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Should the Fed Care about Britain? – Westpac Sean Callow, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that this week JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon predicted that increased volatility is here to stay...

Oil Struggles to Hold on to Gains in Volatile Trade Oil prices at both the sides of the Atlantic advanced, but struggle to keep the momentum going as investors consider the possibility of a failure of joint OPEC and non-OPEC output freeze...

GBP to Remain Better Offered - FXStreet Ross Burland, Analyst at FXStreet, suggests that as we approach the 23rd June, the pound will undoubtedly remain better offered...

USD/JPY Looking to Regain 108.50 The upside momentum around the Japanese currency now seems to be taking a breather, with USD/JPY hovering over the mid-108.00s. USD/JPY supported at 108.00… for now The pair has accelerated its downside to levels last seen in October 2014 around the 108...

Gold Analysis for April 07, 2016 Since our previous analysis, gold has been moving upwards. As i expected, the price tested the level of $1,239.39 in a high volume. I found strong upward pressure today and my advice is to watch for buying opportunities...

EUR/USD is Undergoing Broad Consolidation - SocGen Research Team at Societe Generale, suggests that after testing key levels 1.06/1.05 last year, EUR/USD is undergoing broad consolidation. Key Quotes “1.05 will decide about next leg of down cycle...

USD/CHF Trade Idea Major resistance – 0.9580 (4H Tenken-Sen and Kijun-Sen) Major support – 0.9530 The pair has once again retreated after making a slight recovery till 0.95720 level. It is currently trading around 0.9525. Intraday bullishness can be seen only above 0.9580 level...

AUD Rally: It’s Complicated – Westpac Sean Callow, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that the optimism over AUD has cooled somewhat...

AUD/USD Keeps the Neutral Stance – UOB The perspective for the Aussie dollar remains tilted to the neutral side vs. the greenback in the next 1-3 weeks, according to the research team at UOB Group. Key Quotes “We just turned neutral yesterday and there is no change to the view”...

US Equity Futures Drop Ahead of Yellen Speech Major stock futures in the US are trading on a softer note ahead of the weekly jobless claims data release and Fed chief Yellen’s speech. At the time of writing, Dow futures were down 65 points or 0.37%. S&P futures and Nasdaq futures were down 0...

EUR/USD Gains Capped Around 1.17 – Westpac The pair’s upside could find it difficult to advance above the 1.17 mark, suggested Richard Franulovich, Strategist at Westpac...

Brexit Fears are Dragging Down the Pound - BBH Research Team at BBH, notes that the UK pound is off 2% against the dollar this month and a little more against the euro. Key Quotes “Brexit fears seem to offer a better explanation that trying to link sterling's weakness with yen strength...

EUR/GBP Upside Could Struggle at 0.8162/0.8200 – Commerzbank According to Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, the upside momentum in the cross could struggle in the 0.8162/0.8200 region. Key Quotes “EUR/GBP has exceeded the target...

EUR and GBP: How Vulnerable on Brexit...

GBP/USD Off Lows, Re-tests 1.4090 The sterling remains on the defensive today, now taking GBP/USD to the area of 1.4085/90. GBP/USD finds support near 1.4050 The pair has briefly visited the key support area around 1...

US: Expect a Single Fed Hike this Year - SocGen Kit Juckes, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, suggests that the FOMC Minutes themselves don’t tell us much we didn’t already know...

JPY Strength is the Main Feature of FX Markets - BBH Research Team at BBH, suggests that the main feature in the foreign exchange market continues to be the surge of the Japanese yen. Key Quotes “A convincing explanation of the yen's strength seems elusive...

Sterling/Dollar 3 Month IV Crosses Above 16% Three month volatility in Sterling, which now includes the referendum date has crossed previous high around 15.2% and crossed above 16% for first time in six years...

All Eyes on Fed Chairs Panel Today - SocGen Kit Juckes, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, suggests that the big event today is the first and perhaps only panel featuring the four past (and present) Fed Chairs...

Global Central Banks Slowed Gold Purchases in February - WGC The latest data from the World Gold Council (WGC) showed that the global central banks, barring the Chinese and Russian, slowed their gold purchases in February...