Dollar Index – bears crack pivotal support zone
The dollar index keeps bearish stance at the beginning of the week and cracks the upper boundary of pivotal 103.11/102.84 support zone (50% retracement of 99.20/107.03 rally / Nov 21 three-month low / weekly cloud base).
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Dollar Index – Consolidation to likely precede fresh weakness
The dollar index is holding in prolonged sideways mode and ranging between 200DMA (103.39) and 100DMA (104.02) in a holiday-thinned markets.
The bear-leg from a double top at 106.98/107.03) is taking a breather after 1.9% drop previous…
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USDJPY – recovery turns sideways between daily cloud top and psychological 150 barrier
USDJPY is holding within a narrow consolidation for the second consecutive, with quiet mode seen as a result of lower volumes on closure of US markets for Thanksgiving Day holiday.
Recent recovery from 147.15 (Nov 21 low of correction…
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German economy contracts in third quarter
Germany's economy contracted slightly in the third quarter, confirming an initial estimate of a 0.1% shrinkage. This signals a continuation of weak economic performance in the second half of the year following a challenging first six…
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Turkish central bank surprises markets by 500 basis points rate hike
Turkey's central bank surprised the markets by raising its policy rate by a larger-than-expected 500 basis points to 40%, bringing the total hike since June to 3150 basis points. Analysts had anticipated a 250 basis points increase.
The…
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Cable rises on better than expected UK PMI data
Bulls regained control on Thursday after better than expected UK PMI data (services and composite rose above 50 threshold which divides contraction from growth and manufacturing sector performed better than expected) brightened the outlook…
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Gold remains underpinned by weaker dollar but still facing strong headwinds from $2000 barrier
Gold remains constructive and holding near $2000 barrier on Thursday after Tue/Wed double failure to register daily close above this level.
Increased headwinds in this zone were anticipated, but shallow dips point to strong bids and keep…
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EURUSD – bulls are pausing for consolidation
EURUSD regained traction early Thursday and reduced downside risk, as two-day pullback was strongly rejected on Wednesday.
Technical studies are mixed on daily chart as bullish momentum is fading while moving averages remain in bullish…
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Oil price tumbles on OPEC news
WTI oil price was sharply down on Wednesday (4.1% until early US session), deflated by the news that OPEC+ group delayed their meeting scheduled for Nov 26 to Nov 30.
The cartel is widely expected to extend its supply cut into next year,…
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AUDUSD – consolidation likely to precede fresh push higher
AUDUSD is holding within a near-term sideways mode after larger rally stalled at strong resistance zone at 0.6582/87 (50% of 0.6894/0.6270 / 200DMA) but subsequent weakness was short-lived as Aussie dollar received fresh support from…
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