening was held back in the EUR/AUD and EUR/CAD crosses...
Dollar Index and Gold Price Action Indicate Renewed Easy Money Perceptions Weaker than expected U.S. economic data, and a renewed easy money push by the Global Central Bankers has elicited a negative Dollar reaction from the markets during the past few sessions...
GBP/JPY Recovery Remains Capped by 154 ahead of UK Data The cross in the GBP/JPY stalled a minor-recovery just shy of 154 handle and now consolidates below the last as we await the UK trade figures due out shortly...
EUR/USD Reverses Sharply from Monthly High, Back Below 1.1400 Handle After printing monthly high level of 1.1416, the EUR/USD pair erased early Asian session gains and turned lower, dropping back below 1.1400 handle to currently trade near session low level...
USD/CAD Ends 4-Day Losing Streak, Rebounds Above 1.2700 The US dollar staged a solid comeback versus its Canadian counterpart in the European session, driving USD/CAD sharply higher above 1.27 handle. USD/CAD recovers from 0.2670 region Currently, the USD/CAD pair trades +0...