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US: Expect a Single Fed Hike this Year - SocGen Kit Juckes, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, suggests that the FOMC Minutes themselves don’t tell us much we didn’t already know...
JPY Strength is the Main Feature of FX Markets - BBH Research Team at BBH, suggests that the main feature in the foreign exchange market continues to be the surge of the Japanese yen. Key Quotes “A convincing explanation of the yen's strength seems elusive...
Sterling/Dollar 3 Month IV Crosses Above 16% Three month volatility in Sterling, which now includes the referendum date has crossed previous high around 15.2% and crossed above 16% for first time in six years...
All Eyes on Fed Chairs Panel Today - SocGen Kit Juckes, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, suggests that the big event today is the first and perhaps only panel featuring the four past (and present) Fed Chairs...
Global Central Banks Slowed Gold Purchases in February - WGC The latest data from the World Gold Council (WGC) showed that the global central banks, barring the Chinese and Russian, slowed their gold purchases in February...
USD/JPY Bearish Stance Unchanged – UOB The research team at UOB Group expects the pair to extend its pullback in the next 1-3 weeks. Key Quotes “We turned bearish USD yesterday but as mentioned, it appears that we may have seen the bulk of the weakness”. “While the immediate 109...
EUR/JPY Remains Under Pressure – Commerzbank In opinion of Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, EUR/JPY remains vulnerable to further downside. Key Quotes “We view the market has recently topped at 128.22, the sell off has reached the next support at 124...
GBP/CAD Faces Strong Support Around 1.8380, Break Below Targets 1.8080 Major support -1.8380 (trend line joining 1.52698 and 1.55751) The pair has taken support near trend line 1.8380 and slightly recovered from that level. It is currently trading around 1.84030. Any break below 1...
USD/CAD Sell Strength into 1.33 – Westpac In view of Richard Franulovich, Strategist at Rabobank, occasional upticks towards 1.33 remain selling opportunities...