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Gold bid despite Trump saying North Korea summit may still happen Gold bid despite Trump saying North Korea summit may still happen

Fawad Razaqzada May 25, 2018 12:14 PM

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Crude drops as Saudi suggests OPEC oil supply set to rise

Fawad Razaqzada May 25, 2018 7:20 AM

As we head towards the weekend, oil prices have turned sharply negative after starting the week on the front foot. Barring an unexpected rally later on today, oil prices are set to end a six-week winning streak.

TAGS: Brent, Crude, Oil, OPEC

USD/JPY extends breakdown on dovish Fed, heightened geopolitical tensions

James Chen, CMT May 24, 2018 2:57 PM

USD/JPY continued to breakdown on Thursday as the US dollar came under some pressure after Wednesday’s release of dovish-leaning minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting, and the safe-haven Japanese yen received a boost on heightened geopolitical tensions.

TAGS: Central Banks, Fed, Federal Reserve, FOMC minutes, forex, Fundamental Analysis, FX, Inflation, Interest rates, Japanese yen, Technical Analysis, US Dollar, USD/JPY, USDJPY

EUR/GBP plagued by economic and political uncertainties

Fawad Razaqzada May 24, 2018 7:48 AM

Despite the overall weakness in UK data recently, the BoE is still more likely to hike rates before the ECB ends QE. This makes us fundamentally bearish on the EUR/GBP. Although Brexit-related and political uncertainties remain in the UK, this is offset by the fact that the Eurozone has its own problems to deal with – Italy, for example.

TAGS: EURGBP, FX

Brent chart points to possible correction for crude oil

Fawad Razaqzada May 23, 2018 12:16 PM

Brent’s failure to crack $80 points to a possible double top reversal pattern

TAGS: Brent, Brent crude, Crude, Crude oil

EUR/USD plagued by sustained dollar rally, weak euro

James Chen, CMT May 23, 2018 12:07 PM

On Wednesday, as markets awaited the scheduled release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last FOMC meeting, the US dollar continued to rally, hitting a new year-to-date high.

TAGS: Central Banks, ECB, EUR/USD, EURO, European Central Bank, EURUSD, Fed, Federal Reserve, FOMC minutes, forex, Fundamental Analysis, FX, Technical Analysis, US Dollar

Markets update: Stocks, lira, pound and euro drop in risk off trade

Fawad Razaqzada May 23, 2018 7:01 AM

There have been some sharp moves in the markets in the first half of Wednesday’s session with global stock indices, Turkish Lira, euro and pound all tumbling and safe haven yen, Swiss franc and to a lesser degree gold all rallying.

TAGS: Bonds, CPI, forex, FX, Stocks

US dollar index remains elevated below key resistance ahead of Fed minutes

James Chen, CMT May 22, 2018 12:18 PM

One of the major market themes of the past few months has been the steep rise of the US dollar after it broke out in mid-April above its previous consolidation near multi-year lows.

TAGS: Central Banks, Dollar index, DXY, Fed, Federal Reserve, FOMC minutes, forex, Fundamental Analysis, FX, Technical Analysis, US Dollar

USD/JPY reaches long term resistance zone

Fawad Razaqzada May 22, 2018 7:18 AM

Since peaking at just over 125.00 in June 2015, the USD/JPY has been trending lower ever since.

AUD/USD rises as US-China trade war fears recede

Fawad Razaqzada May 21, 2018 12:23 PM

The Australian dollar has been among the strongest of currencies out there today, helped along by a rally in base metal prices.

TAGS: AUDUSD, forex, FX

GBP/USD could stage surprise recovery with Brexit and CPI in focus

Fawad Razaqzada May 21, 2018 8:01 AM

The pound has started the new week how it ended the last one: lower. It fell below the $1.34 handle for the first time since December earlier this morning before bouncing back slightly ahead of Brexit talks and publication of UK inflation data later in the week.

TAGS: Brexit, CPI, forex, FX, GBPUSD

Week Ahead: Central Bank Minutes and UK Data Take Center Stage

James Chen, CMT May 18, 2018 1:06 PM

Market action in the past week has been driven to a large extent by heightened concerns over US-China trade negotiations, an extended rise in crude oil prices, and surging bond yields that indicate persistently increasing interest rate expectations.

TAGS: British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Central Banks, Crude oil, ECB, EUR/USD, EURO, European Central Bank, Fed, Federal Reserve, FOMC minutes, forex, Fundamental Analysis, FX, GBP/USD, GBPUSD, Gold, Interest rates, UK, US Dollar

Gold turns positive as Italian bond sell-off gathers pace

Fawad Razaqzada May 18, 2018 11:30 AM

Void of any major economic news from Europe or the US, the dollar rose further first thing this morning while stocks came under some pressure. As the session wore on though, the dollar eased back a little against safe haven currencies while European equities remained under pressure, undermined by a growing sell-off in Italian bond markets.

TAGS: dollar, FX, Gold

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Gold bid despite Trump saying North Korea summit may still happen Gold bid despite Trump saying North Korea summit may still happen

Crude drops as Saudi suggests OPEC oil supply set to rise

USD/JPY extends breakdown on dovish Fed, heightened geopolitical tensions

EUR/GBP plagued by economic and political uncertainties

Brent chart points to possible correction for crude oil

EUR/USD plagued by sustained dollar rally, weak euro

Markets update: Stocks, lira, pound and euro drop in risk off trade

US dollar index remains elevated below key resistance ahead of Fed minutes

USD/JPY reaches long term resistance zone

AUD/USD rises as US-China trade war fears recede

GBP/USD could stage surprise recovery with Brexit and CPI in focus

Week Ahead: Central Bank Minutes and UK Data Take Center Stage

Gold turns positive as Italian bond sell-off gathers pace

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