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USD/MYR bounces to 3.6650 last, up from low at 3.6490

Apr 16, 2015 06:39 am UTC| Technicals

Pair stays whippy, fresh gains in USD into early Europe underpins Liquidity super thin, further exaggerating price moves Traders said markets still caught long, more stops eyed below 3.6490 Pair last at...

EUR/USD Spiked to 1.0748 early Asia but failed to sustain the break

Apr 16, 2015 06:34 am UTC| Technicals

The average continues to provide resistance, last at 1.0726 Confident of further weakness in favour of the short Retracement levels of the 1.0571/1.0748 rise at 1.0660,...

NZD/USD at 0.7595 NY close highest since 26 Mar on weaker USD

Apr 16, 2015 06:22 am UTC| Technicals

Sideways 0.7580/0.7600 before USD slide renewed dropping DXY 0.4% NZD spiked to 0.7620/25 in response then levelled off as USD based Strong Australia jobs report sent AUD higher routing NZD to 0.7640 top AUD...

USD/SGD bounces on SGD/MYR dump, profit taking

Apr 16, 2015 05:56 am UTC| Technicals

Cross collapse below 2.72, heavy unwind, last 2.7080 USD/MYR dived to 3.6545-65 last, down from 3.6800 early high Markets caught long into fix too, heavy selling below 3.6650 USD/SGD last 1.3555-60, off ...

USD/JPY recovers from 118.77 level, trend reversal only below 118.16

Apr 16, 2015 05:32 am UTC| Technicals

RES 4: 122 (Mar 10th high) RES 3: 120.81 (Apr 13th high) RES 2: 120.15 (200 day 4HMA) RES 1: 119.75 (55 DAY 4HEMA) PRICE: 119.34 @ 05:22 GMT SUP 1: 118.70 (Apr 3rd low) SUP 2: 118.16 (61.8%...

USD/JPY moving higher as Japanese buyers getting more insistent

Apr 16, 2015 04:40 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/JPY short covering and fresh demand also underpinning USD/JPY has formed double bottom at 118.79 and encouraging fresh longs Resistance 119.75/80 where tankan line, 20 day MA and Wednesday high...

USD/THB traded to 32.38 low early but stalled, last 32.41-32.44

Apr 16, 2015 03:24 am UTC| Technicals

Fear of intervention, local bids check selling interest BOT under pressure by local biz calls to curb THB strength - Nation reports Anticipation of rate cut but BOT insists FX not real problem for...

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Economy

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Politics

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Trump’s New U.S. Strategy Seeks to Deter China and Protect Taiwan

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Science

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Technology

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