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Britain will hold a referendum over whether to stay in or leave the EU on 23 June. Current polls point to a very close vote. Brexit is not our base case, but the probability we assign to it – 30% to 40% – makes it a material risk...

The angst that characterized the first several weeks of the year continues to dissipate. Major equity markets are extending their two-week recovery into a third week. Immediate concerns about the US falling into a recession have eased...

The USDJPY tumbled from the "get go" in trading today falling toward the 200 hour MA and 38.2% of the move up from last weeks low. The pair has rebounded toward an early swing high on Friday and in my minds eye are seeing visions of a head and shoulder formation forming...

• EUR/CHF's selling pressures continues. Hourly support can be found at 1.0810 (29/02/2016 low) is on target. Hourly resistance lies at 1.0946 (25/02/2016 high). The technical structure suggests further weakening. • In the longer term, the technical structure remains positive...

Historically, Super Tuesday has brought additional emotion into the market, so from the perspective of a strategist that believes emotions should never play a role in this business, the influence of Super Tuesday is largely negative, but that doesn't imply that it lacks opportunity...

When the United Kingdom joined the then-European Economic Community in 1973, it was at the rearguard of European integration. The question raised by the UK’s upcoming referendum on continued European Union membership is whether Britain is now at the forefront of Europe’s disintegration...

Chicken Little would have been in his element today. The sky may not be falling, but plenty else is, be it latest Eurozone inflation prints and bond yields, incoming US economic data or China’s Reserve Requirement Ratio...

The $5.3-trillion currency market is getting harder for traders to make money in as price changes that once took months or weeks now happen more quickly, says Hugh Killen, Westpac Banking Corp.’s head of trading for foreign exchange, fixed income and commodities...

EURUSD ended Friday with a significant break, closing below channel support near 1.0950. This came after the pair failed to recover back above the 1.1060 handle after sliding below it last Monday...

With little, if anything, concrete coming out of an ineffective G20 summit over the weekend, financial markets have started to fall back again this morning...

European desks are up and running and the pound's under attack. Further to my earlier post confirming my bearish view we've seen another wave of selling as traders get to grips with the possibility/reality of the referendum vote being a lot closer than might have been perceived in some quarters...

In a four-day week, stocks had their best one of the year. Last week the Dow gained 2.6%, the S&P 500 was up 2.8%, and the Nasdaq added 3.9...

EUR/USD continued falling from the highs but it wasn’t a one-way street. The PMIs and inflation data stand out this week. Will the slide continue the downside? Here is an outlook for the highlights of this week and an updated technical analysis for EUR/USD...

After the last-minute deal to secure a deal on revised UK terms for EU membership, the positive Sterling impact is likely to be very short lived. Crucially, London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced that he will campaign for an EU exit in the referendum which will is due to be held on June 23rd...

The New Zealand dollar rose to an eight-month high against the British pound as divisions in the UK's ruling Conservative Party raised uncertainty about whether the country will remain in the European Union. The kiwi touched 46.64 British pence, and was trading at 46...

The best traders are very efficient at what they do while most amateur traders do not follow a set trading routine and have an inconsistent approach...