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US: Better ISM Data Coupled with Weaker GDP and Profit Concerns - MUFG Derek Halpenny, European Head of GMR at MUFG, suggests that the US data continues to provide mixed signals on the outlook for the economy that would appear at least for now to back up the need for caution, expressed by Chair Y...

USD/JPY Outlook Shifted to Bearish – UOB In view of the research team at UOB Group, the pair’s perspective has turned to bearish in the next 1-3 weeks. Key Quotes “USD broke below last month 110.65 low to touch a 109.94”...

USD/JPY Struggles to Avoid Losses as BOJ Hesitates to Intervene USD/JPY is working hard to avoid losses as Bank of Japan policy officials rule out FX market interventions and talk about 100 levels in the pair. Hovers around 110.30 The spot is now trading around 110...

Eurozone: Consumers don’t Act on Lower Confidence - ING Bert Colijn, Senior Economist at ING, suggests that the Eurozone retail sales increased in February and reached the highest level since early 2008, defying increased nervousness among consumers because of global turmoil...

Risk-Off Flows Jolt Currency Markets - Investec Research Team at Investec, notes that yesterday was another day of risk-off moves, as stock markets were a sea of red and currency markets saw safe-haven moves into the US Dollar, and notably the Japanese Yen which reached 1.5 year highs...

Gold on the Back Foot as USD Climbs Ahead of Fed Minutes Gold extends its retreat from 20-DMA resistance and remains heavily offered in the mid-European session, on the back of broad based US dollar rebound. Gold: FOMC minutes to confirm the recent Yellen’s dovish stance...

GBP/USD Accelerates the Breach of 1.41 The sterling is now quickly losing the temper vs. the dollar, sending GBP/USD further south of the 1.4100 handle...

FXWIREPRO: AUD/CAD Rises from Lows of 0.9897, Finds Strong Resistance at 0.9950 AUD/CAD downside on Tuesday found support by the daily cloud, currently spanning 0.9778 to 0.9884. The pair took support by cloud top at 0.9893 and edged higher to currently trade around 0.9941 levels...

Technical Analysis of EUR/CAD for April 06, 2016 According to my yesterdays' analysis, EUR/CAD started moving higher after rejecting the S1 (1.4850)support and the 200 Moving Average. Pair broke above R1 (1.4960) once again confirming a bullish trend...

Technical Analysis of NZD/CAD for April 06, 2016 NZD/CAD is trading in a clear range where 2 key levels can be seen. The resistance is near 0.9090, and the support is near 0.8910. Overall, price broke above the 200 Moving average and currently is rejecting it...

BOJ Easing Speculation on the Rise - MUFG Derek Halpenny, European Head of GMR at MUFG, suggests that they are certainly not surprised with greater market talk of additional BOJ easing, perhaps as soon as the next meeting on 28th April...

ECB May Mind Stronger Euro Less As Global Economy Slows European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi, first verbally started attacking Euro, back in 2014, when Euro was going strong, Euro Zone economy was weak and inflation was low, by suggesting despite Euro not being a direct policy tool but...

Weaker Dollar Commodity Producers Nightmare Weaker Dollar is and likely to increase commodities producing countries’ as well as their respective central banks’ headaches by shrinking their policy options...

EUR/USD Treading Water Around 1.1350, Fed Minutes Eyed The bears take a breather from their downward momentum, allowing the EUR/USD pair to consolidate the heavy losses, as market inch closer towards the FOMC minutes due later in the US session...

CBRT: Door Open for Further Easing? – Rabobank Strategist at Rabobank Piotr Matys sees the possibility that the CBRT could loose further its monetary conditions in the medium term horizon...

EUR/JPY Finds Support Near 125.00 The softer tone in the euro plus increasing demand for the Japanese currency is dragging EUR/JPY to the 125.20 area on Wednesday...

Global Macro Overview for 06/04/2016 (Crude Oil) The American Petroleum Institute reported yesterday a decrease in the US oil inventories by the level of -4300K. This number was way below the market expectations of 2900K, which would be another increase from 2600K a week ago...

FXWIREPRO: USD/INR Bounces Above 7DMA, But Finds Resistance at 21DMA - INR Hedging Ideas for Fx Risks Technical glimpse: The breakdown in USD/INR continues with a renewed trending bias. The break out above of the resistance 66...

US Oil Breaks Major Trendline Resistance, Jump Till $38.55/$39.30 Is Possible Major resistance - $36.40 (trend line joining $39.82 and $39.01) Major support - $36 (55 day EMA) US Oil has broken major resistance $36.40 and jumped till $37.05 at the time of writing...

German Bunds Slump on Firm Economic Data, Rising Oil Prices The German 10-year bond tumbled on Wednesday amid strong Markit retail sales PMI figure and better than expected industrial production data. The benchmark 10-year bonds yield, which is inversely proportional to bond price rose 6...