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EUR/USD May 24 – German Strength Enough for Double TopEUR/USD received a boost from the better than expected German IFO Business Climate. This was enough to send the...on May 24, 2013 15:46
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Durable Goods Orders Exceed Expectations – Market Getting Ready for HolidayUS Durable goods for the month of April at 3.3%, more than double the consensus forecast of 1.5%. The key driver...on May 24, 2013 15:22 -
Forex Analysis: AUD/USD Declines to Major SupportMay 24, 2013 – AUD/USD (daily chart) has consolidated after its swift decline to major support around the 0.9650...on May 24, 2013 11:59 -
Yen detachmentUSD: Durable goods data is always a bit of a roller-coaster and coming on a Friday, could inspire more volatility...on May 24, 2013 10:21
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Central bank actions shake up currency markets
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EURUSD: Downtrend Continuation to 1.2700-Elliott WaveEURUSD made a three wave rally this week. This move has been expected in wave 4, but now the pair is already turning...on May 23, 2013 10:46 -
EUR/USD: Trading the German Ifo Business Climate IndexThe German Ifo Business Climate is a monthly composite index of about 7,000 businesses, which are surveyed about...on May 23, 2013 09:37 -
Abenomics will accelerate Japan’s descent into financial crisisJapanese finance minister Akira Amari sounded warnings this week that the dramatic fall of JPY had gone far enough,...on May 22, 2013 19:09
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USD/JPY Outlook May 27-31
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EUR/USD Forecast May 27-31EUR/USD managed to recover an remain resilient in a week that saw a lot of turbulence. Can the euro remain stable...on May 25, 2013 15:00 -
Forex Weekly Outlook May 27-31The US dollar already reached new highs, but eventually retreated and corrected after two weeks of strong gains....on May 24, 2013 17:22 -
GBP/USD Outlook – May 20-24The pound‘s troubles continue, as the currency lost almost two cents against the US dollar this week. GBP/USD...on May 19, 2013 16:09
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AUD/USD Forecast May 20-24
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USD/CAD Outlook May 20-24USD/CAD posted strong gains at the end of the week, as the pair rose about 160 points last week. There are...on May 19, 2013 11:50 -
AUD/USD Forecast May 13-17The Australian dollar took a tumble, losing close to three cents against the US dollar this week. The pair dipped...on May 12, 2013 12:01 -
USD/CAD Outlook May 13-17USD/CAD was already very close to the parity line, but retreated on the dollar storm. Manufacturing Sales and inflation...on May 12, 2013 11:22
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USD/JPY Outlook May 27-31
To call the past week in USD/JPY “volatile” would certainly be an understatement. The pair reached new highs only to crash in erratic moves. Speeches by the governor of the BOJ, retail sales and inflation data are the main events this week. Here’s an outlook for the Japanese events and an updated technical analysis for USD/JPY. The 7.32%
EUR/USD Forecast May 27-31
EUR/USD managed to recover an remain resilient in a week that saw a lot of turbulence. Can the euro remain stable or will the talk about the next moves of the ECB weigh on the euro? German retail sales, inflation and employment data in Germany and the Eurozone are the main events this week .
Forex Weekly Outlook May 27-31
The US dollar already reached new highs, but eventually retreated and corrected after two weeks of strong gains. US Consumer Confidence, GDP, employment and housing data are the highlights on out calendar. Here is an outlook on the main market-movers awaiting us this week. The past week saw wild swings as the markets kept guessing
EUR/USD May 24 – German Strength Enough for Double Top
EUR/USD received a boost from the better than expected German IFO Business Climate. This was enough to send the pair above a minor resistance line, but not enough to break 1.30, for the second time this week – a double top. Euro/dollar could not hold on to the gains and drifted back lower. As the
Durable Goods Orders Exceed Expectations – Market Getting Ready for Holiday
US Durable goods for the month of April at 3.3%, more than double the consensus forecast of 1.5%. The key driver of this number looks to be growth in Aircraft manufacturing and non-defense capital goods such as computers and communications equipment. This number lends itself to Bernanke’s comments earlier this week and the idea that
Central bank actions shake up currency markets
After the relative calm of the last few months, we are entering a period of increasing volatility across the currency markets. As risk markets across the developed world have hit new record highs, the currency markets have traded sideways amidst the inertia, and, like waiting for a London bus, two significant announcements turned up on
Forex Analysis: AUD/USD Declines to Major Support
May 24, 2013 – AUD/USD (daily chart) has consolidated after its swift decline to major support around the 0.9650 price region, retesting the lows that were last hit in early June of 2012. This plunge to support effectively originated near the 1.0600 resistance high in early April and has broken down successively below key prior
Yen detachment
USD: Durable goods data is always a bit of a roller-coaster and coming on a Friday, could inspire more volatility than usual in FX ahead of the weekend, with London also closed on Monday for a Bank Holiday. After a 6.9% fall last month, the expectation is for a gain of 1.9% this month. EUR:
German Ifo Business Climate Surprises – EUR/USD Rises
The German Ifo Business Climate jumped to 105.7 points. It was expected to tick up very marginally from 104.4 to 104.6 points. The current assessment component also beat expectations by rising to 110. It predicted to remain unchanged at 107.2 points and the expectations component was estimated to stay at 101.6 and that is what happened.
Forex Daily Outlook May 24 2013
We end this week with Durable Goods Orders in the US and Ifo Business Climate in Europe as the major events of the day. Here is an outlook on the market-movers awaiting us. In the US, Durable Goods Orders, value all the manufacturer’s new purchase orders for durable goods, rise up to 1.8% is likely