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Daily Analysis of Major Pairs for March 29, 2016 EUR/USD: This pair moved sideways on Monday, just like its USD/CHF rival. A movement below the support line at 1.1050 would easily render the recent bullish outlook invalid...

EUR/GBP Deflates to 0.7840, Session Lows The now increasing buying interest around the sterling is sending EUR/GBP to the area of session lows near 0.7840. EUR/GBP lower on GBP-buying The European cross is navigating fresh 5-day lows around 0...

Fed’s Williams Expects to See Rates Rising Gradually Speaking in Singapore, San Francisco Fed president John Williams repeated that he sees rates rising gradually. Key Quotes: There’s a way to go before Fed shrinks balance sheet Recent inflation developments are very encouraging...

Pound Rises Against Majors The British pound strengthened against the other major currencies in the European session on Tuesday. The pound rose to nearly a 2-week high of 162.28 against the yen and a 1-week high of 0.7839 against the euro, from early lows of 161.34 and 0.7872, respectively...

BOJ Policy on Way to Trigger Fiscal Stimulus Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) massive monetary stimulus may not have boost inflation much so far and economy is struggling to recover post sales tax hike of 5% but it is on its way to boost fiscal policy and lead to the release of fiscal stimulus by the govern...

GBP/USD Retests Hourly 200-SMA at 1.4265 The GBP/USD pair recovered losses and swung higher from a brief dip below 1.42 handle, now heading for a test of 1.43 handle amid improved risk-sentiment. GBP/USD bounces-off lows near 1.4200 The GBP/USD pair rises 0.08% to fresh session highs of 1...

GBP/JPY Nears 38.2% Fibo Resistance GBP/JPY pair regained bid tone following a minor bout of weakness in Europe and is now looking to test 162.47 (38.2% of 175.02-154.72). Trades at two-week high At 162.20, the cross is trading at its highest since March 15th...

USD Looks ‘Cheap’ – Danske Bank In opinion of Jens Pedersen, Senior Analyst at Danske Bank, the greenback could be poised for further upside...

EUR/JPY: Bulls Eyeing March 11 High Offered tone around Yen continues to gather pace, with EUR/JPY cross looking poised to test key technical hurdle of 127.29 (Mar 11 high). European stocks rally, weigh over EUR The cross appears to have lost steam as it approached 127...

Italy Consumer Confidence, Factory Morale Rebound In March Italy's consumer confidence improved in March after declining in the previous month, on the back of stronger economic expectations, while a better assessment of order books boosted the morale in the manufacturing sector for the first time...

Euro-Area Bonds Move Higher After Egypt Plane Hijack Report Core EGBs, peripheral bonds moved higher while curves flatten ahead of light data calendar today and quarter-end this week; demand for safety supported instrument rises following reports of Egypt plane hijack...

Eurozone Feb M3 Growth Remains Stable At 5% Eurozone money supply growth held steady in February and private sector credit expanded at a faster pace, the European Central Bank reported Tuesday...

USD/CNY Hovers Around 6.5100 Mark, Intraday Bias Remains Neutral USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.5097 levels. It made intraday high at 6.5153 and low at 6.5050 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral for the moment. A sustained break above 6.5195 will tests another resistance around 6.5374/6...

FXWIREPRO: NZD/JPY Price Action capped Below Strong Trendline Resistance at 76.70, Good to Go Long NZD/JPY is extending gains after piercing into the daily cloud. Upside is seen capped by strong trendline resistance at 76.70, the pair has edged lower to currently trade at 76.62...

FXWIREPRO: GBP/CAD Buying Momentum Shrinks Away As Interim Bulls Test Resistance at 21DMA The pair is testing resistance near 1.8834 (21DMA). Despite the attempts of upswings the current prices have well below 21DMA...

USD/JPY Corrective Upside Likely to Test 114 – UOB The research team at UOB Group sees USD/JPY testing the 114.00 neighbourhood in the next 1-3 weeks. Key Quotes “We just shifted to a neutral stance yesterday and there is no change to the view”...

EUR/GBP Losing Upside Momentum – Commerzbank In view of Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, the recent upside in the cross could be running out of steam...

USD/JPY Rises for 8th Straight Day Yen remains under pressure on seasonality factors, pushing the USD/JPY pair higher for 8th straight day. Supported by 23.6% Fibo A minor bout of weakness earlier today ran into support at 113.27 (23.6% of 121.69-110...

EUR/USD Selling Intensifies to 1.1170, Yellen Eyed The offered tone around the shared currency is now picking up pace, dragging EUR/USD to daily lows in the 1.1170 area...

GBP/USD Trims Losses, Retakes 1.42 Handle An early sell-off took GBP/USD pair to 1.4194 before the recovery was set in motion. The bird now trades around 1.4225 levels...