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Technical Analysis Australia 200 – Continues to Retreat Under 5500
July 10th, 2014
Technical Analysis Australia 200 for Thursday, July 10, 2014 The question of whether or not the Australia 200 Index be able to maintain its break through the key resistance level at 5500 was answered a couple of days ago ...
Technical Analysis AUD/USD – Runs Into Resistance at 0.9425 Again
July 10th, 2014
Technical Analysis AUD/USD for Thursday, July 10, 2014 The Australian dollar has started this week well slowly edging higher and regaining some of the lost ground from late last week which saw it drop two a two week low ...
Stagflation for HSBC Means Russian Ruble Seen Weakening
July 9th, 2014
The weakest pace of economic growth in five years combined with the fastest inflation (RUCPIYOY) in three are prompting the most-accurate ruble forecaster to predict steeper declines for the currency. The ruble will fall 9.2 percent to 37.50 by ...
U.S. Treasury Prices Rally on Weak Equities
July 9th, 2014
U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday after the U.S. government’s auction of 3-year Treasury notes, the first of three debt auctions this week. The Treasury Department auctioned $27 billion in three-year notes at a high yield of 0.992 percent, ...
Technical Analysis USD/JPY: Yen Strengthens Ahead of FOMC Minutes
July 8th, 2014
Technical Analysis for USD/JPY USD/JPY continues to post losses on Tuesday, as the pair trades in the mid-101 range late in the North American session. There are no major releases on today’s schedule. In Japan, Economy Watchers Sentiment fell short ...
EUR/USD: Listless as German Trade Balance Improves
July 8th, 2014
EUR/USD is showing little movement on Tuesday, as the pair trades just below the 1.36 line. There are no major releases on today’s schedule. In the Eurozone, German Trade Balance posted a wider surplus, as the indicator hit an ...
Australian dollar lifts to 3-day high on confidence boost
July 8th, 2014
The Australian dollar rose to a three-day high today as improved domestic business confidence data sparked a further recovery after it hit a two-week low last week. National Australia Bank’s Business Confidence Index rose a point to positive eight ...
GBP Is A Bad Apple While Dollar Is Squeezed
July 8th, 2014
Not the ideal start to a week where many expected more enthusiasms being expressed across the various asset classes, especially after last week’s stronger US employment headline print. Maybe the market is priming itself for the summer doldrums? The ...
Europe’s Debt Wish
July 8th, 2014
Eurozone leaders continue to debate how best to reinvigorate economic growth, with French and Italian leaders now arguing that the eurozone’s rigid “fiscal compact” should be loosened. Meanwhile, the leaders of the eurozone’s northern member countries continue to push ...
FX Volatility Remains Low, says Deutsche Bank
July 8th, 2014
Volatility in the foreign-exchange market will stay near quarter-century lows this summer before a potential late-year “shock,” according to Deutsche Bank AG’s Alan Ruskin. “The market is extremely complacent and we will get some sort of shock, probably in ...