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USD/JPY Underpinned by 105.86/38 – Commerzbank In opinion of Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, the pair remains supported by the 105.86/38 area. Key Quotes “USD/JPY last week sold off towards and reversed from the 200 month and 200 week moving averages at 105.86/38...
USD/JPY Firmer, Closer to 109.00 The Japanese currency continues to depreciate on Tuesday, now taking USD/JPY to trade at shouting distance from the key barrier at 109.00...
EUR/JPY Reclaims 124.00 Handle Global risk-on sentiment continues to drag JPY lower against most major currencies, with the EUR/JPY pair extending its recovery from 122.00 handle to move back above 124.00 mark...
JPY: Finance Minister Aso Continues to Talk Up Intervention Threat - MUFG Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at MUFG, notes that the yen has continued to weaken in the Asian trading session leaving USD/JPY on course to increase for the sixth trading day out of the last seven as initial sharp yen gains...
Long Live FXRreturns - Deutsche Bank George Saravelos, Strategist at Deutsche Bank, notes that the international press is replete with stories of poor investor returns and discretionary fund closures this year...
Too Soon to Buy the USD: Look to Sell on Rallies - BNPP Research Team at BNP Paribas, suggests that the firming of the USD vs EUR and JPY over the past 24hrs suggests that the market is increasingly uncomfortable maintaining current levels of short USD exposure...
USD/CAD Tracks Oil Recovery, Drops Below 1.2950 Tracking a sharp slide in crude oil prices on Monday, the USD/CAD pair moved above 1.3000 key psychological level but faded back below mid-point of 1.3000-1.2900 level on Tuesday...
FxWirePro: Chinese Yuan falls As China's CPI Remains Stable in April USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.5198 marks. It made intraday high at 6.5224 and low at 6.5140 levels. The CPI rose 2.3% year-on-year in April, in line with market forecasts and unchanged for the third consecutive month...
NZD/USD: Technical Picture is Bearish - Westpac Imre Speizer, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that the NZD/USD has been stronger than expected so far this year, thanks mainly to the US dollar’s decline. Key Quotes “We still expect it to weaken but now target an upgraded 0...