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US Open Preview – Pound rebounds to 1-week highs ahead of BoE rate decision; oil reaches fresh peaks

Posted on May 10, 2018 at 10:58 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Sterling recovered earlier losses ahead of the BoE rate decision later today, bouncing up to a 1-week high of  $1.3616 (+0.46%) despite data on the UK’s industrial production and the trade deficit coming in worse than expected and shedding a dark cloud around the country’s economic outlook. The euro gained some ground, rising to $1.1882 (+0.28%), while the dollar eased to 109.62 (-0.09%) against the yen. However, rising long-term US Treasury yields continued to underpin the greenback at a time of increasing geopolitical risks [..]

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US Open Preview – Safe havens gain little despite rising Iran-US tensions; RBNZ rate decision next

Posted on May 9, 2018 at 11:07 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Safe-haven currencies did not gain much after Trump announced the withdrawal of the US from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and expressed his plans to impose stricter sanctions on the country. Although investors were worried that political tensions between Europe, the US, and the Middle East could escalate, they did not increase their stakes on safe-haven investments much. Instead, they remained optimistic on the dollar as they are widely expecting the Fed to proceed with further monetary tightening later this [..]

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US Open Preview – Dollar index breaks 93 key-level ahead of Trump’s nuclear decision

Posted on May 8, 2018 at 11:18 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The euro extended its losses against the dollar early in the European session as investors shorted their positions on the currency amid uncertainties surrounding the Eurozone’s economic performance, sending euro/dollar to a fresh 4-month low of 1.1870 (-0.41%). Pound/dollar was also on the back foot, slipping to 1.3509 (-0.35%) after the British Halifax house price index fell by more than expected on a monthly basis. Brexit risks were pressuring the pair as [..]

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US Open Preview – Euro under pressure as economic confidence fades

Posted on May 7, 2018 at 11:32 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The demand for greenback remained strong early in the European session, supported by rising confidence that the Fed, unlike its major counterparts, would keep pace with its stimulus reduction plans despite Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report showing wages growing less than expected. However, risks of a global trade war continued to hang in the background as trade talks between the US and Chinese negotiating teams last week failed to strike a deal. The [..]

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Technical Analysis – GER 30 index rises to 3-month high; positive but possibly overbought

Posted on May 7, 2018 at 10:18 am GMT

The Germany 30 index has climbed considerably since late March and after coming close to revisiting the 15-month low of 11,691.60 recorded in early February. Earlier on Monday, the index touched a three-month high of 12,889.50. The Tenkan-sen and Kijun-sen lines are positively aligned, supporting the case for a bullish bias in the short term. The Chikou Span, though, may be hinting to an overbought market, the implication being that a pull-back in the near term is not to be [..]

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US Open Preview – Greenback firms as markets await US employment data

Posted on May 4, 2018 at 11:20 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength versus six major currencies, edged higher by 0.20% during the European session to 92.55, approaching the four-month high of 92.63 reached on Wednesday. Euro/dollar remained under selling pressure after Eurozone’s retail sales and final services PMI figures were weaker than expected, slipping by 0.23%. Meanwhile, dollar/yen retreated to 109.05 (-0.08%), with the focus remaining on whether US jobs data will provide the spark for [..]

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US Open Preview – Euro, pound lose momentum after data misses

Posted on May 3, 2018 at 11:31 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar continued to move lower during the early European session, deviating further below the 3-month high of 110.02 versus the yen reached during Wednesday’s European trading. Specifically, dollar/yen retreated to 109.49 (-0.32%), a day after the FOMC left interest rates unchanged. The accompanying statement acknowledged that inflation is close to target, signaling that policymakers would accept inflation surpassing the 2.0% target. However, a drop of a statement highlighting the [..]

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US Open Preview – Dollar treads water ahead of FOMC rate decision; European stocks up

Posted on May 2, 2018 at 10:55 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar managed to pare some losses against the Japanese yen made after it touched a 3-month high of 109.91 earlier in the day, rising to 109.83 (-0.02%). The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength versus six major currencies, managed to hit a 4-month high of 92.56 on Tuesday, peaking above the 200-day moving average for the first time in a year but today the index was slightly lower at 92.36 [..]

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US Open Preview – Dollar enjoys gains ahead of core PCE inflation

Posted on April 30, 2018 at 11:57 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength versus six major currencies, edged up to 91.76 (+0.25%) during the early European afternoon, heading towards the 3 ½ -month high of 91.90 reached on Friday. Dollar/yen also climbed higher to touch an intra-day high of 109.29 ahead of the release of the core PCE index later today. On Wednesday, the Fed will announce its rate decision, while the famous Nonfarm payrolls will bring further volatility [..]

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US Open Preview – Pound dives to 2-month lows on UK GDP growth miss; US GDP growth next

Posted on April 27, 2018 at 11:46 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Dollar bulls were set to win another battle for the fifth week mainly on the face of rising Treasury yields and in the absence of negative trade headlines. Geopolitical risks eased further as well after the North and South Korean leaders signed on Friday a declaration to end the war between the regions and confirmed their common prospects to denuclearize the Korean peninsula ahead of a crucial meeting between the North Korean leader and [..]

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