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FxWirePro: Gold Dips Towards Lower Range But Bias Remains Bullish The yellow metal traded higher on Monday, as dollar declined slightly and European shares dipped following no deal between oil producers to cut oil output which sent oil prices down...

USD/JPY: Capped at 100 Hr SMA on Strong Recovery USD/JPY has rallied as markets recover and some after the Doha event that failed to find a concord between oil ministers in OPEC and non-OPEC nations meeting over the weekend...

AUD/USD's Huge Daily Reversal to Fresh 2016 Highs AUD/USD has followed suit of the recovery in oil and has closed and exceeded the bearish opening gap. Moreover, the price has rallied to fresh highs for 2016, scoring 07760 and up +0.40% on the session and from lows of 0.7631...

USD/CHF Breaks Short-Term Range and Falls Toward 0.9620 USD/CHF started the week moving within the range of the previous days, between 0.9650 and 0.9680. Initially, it rose to test the upper limit but then, a decline of the US dollar across the board pushed the pair to the downside...

Brazil: Markets have Gotten Overly Optimistic - BBH Analysts from Brown Brother Harriman, warned again investor about being overly bullish about the growing likelihood of a new government...

USD/JPY: The Yen has Grown Due to the Collapse in the Meeting in Doha During today’s Asian session the Yen has traded upward against the other currencies due to the negative result of the meeting in Doha...

EUR/GBP: Important Support in the 0.7925 - 0.7880 Region - Lloyds Analysts from Lloyds Bank, a break below 0.7925 - 0.7880 would support further EUR underperformance. Key Quotes: “The cross has pulled back and is holding important support in the 0.7925-0.7880 region...

EUR/USD Attempting Gains Above 1.13, Eyes Fed Speak EUR keeps its bid tone intact in the US session, with the EUR/USD pair now looking to extend gains above 1.13 handle ahead of speeches from Fed’s Dudley and Rosengren. Supported by 1.1274 The spot found bids around 1...

GBP/JPY Rises 300 Pips from Daily Lows The pound experienced a significant rebound versus the Japanese yen, rising 300 pips from daily lows. GBP/JPY bottomed during the Asian session at 152.47, the lowest level in a week but then turned to the upside...

Long AUD Exposure has Increased Substantially - BNPP James Hellawell, Research Analyst at BNP Paribas, lists down their FX Positioning Analysis till 18th April 2016. Key Quotes • “Long AUD exposure has increased substantially. Combined with the USD, AUDUSD net positioning is at a multi-year high...

Brazil: BRL and Assets to Remain Supported on Pro-Impeachment Vote - TDS Sacha Tihanyi, Senior EM Strategist at TDS, explains that they are hesitant to take long position at current level and would prefer to sell it on a medium to longer term basis above 3.80...

U-Mich Inflation Expectations Index Disappoints in April, Puts the Case for Fed Hikes on Hold US citizens’ long term inflation expectations as determined in the poll by the University of Michigan registered a surprise drop in April...

FxWirePro: USD/CAD Stronger After Crude Oil Prices Falls, Outlook Remains Bullish USD/CAD opened with gap in today’s Asian session and jumped towards higher levels after major oil exporters failed to agree on an output freeze, sending oil prices lower once again...

WTI Trims Losses, Remains Above $40.00 The barrel of West Texas Intermediate remains in the negative territory today, albeit it has managed to regain the key $40.00 mark and beyond...

Brent: Oil Price has Reached the Level of 42.00 Since the opening of European session the price of oil is undergoing correction, rising up to the level of 42.00 USD per barrel. However, the rise above the level of 42...

Analytical Review of the Currency Pair AUD/USD Technical data of the currency pair: Previous closing: 0.7725; Daily range: 0.7631-0.7676; Opening: 0.7658...

Canadian Bonds Sag As Oil Prices Stabilise The Canadian government debt instrument plunged on Monday, snapping early pre-mooring gains as Brent crude picked up after sharp falls in the morning due to the failure of the Doha meeting...

U.S. Treasury Bond Slump After Fed's William Dudley Remarks The U.S treasury bonds slumped on Monday after snapping the early morning gains as investors cheer Federal Reserve President William Dudley comments and Brent crude picked up after sharp falls in the morning...

Investors Shrug Off Fears Oil Price Sell-Off, Send US Stocks Higher Major US stock markets have recovered early losses to trade with moderate gains as investors shrugged off fears of fresh oil price sell-off following a failure of Doha talks...

GBP/USD Rebound from Hourly 200-MA Cable is looming to extend gains above 1.42 levels after having rebounded from the hourly 200-MA level located at 1.4166 levels. Trades above hourly 100-MA The recovery from hourly 200-MA level also saw the pair move above hourly 100-MA level of 1...