Euro/Yen remains vulnerable near 2020 lows while below its main SMAs on the four-hour chart. A sustained break below the 114.50 support can yield further selli
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Lagarde speech: ECB accountable to European parliament, driven by mandate
When asked about Germany's Constitutional Court ruling on the European Central Bank's bond-buying programme, "we are undeterred," Christine Lagarde, P
United States EIA Natural Gas Storage Change registered at 109B above expectations (106B) in May 1
United States EIA Natural Gas Storage Change registered at 109B above expectations (106B) in May 1
Fed's Bostic: Remains an open question whether current stock market level will persist
"It remains an open question whether the current stock market level will persist," Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said on Thursday. Additional t
USD/CHF bulls challenge 200-DMA key hurdle, just below 0.9800 mark
The USD buying interest picked up additional pace during the early North-American session and lifted the USD/CHF pair to over one-week tops, around th
Another Big Unemployment Claims Week
<h3>USDJPY,H1</h3> <p>US initial jobless claims fell -677k to <strong>3,169k</strong> in the week ended May 2 following the -596k decline to 3,846k (was 3,839k) in the last week of April. It’s a fifth week of pull-back from the 6,867k record high in the week of March 27. The 4-week moving average dipped to 4,173.
BOE – Sterling Stalls Again
<h3>GBPUSD, H1</h3> <p>BoE left the bank rate unchanged, and the asset purchase target was also left untouched at GBP 645 bln. After the bank slashed rates to now 0.1%, that was widely expected. There was dissent in the vote on bond buying, with 2 members – Haskel and Saunders – voting to increase purchases by [&hellip
Commodities Update
<p><span><strong>Energy</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Oil Action: USOIL</strong> has steadied on either side of the $23.00 level, though remains down nearly 6% on the day, after printing 3-week highs over $26 overnight. The weekly EIA inventory report yesterday revealed a much smaller than expe