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EUR/GBP Extends Rebound Towards 0.79 on Weak UK Data The EUR/GBP cross caught a fresh bid-wave and now looks to test 0.79 barrier following the release of poor UK retail sales data, which dropped for the second month in March...
GBP/USD Challenges 1.4300 on Poor UK Data The sterling has come under renewed selling pressure, relegating GBP/USD to trade in the proximity of the 1.4300 key support...
GBP/USD Still Neutral, Waits for a Break of 1.4455 – UOB Analysts at UOB Group have suggested GBP/USD needs to close above the 1.4455/60 band in order to turn bullish in the near term. Key Quotes “As indicated yesterday, despite the rapidly improving momentum, GBP has to close above 1...
EUR/USD Rejected at 5-DMA, Back Below 1.13 ahead of ECB The EUR/USD pair turned back lower below 1.13 handle, reversing a spike to daily highs post-European open, as focus now remains on the ECB policy decision due later this session...
EUR/USD Focus on 1.1234 – Commerzbank According to Axel Rudolph, Senior Technical Analyst at Commerzbank, the pair could attempt a test of the 1.1230 area, recent lows. Key Quotes “Even though EUR/USD yesterday traded back around the 1...
AUD/USD Unable to Build on to its Gains Above 0.7800 Following its recovery from Wednesday's low of 0.7767 to back above 0.7800 mark, in-line with recovery in crude oil prices, the AUD/USD pair remains within a well-established narrow trading range...
EUR/SEK Slumps to 2016 Lows Post-Riksbank The Swedish krona is now rapidly appreciating vs. its European peer, dragging EUR/SEK to the 9.1200 area. EUR/SEK lower on Riksbank’s QE The cross met further and increasing selling pressure after the Riksbank left its key interest rate unchanged at 0...
Riksbank Begins to Backpedal - ING Rob Carnell, Chief International Economist at ING, notes that the Riksbank has announced purchase of an additional SEK45bn of government bonds over the second half of 2016 - scaling back from the first half while it announced no change to deposit rate at 0...
GBP/NZD Recovery Stalls at 2.0600 Handle Following a smart recovery on Wednesday from sub-2.0400 mark to beyond 2.0600 handle, the GBP/NZD pair came off day's peak and on Thursday is trading with marginal gain, holding just below 2.0600 handle. Traders eying 2...