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ECB: Less Focus on Rates, More on Volumes – Rabobank Research Team at Rabobank, notes that the ECB announced a comprehensive easing package on 10 March, including a 10bp deposit rate cut, new 4-y TLTROs and an expansion of QE by EUR20bn to EUR80bn a month, with IG non-bank corporate sector bonds...
USD/CAD Upside Capped Around 1.3100 The Canadian dollar is giving away part of the recent gains vs. its neighbor on Wednesday, with USD/CAD trading on a firm note near 1.3080...
Currency Truce and Polanyi’s Paradox – SocGen Research Team at Societe Generale, notes that the term ‘Currency Wars’ was used by Brazil’s erstwhile Finance Minister, Guido Mantega, in September 2010 in response to moves by some (Asian) countries to resist upward pressure on their currencies from...
ECB Speakers in Focus Today – Danske Bank Research Team at Danske Bank, suggests that a few ECB appearances scheduled with both Lautenschlaeger and Weidmann set to speak today...
GBP/USD Weakness Persists, Slides Below 1.42 Sterling is once again being offered in early Europe leading to a break in the GBP/USD pair below 1.42 levels on increased Brexit fears. Offered at 1.4227 The spot turned lower from the Asian session high of 1...
EUR/GBP Wobbles Around 0.7900 EUR/GBP is trading almost unchanged on Wednesday, keeping the trade in the upper bound of the in the boundaries of 0.7900 the figure...
Technical Analysis of Silver for March 23, 2016 Technical outlook and chart setups: Silver hit $15.95/16.00 levels yesterday and reversed lower as expected. The metal is trading at $15.75 levels at the moment, looking to drop lower towards $15.40 and further as depicted here...
Technical Analysis of Gold for March 23, 2016 Technical outlook and chart setups: Gold has dropped lower after hitting resistance at $1,260.00 levels yesterday, a tad bit higher than expected but the direction has been lower since then. The metal is seen to be trading at $1,235.00/36...
Technical Analysis of GBP/CHF for March 23, 2016 Technical outlook and chart setups: The GBP/CHF pair dropped lower below 1.3880 levels yesterday, taking stops out on long positions. The pair is still holding above the 1...