EUR/USD failed to extend the recovery further north of the 1.0970 area at the beginning of the week. If the recovery picks up more serious traction, t
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US Dollar Index Price Analysis: Interim support lines up near 99.00
DXY has come under further selling pressure on Monday after breaching the key support at the psychological 100.00 mark. If sellers push harder, then t
Fed's Clarida: Fed has tools to avoid deflation
The expansion of the Federal Reserve's program to include some junk bonds is aimed at helping companies that were investment grade before the crisis,
EUR/JPY Price Analysis: Looks neutral/bearish near-term
Following multi-day peaks in the 119.00 neighbourhood last week, EUR/JPY has regained some downside bias and it has now broken below the key support a
Market Nervousness Before Earnings Storm, OPEC Spin, Gold Rally on Pause
<p>US stocks are lower in what was supposed to be a lackluster session with much of the world on holiday. Investors are bracing for tomorrow’s earnings season kickoff, which will likely focus on the banks’ cautious outlook for the US consumer. Investors find themselves in a precarious position going into this week since the S&P […
EUR/GBP Outlook: Fresh Weakness Breaks Below 200DMA Which Held Bears for More than One Week
<p>The cross eventually broke below key support at 0.8746 (200DMA / Fibo 61.8% of 0.8281/0.9498 rally) which kept the action in past seven days, containing multiple attacks. Fresh risk aversion pushed the Euro lower in the US session on Monday, while sterling kept firm tone and holding around cracked 1.25 mark against the dollar. Close [&hell
WTI Outlook: Oil Price Remains in Red as Fears of Strong Fall in Demand Outweigh Output Cut Decision
<p>WTI oil price holds in red for the second day and fell to new over one-week low at $21.98 on Monday as overall sentiment remains weak. OPEC+ group reached a deal to reduce output by 9.7 million bpd (approx. 10% of daily production) but markets continue to worry that strong fall in global demand (April’s […]
AUDUSD Takes a Breather, Despite Signals for Advancement
<p>AUDUSD looks to be picking up again, something also mirrored within the short-term oscillators. The pair plotted gains above the supportive trend line drawn from 0.5506, with the latest move from 0.5979 extending past the simple moving averages (SMAs). The MACD, although marginally below its red trigger line in the positive section, looks
GBP/USD Outlook: Probes Through Key Barriers Risk Another Failure as Fundamentals Worsen
<p>Cable regained traction and probed above 1.25 marks, cracking important Fibo barrier at 1.2516 (61.8% of 1.3199/1.1409) in lower-volume Easter Monday trading. Bulls returned to play after pausing on Friday, with attempts through initial barrier at 1.2484 (27 Mar /10 Apr range top) and 1.2500/16 pivots, on track to generate bullish signal i
US 500 Stock Index Holds in Upward Sloping Channel after Bounces off 39-Month Trough
<p>The US 500 cash index has been developing within an upward sloping channel, following the rebound on the 39-month trough, achieved on March 23. The price had a successful jump above the simple moving averages (SMAs) in the 4-hour chart, while the technical indicators are moving sideways, with the MACD crossing just below its trigger [&hell