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AUD/USD Off Highs, Returns to 0.7540 After advancing to the area of 0.7570, AUD/USD lost upside traction and has returned to the 0.7545/40 band. AUD/USD well supported near 0...
EUR/USD Advances to Highs Near 1.1390 The common currency has reverted the initial negative tone on Friday, now lifting EUR/USD to daily highs around 1.1390. EUR/USD rebounds from 1.1350 After a drop to the mid-1...
USD/JPY Fails to Resist Above 109 Amid Risk-on The bulls face exhaustion in the European session, now pushing USD/JPY back below 109 handle as focus now shifts towards the upcoming Fed speak for fresh cues on the Fed rate hike prospects...
PBoC Intervention on the Cards? – Danske Bank Sverre Holbek, Senior Analyst at Danske Bank, sees the possibility that the Chinese central bank could act in case of unwelcomed depreciation of the Yuan...
GBP/USD Tests 1.4100 on UK Data The British pound has abandoned the area of daily peaks vs. the dollar, with GBP/USD wobbling around 1.4100 following UK’s releases. GBP/USD bid despite poor data Spot has retreated from session highs near 1...
EUR/GBP Attempts Recovery After Weak UK Data The recovery in the EUR/GBP pair is gathering pace after the UK trade deficit figure printed higher than estimates, while manufacturing production contracted sharply. Trades around 0.8070 The cross hovers around 0.8070 from the pre-data level of 0...
EUR/USD Still Neutral Near Term – UOB In view of analysts at UOB Group, EUR/USD keeps its neutral bias for the next 1-3 weeks. Key Quotes “EUR touched 1.1453 yesterday but dropped quickly from the high”...
US Oil Breaks Major Trend Line Resistance, Targets $39.35/$40 Major support - $36.80 (200 day 4HMA) Major resistance - $38 (trend line joining $40.11 and $38.26) US Oil has taken support near 200 day 4H MA and recovered from that level. It is currently trading around $38.16...
Swiss Fx Reserves Increases in Past 12 Months EUR/CHF was under moderate pressure in the past few days. It is now trading much below the mark of 1.09 again. The new exchange rate regime does not work to avert increase in balance sheet of SNB, according to Commerzbank...