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USD Remains Under Pressure – Westpac In opinion of strategists at Westpac, the greenback’s perspective has somewhat deteriorated following May Payrolls. Key Quotes “Softer US retail sales could weigh on the USD while the FOMC is likely at best neutral if not negative for the USD too”...
GBP/USD Clings to Gains Near 1.4550, UK Data Eyed The sterling has retreated from session highs vs. the greenback, now sending GBP/USD to the 1.4550/45 band...
AUD/USD: Revisits Daily Lows, China Data-Led Rally Fizzles The AUD/USD pair resumed its corrective slide in early Europe on the back of profit-taking, following a brief spike to fresh five-week peaks post-China trade data release. AUD/USD back below 50-DMA at 0...
EUR/USD Stuck in a Narrow Trading Range Below 1.1400 Handle The EUR/USD pair remained stuck in a narrow band around the mid-point of 1.1300-1.1400 handle as market participants continue to evaluate the possibilities of a Fed rate-hike in July...
NZD/AUD: Promising for a Move into the 0.92s this Week - Westpac Imre Speizer, Senior Market Strategist at Westpac, suggests last week’s NZD/AUD reversal from 0.9500 to 0.9310 is promising for a move into the 0.92s this week...
FxWirePro: EUR/JPY Edges Higher from Session Lows at 121.33, Intraday Bias Lower, Good to Sell Rallies EUR/JPY failed to sustain the recovery and slipped lower from session highs at 121.96 as the JPY bulls fought back control. Data released earlier today showed Japanese Q1 GDP revised to 0...
Australian Bonds Rally After World Bank Cuts Global Growth Outlook The Australian government bonds gained on Wednesday as investors poured into safe-haven assets amid deepening global economic growth fears after the World Bank lowered its 2016 global growth forecast...
World Bank Growth Outlook Sparks Caution Sentiment towards the global economy was dealt a sharp blow during trading on Tuesday following the World Bank's meek outlook on global growth which immediately dented risk appetite. The development lender slashed world GDP for 2016 down to 2.4% from the 2...
EURCHF - We look to Sell at 1.0990 (stop at 1.1010) EURCHF - Broken out of the channel formation to the downside. The formation has a measured move target of 1.0915. Daily/Weekly Ichimoku Cloud support is seen at 1.0956. The 161.8% Fibonacci extension is located at 1.0958 from 1.1128 to 1.1023...