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RBA Keeps Rate Unchanged, AUD May Complicate Adjustment in Economy As widely expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia left the official interest rate unchanged at 2%, noting that at today's meeting, the Board judged that there were reasonable prospects for continued growth in the economy, with inf...
BOJ, MOF, FSA Officials to Meet on Markets from 5:00 GMT Bloomberg reports that BOJ, MOF (Ministry of Finance) and FSA (Financial Services Agency) officials are to meet on markets from 0500GMT...
USD: Near Term Outlook Looks Very Bleak - Westpac Richard Franulovich, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that the near term USD outlook looks very bleak, as the full import of Chair Yellen’s decidedly dovish tone continues to reverberate the USD could see another 2-3% USD downside from curren...
USD/JPY Weaker Below 111, Yen Gains Amid Risk-off The USD/JPY pair extends its bearish momentum for the third consecutive session this Tuesday, mainly driven by rising demand for the safe-haven yen amid persistent risk-off trades...
US: Encouraging Signs of Economic Growth - ING James Smith, Economist at ING, suggests that an encouraging labour report, coupled with an increase in the ISM Manufacturing Index, will give the FOMC more confidence about the direction of the economy...
EUR/USD Struggles to Extend Gains Above 1.1400 Having peaked at 1.1405 in early Asia, the EUR/USD pair is seen oscillating below 1.14 handle over the past couple of hours, as risk-off moods dominate markets. EUR/USD: Final services PMIs in focus Currently, EUR/USD trades 0.05% higher at 1...
FXWIREPRO: AUD/USD Weak ahead of RBA, Posts Fresh Five-Day Lows at 0.7570 Dismal Australia trade data along with widespread risk aversion weighing heavily on the high-yielding Aussie. Bears tightened their grip pushing AUD/USD to fresh five-day lows at 0.7570...
ASX200 Breaks Major Support 4960, Targets 4860 Major resistance - 4960 ASX200 has broken major support 4960 and declined till 4922 at the time of writing. It is currently trading at 4923. Short term trend is slightly weak as long as resistance 5020 holds...
Nikkei 225 Breaks Major Support Around 16000, Targets 15500/15000 Major Support - 16000 The index has broken major support 16000 and declined till 16745 at the time of writing .It is currently trading around 15773.Short term trend is bearish as long as resistance 16450 (7 W EMA) holds...