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US Open Preview– Dollar index tumbles to 3-month low; FTSE at fresh record highs

Posted on December 29, 2017 at 11:21 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index stretched its downtrend toward a fresh three-month low of 92.34 (-0.26%) as investors stood less confident on the outlook of the US economy, while gains in the euro and the pound pressured the index even further. Euro/dollar hit a three-month high of 1.1986 (+0.33%) and pound/dollar (+0.41%) surged to a three-week high of 1.3511. The kiwi, the aussie and the loonie drifted higher relative to the greenback to levels last seen in October. STOCKS: [..]

Special Report – Canadian dollar : As good as it gets?

Posted on December 29, 2017 at 10:02 am GMT

The Canadian currency outperformed most of its major peers in 2017. Whether that will continue or reverse in 2018 is likely to depend on monetary policy, the evolution of oil prices, and developments in the NAFTA negotiations. With the market having already priced in a significant degree of monetary tightening, and with oil prices likely to struggle to advance much further from current levels, the loonie may require a fresh positive catalyst to draw support from in order to continue [..]

European Open Preview – Dollar hits fresh one-month low; oil rises to highest since mid-2015

Posted on December 29, 2017 at 8:33 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar traded marginally lower against a basket of major currencies, touching its lowest level since late November. STOCKS: Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed lower, albeit by less than 0.1%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up by nearly 0.3%. Futures tracking the Euro Stoxx 50 were up 0.2%, while those tracking the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq were all higher by roughly 0.1%. The Dow yesterday finished at an all-time [..]

Week Ahead – Beleaguered dollar eyes first US jobs report of 2018; December PMIs in focus

Posted on December 28, 2017 at 4:32 pm GMT

Markets will begin to get back to normal in the first week of 2018 following the Christmas and New Year breaks. PMI surveys will dominate the economic calendar, but traders will likely be most looking forward to the US nonfarm payrolls report to inject much needed life into the lacklustre US dollar. The coming week will start a little early, on Sunday, as China releases the official manufacturing and non-manufacturing PMIs. The manufacturing PMI is forecast to ease slightly to [..]

Technical Analysis – USDCAD loses some ground; records 2-month low

Posted on December 28, 2017 at 10:29 am GMT

USDCAD extended its losses as the Canadian dollar posted a bullish rally. The pair is falling for the sixth straight trading day and has plummeted more than 2% since December 20. Additionally, the price recorded a new 2-month low at 1.2604 during the European session and slipped beneath the narrow range with an upper boundary at 1.2915 and a lower boundary at 1.2665 in Wednesday’s session. The range was holding in the last two months and after the drop, the price is testing the 100-day simple [..]

Technical Analysis – Outlook 2018: USDCAD in long-term upward reversal; further short-term bearish correction before gains

Posted on December 28, 2017 at 10:15 am GMT

USDCAD has been developing within a rounding bottom pattern since 2009 until the end of 2015. Rounding bottom is a reversal pattern and as the previous trend was a downtrend, the expectation is for a rising movement on a long-term basis. During January 2016, the pair recorded a fresh 13-year high at 1.4690 and then started a retracement to the downside with a new 2-year low at 1.2040. Remaining on the monthly chart, the next resistance to have in mind [..]

US Open Preview– Commodity currencies strengthen; dollar weakens ahead of data

Posted on December 27, 2017 at 11:54 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: A strong rally in metal and oil prices on Tuesday continued to support the loonie, the aussie and the kiwi against the dollar during early European trading hours on Wednesday. The aussie and the kiwi hit fresh two-month highs at $0.7768 (+0.53%) and $0.7073 (0.50%) respectively, while dollar/loonie extended its downleg towards a three-week low at 1.2650 (-0.30%). The euro rose to an intra-day high of $1.1890 (0.25%) and the pound reached a one-week high of $1.3413 (+0.25%). [..]

European Open Preview – Dollar hits 3-week low as commodity currencies gain ground

Posted on December 27, 2017 at 8:31 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index continued retreating, recording a three-week low. Meanwhile, commodity currencies, including the loonie, aussie and the kiwi, were posting multi-week highs versus the greenback. STOCKS: The Nikkei 225 closed 0.1% higher. The Hang Seng was down by 0.1%, while the Shanghai Composite lost 0.9%. Euro Stoxx 50 futures traded higher by 0.1% at 0728 GMT, with Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 contracts all being roughly flat. COMMODITIES: WTI [..]

US Open Preview – Euro cautious on Catalonia; Spanish stocks face headwinds

Posted on December 22, 2017 at 12:16 pm GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The euro remained around Friday’s lows as investors were worried that tensions between Madrid and Catalonia would escalate after regional elections on Thursday gave a narrow majority to secessionists. The euro stood against the dollar at 1.1851 (-0.19%) while versus the pound it slipped to 0.8856 (-0.05%) after final British Q3 GDP growth readings came in higher than expected on a yearly basis. Pound/dollar approached the 1.34 key level in the wake [..]

European Open Preview – Catalan vote pressures euro; US core PCE awaited

Posted on December 22, 2017 at 8:48 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar traded slightly higher versus a basket of currencies and further above a two-week low hit earlier in the week. Despite this, it was still on track to record a weekly loss. The euro was down, though it recovered to a significant extent earlier losses after the results from Catalonia’s regional elections showed a victory for pro-independence forces. STOCKS: The Japanese Nikkei 225 and Topix indices finished the day higher [..]

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