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AUD to Outperform GBP Until Brexit Vote - Westpac Sean Callow, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that despite recent gains, rallies in the pound are unlikely to be sustained as markets continue to place a significant risk premium on sterling due to political division and business uncertainty...
EUR/USD Holding 1.1300 Mark, FOMC Key Event Risk Although retraced from higher level on Tuesday, the EUR/USD pair continues to hold above 1.1300 handle and is now attempting a retest of 1.1315 resistance level. The 1.1315 level resistance marks 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level of 1.0830-1...
WTI Seems Set to Surpass $45.00 Mark WTI crude oil future on Wednesday, seem to digest Tuesday's smart recovery from $42.48, previous resistance turned immediate strong support, to a fresh 2016 high of $44.80...
AUD/USD Extends CPI-Led Sell-Off, Attacks 0.7600 The bearish pressure around the AUD gained further traction heading into Europe open, knocking-off AUD/USD to fresh weekly lows ahead of 0.76 barrier. AUD/USD erodes more than 150 pips Currently, the AUD/USD pair sinks -1...
USD/JPY Trading in a Narrow Range, FOMC and BoJ Eyed On Tuesday, the USD/JPY pair managed to recover during the US trading session just to drift back towards 111.00 handle during Asian session on Wednesday...
Asian Markets Mix ahead of FOMC, Gold Remains Supported Above Key Resistance at $1242 Major Asian indices are trading on a mix note on Wednesday as later today US will release interest rate decision...
NZD/USD Tracks Aussie Lower Post-CPI Debacle The selling interest around the NZD picked-up pace after its OZ neighbour, the Aussie collapsed following the release of awful CPI report. NZD/USD stalled a 2-day recovery Currently, the NZD/USD pair trades 0.30% lower at 0...
Gold Reverses a Spike to $ 1247, FOMC in Focus The bulls took a breather from its overnight rally in mid-Asia, sending gold slightly lower from fresh three-day highs, despite a broadly subdued greenback. FOMC statement in focus Currently, gold trades modestly flat at 1243...
AUD: First Disinflationary CPI Headline Print in Seven Years - Westpac Research Team at Westpac, notes that the Australia’s core measures, which are seasonally adjusted and exclude extreme moves, rose 0.2% compared to the market’s expectation of 0.5% rise, Westpac was slightly higher at 0.6...