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GBP/USD Gains Appear Capped Around 1.45 – Westpac Richard Franulovich, Strategist at Wetspac, believes the pair’s upside could struggle to surpass the 1.45 handle. Key Quotes “Doubt GBP has the vigour to punch much above 1.45 - if at all - into the UK referendum late June”...
EUR/USD: Anticipating a Period of Stability – Deutsche Bank George Saravelos, Strategist at Deutsche Bank, suggests that following last month’s ECB and Fed meetings, we pushed our EUR/USD parity forecast out to the end of the year, anticipating a period of stability in coming months...
JPY Longs Rise While Leveraged Funds AUD Longs Shrink - Nomura Research Team at Nomura, notes that according to the IMM data for the week ended April 12, leveraged funds continue to ramp up long positions in JPY (37% of total leveraged funds’ contracts) after flipping to net long around mid-Jan 2...
JPY: Expectations Galore from BoJ - BBH Research Team at BBH, suggests that the BOJ meets next week. Key Quotes “There is heightened speculation that new initiatives will be unveiled that could include more asset purchases, such as ETFs, and possibly deeper negative interest rates...
EUR/USD Reclaims 1.1300 Mark ahead of ECB The US Dollar failed to extend its overnight strength against the Euro and the EUR/USD pair has now managed to reclaim 1.1300 mark just ahead of the ECB announcement. EUR/USD trading near key juncture Although the pair has managed to move back above 1...
EUR/USD a Sell into 1.17 If Seen – Westpac Strategist at Westpac Richard Franulovich has recommended selling the pair on occasional attempts towards 1.17...
Oil Prices Continue to Drive Sentiment - Investec Research Team at Investec, suggests that the oil prices continue to drive sentiment in financial markets...
Oil Rises to 5-Month, Holding Steady above $44.00 Mark On Wednesday, crude oil future broke through a very strong resistance near 42.45-50 area, coinciding with the very important 200-day SMA, after the official US crude inventories data showed domestic production falls for sixth consecutive week...
Gold Firmer, Advances Beyond $1260 The precious metal is confirming its upside momentum on Thursday, pushing higher to fresh weekly tops above $1260.00...