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Gold Jumps Near $1270 As Fed Turns Skittish Gold prices surged Thursday morning after yesterday's surprisingly dovish Federal Reserve statement. Nervous about the global economy, the Fed predicted two rate hikes in 2016 instead of four...
Swiss National Bank Retains Negative Interest Rates The Swiss National Bank retained its negative interest rate and repeated that it will be active in the foreign exchange market as the Swiss franc remains significantly overvalued...
Euro Rises As Eurozone Core Inflation Beats Forecasts The euro strengthened against most major rivals in the European session on Friday, as the Eurozone annual core inflation rose more than expected in February...
FOMC: Surprise Came in the Downward Adjustment of the Dot Plot - Rabobank Bas van Geffen, Quantitative Analyst at Rabobank, notes as widely expected the FOMC decided to leave rates on hold. Key Quotes “The surprise came in the magnitude of the downward adjustment of the dot plot...
GBP/USD Advances Above 1.4400 on BoE The buying interest remains solid around the British pound, with GBP/USD now flirting with session highs beyond 1.4400 the figure...
Dollar Index Technical Analysis for March 17, 2016 The Dollar index made a new low yesterday breaking the triangle pattern downwards after the FOMC meeting. Trend remains bearish as we approach the important support area of 95...
Technical Analysis of USD/CHF for March 17, 2016 USD/CHF is expected to extend its downside movement. After yesterday's sharp decline, the pair is now in a downtrend, capped by its falling 20-period and 50-period moving averages...
Technical Analysis of NZD/USD for March 17, 2016 NZD/USD is expected to trade in a higher range. The pair jumped above its previous resistance at 0.6705, which now acts as support. The upside potential has been opened towards 0.6805...
Technical Analysis of GBP/JPY for March 17, 2016 The GBP/JPY is expected to trade with a bearish bias. After yesterday's sharp decline, the pair has clearly reversed down, and is likely to post a new drop towards 158.70. The relative strength index is badly directed...