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Japan Overall CPI Rises 0.3% On Year In February Overall nationwide consumer prices in Japan gained 0.3 percent on year in February, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday. That was in line with forecasts following the flat reading in January...

USD/JPY Spikes Towards 113.30/35 Resistance USD/JPY has seen strong buying interest in the first hour of Tokyo trade, in line with a rising Nikkei 225 , up 0.57% now, one of the few markets that remains open amid thin liquidity on Easter festivities...

USD/JPY: Taking on the Bears on 113 Handle USD/JPY, popping higher in the Tokyo open, was making a modest attempt towards the 113.00 level earlier, recovering from the 112...

Euro Declines Against Majors The euro drifted lower against its major counterparts in early New York deals on Thursday, as continued sell-off in commodities sapped demand for riskier assets, while a decline in Eurozone bond yields weighed...

US Stocks Appear on Track for Third Straight Loss US stocks fell in early trading as investors considered a possibility of an early rate hike amid weak economic data and falling oil prices. At the time of writing, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was down 0.48% or 83 points...

Fed’s Bullard - Fed is Going Up Very Slowly on Interest Rates Fed’s Bullard is back on the wires extending his previous hawkish talk by saying the Fed is going up very slowly on interest rates...

Hawkish Bullard and Weak US Data Fail to Move Cable Hawkish comments from Bullard and weak US data may have pushed USD/JPY lower, but failed to trigger a major reaction in the GBP/USD pair, which continues to trade largely unaffected above 1.41 handle...

USD/CAD Challenges Highs Near 1.33, Oil Plummets The greenback remains on a firmer footing vs. its Canadian neighbour on Thursday, now lifting USD/CAD to fresh peaks in the 1.3280/85 band...

Gold Recovers Losses, but Hawkish Fed Speak Caps Gains Gold managed to recovery losses, but is having a hard time turning positive on the day as Fed’s Bullard joined “rate hike could happen sooner” bandwagon. Hovers around $1220/Oz Prices recovered from the one-month low of $1212...

EUR/USD Muted Post-US PMI, Around 1.1160 Nothing new around EUR/USD following today’s Services PMI in the US economy, keeping the negative ground in the 1.1160/50 band so far. EUR/USD now looks to US Q4 GDP The pair kept the composure after flash US Services PMI has returned above the 50...

ECB Says Eurozone's Moderate Recovery Damped By External Developments Euro area economic recovery is set to continue at a moderate pace as global concerns such as the emerging market slowdown and a stronger euro weaken prospects for stronger expansion, the European Central Bank said in its latest...

U.S. Durable Goods Orders Fall Slightly Less Than Expected In February After reporting a significant rebound in new orders for U.S...

Singapore Finmin Sees Slower Growth; Unveils Industry Transformation Programme Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said the economy faces strong headwinds from the weakness in the global economy but there is no reason to be overly pessimistic...

U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Show Modest Increase First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits saw a modest increase in the week ended March 19th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday...

Dollar Slides After Durable Goods Orders, Jobless Claims Data The U.S. durable goods orders for February and jobless claims for the week ended March 19 have been released at 8:30 am ET Thursday. After these data, the greenback slipped against its key counterparts. The greenback was trading at 1...

Turkish Lira Slides To 8-day Low Against U.S. Dollar After Turkey Rate Cut The Turkish Lira lost ground against the U.S...

British Retail Sales Drop As Cold Weather Dampens Clothing Demand U.K. retail sales declined at a slower than expected pace in February after recording the fastest growth in more than two years, as poor weather delayed clothing purchases. Retail sales volume dropped 0...

Gold Drops Near $1220 Ahead Of Durable Goods Gold futures continued to turn lower Thursday morning as a stronger U.S. dollar hurt most commodities. Traders will be keeping an eye on a flurry of US economic data in hopes of clarity on whether the Federal Reserve will soon raise interest rates...