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BOJ’s Negative Rates Drive Japanese Lending Rates to Record Low On Wednesday, Reuters reported the data released by Bank of Japan (BOJ), which showed the Japanese lending rates hit a record low in February, and highlighted its negative impact on the commercial banks' profit margins...
EUR/USD Upside Capped Near 1.14 – Westpac Strategists at Westpac have hinted at the possibility that the pair’s upside could struggle around 1.1400. Key Quotes “Not a lot to do or say while EUR/USD ambles in a wide 1.08-1.14 range for yet another week”...
EUR/USD Forecast: Focus on US ADP – Commerzbank and UOB EUR/USD has returned to the 1.1300 neighbourhood following Tuesday’s dovish tone from Chairwoman Yellen and ahead of today’s ADP report in the US economy...
EUR/GBP Offered at Hourly 50-MA, Turns Negative EUR/GBP faced rejection at hourly 50-MA level of 0.7858 levels and erased gains as Stoxx 50 futures opened higher...
Oil Rebounds in Asia, EIA Inventory Report Eyed Oil benchmarks on both sides of Atlantic posed a minor rebound in the Asian trades, bringing a halt to the five consecutive sessions of declines...
USD/CAD Sidelined Below 1.3100, ADP Eyed USD/CAD is posting moderate losses around the 1.3060 area on Wednesday ahead of the key US ADP report. USD/CAD lower post-Yellen Spot has come under renewed selling pressure in response to the dovish speech by Chief J...
GBP/USD: Bullish Move Stalls as "In" Campaign Lead Narrows GBP/USD is working hard to avoid losses in early Europe after a latest Ipsos Mori poll showed "In" campaign lead narrowed. Trades above 38.2% Fibo At 1.4376, the spot is sitting a few pips above 1.4368 (38.2% of 1.5230-1.3835...
ECB Coeure: Won’t take Rates into 'Absurdly Negative Territory' More ECB Coeure headlines from Politico interview published on ECB site: Not short of instruments; choice quite large Won’t take rates into 'absurdly negative territory' 'Helicopter money' not part of Gov council discussion...
EUR/JPY Breaks Below 127.00, Session Lows The buying interest around the Japanese currency has dragged EUR/JPY back below the 127.00 key support on Wednesday. EUR/JPY lower on JPY-buying Yesterday’s dovish remarks from Chairwoman J...