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GBP/USD Aiming to Surpass 1.4600 Mark The GBP/USD continues to build on to its previous two days of consecutive gains and has now peaked through 1.4550 mark ahead of the US durable goods orders data...
AUD/USD: Interim Peak Already Formed – Commerzbank Research Team at Commerzbank, notes that the AUD/USD’s recent rally came close to our .7850 target level (38.2% retracement of move down from 2014), and we are increasingly viewing this as a potential interim peak...
BoJ: More Carrot, Less Stick - RBS James Nelligan, Research Analyst at RBS, suggests that in order for Bank of Japan to over deliver in the eyes of markets, it may need to materially reduce the expected lower bound on the deposit rate. Key Quotes “Kuroda has said the lower bound is at least -0.4...
USD/CHF: Approaching Tougher Resistance – Commerzbank Research Team at Commerzbank, suggests that the USD/CHF is facing some tough overhead resistance circa .9787/.9833 area – this is made up of the December low, late March high and the 200 day moving average...
Commodities: Physical Re-Balancing Not Complete – Goldman Sachs Research Team at Goldman Sachs, notes that the sentiment in commodity markets has clearly shifted towards being more bullish...
US Durable Goods Orders Preview: What to Expect of EUR/USD? The US Dollar extended its weakness against most major currencies during European session, lifting the EUR/USD pair to 1.1300 round figure mark...
The Patient EUR/USD Trade – BofAML Research Team at BofAML, sees the possibility of EUR/USD declining in the near term due to a head and shoulders top pattern and seasonal headwinds...
JPY: Expect BOJ Easing this Week – Goldman Sachs Research Team at Goldman Sachs, notes that the BOJ is due to hold its next policy meeting on April 27-28 and they think the BOJ is likely to decide on further easing action this week, centered on additional ETF purchases...
Sterling Belief as Relief Rally Continues - Investec Research Team at Investec, suggests that there was a risk averse feel to currency markets yesterday (echoed in equity markets), although with major central bank policy meetings later in the week there could be an element of position squaring in...