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Strategists at Westpac see the chance of anoher 25 bp rate cut by the BoC in its March meeting...

Markets have moved this morning on as yet unsubstantiated rumours that the European Central Bank is considering withdrawing from the Troika – the body of the ECB, EU and IMF monitoring Greece’s adherence to its austerity programme...

According to Valeria Bednarik, Chief Analyst at FXStreet, the EUR/USD range might terminate soon and give direction to the single currency which is seen extending its consolidative stage today. Key Quotes “The EUR/USD consolidative stage extends into Thursday, with the pair unable to find a way...

Gold prices advanced today in anticipation of the Chinese new year demand. The metal also recovered support from the surprise interest rate cut in Australia. Gold trades at 10-DMA The yellow metal trades at the 10-DMA level located at USD 1283...

The Westpac Research Team suggests high conviction FX trades based on their macro, model and technical views, targeting 0.72 levels for AUD/USD and 0.6850 levels for NZD/USD...

Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, notes that the oil prices have rebounded above $50 after falling around 60% in the year, further views that it might be too early to conclude that the lows are now in place...

James Knightley, Senior Economist at ING, reviews UK’s manufacturing PMI release, and further adds that the manufacturing sector might make a stronger contribution to UK’s Q1 2015 GDP. Key Quotes “The UK’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 53...

The Danske Bank Research Team comments that Greece would request for debt-swaps to ease its burden and not call for a debt write-off. Key Quotes “The new Greek government has revealed proposals for an agreement with its creditors...

The Australian dollar continues to get bashed by the Euro as the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) move towards accommodative policy hammered to Aussie to fresh multi-year lows. EUR/AUD jumps about 2% Currently, the EUR/AUD cross rallied to fresh one month highs at 1.4840 levels, gaining 2...

The sterling is transiting an even session vs. the greenback on Tuesday, relegatingGBP/USD to the low-1.5000s. GBP/USD keeps 1.50 ahead of data The pair is following the erratic mood in the risk-associated space during the first half of the week, at least managing to keep the trade above the 1...

The US dollar bounced-back against the Canadian counterpart in the early European morning, reversing previous losses as profit taking pushed the loonie on the back seat. Back above 1.2600 Currently, the USD/CAD recovered previous losses and traded higher by 0.43% at 1.2622 levels...

According to ANZ Economists, the RBA is likely to follow up today’s move with another cut in March. Key Quotes "The tone of the Statement was more dovish than we had expected with obvious concern for underlying growth in domestic demand...

EUR/USD extended its accumulation phase for fourth day in a row, unable to breach the 1.14 barrier and wavers above 1.13 handle. EUR/USD trades lack lustre The EUR/USD now trades at 1.1327 levels, down -0.13% on the day, bouncing off day’s high at 1.1351 levels. EUR/USD remains weak below 1...

The RBA finally decided that the best course of action to stimulate both price levels and the economy would be to cut its rate by 25bp to 2.25%, however, the question now is, will the easing bias prevail? And if so, how many more cuts can we expect before year-end...

AUD/NZD has dropped like a rock over 1.2 cents after the RBA decided to cut the interest rate by 25bp to 2.25% today, leading the exchange rate to trip stops sub 1.0620, printing a new 2-week low of 1.0574 before a rebound towards 1.0610/15 presently...

AUD/JPY shaved-off gains and plummeted to fresh yearly lows as Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised most traders by cutting its policy rate to new record lows. Sinks over 2% from 91.61 levels post RBA action Currently, the AUD/JPY pair hit fresh 1-year low at 89.69, a recording 2...

The Reserve Bank of Australia decided to cut the interest rate to a new record-low of 2.25% vs 2.5% prior, after strong speculation that the Central Bank would probably act amid global deflationary pressures...

AUD/USD plunged to fresh five and half year lows after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) slashed its official cash rate (OCR) by 25 bps from 2.50% to record low of 2.25%. Down from 0.7800 levels Currently, the AUD/USD collapsed -1.72% and trades at fresh multi year lows of 0...

Talking Points: Norges Bank increases their sale of FX equivalent to NOK 700 million per day USDNOK moves to support on the Daily chart Due mainly to falling energy prices, revenues from the State’s Direct Financial Interest have once again exceeded the amount transferred to the Global Pension Fu...

The KBC Bank Research Deskreviews today’s US ISM manufacturing data release, noting that ISM registered a drop for the third consecutive month, falling to 53.5 due to poor demand from abroad. Key Quotes “In January, the US manufacturing ISM dropped for a third consecutive month, from 55.1 to 53...