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GBP/USD Off Lows, Re-tests 1.4090 The sterling remains on the defensive today, now taking GBP/USD to the area of 1.4085/90. GBP/USD finds support near 1.4050 The pair has briefly visited the key support area around 1...

US: Expect a Single Fed Hike this Year - SocGen Kit Juckes, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, suggests that the FOMC Minutes themselves don’t tell us much we didn’t already know...

JPY Strength is the Main Feature of FX Markets - BBH Research Team at BBH, suggests that the main feature in the foreign exchange market continues to be the surge of the Japanese yen. Key Quotes “A convincing explanation of the yen's strength seems elusive...

Sterling/Dollar 3 Month IV Crosses Above 16% Three month volatility in Sterling, which now includes the referendum date has crossed previous high around 15.2% and crossed above 16% for first time in six years...

All Eyes on Fed Chairs Panel Today - SocGen Kit Juckes, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, suggests that the big event today is the first and perhaps only panel featuring the four past (and present) Fed Chairs...

Global Central Banks Slowed Gold Purchases in February - WGC The latest data from the World Gold Council (WGC) showed that the global central banks, barring the Chinese and Russian, slowed their gold purchases in February...

USD/JPY Bearish Stance Unchanged – UOB The research team at UOB Group expects the pair to extend its pullback in the next 1-3 weeks. Key Quotes “We turned bearish USD yesterday but as mentioned, it appears that we may have seen the bulk of the weakness”. “While the immediate 109...

EUR/JPY Remains Under Pressure – Commerzbank In opinion of Karen Jones, Head of FICC Technical Analysis at Commerzbank, EUR/JPY remains vulnerable to further downside. Key Quotes “We view the market has recently topped at 128.22, the sell off has reached the next support at 124...

GBP/CAD Faces Strong Support Around 1.8380, Break Below Targets 1.8080 Major support -1.8380 (trend line joining 1.52698 and 1.55751) The pair has taken support near trend line 1.8380 and slightly recovered from that level. It is currently trading around 1.84030. Any break below 1...

USD/CAD Sell Strength into 1.33 – Westpac In view of Richard Franulovich, Strategist at Rabobank, occasional upticks towards 1.33 remain selling opportunities...

EUR/JPY Bounces-off 4-Week Lows, Retests 123.50 The cross in EUR/JPY halted its massive downslide and is seen recouping a small portion of the decline heading into the mid-European trades. EUR/JPY finds support ahead of March 9 lows at 123.00 The EUR/JPY pair slumps -1.33% to 123...

SGD: MAS Preview, No Change but Market Under-Prices Easing Risk - ANZ Khoon Goh, Senior FX Strategist at ANZ Research, expects MAS to maintain their current policy settings at the April review...

EUR/USD Wobbling Around 1.1400 The shared currency has returned to the negative territory today, dragging EUR/USD to the area below 1.1400 the figure. EUR/USD gains capped near 1.1460 Spot could not sustain the earlier upside towards fresh 2016 peaks in the 1...

Doves Flying High for FOMC – Investec Research Team at Investec, suggests that the minutes showed the FOMC to be split in their views, with the doves (led by Chair Yellen) winning out...

US: No Consensus from Within - ING James Smith, Economist at ING, suggests that the latest Fed minutes show that a range of views persist within the FOMC, which suggests little prospect of a near-term rate hike...

Oil in Global Economy Series: Producers Need to Focus on India, Prize of Next Decade India topped the list of world’s best performing economy this year, taking over China in growth rate...

FXWIREPRO Short Term Outlook: Euro Likely to Reach 1.16 Against Dollar All those, who would like to long Euro but still struggling to find a suitable entry, well today seems to be the day for you. Today Euro cleared above recent high and touched new six month high against Dollar around 1...

AUD/USD Dumped Heavily as Risk-off Returns, Near 0.7550 AUD/USD shaved-off gains and plummeted sharply in the European session, as risk-aversion returned to markets as the oil prices as well as the European equities turned into the red zone. AUD/USD fails near daily R1 at 0...

Russian Bonds Mixed on World Bank Report, Firm Oil Prices The Russian bonds traded mixed on Thursday after World Bank cuts Russia growth forecasts and sees 1.9% GDP fall in 2016...