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FxWirePro: NZD/USD struggles at 50% Fib, good to go long on break above

Nov 23, 2016 05:02 am UTC| Technicals

NZD/USD has been in a phase of consolidation and trades a narrow range in the Asian session. The pair has held major support by 200-DMA on Tuesdays trade, we see weakness only on break below. We have evidenced a...

FxWirePro: USD/THB rejects key support at 35.42, bias remains neutral

Nov 23, 2016 03:45 am UTC| Technicals

USD/THB is currently trading around 35.50 marks. It made intraday high at 35.53 and low at 35.45 marks. Intraday bias remains neutral for the moment. On the top side key resistances are seen at 35.54, 35.63,...

FxWirePro: USD/TWD remains well supported above 31.50 mark, stay bullish

Nov 23, 2016 02:45 am UTC| Technicals

USD/TWD is currently trading around 31.86 marks. It made intraday high at 31.99 and low at 31.77 marks. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 31.50 marks. A daily close above...

FxWirePro:Nikkei trades above 18000, good to buy on dips

Nov 23, 2016 02:44 am UTC| Technicals

Minor Support - 18025 (5- day MA). Nikkei225 continues its up trend move and trading well above 18000 on account of weaker yen. The index jumped till 18242 and and is currently trading at 18152 0.68%...

FxWirePro: South Korean won gains in early hours of Asia, faces strong support at 1,168

Nov 23, 2016 02:03 am UTC| Technicals

USD/KRW is currently trading around 1,173 levels. It made intraday high at 1,176 and low at 1,170 marks. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key support at 1,168 levels. A daily close...

FxWirePro: USD/SGD exhibits range bound movement, Singapore’s CPI data in focus

Nov 23, 2016 01:35 am UTC| Technicals

USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.4240 marks. It made intraday high at 1.4255 and low at 1.4228 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 1.4201 marks. A sustained...

FxWirePro: Mexican Peso marginally falls after Central bank chief Carstens’s comments

Nov 23, 2016 01:06 am UTC| Technicals

Pair is currently trading around 20.60 levels. It made intraday high at 20.61 and low at 20.56 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 20.15 levels. A daily close below...

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Economy

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Politics

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Science

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Technology

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