EURUSD

Technical Analysis – EURUSD pulls back from 3-month top

Posted on June 4, 2020 at 11:00 am GMT

EURUSD is edging lower over the last four-hour sessions following the bounce off the three-month peak of 1.1256. The technical indicators are weakening in the positive areas. The MACD is slipping beneath the trigger line, while the RSI failed to hold above the 70 level and is approaching the neutral threshold of 50. Further declines could find immediate support at the 20-period simple moving average (SMA) currently at 1.1180, which holds slightly above the 1.1153 and the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement [..]

Could Nonfarm payrolls be a wake-up call for dollar bulls? – Forex News Preview

Posted on June 4, 2020 at 10:29 am GMT

The cocktail of violent protests across US major cities and a rising risk appetite upset the dollar and let other major currencies collect sizeable gains for more than a week now. On Friday at 12:30 GMT the famous nonfarm payrolls report may not be an ideal one, but it could add some floor under the buttered greenback if the data indicate that the worst of job losses is likely behind. The worst could be befind us The destructive protests, which have [..]

Daily Market Comment – Dollar steadies as stocks pause rally; euro eyes ECB stimulus

Posted on June 4, 2020 at 8:33 am GMT

Dollar regains some positive footing as risk rally eases Euro takes a breather ahead of ECB decision Oil pulls back amid doubts about OPEC+ extending output cuts Dollar fights to end losing streak as stocks lose steam The US dollar fought back on Thursday to retain its reign over FX markets, which has come under threat over the past week as rising optimism about the global economy recovering from the pandemic has revived risk assets. The dollar index, which measures [..]

Daily Market Comment – Dollar slumps as recovery hopes gather pace

Posted on June 3, 2020 at 8:38 am GMT

Increasing optimism of strong economic recovery pummel the dollar Yen loses shine too, but gold holds within range as US and China risks linger Loonie nears 3-month high as BoC and OPEC+ decisions eyed Markets shrug off US unrest, look to recovery After a brief scare on Tuesday, it didn’t take long for risk appetite to get back into full mode as investors largely ignored growing unrest in the United States to instead focus on the increasing signs that a [..]

ECB set to expand pandemic stimulus but size and split views may hurt euro – Forex News Preview

Posted on June 2, 2020 at 2:17 pm GMT

The European Central Bank is widely expected to announce a ramping up of its pandemic emergency purchase program (PEPP) on Thursday at 11:45 GMT as the Eurozone economy slowly emerges from weeks of lockdown. But as the euro rallies on the prospect of a double dose of fiscal and monetary stimulus, a smaller-than-anticipated increase in the PEPP and signs of opposition to further policy easing may spoil the party. Pandemic stimulus to be boosted The ECB has been dropping strong [..]

Daily Market Comment – Hong Kong relief weighs on dollar and yen but gold lifted by US protests

Posted on June 1, 2020 at 8:33 am GMT

Trump’s mild response over Hong Kong sparks relief; stocks surge, dollar sags Aussie leads the gainers as RBA meeting not seen spoiling the rally But escalating protests across US pose new threat to recovery hopes; gold up Other risks also lurk as Brexit talks, ECB meeting and US jobs report ahead Trump refrains from tough Hong Kong sanctions Widespread relief in financial markets that President Trump stopped short of announcing damaging sanctions on China buoyed risk assets on the first [..]

Technical Analysis – EURUSD stretches bullish run near 2-month high

Posted on June 1, 2020 at 7:20 am GMT

EURUSD has been in a steep rally over the last four days, creating a new two-month peak around the 1.1145 resistance level. The price rebounded on the bullish crossover within the 20- and 40-day simple moving averages (SMAs), exiting from the short-term consolidation area and surpassing the flat 200-day SMA. Looking at the technical indicators, the MACD oscillator is climbing above the trigger and zero lines with strong momentum, while the RSI is heading towards the overbought levels, suggesting a [..]

Week Ahead – ECB, RBA, and BoC meetings ahead of nonfarm payrolls

Posted on May 29, 2020 at 1:12 pm GMT

The coming week is action-packed, with three central bank meetings, the resumption of critical Brexit talks, and the release of the US jobs report. The ECB looks primed to expand its QE program but paradoxically, that may not hurt the euro. Neither the Reserve Bank of Australia nor the Bank of Canada is unlikely to act – those currencies could be driven mainly by risk sentiment and US-China tensions. Meanwhile, although markets ignored scary economic data on the way down, [..]

Daily Market Comment – Stocks ease off ahead of Trump’s Hong Kong decision; dollar skids after Fed comments

Posted on May 29, 2020 at 8:18 am GMT

Stocks drift lower, yen edges up as markets await Trump’s response over Hong Kong But dollar hits 2½-month low on soaring euro and Fed hints of yield curve control Powell speech and US spending data also eyed later today Sino-US relations under strain Markets are bracing themselves for US President Trump’s press conference expected later today for his decision on what actions to take against China over Hong Kong. The Chinese parliament yesterday passed the controversial national security bill, which [..]

Daily Market Comment – Hong Kong tensions sink yuan but stocks yet to flinch

Posted on May 28, 2020 at 8:57 am GMT

Hong Kong’s special status with US under threat after Pompeo warning Yuan and Hong Kong shares under pressure but optimism prevails elsewhere Euro surges after European Commission proposes €750 billion rescue fund US and China heading for another clash Hong Kong looks set to lose the special status it enjoys with the United States on a range of areas, including trade, after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Trump administration no longer considers it to be autonomous from [..]

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