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The euro was the worst performer among its major peers on Monday after German negotiations to form a coalition government broke down during the weekend. Consequently, the dollar index jumped on the news, but the yen might attract investors’ attention this week as the future of the US tax overhaul is still unclear. The German Chancellor, Angela […]

EURUSD is bearish in the short-term but is little changed in the big picture with little signs of a reversal in the underlying bull trend. The market is currently testing the 50-day moving average after breaking below the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level of the rise from 1.0820 to 1.2091. The intra-day bias is tilted to […]

Housing data out of the US and Canadian inflation numbers did manage to attract some attention during today’s trading though the tone for the day was set earlier with developments on the US political front – most notably a potential connection between the Trump campaign and Russia and progress on the tax story – getting […]

With few exciting data releases on the calendar next week, attention will likely drift to central bank speeches and meeting minutes, developments on the US tax reform front and the UK Autumn budget. RBA, ECB and Fed publish their minutes Three central banks will release the minutes of their recent monetary policy meetings: the Reserve […]

Watch our ”Weekly Forex Review and Outlook” to catch up on the past week’s main events and their impact on major currencies and also find out what important economic data will be coming up in the future. Related Posts:AUD/USD: Australian dollar remains under pressure April 16, 2024 The absence of significant macroeconomic reports from Australia […]

International organizations including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have been warning of dangerous debt levels in China. A debt crisis in the world’s second largest economy might seem like a frightening prospect for the rest of the world, however a closer look reveals that under the current state of affairs, one such […]

AUDNZD followed a downtrend from a 1½ -year high of 1.1288 reached on October 24 to a one-month low of 1.0986 on November 15. Currently, the pair is consolidating around 1.1120, but if the market fails to post a lower low, then the risk would shift to the upside. The technical indicators give bullish signals in the short-term. The […]

GBPJPY has a neutral bias in the short term and has been pivoting around the 149.00 level. Momentum is very weak in the market and this is indicated by the flat RSI. The 50 and 200-period moving averages on the 4-hour chart are converging and a bearish crossover is imminent. Near-term risk is tilted to […]

In Asian equities, the Japanese Nikkei 225 and Topix indices managed to extend yesterday’s gains though their advancing was subdued; the Nikkei added 0.2% and the Topix 0.1%. Both benchmarks rose by more than 1% earlier in the day, before retreating to stand only slightly higher on the day. Moreover, they are both lower on […]

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The dollar opened weaker on Friday in Asia on news that several officials from Trump’s campaign were subpoenaed for Russia-linked documents despite markets relief on the US tax story after lawmakers approved the tax plan in the House of Representatives. Consequently, investors turned risk-averse during the session, pushing the safe-haven assets higher. According to the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, […]

USDCAD has been in a consolidation phase during the last two weeks. The market is soft and is trapped between the 50 and 200-day moving averages. Trend signals are weak and momentum is neutral. The recent bullish bounce found resistance at the 50% Fibonacci of the decline from 1.3793 to 1.2061. Prices are currently pivoting […]

Major currencies were moving sideways during the European session on Thursday as investors were widely anticipating whether Republicans would pass their tax code in the House of Representatives later today. Economic releases out of the Eurozone, the US, the UK, and Canada were also in focus but had a moderate impact on the markets. The […]

EURAUD has posted a strong rally over the week, flying from 1.5081 to a five-month high of 1.5605 (+3.50%) on early Wednesday. However, the pair paused its steep uptrend soon after as the market became overbought, retracing the 23.6% Fibonacci level of the aforementioned upleg at 1.5480. The short-term bias in the four-hour chart remains bullish given that EURAUD is […]

NZDUSD has a bias that is tilted to the downside during the past week, with trend indicators supporting this view. A bearish crossover of the 20 with the 50-period moving average on the 4-hour chart and an RSI below 50 are indicators of weakness in the market. Looking at the broader picture, NZDUSD is in […]

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In Asia, major benchmarks were posting gains for the most part during today’s trading, putting a halt to losses from previous sessions. The Japanese Nikkei 225 and Topix indices added 1.5% and 1.0% respectively. All but one industry sector – energy – finished higher in the Topix, Japan’s broader gauge of equity performance. Hong Kong’s […]

Weakened prospects on the US tax reforms continued restricting the dollar’s gains in Asia despite Wednesday’s encouraging data cementing a third-rate hike this year, while a mixed employment report in Australia did little to support the aussie. On Wednesday, two Senate Republicans expressed their opposition to the tax plan, claiming that they would not support a plan which favours […]

USDJPY is in a broad neutral trend as the market remains trapped in a range between 108–114 during the past 8 months. In the short-term, the pair rose towards the upper end of the range but has found strong resistance and reversed back down from a high of 114.73. The bullish phase from 107.31 has […]

Following a disappointing report on Australian wage growth on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to give an outline on the state of the labor market at 0030GMT on Thursday. Unlike wage forecasts which projected a rise in earnings, analysts anticipate the economy to create fewer jobs in October, maintaining the unemployment and participation rates steady at their previous levels. If the […]

Markets remained in risk-off mode in European trading on Wednesday, with risk assets coming under pressure while safe-havens flourished. The US dollar extended its losses against the yen despite another batch of solid data out of the United States today. The euro rallied to a one-month high against the greenback, but the pound remained range-bound. […]

Inflation readings on Tuesday suggested that British pockets will remain squeezed ahead of the Christmas shopping season, as consumer prices continued growing steadily by 3.0% in October, potentially flagging another disappointing month for retailers. With Brexit negotiations trapped in a deadlock and British real wage growth showing no signs of a significant rise, annual retail sales in October are […]

EURJPY is neutral in the medium term but in a shorter time frame the pair is in a bullish phase. The market has been consolidating gains made after a rally took EURJPY to the mid-134 handle, the highest level since November 2015. Since the end of September, prices have been moving sideways in a range with […]

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On 9th December, XM will be hosting a seminar with free participation in Athens, Greece, where we look forward to welcoming online investors interested in learning about CFD trading on the MT5 platform. All those who join our seminar will receive a joint presentation of Avramis Despotis and Charalambos Spyridis on the concept and practical […]

Major Asian indices extended yesterday’s decline during today’s trading with some of them recording sizable losses. In Japan, The Nikkei 225 and the Topix fell by 1.6% and 2.0% respectively, further distancing themselves from last week’s multi-decade high closes. The Topix, which more broadly gauges Japanese equity performance, slid for the fifth straight day for […]

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