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Technical Analysis – GER 30 index possibly oversold in near-term; looking bearish in medium-term

Posted on March 5, 2018 at 11:55 am GMT

The Germany 30 index has managed to cross above the 12,000 handle – a level that may be of psychological importance – after previously falling as low as 11,729.50 during Monday’s trading and coming close to the one-year low of 11,691.60 that was recorded in early February. The bias in the short-term is looking bearish as indicated by the negatively aligned Tenkan- and Kijun-sen lines. The Chikou Span however might be pointing to an oversold market, rendering a rebound in [..]

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US Open Preview – Dollar bears retake control amid trade risks; European equities dragged by automakers

Posted on March 2, 2018 at 12:52 pm GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Dollar bears remained in charge during early European trading afternoon amid trade uncertainties spurred by the US President, Donald Trump, yesterday, who said that he would impose new hefty tariffs on steel (25%) and aluminum (10%) imports. Fears that these measures could trigger a trade war between the US and the rest of the global economy including the biggest world exporter China, who responded today saying that it will safeguard its interests if harmed by the [..]

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Technical Analysis – GER30 index forms a floor around 12000; bearish in short and medium-term

Posted on March 1, 2018 at 4:09 pm GMT

GER30, the blue-chip German index, touched a one-year low of 11691.60 on February 6 and since then has been forming a floor around the 12000 key area. The market has fiercely broken below its lower and higher-timeframe moving average lines and the Ichimoku cloud, signaling that a downtrend is underway. In the short-term, negative momentum could still persist according to the RSI. The RSI is currently moving downwards in bearish territory after its failed efforts to crawl above its neutral threshold [..]

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

Posted on February 28, 2018 at 12:46 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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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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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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US Open Preview – Euro pressured by political uncertainties; Canadian inflation in focus

Posted on February 23, 2018 at 11:43 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Euro/dollar was under pressure during early European trading, trading lower at 1.2302 (-0.22%) as uncertainties in the political front loomed in the background ahead of the Italian general election and the German’s polls on whether Merkel’s Conservatives will formally lead the government under a coalition agreement with their former coalition partners, the  SPD. Pound/dollar jumped to an intra-day high of 1.3993 (+0.14%). on hopes that the Bank of England would raise interest rates faster than [..]

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US Open Preview – Euro edges up ahead of ECB meeting minutes; European stocks ease

Posted on February 22, 2018 at 12:27 pm GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index deviated below ten-day highs reached earlier in the day, but remained 0.12% up on the day, last seen at 90.07. Yesterday, the FOMC meeting minutes spurred hopes that the Fed will hike rates four times this year, giving some lift to the dollar. Dollar/yen was struggling to gain ground, trading at 107.23 (-0.44%) as the weakness in stock markets continued to falter on the pair, with investors looking [..]

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US Open Preview – Pound faces headwinds as UK unemployment rate rises; Fed meeting minutes pending

Posted on February 21, 2018 at 12:00 pm GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Although British average earnings (excluding bonuses) in January appeared stronger than expected, reaching the highest growth in a year, pound/dollar eased to a one-week low of 1.3913 (-0.51%) as the unemployment rate rose surprisingly for the first time since June 2015 in the three months to December. In Brexit news, more than 60 Conservative members wrote a letter to the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, demanding a clean exit from the [..]

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