Consolidation after 0.66% fall to precede further weakness
The Euro remains in red and looks for retest of Wednesday’s low at 1.1140 (the lowest since mid-June 2017), posted after strong bearish acceleration which marked daily fall of 0.66%.
Wednesday’s break and eventual close below pivotal Fibo…
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Near-term focus turns lower after post-BoJ weakness
The USDJPY pair fell in Asia and extends weakness at the beginning of European session on Thursday after Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged and said it would keep ultra-low rates at least until Q1 2020.
The central bank also…
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Loonie falls further after BoC lowered tone / forecasts
The pair surged above 1.35 barrier, hitting levels last traded in early January, after Bank of Canada kept interest rates unchanged at 1.75% but changed rhetoric about need for future rate hikes and lowered its growth forecast for 2019.…
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WTI takes a breather after hitting fresh 2019 high
WTI oil price consolidates under new 2019 high at $66.58 (posted on Tuesday) as bulls started to reduce pace on reports that oil markets remain adequately supplied, despite sanctions on Iran and OPEC+ output reduction.
Surprise build of US…
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Tight ranges ahead of BoJ US GDP data
The pair holds within narrow range on Wednesday, as daily techs remain mixed and awaiting more signals from BoJ on Thursday and US GDP data on Friday.
Tuesday’s strong downside rejection at 111.65 (session low in Asia on Tuesday / Fibo…
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Bears face strong headwinds from key support zone
The Euro bounced back above 1.12 handle after dipping to 1.1194 on weaker than expected German Ifo data (99.2 vs 99.9 f/c) in early European trading on Wednesday.
Tuesday’s strong bounce from three-week low at 1.1192 and failure to close…
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Bears consolidate above new 2-mth low after eventual break below key 200SMA support
Cable hit new two-month low at 1.2914 on Wednesday, in extension of previous day’s strong fall, mainly driven by rallying dollar and soured sentiment on no substantial changes in stalled Brexit talks.
Tuesday’s break and close below key…
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Aussie pressures key 0.70 support on fresh acceleration after CPI miss
The Aussie dollar fell to new multi-week low at 0.7027 in Asia on Wednesday, down nearly 1% for the session after release of Australian inflation data.
Q1 CPI miss (q/q 0.0% vs 0.2% f/c; y/y 1.3% vs 1.5% f/c) increases risk of RBA rate cut…
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Extends weakness pressures key s/t supports
The Euro accelerated lower in mid-European / early US trading, coming under increased pressure on dollar’s rally across the board, as dollar bulls tighten grip.
Fresh weakness broke below pivotal support at 1.1226 (18 Apr higher low) and…
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Swiss franc falls sharply on Tuesday
The Swiss franc was sharply down and losing 0.76% for the day, until now, as renewed risk-on mode props the dollar.
The pair extends strong last week’s rally (up 1.33% for the week) and broke above 1.02 barrier for the first time since…
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