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EUR/CHF Climbs to 2-Month Highs A weak Swiss franc boosted the EUR/CHF pair to the strongest level since mid-February. The pair broke above 1.1016 and rose to 1.1039. It was trading at 1.1030, headed toward the highest daily close in two months...
USD/JPY: Downside Risks, Intervention Expectations Around 105 - MUFG Analysts from The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ see the USD/JPY pair with a bearish bias, likely to trade between 105.50 and 108.50 during the next week...
NFP Preview: Will Jobs Data Revive USD? - ING According to analysts from ING, a solid jobs report could spark a near-term revival in the US dollar. Key Quotes: “Payrolls to come in a tad softer than expectations (ING: +190k; consensus: +200k...
S&P Stokes EM Concerns - Warns on Rising Pace of EM Downgrades S&P Global Ratings in a report released yesterday, warned that debt pile in emerging markets which has burgeoned to around $435 billion, to be repaid in the next 10 years, pose “new potential risks” to sovereign ratings...
USD/JPY Hits 6-Day Highs Near 107.50 The US dollar rose further against the Japanese yen and reached the strongest level in almost a week but failed to extend gains. USD/JPY hit a fresh high at 107.49 after breaking above 107.30. The area around 107...
NZD/USD Eyes 0.65 in Q3 – Westpac Strategist Imre Speizer at Westpac sees the pair slipping towards the 0.65 area in the next months. Key Quotes “NZD/USD continues to gyrate within an ascending range, although it has lost momentum during the past week and could slip to 0...
EUR/USD Accelerates Slide to 1.1400 Handle In last one hour, the EUR/USD pair accelerated its fall and dropped to session low near 1.1400 handle, despite higher-than-expected weekly jobless claims data from the US...
NZD/USD Further Consolidation Expected – UOB According to analysts at UOB Group, the Kiwi dollar could attempt a sideline pattern in the next 1-3 weeks...
USD/RUB Off Lows, Near 65.50 on Oil Gains The Russian currency is recovering part of the ground lost vs. the dollar on Wednesday, taking USD/RUB to the mid-65.00s for the time being...