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European Open Preview – Dollar rally eases, looks to US jobs report for further impetus

Posted on May 3, 2019 at 8:07 am GMT

US dollar extends gains ahead of today’s nonfarm payrolls report Aussie hits 4-month low as odds rise of RBA rate cut next week Oil prices slump on oversupply concerns as US output continues to surge Dollar stands tall ahead of NFP report There was little to hold back the US dollar on Friday as recent solid US data and a not-so-dovish Fed have lessened the odds of a rate cut before the year-end. Investors sharply adjusted their rate cut bets [..]

European Open Preview – Dollar whipsaws after Fed; Pound holds firm ahead of BoE

Posted on May 2, 2019 at 8:05 am GMT

US dollar swings sharply after Powell tones down Fed’s dovish statement Hawkish Powell puts dent on equities rally Pound holds near highs ahead of Bank of England meeting as hopes rise May will agree to a customs union Rate cut bets ease after Powell’s press conference The Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold yesterday as expected and the dollar initially fell on the announcement as the FOMC statement highlighted the recent decline in inflation. However, the greenback quickly reversed [..]

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New Zealand employment to bounce back in Q1 but may fail to lift kiwi – Forex News Preview

Posted on April 30, 2019 at 2:57 pm GMT

Labour market indicators will be published in New Zealand on Wednesday at 10:45 local time (Tuesday, 22:45 GMT), in what will be the last major release before the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s policy meeting on May 8. With rate cut expectations running high, the New Zealand dollar is vulnerable to positive surprises in the data. Jobs growth expected to rebound In the prior release, the unemployment rate had unexpectedly shot higher from 4.0% to 4.3% in Q4 2018. Analysts [..]

Week Ahead – Fed, NFP, Eurozone GDP and BoE to inject life into subdued FX markets

Posted on April 25, 2019 at 11:52 am GMT

After a lacklustre couple of weeks for foreign exchange markets, trading volumes are expected to return to somewhat more normal levels over the next seven days with plenty of risk events on the horizon. But with many European markets shut on Wednesday for Labour Day and Japan closed for the entire week, liquidity might still be in short supply. The US currency and economy will remain at the fore as the Federal Reserve holds a policy meeting and the all-important [..]

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Technical Analysis – NZDUSD on a free fall near 3-month low; bearish bias

Posted on April 25, 2019 at 10:37 am GMT

NZDUSD is continuing last week’s bounce, posting a new three-month low of 0.6580 and at the same time is in progress to confirm another lower low in the short-term. The short-term bias looks negative as prices are developing beneath the Ichimoku cloud and the 20- and 40-simple moving averages (SMAs). The MACD keeps losing ground below its trigger line, while the RSI seems to be flat in the oversold area. Should the price strengthen its bearish momentum, the 0.6560 support [..]

European Open Preview – King dollar returns as investors flee euro, loonie

Posted on April 25, 2019 at 8:08 am GMT

Dollar index soars to 2-year high as euro, commodity currencies suffer BoC remains on hold but abandons rate-hike bias; loonie drops BoJ commits to low rates until 2020 but yen snoozes ‘King dollar’ returns as euro and antipodeans lose their shine The world’s reserve currency advanced across the board on Wednesday, with the dollar index soaring to 2-year highs, even without any US-specific catalyst. Instead, the greenback capitalized on weakness in other major currencies, most notably in the euro, aussie, [..]

European Open Preview – BoC may disappoint bears; US stocks hit records

Posted on April 24, 2019 at 7:53 am GMT

Bank of Canada may not be as dovish as markets expect today US stocks close at new record highs on blockbuster earnings Dollar rallies amid demand for US equities Aussie suffers after disappointing CPIs fuel rate-cut bets BoC: Cautious, but less than markets expect The main event today will be the Bank of Canada (BoC) policy decision at 14:00 GMT. No change in policy is expected, so price action will depend on the language of the accompanying statement, the updated [..]

European Open Preview – Earnings season fires up; aussie retreats

Posted on April 23, 2019 at 7:55 am GMT

Nasdaq 100 at record highs ahead of key earnings Aussie pulls back ahead of inflation data early on Wednesday Sterling retreats as PM May prepares to stave off another ‘Tory rebellion’ Nasdaq 100 cruises to record highs as earnings season fires up Markets remained quiet on Monday, with moves in both currencies and equities being muted overall and the spotlight remaining on oil prices instead. US stocks ended mostly in the green, with gains in the energy sector offsetting losses [..]

European Open Preview – Oil jumps as US ‘tightens the screws’ on Iran

Posted on April 22, 2019 at 7:53 am GMT

Oil soars as US prepares to impose full sanctions on Iran Currencies enter holiday lull Loonie eyes BoC policy meeting on Wednesday Oil jumps as US ‘tightens the screws’ on Iran Energy markets came back to the forefront on Monday, following reports that Washington is set to announce that all Iranian oil exports will soon face ‘full’ sanctions, ending the waivers it had granted previously to key customers of Iran, like China, Japan, and India. Oil prices surged to fresh [..]

European Open Preview – Dollar powers ahead on strong US data; euro stumbles

Posted on April 19, 2019 at 8:07 am GMT

US dollar and Wall Street lifted by solid economic data and earnings But euro, pound, aussie and kiwi turn lower on Eurozone woes, resurgent dollar Thin liquidity expected today as many markets closed for Good Friday US recession fears ebb after retail sales bounce Dollar bulls made a comeback on Thursday after retail sales in the US unexpectedly surged in March and weekly jobless claims fell to their lowest in nearly half a century. The data once again highlighted the [..]

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