Jan 05, 2017 07:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
TheAustralian federal governments mid-year fiscal updateis expected to show a deteriorating deficit as broad economic weakness offsets commodity price gains. Markets will be watching for any rating agency reactions. The...
Jan 04, 2017 12:30 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Before we begin with this write-up, please be informed that 1m AUDUSD ATM puts are flashing deltas around -0.50. AUDUSD has been tumbling considerably of late, dropped from the highs of 0.7778 to the current 0.7159...
Jan 04, 2017 11:48 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
NZDUSD has been neutral inside a 0.6860-0.6980 range. On medium term perspective: Lower to at least 0.6800. The US dollar has had an impressive rise since the US election and has apotential to rise further during the...
Jan 04, 2017 11:11 am UTC| Technicals
Please note that Railroad pattern occurred at theresistance of 0.6959, Gravestone long-legged doji occurred as a result. The recent upswings have consistently rejected below a stiff resistance of 0.6969 levels. On...
Jan 04, 2017 08:50 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
What occurred at the start of 2017 evokes the market anarchy in early 2016. This morning, Chinese offshore currency (CNH) overnight HIBOR spiked to 18.5%, a signal that Chinas currency is under great pressure again....
Jan 03, 2017 13:07 pm UTC| Technicals Commentary
On intraday charts (4H charts), despite the upswings in thelast couple of trading sessions, we traced out an engulfing bearish candle pattern at 1.0695 levels after testing resistance at 21SMA that evidences the weakness...
Jan 03, 2017 12:40 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has exhausted with an average of CHF 1.2bn. per week on FX market interventions in 2016, sources say. As a result, the Swiss central bank contributed decisively to keeping the EURCHF exchange...
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