The US economy grew slightly above expectations in Q2
The US gross domestic product increased at 6.6% annualized rate in its second estimate for the second quarter, revised up from 6.5% expansion in July and slightly below consensus for 6.7% growth.
The economy expanded by 6.3% in the…
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Bulls face headwinds from daily cloud base
Cable eases from recovery high (1.3766) in European trading on Thursday, as three day rally faced headwinds on approach to daily cloud base (1.3795).
Daily studies have slightly improved but still lack firmer bullish signal, but weekly…
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EURCHF rises to one-week high on SNB intervention talks
The EURCHF cross rose to one-week high in early European session on Thursday, extending strong gains into second straight day.
The move was sparked by SNB intervention talks that pushed Swiss franc lower in the middle of risk aversion…
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Bulls are pausing and awaiting fresh signals from Jackson Hole event
The AUDUSD is holding within narrow consolidation on Wednesday, after Mon-Tue bounce retraced over a half of last week’s sharp bearish acceleration which hit a multi-month low at 0.7106.
Fresh bulls faced strong headwinds from falling…
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Brent price establishes above $70 mark, bulls expected to resume after consolidation
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Strong two-day rally on Monday and Tuesday (the contract was up 9.6%), which erased the most of Aug 12-20 steep fall, was capped by daily cloud base and bulls are taking a breather on Wednesday.
Fresh bulls started to…
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Extended sideways mode awaits fresh signals from Jackson Hole symposium
The USDJPY edged higher in European trading on Wednesday, just to return to the middle of the range that extends into six straight day.
Long shadows of daily candle of past few days signal strong indecision, as market awaits fresh…
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Near-term bias to remain negative while recovery is capped by pivotal Fibo barrier
The Euro standing at the back foot in early Wednesday’s trading after three-day recovery failed to break pivotal Fibo resistance at 1.1757 (38.2% of 1.1908/1.1664).
Near-term action is consolidating between Fibo barrier and 10 DMA (1.1733)…
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Recovery started to lose traction after hitting correction target
Last Friday’s hammer candle and Monday’s strong rebound (0.7% for the day) completed a reversal pattern on daily chart, but fresh gains started to show a signs of fatigue after hitting correction target at 1.3747 (Fibo 38.2% of…
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Dollar hits new multi-month high, set for the biggest monthly gains since early June
The dollar index extends gains into fifth straight day and hits new highest levels since early June on Friday.
Global risk aversion on growing fears over consequences of fresh spread of Delta variant which already caused new lockdowns in…
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British retail sales unexpectedly drop in July
UK retail sales fell by 2.5% in July, strongly disappointing expectations for 0.4% rise and against June’s downwardly revised figure to 0.2% from 0.5%.
July’s drop is the biggest since January when the country returned to lockdown, with…
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