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FxWirePro: South Korean won marginally higher on robust consumer sentiment index

Mar 24, 2017 01:59 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/KRW is currently trading around 1,207 mark. Pair made intraday high at 1,208 and low at 1,206 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral for the moment. A daily close below 1,207 will drag the parity down...

FxWirePro: Japanese yen falls in early Asia as Japan’s flash manufacturing PMI fails to meet expectations

Mar 24, 2017 01:20 am UTC| Technicals

USD/JPY is currently trading around 111.32 marks. It made intraday high at 111.35 and low at 110.86 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 110.62 marks. A daily close...

FxWirePro: USD/CAD consolidating around 1.3331, bias is bullish

Mar 23, 2017 16:05 pm UTC| Technicals

The USD/CAD inched higher on Thursday as oil prices fell and dollar recovered some ground ahead of a vote on U.S. healthcare replacement later in the day. The vote on a Republican healthcare plan is seen as a litmus...

FxWirePro: EUR/USD neutral in the near-term, scope for downward resumption

Mar 23, 2017 14:47 pm UTC| Technicals

The EUR /USD pair declined on Thursday as dollar firmed slightly ahead a vote by lawmakers on a healthcare proposal, which is seen as a gauge of the Trump administrations ability to implement near-term goals. U.S....

FxWirePro:USD/CHF downside capped by 0.98600 level, good to buy on dips

Mar 23, 2017 13:22 pm UTC| Technicals

Major support 0.99140 (Trend line joining 0.95370 and 0.96788 and 200- day MA). Major intraday resistance 0.9960 (support turned into resistance). USD/CHF has shown minor decline till 0.9880 after breaking...

FxWirePro: USD/ZAR hits multi-month lows, more bearish traction upon bearish WMA and EMA crossover with abrupt rebounds

Mar 23, 2017 12:30 pm UTC| Technicals

In this edition of technical analysis of USDZAR, weve emphasized more on long-term prospects of USDZAR coupled with short term trend as well. The pair extend dragging price drops, the current prices have consistently...

FxWirePro: AUD/CHF trade idea

Mar 23, 2017 11:46 am UTC| Technicals

Major support 0.7600 (trend line joining 0.74791 and 0.75738). Major intraday resistance 0.7660 (100- 4H EMA). AUD/CHF broken major support of 0.7600 and declined till 0.75722 at the time of writing. It is...

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Economy

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Politics

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Science

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