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Forex Market Review (Asian Session) – Kiwi jumps on jobs data; Dollar subdued ahead of FOMC

Posted on May 3, 2017 at 7:33 am GMT

The dollar was little changed against the yen and the euro as markets awaited the Federal Reserve to complete a two-day policy meeting later today. Many say it will be a non-event since the Fed is not expected to make any changes to interest rates and there will not be a press conference. But investors will look for any hints concerning a June rate hike in the statement that will be released. Markets are currently giving a fairly high probability [..]

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Technical Analysis – Gold bearish bias as it approaches the moving averages

Posted on May 3, 2017 at 7:01 am GMT

Gold is currently down from the day’s open though not by much. Should it continue declining, it could meet intra-day support at the 200- and 50-day moving averages (MAs). The RSI indicator is projecting a bearish short-term picture as it is currently at 45 – a level below the 50 neutral-perceived one. The 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level (March 10 – April 17 upleg) at 1256.83, which is at the moment in proximity to the current price level, might offer intra-day [..]

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Forex Market Review (European Session) – Strong UK manufacturing PMI boosts sterling; dollar at 1-½-month high versus the yen

Posted on May 2, 2017 at 2:52 pm GMT

The strong manufacturing PMI number out of the UK as well as economic releases out of the Eurozone, were among the highlights of the day in terms of data hitting the markets during today’s European session trading. Beyond these, geopolitics were once again an important factor affecting investor sentiment. The dollar index, measuring the greenback’s strength versus the currencies of six major trading partners, was up one-tenth of a percent and slightly above the 99 level during late European session [..]

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Forex Market Review (Asian Session) – Yen and gold softer; aussie fluctuates after RBA

Posted on May 2, 2017 at 7:23 am GMT

The yen and gold held losses as risk appetite picked up due to easing concerns over North Korea, which helped offset soft data from China today. US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would be willing to meet with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. Meanwhile, a tentative deal by the US Congress to avert a government shutdown eliminated another concern for the markets. Data out of China today showed softer-than-expected factory activity in the world’s second largest [..]

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Forex Market Review (Asian Session) – Dollar lower after Trump tax plan outline disappoints; euro steady ahead of ECB

Posted on April 27, 2017 at 7:38 am GMT

US Treasury yields turned lower and the dollar trimmed recent gains versus the yen, helping gold recover from a two-week low. US President Donald Trump made his tax plan announcement on Wednesday, which was viewed as lacking in detail, prompting a fall in the 10-year US Treasury yield to 2.30%, moving off a two-week high of 2.35% reached on Wednesday. Against the yen, the dollar is lower from the near one-month high of 111.77 yen hit on Wednesday, trading just [..]

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Forex Market Review (Asian Session) – Aussie hurt by miss on inflation; yen weakens while euro hits new 5½-month high

Posted on April 26, 2017 at 7:50 am GMT

The aussie weakened after Australian inflation data missed forecasts. Risk appetite continued to pressure safe havens like the yen and gold. The euro was supported by the euphoria of the outcome of round one of the French elections. Australia reported that its headline inflation rose to an annualized rate of 2.1% in Q1, pushing it into the Reserve Bank of Australia’s target band of 2 to 3% for the first time since the September quarter of 2014. However, the result [..]

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Forex Market Review (European Session) – Euro still buoyed by Macron win; Loonie under pressure from Trump

Posted on April 25, 2017 at 3:01 pm GMT

Markets remained in risk-on mood in European trading on Tuesday with the euro nudging further upwards against most of its major peers, while the safe-haven yen extended its declines. European and US equities also continued to make gains on the back of Sunday’s French election result where the centrist Emmanuel Macron became the frontrunner to win the second round on May 7. The euro was pushing towards fresh highs against the US dollar as it powered ahead to hit a [..]

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