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European Open Preview – Dollar declines on tariffs decision; Theresa May’s Brexit speech eyed

Posted on March 2, 2018 at 8:49 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar declined versus a basket of currencies on Thursday after previously rising to a six-week high. Negative momentum for the US currency, which came on the back of a trade tariff decision by the US administration, is carrying through into today’s trading, with losses being limited though. STOCKS: US markets experienced another day of sharp declines on Thursday, as worries over President Trump’s new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports amplified [..]

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Technical Analysis – USDCAD holds around 2-month high; bullish bias but possibility of overstretched rally

Posted on March 2, 2018 at 7:29 am GMT

USDCAD has advanced considerably to a more than a 2-month high of 1.2895 during Thursday’s session, however, it ended the day slightly above its opening level. The price posted the fourth straight bullish day and the aggressive positive rollercoaster started after the rebound on 1.2460 support level. The short-term momentum indicators seem to be in agreement with the positive scenario. Technically, in the daily timeframe, the MACD oscillator is rising with strong momentum above its trigger and zero lines, while the [..]

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US Open Preview – Dollar holds strong ahead of Powell’s Senate speech; European equities in the red

Posted on March 1, 2018 at 12:42 pm GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Investors were in a sell mode against the pound during early European afternoon as the cloud around the Brexit story was getting larger following May’s unexpected rejection of the legal draft Brexit treaty published yesterday. Pound/dollar crawled further down to touch a fresh six-week low at 1.3726 (-0.16%). Euro/dollar also weakened towards six-week lows, inching down to 1.2185 (-0.07%) as hawkish monetary prospects in the US increased the gap between the US-EU [..]

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Canadian GDP figures on the horizon as loonie falls to multi-week low – Forex News Preview

Posted on March 1, 2018 at 10:26 am GMT

Canada will see the release of Q4 2017 as well as December GDP figures on Friday at 1330 GMT. Quarterly annualized growth figures are projected to show an improvement after Q3’s slump in economic activity, while monthly figures are anticipated to show that expansion eased during the last month of the year. Market participants may assign greater weight on the numbers that would otherwise have been the case, given that they will be released a few days before the Bank [..]

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European Open Preview – Dollar hits 6-week high ahead of Powell; trade tariffs and key US data eyed

Posted on March 1, 2018 at 8:58 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar recorded a six-week high versus a basket of currencies ahead of Fed chief J. Powell’s hearing before the Senate Banking Committee and key data out of the US. The aforementioned high came mostly on the back of gains from previous days though, as the dollar index was little changed on the day. STOCKS: US markets closed lower once again yesterday, ending February on an uncertain note. The Dow Jones [..]

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US Open Preview – Pound slips on cautious Barnier; European stocks drag lower

Posted on February 28, 2018 at 12:47 pm GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index held onto gains during early European afternoon as investors’ optimism that the Fed would raise rates more than three times this year heightened further after Powell’s major testimony in front of the House Financial Committee yesterday. Jerome Powell, the new Fed boss, reiterated that the US economy is on a healthy track and a normalization of the monetary policy is needed to avoid an overheating economy – acknowledging the [..]

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European Open Preview – Powell’s comments breathe life back into the dollar; eurozone inflation eyed

Posted on February 28, 2018 at 8:50 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index – which tracks the greenback’s performance against a basket of six major currencies – traded almost unchanged on Wednesday, after posting significant gains earlier on Tuesday as the new Fed Chair Jerome Powell appeared quite optimistic on the US’ growth outlook in his testimony before Congress. STOCKS: US markets posted notable losses yesterday, as the upbeat remarks of the new Fed chief enhanced expectations for higher interest rates. The S&P 500 [..]

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US Open Preview – Major pairs cautious ahead of Powell’s key testimony; European equities head lower

Posted on February 27, 2018 at 12:50 pm GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Major currencies were trading flat during early European afternoon as investors were waiting for the new Fed chair, Jerome Powell, to make his first major appearance before the US Congress later today. Market watchers were cautious as any language tweaks could spur noise not only in forex markets but also in bond and stock markets as well. The dollar index which gauges the dollar’s strength against a basket of major currencies was [..]

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European Open Preview – Dollar falls though not by much; all eyes on Powell

Posted on February 27, 2018 at 8:45 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index was down by around 0.15% as market attention was firmly on Fed chief Jerome Powell’s testimony before Congress. STOCKS: The Japanese Nikkei 225 and Topix indices rallied to finish the day higher by 1.1% and 0.9% respectively, pushing Japanese equities to their highest in three weeks. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, however, traded lower by 0.8%. At 0810 GMT, futures tracking the major European indices were broadly in the [..]

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US Open Preview – Dollar broadly weaker ahead of Powell’s testimony; Stoxx 600 hits 3-week high

Posted on February 26, 2018 at 12:33 pm GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar remained broadly weaker against a basket of currencies, with markets eagerly awaiting Jerome’s Powell congressional testimony for positioning on the US currency moving forward. Euro/dollar was 0.3% up and pound/dollar traded higher by 0.5%, hitting a 10-day high of 1.4069 earlier on Monday. Sterling was supported by hawkish-perceived comments by BoE Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden over the weekend, as well as the Labour party’s support for a customs union [..]

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