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WTI Drops to Lows Near $43.00 After posting fresh 2016 highs near $44.50 in early trade, prices for the barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) have quickly fell back to test the $43.00 support...
EUR/GBP Turns Positive on ECB Comments Euro pairs cheered comments from ECB President Mario Draghi that broad financing conditions have improved with EUR/GBP pair recovering sharply from 3-week lows of 0.7854 to turn positive before trading nearly unchanged from Wednesday's close...
EUR/USD Flirts with 1.14 on Draghi The single currency is advancing further vs. the greenback today, taking EUR/USD to the area of daily tops around 1.1400 the figure. EUR/USD cautious on Draghi The pair is trading in a choppy fashion as usual following Draghi’s press conference...
China: Comfortable Keeping USD/CNY Relatively Stable – Deutsche Bank Research Team at Deutsche Bank, suggests that as China continues to liberalize its capital account, the authorities are comfortable keeping the USD/CNY relatively stable for the time being...
EUR/JPY Bulls Aiming for 125.00 Mark After opening with a lower gap and subsequent dropping to the lowest level in over 3-years, the EUR/JPY pair has recovered smartly from Monday's low of 121.71 and post ECB announcement has moved within striking distance of touching 125.00 mark...
USD/CAD Remains a ‘Sell on Strength’ – Scotiabank Strategists at Scotiabank have reiterated the suggestion of selling the upticks in USD/CAD in the short-term...
NZD/USD Neutral Near-Term – Westpac Strategist at Westpac Imre Speizer noted the neutral perspective for the Kiwi dollar for the week ahead. Key Quotes “NZD/USD remains in an upward trend which dates from mid-Jan, our upside target for the month ahead being 0.7175 (the Feb 2015 low)”...
GBP/USD Tests 1.4440, Daily Highs The Sterling has now picked up further upside momentum, lifting GBP/USD to fresh daily tops near 1.4440. GBP/USD stronger on US selling Spot has seen its upside renewed in response to a persistent sell-off in the US dollar, challenging the critical 94...
GBP/USD Points Southwards – Scotiabank Eric Theoret, FX Strategist at Scotiabank, sees the Sterling keeping its neutral/bearish stance in the near-term. Key Quotes “GBPUSD remains range-bound between short-term resistance at 1.4420 and support at 1.4350”...