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China's Commodity Frenzy Defies Regulatory Curb and Higher Fees Last week all three exchanges, Shanghai futures exchange, Zhengzhou commodity exchange and Dalian commodity exchange all hiked commodity futures fees in order to prevent excessive speculations in China’s commodity markets, but that i...

U.S. Treasury Yields Rise Modestly on Profit Booking The U.S government bonds slumped as investors booked profit on last day of the week after long weekly rally due to FOMC decision. Also, firm crude oil prices drove investors from safe-haven assets...

USD/JPY Regains 107.00 but Hovers Near 18-Month Lows USD/JPY extended weakness on Friday and broke below April lows to set a fresh 18-month trough as investors continue to assess BoJ and Fed decisions. USD/JPY fell below the 107 mark and scored its lowest level since October 2014 at 106...

US: Personal Income Rises 0.4% in March; PCE in Line with Expectations The Bureau of Economic Analysis informed that during March personal income increased 0.4%, above the 0.3% gain expected by market consensus; personal spending rose 0.1%, below expectations of a 0.2% increase...

USD/MXN Drops to 4-Month Lows, Eyes 17.00 The Mexican peso is rising sharply against the US dollar as it continues to rally for the fifth day in a row. USD/MXN broke below 17.15 and tumbled to 17.04, reaching the lowest level since December 21. The pair is trading near daily lows, eying 17.00...

Gold Headed for its Highest Close Since Jan. 2015 Gold continues to get a boost from weaker US Dollar and the yellow metal has now surged past $1280 level, its highest level since March 11...

GBP/USD: The Price is Unlikely to Go Above the Level of 1.4625. Technical Analysis of 29/04/2016. Review and dynamics The pair GBP/USD has been growing for the third consecutive week. Earlier, the pair went up in the channel on the daily chart consolidating above support level of 1...

GBP/USD: Consumer Confidence in the UK Fell in April. Fundamental Analysis of 29.04.2016. According to the data presented by research company GfK today, consumer confidence index in the UK fell to the negative value of -3. This is the lowest level since the end of 2014...

US Stocks Futures Point to a Yet Another Weak Start Tracking weakness across Asian and European stock markets, major US stock indices futures are pointing to a lower opening on Friday...

USD/CAD Struggling to Recover, Holds 1.2500 Handle The USD/CAD pair's attempted recovery from 1.2500 mark fizzled out near 1.2530 level after the release of monthly Canadian GDP data. Just ahead of the release the pair recovered from day's through but failed to extend the recovery beyond 1.2530...

EUR/USD Extends Gains After US Data, Nears Monthly Highs EUR/USD regained the 1.1400 level and climbed to fresh highs at the beginning of the New York session as the greenback took another hit from tame US inflation data...

AUD/USD Turns Flat, 0.7600 Eyed The AUD/USD pair erased most of its day's gain and is currently trading at 0.7627, nearly unchanged from yesterday's close of 0.7625. Following Wednesday's release of weak Australian CPI number that showed inflation dropping below 0...

USD/CHF Falling for the Fifth Day in a Row The Swiss franc extended gains versus the US dollar on Friday. Since the beginning of the week USD/CHF lost 150 pips and recently bottomed at 0.9606, the lowest level in a week. The pair today accelerate to the downside after breaking below 0.9650...

GBP/USD Retraces but Moves Back Above 1.4600 Handle The GBP/USD pair surrendered all of its gains to drop back below 1.4600 handle before recovering back into positive territory to trade with marginal gains near 1.4615 level...

GBP/JPY Extends Decline to 156.00 The decline that started on Thursday after the Bank of Japan decided to leave monetary policy unchanged in the GBP/JPY pair continued on Friday. The pair dropped further and bottomed at 156.06, the lowest since April 19. So far, the area around 156...

EUR/JPY Just Managing to Hold 122.00 Level Extending its sharp slid on Thursday, the EUR/JPY pair dropped back below 122.00 on Friday before witnessing a minor bounce off day's through to currently trade just above 122.00 mark. The 122...

Yen Gaining Strength – BBH Research Team at BBH, suggests that part of the yen's strength reflects the weakness of the US dollar but another part of it looks independent of US developments...

NZD/USD Could be Eyeing to Reclaim 0.7000 The NZD/USD pair continues to inch higher and has now moved above yesterday's high to trade near 0.6988, within striking distance of reclaiming 0.7000 handle...

EUR/GBP Breaks Through 0.7800 Strong Resistance The EUR/GBP rose to session high of 0.7809 before retracing slightly back to the very important 0.7800 handle. The current EUR strength is backed by better-than-expected EU GDP data that provided the required boost to lift the pair above 0.7800 mark...