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USD/CAD Breaks Above 1.3400 as Oil Plummets USD/CAD rallied to 4-day highs as oil prices plummeted during the American session in a risk-off environment, with US stocks down and Treasuries up. USD/CAD climbed more than 100 pips over the last hours and broke above the 1...

EUR/USD Finds Resistance Below 1.1060 and Retreats EUR/USD gained momentum after Wall Street opening bell and climbed to 1.1058, hitting a fresh 1-week high. The pair lost strength below 1.1060 and pulled back as main stock indexes in the US moved off session lows. It was trading at 1...

EUR/USD Around 1.1020 on EMU Data The European currency keeps its daily gains vs. the dollar today, with EUR/USD hovering over the 1.1020/25 band so far...

Technical Analysis of USD/CHF for March 08, 2016 USD/CHF is expected to trade in line with a bearish outlook. The pair has struck against its major resistance at 1.0010, and is now turning downwards following yesterday's rallies...

Technical Analysis of NZD/USD for March 08, 2016 NZD/USD is expected to trade with a bullish bias above 0.6730. Trading at 0.6769, the pair remains in consolidation, but still holds above its key support at 0.6730, which is expected to limit any room downside...

Technical Analysis of GBP/JPY for March 08, 2016 GBP/JPY is expected to trade with a bullish bias above 160.30. The pair stands firmly above its nearest support at 160.30, and is likely to post a new rebound after the recent consolidation...

Eurozone 4Q GDP revised to 1.6%YoY, Investment Booming Teunis Brosens, Research Analyst at ING, suggests that today’s details on Eurozone GDP in the fourth quarter, albeit long gone, show some encouraging signs about the Eurozone recovery...

EUR/GBP Ignores Eurozone GDP Release, Stays Hourly 50-MA The common currency ignored the Eurozone Q4 GDP release, leaving the EUR/GBP cross unaffected around hourly 50-MA seen at 0.7734 levels. Weak stocks support EUR The pair clocked a high of 0...

GBP/USD Finds Support Near 1.4220 The sterling remains on the defensive today, with GBP/USD dropping to session lows in the 1.4220 area. GBP/USD lower on steady Carney In spite of the current decline, the pair manages to keep the trade in the upper end of the recent range above he 1...

EUR/USD: 200-DMA is a Tough Nut to Crack The EUR/USD pair was offered again at the 200-DMA level of 1.1045 despite china-led risk off in the major European equities. Eyes Eurozone GDP The immediate focus is on the Eurozone Q4 GDP, which is expected to remain unchanged at 0.3% q/q and 1.5% y/y...

GBP/USD Rallies Could Struggle Near 1.4316 – Commerzbank Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, believes bullish attempts could run out of legs in the low-1.4300s. Key Quotes “GBP/USD spent the week correcting higher. It is now approaching the 1.4316 downtrend”...

USD/JPY Comfortable with the Sideline Pattern In view of the research team at UOB Group, the pair’s outlook points to further consolidation in the next 1-3 weeks. Key Quotes “There is not much to add as we continue to hold a neutral view for USD”...

USD/CAD Struggles to Surpass 1.3340 The Canadian dollar is giving away part of the recent advance vs. its American peer on Tuesday, taking USD/CAD back above the 1.3300 handle. USD/CAD focus on oil The continuation of the rally in crude oil prices – with the barrel of WTI above $37...

Daily Analysis of Major Pairs for March 8, 2016 EUR/USD: Beyond a reasonable doubt, there is a bullish signal on the EUR/USD pair. In spite of attacks from bears, the pair managed to trade higher on Monday, forming a Bullish Confirmation Pattern in the chart...

Elliott Wave Analysis of EUR/NZD for March 8, 2016 Wave summary: The pair is currently testing the resistance line from a high of 1.7222 near 1.6304. A clear breakout above this resistance line will be the first firm indication that wave [ii] has been completed with the test of 1...

GoldTtechnical Analysis for March 8, 2016 Gold remains supported inside the bullish channel boundaries and this implies that at least one more new higher high should be hit. The target area remains around $1,300-$1,320, but this does not mean that we could see a top at lower levels...

Gold: Bulls Unstoppable, $ 1280 Back on Sight Gold futures on Comex prolong their upwards trajectory into fifth-day today on no Fed rate-hike chatter next week and on robust fund inflows. Gold bounces-off a dip near hourly 50-SMA Currently, gold rises 0.76% to 1273...

Swiss Jobless Rate Drops In February 2016 Switzerland's unemployment rate decreased marginally in February, in line with expectations, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said Tuesday. The unadjusted jobless rate dropped to 3.7 percent in February from a near six-year high of 3...