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GBP/USD Nears 1.43, Trades Above Hourly 200-MA Dollar selling is gathering pace in early US, courtesy of which the GBP/USD pair has taken out hourly 200-MA of 1.4265 and is now eyeing 1.43 handle...
Will Yellen Reinforce Her Comments from FOMC Meeting? - MUFG Derek Halpenny, European Head of GMR at MUFG, suggests that on a DXY basis, the US dollar is close to unchanged from the pre-Easter London holiday close underlining the lack of drivers for the dollar over the vacation period...
USD/CAD Falls Further to 1.3160 The greenback is extending its daily decline today, now relegating USD/CAD to the lower end of the range near 1.3160. USD/CAD weaker ahead of Yellen Spot has retreated to multi-day lows in the 1.3165/60 band as the US dollar has reverted its initial positive note...
USD/JPY Finds Fresh Bids Near 113.50, Yellen in Focus Having peaked ahead of 113.80 levels in the last hour, the USD/JPY pair dropped sharply below the mid-point of 113 handle, before finding fresh bids at the last...
JPY: PM Abe Dampens Speculation of Sales Tax Postponement - MUFG Derek Halpenny, European Head of GMR at MUFG, notes that the PM Abe spoke in the Diet today and was clear that the government was not considering postponing the planned sales tax increase from 8% to 10% scheduled for April 2017, arg...
Fed Chair Yellen’s Speech in the Limelight Today – Deutsche Bank Research Team at Deutsche Bank, suggests that we are due to hear from Fed Chair Yellen, speaking at the Economic Club of New York (scheduled for 4.20pm GMT...
AUD/USD Faces Consolidation Near-Term – UOB In opinion of the research team at UOB Group, the Aussie dollar could face further consolidation in the next 1-3 weeks. Key Quotes “In recent updates, we were of the view that the pull-back from the high of 0...
US Really Ready for Hike as Markets Confused and Yellen Speaks Today – Investec Research Team at Investec, notes that over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, the US Dollar stumbled after what had been several sessions of strength on increasing rate hike optimism...
EUR/USD Turns Positive Near 1.1200 A bout of selling pressure around the greenback is allowing EUR/USD to regain the positive territory and the 1.1200 handle. EUR/USD advances as USD retreats Spot has managed to bounce off session lows near 1.1170 and regain the 1...