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Today’s latest macro pointers from some of the major developed economies have disappointed expectations – quite badly, in some cases – fuelling fears over an economic slowdown.

TAGS: forex, FX, GDP, Germany, Retail Sales, SPX, Stocks

USD/CAD Uptrend Intact at the Start of a Potentially Quiet Holiday Week

Matt Weller, CFA, CMT November 19, 2018 12:02 PM

It’s a day of dispersion in the global FX market, with European currencies rising against the greenback and commodity dollars losing ground versus the world’s reserve currency.

TAGS: CPI, Inflation, Retail Sales, USD, USD/CAD, USDCAD

NZD/USD Bearish Channel in Force, NZ CPI on Tap

Matt Weller, CFA, CMT October 12, 2018 1:15 PM

Risk assets saw a respite from the relentless selling pressure in overnight trade as US stock market futures turned higher, but that rally may prove to be short-lived.

TAGS: Channel, CPI, NZD/USD, NZDUSD, Retail Sales, Technical Analysis

GBP/USD sub 1.30 on dollar strength, poor UK data

Fawad Razaqzada July 19, 2018 7:08 AM

To say this week has been a poor one for the British pound is an understatement. The downbeat currency – already reeling from ongoing Brexit and political uncertainties – has been hit further by disappointing domestic economic data.

TAGS: forex, FX, GBP, GBPUSD, Retail Sales

EUR/CAD could extend drop with Canadian data in focus

Fawad Razaqzada May 18, 2018 6:09 AM

Today is fairly light on the data front. The only notable exception will be Canadian inflation and retail sales figures, which will be released later at 13:30 BST (08:30 EDT).

TAGS: CAD, CPI, EUR/CAD, forex, FX, Retail Sales

USD/CAD in focus ahead of Canadian CPI, retail sales

James Chen, CMT May 17, 2018 2:04 PM

After a moderate pullback last week on soft US inflation readings, the US dollar has rebounded strongly this week to resume and extend its rising trend that has been in place for the past month.

TAGS: Canada, Canadian Dollar, CPI, forex, Fundamental Analysis, FX, Inflation, Retail Sales, Technical Analysis, US Dollar, USD, USD/CAD, USDCAD

GBP/USD: Mixed-bag UK data overshadows rate hike expectations

Fawad Razaqzada October 19, 2017 9:01 AM

This week’s UK economic data were far from impressive but at same time not exactly abysmal either. The mixed-bag domestic data and ongoing Brexit uncertainty has caused the pound to take a hit.

TAGS: forex, FX, GBPUSD, Retail Sales

Markets still cagey; strong UK retail sales undermines FTSE as pound jumps

Fawad Razaqzada May 18, 2017 5:15 AM

It is a bit calmer than chaos this morning following yesterday's big sell-off in global stock markets and sizeable rally in safe haven gold and yen. But what I have seen in the markets so far this morning has “dead-cat bounce” written all over it.

TAGS: forex, FTSE, FTSE 100, FX, GBP, GBPUSD, Retail Sales

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