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JPY: Japan Strengthens Direct Intervention Threat - MUFG Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at MUFG, suggests that the verbal intervention from Japanese officials has had only a limited impact at dampening yen strength in the near-term...
EU Referendum Officially Kicks Off This Week - TDS Research Team at TDS, suggests that the UK’s EU Referendum officially kicks off on Friday...
Technical Analysis of NZD/USD for April 11, 2016 NZD/USD is expected to trade in a higher range as the key support is at 0.6770. The pair bounced off Friday from its key support base around 0.6770-0.6755, which should limit any downward attempts...
Technical Analysis of GBP/JPY for April 11, 2016 GBP/JPY is expected to trade with a bearish bias as the pair is expected to trade in a higher range. The pair might be forming an intraday "rounding bottom" pattern, and is likely to challenge its next resistance at 1.4170...
European Stocks Drop as Oil Falters Stock markets across Europe dropped in early trading, tracking weak Asian equities and drop in oil prices. At the time of writing, Stoxx 50 index was down 0.50%. Germany’s DAX was down 0.63% and France’s CAC was down 0.58%. UK’s mining heavy FTSE was down 0...
US: Weak Start to the Year Reinforcing USD Weakness - MUFG Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at MUFG, suggests that the US dollar continues to remain on the defensive in the near-term undermined the Fed’s dovish policy shift...
Pressure Points, Negative Rates and the Fading Risk Rally – Danske Bank Research Team at Danske Bank, suggests that the pressure points are building in financial markets after 1.5 months of risk rally...
USD/JPY Still Targets 106.63 – Commerzbank According to Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, a visit to the 106.60 area remains on the cards. Key Quotes “USD/JPY charted an inside day on Friday as it attempts to absorb some of last weeks sharp falls”...
USD Short Remains Moderate - BNPP James Hellawell, Research Analyst at BNP Paribas, lists down the FX positioning analysis data for the week ending 11th April. Key Quotes • “AUD and CAD positioning is light at scores of +1 and -2 respectively while NZD short positions remain large at -27...