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EM Assets Remain Well Supported – Deutsche Bank Research Team at Deutsche Bank, suggests that the removal of the risk of a front-loaded cycle in the US continued to spill over across FX and local curves – with the exception of Brazil, on more hawkish Central Bank statements...
EUR/USD Faces Strong Resistance Around 1.14375, Market Awaits NFP Data for Further Direction Candlestick Pattern- Shooting Star Major resistance -1.4375 The pair has made a high of 1.4117 and slightly retreated from that level. It is currently trading around 1.13802...
Asia Roundup: Asian Markets End Lower ahead of NFP Data, Oil Slides While Gold supported Above $1230 - Friday, April 1st Market Roundup China March Official Manufacturing PMI at 50.2 (Reuters Poll 49.3) Vs 49.0 in February. China March Official Services PMI Rises to 53.8 Vs February 52.7...
FXWIREPRO: NZD/USD Struggles at 0.69 Handle, Slips from Day's Highs at 0.6937 NZD/USD pair is extending its struggle with 0.69 handle into early European trades. Upbeat China PMI reports failed to provide a lift to the sentiment around the bird. NZD/USD was rejected at day's high by 0...
Sweden Manufacturing Growth Exceeds Forecast Sweden's manufacturing growth improved at a faster-than-expected pace in March, data from the Swedbank and the Swedish National Association of Purchasing & Logistics revealed Friday. The Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, rose to 53...
Commodity Currencies Slide Amid Risk Aversion Commodity currencies such as the Australian, the New Zealand and the Canadian dollars weakened against their major counterparts in the Asian session on Friday amid risk aversion, despite better-than-expected Chinese manufacturing surveys, as investors...
Russian Manufacturing Sector Contracts For Fourth Month Russia's manufacturing activity deteriorated for the fourth consecutive month in March, survey figures from Markit Economics showed Friday. The seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, dropped to 48.3 in March from 49...
Emerging Market Crisis Series: Major Shift in Gear After suffering since 2013 and more so at the start of the year, emerging market currencies had their best month since at least 1998 according to Bloomberg’s calculations...
Japanese Long Term Debt Climbs on Weak BoJ's Q1 Tankan Report The Japanese long term debt rallied on Friday after the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan report disappointed market as it will put more pressure on policymakers to unleash another round of stimulus in the upcoming policy meet...