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Week Ahead – Eurozone PMIs and Japanese inflation due; Jackson Hole summit, trade updates & Turkey could steal the show

Posted on August 17, 2018 at 11:59 am GMT

Upcoming releases in the next seven days are pointing to a relatively quiet August week. Among the few stand-out readings are flash PMI prints out of the eurozone, Japanese inflation figures and US capital goods orders. In addition, the minutes relating to the Federal Reserve and Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest meetings will be made public next week. Despite a mostly light calendar, comments out of central bankers gathering for the Jackson Hole Symposium, as well as global trade & [..]

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US Open Preview – Euro bounce fades; Canadian inflation prints pending

Posted on August 17, 2018 at 10:59 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index – which gauges the greenback’s strength against six major currencies – remained negative (-0.10%), though it pared most of its earlier losses, aided by a return of risk-off tones in markets. Dollar/yen moved down by 0.33% and held below the bearish cross of the 20- and 40-day simple moving averages (SMAs). In the euro area, the annual inflation rate was confirmed at 2.1% in July, above June’s 2.0%. Euro/dollar [..]

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European Open Preview – Risk appetite recovers amid trade optimism; Canadian inflation eyed

Posted on August 17, 2018 at 7:36 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar index is lower by a modest 0.11% on Friday, extending some of the losses it recorded in the previous session, pressured by a recovery in broader risk sentiment. Likewise, the Japanese yen retreated across the board yesterday as well. Meanwhile, the British pound still hovers near its recent multi-month lows, largely unable to draw support from strong UK data yesterday, as the uncertainty stemming from the Brexit negotiations is casting [..]

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US Open Preview – Pound shrugs off stronger retail sales as Brexit talks resume

Posted on August 16, 2018 at 11:15 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Investors continued to look for riskier assets early in the European session on hopes that US-Sino trade tensions could deescalate following Beijing’s willingness to hold trade talks with the US later in August. Dollar/yen inched up to 110.90 (+0.15%), while the dollar index which gauges the greenback’s strength against six major currencies turned slightly lower to 96.59 (-0.11%) as trade hopes shifted some demand towards the euro. Still, trade stats out [..]

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European Open Preview – Hopes for US-China trade negotiations boost sentiment; Brexit talks and key data on the agenda

Posted on August 16, 2018 at 7:46 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar index is lower by a little over 0.2% on Thursday, pulling back after touching a new 13-month high in the previous session, aided by risk aversion and encouraging US retail sales prints. The Japanese yen is also on the retreat, after news that the US and China will hold another round of trade talks in late August curbed demand for haven assets. STOCKS: Wall Street closed in the red on Wednesday, as [..]

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European Open Preview – Yen advances as Turkish turmoil intensifies

Posted on August 13, 2018 at 8:02 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar index is practically unchanged on Monday, after touching its highest level in more than a year on Friday. The haven-perceived yen is the strongest among its peers today, benefiting from concerns over the situation in Turkey and its potential repercussions. The euro and sterling, meanwhile, are both on the back foot. As for the Turkish lira, it touched a new all-time low of 7.21 per dollar earlier today. [..]

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Week Ahead – Pound looks to UK data to halt slide; US retail sales and Aussie jobs coming up too

Posted on August 10, 2018 at 12:51 pm GMT

Economic releases will heat up in the coming week with monthly data on inflation, employment and retail sales certain to keep some traders busy as many head off for their summer holidays. Central bank meetings will take a backseat, though the week will not be totally absent of policy announcements as the Norges Bank meets to decide on rates. Australian employment in focus for the aussie The Australian dollar hit its lowest since January 2017 of 0.7278 this past week, [..]

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European Open Preview – Dollar demand an unstoppable force; US inflation & UK GDP on the agenda

Posted on August 10, 2018 at 8:05 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar index is higher by 0.63% on Friday, extending the significant gains it posted in the previous session and touching a new 13-month high. The euro and the pound are the main underperformers, both posting fresh multi-month lows against the greenback. The yen, meanwhile, remains firm amid risk-off tones. In EM, dollar/lira briefly broke above the 6.000 handle, with the pair being up by nearly 7.0% earlier in the [..]

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US Open Preview – Dollar holds moderate gains versus yen before Japan’s flash GDP growth release

Posted on August 9, 2018 at 11:37 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Sterling managed to rebound against the US dollar on Thursday, after it touched its lowest level in almost a year (+0.08%) on the back of growing worries of a no-deal Brexit, while euro/pound fell by 0.15%, dropping back below the 11-month high it posted earlier and the 0.90 handle. The rise in the pound occurred after a report stated that EU members are considering a Brexit deal that would allow the UK to remain in the single market for goods. [..]

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Technical Analysis – EURGBP hits 10-month high; RSI overbought

Posted on August 8, 2018 at 2:06 pm GMT

EURGBP has risen sharply from its lowest since around mid-July of 0.8854 touched last week. Earlier on Wednesday it posted a 10-month high of 0.9016, while it is currently trading not far below that zenith. The positively aligned Tenkan- and Kijun-sen lines are acting as a testament to the bullish momentum, though the Chikou Span may be hinting to an overbought market; a correction to the downside in the near-term is not to be ruled out. The RSI, which continues [..]

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