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US FOMC Preview: Hawks and Centrists Think about More Than Two Hikes - Rabobank According to Philip Marey, Senior US Strategist at Rabobank, the Federal Reserve hasstressed that the hiking cycle will be gradual and cautious, but market expectations are undershooting the Fed’s intended rate trajec...
EUR/GBP: Below 0.7750, Opens 0.7660/00 - Lloyds Bank Analysts from Lloyds Bank expect the EUR/GBP pair to drop toward at 0.7660 - 0.7600 in the short-term, particularity if it breaks under 0.7750. Key Quotes: “We saw capitulation on Friday, with a sharp extension lower of the move from 0.81/0...
USD/CHF Retreats From 1-Month Highs The Swiss franc is rising against the US dollar, making a correction after falling during the previous three sessions. USD/CHF is trading steady around 0.9750, 40 pips below Friday’s closing price...
GBP/USD Backs Away From 1.4500 GBP/USD eased from fresh 2-month highs at the beginning of the New York session as the pound lost momentum following a 120-pip rally. GBP/USD advanced to its highest level since mid-February helped by US President Obama’s support for UK EU membership...
USD/JPY Limited Downside? – Rabobank Senior FX Strategist at Rabobank Jane Foley, has hinted at the likeliness that JPY could have less room to extend...
US Dollar Weaker, Unable to Regain 95.00 The greenback, tracked by the US Dollar Index, is snapping a 3-day positive streak today, returning to levels below the 95.00 mark...
USD/JPY Keeps 111.00 on Poor US Docket USD/JPY remained apathetic after poor results from today’s US calendar, keeping the trade around the 111.00 neighbourhood. USD/JPY supported near 110.80 The pair has managed to rebound from earlier troughs near 110...
EUR/USD Steady After US New Home Sales EUR/USD remained little changed near session highs, following the release of disappointing March new home sales data for the US. New home sales dropped 1.5% to 511,000 pace in March, missing by far expectations of a 1.0% increase...
FxWirePro: Gold Steadies from Daily Lows, Outlook Bullish Gold inched up from Friday’s lows on Monday, as retreat in dollar helped the commodity recover some ground. The yellow metal has bounced from $1230 up to trade at $1239 in the US session...