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JPY: Disappointing CPI Data - BBH Research Team at BBH, notes that the Japan's CPI data disappointed and that disappointment keeps open the possibility that the BOJ takes additional measures as early as next month. Key Quotes “The headline February CPI came in a 0.3% as expected...

EUR/USD Unmotivated Near 1.1170, USD GDP Eyed The selling pressure around the single currency remains intact at the end of the week, with EUR/USD hovering over the comfort zone around 1.1160/70...

US GDP Preview: What to Expect of EUR/USD? The EUR/USD pair has recovered from daily lows, but remains restricted to a 40-pip range of 1.1150-1.1190 levels ahead of the final US Q4 GDP release. At the time of writing, the pair was trading around 1...

Technical Analysis of NZD/USD for March 25, 2016 Overview: The NZD/USD pair broke the resistance that turned into strong support at the level of 0.6665. The level of 0.6665 is expected to act as major support today...

Technical Analysis of USD/CHF for March 25, 2016 Overview: The USD/CHF pair has faced strong resistances at the levels of 0.9821 because support became resistance. So, the strong resistance has been already set at the level of 0...

Technical Analysis of EUR/JPY for March 25, 2016 General overview for 25/03/2016: The market has finally broken out above the wave b green top at the level of 1.2526, but it wasn't strong enough to continue higher...

Technical Analysis of USD/CAD for March 25, 2016 General overview for 25/03/2016: The market has hit the weekly pivot resistance at the level of 1.3270 and currently it is the in corrective sub-cycle labeled as wave iv. So far three waves have been made...

More CNY Weakness Ahead – Danske Bank Allan von Mehren, Chief Analyst at Danske Bank, suggests that Chinese growth has shown signs of stabilisation and we look for moderate recovery during 2016 driven by the construction sector, which was experiencing a hard landing over the past year...

NZD/USD: Bottom in Commodity Prices to Cap Downside – Danske Bank Jens Nærvig Pedersen, Senior Analyst at Danske Bank, suggests that the net immigration continues to be supportive for real economic activity in New Zealand, which is progressing relatively steadily despite rising global economic wo...

Dutch Q4 Economic Growth Improves As Estimated Dutch economic growth improved as initially estimated in the three months ended December, led by exports and investment, final figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed Friday. Gross domestic product advanced 0...

France Q4 GDP Growth Unrevised French economy expanded in the three months ended in December, in line with the second estimate, final figures from the statistical office Insee showed Friday. Gross domestic product rose 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter, but slower than the 0...

USD/CHF Off Highs, Back to 0.9770 The greenback extends its upside momentum vs. the Swiss currency today, pushing USD/CHF further north of the 0.9700 handle. USD/CHF bounces off 0.9650 Spot has managed to revert the deep pullback post-FOMC to fresh 2016 lows in the mid-0...

NZD/USD Attempting Gains Above 0.67 Bid tone around Kiwi remains intact amid holiday thinned trading in Europe, with NZD/USD looking to extend gains above 0.67 handle...

USD/CNY Expected to Edge Higher – Danske Bank Chief Analyst at Danske Bank Allan von Mehren sees the pair ticking slightly higher in the next months. Key Quotes “The PBoC managed to calm the markets faster than expected and the depreciation pressure on CNY versus the USD has eased”...

GBP/USD Keeps Lows Near 1.4130 The sterling remains on the defensive at the end of the week, relegating GBP/USD to trade in the area of daily lows around 1.4130. GBP/USD weaker pre-US GDP Spot has retraced most of the recent advance to levels just above the 1...

EUR/USD – Stuck in a 40-pip Range Ahead of US GDP EUR/USD has been confined largely to a 40-pip range of 1.1150-1.1190 since yesterday amid holiday thinned trade ahead of the final US Q4 GDP release...

TrendColorBars Indicator for MT4 TrendColorBars is the indicator for MT4 which will change the color of bars when the trend changes direction. In the default setting, if the trend is bullish, the candlesticks bars will be blue, whereas if the bearish trend, the bars will be red candlesticks...

AUD/USD Testing Highs Near 0.7530 The Aussie dollar is now picking up pace vs. the greenback, sending AUD/USD to the area of daily tops near 0.7530. AUD/USD supported near 0.7500 The pair is looking to stabilize in the low-0.7500s after finding quite strong resistance in the proximity of 0...

USD/JPY Trims Gains, Drops to 113.00 USD/JPY is trimming gains amid thin volumes in Europe, but trades positive on the day around 113.00 ahead of the final US Q4 data release. Will winning streak continue...

Currency Wars Have Proven Futile in the Post-Crisis Era – Deutsche Bank Gautam Kalani, Research Analyst at Deutsche Bank argues that currency wars have proven futile in the post-crisis era...