<p>Markets are steadily mixed in Asian session today. US stocks rose notably overnight but major indices actually closed below Tuesday’s highs. No apparent follow through risk-on in seen in Asia too. Overall, Yen and Dollar remain the weakest ones for the week. Australian Dollar leads commodity currencies higher. Major focuses will turn
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FOMC Minutes Revealed Rationale for Emergency Cuts and QE Inifinity
<p>As noted in the FOMC minutes for the March emergency meeting, the members agreed that economic situation has “deteriorated sharply” in light of the coronavirus pandemic. They were also in “strong support” of the measures to facilitate the flow of credit to households and businesses. Despite the consensus that “
US Crude Oil Inventory Made the Biggest Increase Since 2017
<p>The report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that total crude oil and petroleum products (ex. SPR) stocks surged +21.04 mmb to 1286.82 mmb in the week ended April 3. Crude oil inventory soared +15.18 mmb (consensus: +9.27 mmb) to 484.37 mmb. Stockpile rose in ALL PADDs. PADD 2 (Midwest) saw +7.36 mmb […]
US Dollar Index Asia Price Forecast: DXY’s bull trend remains intact, trades above 100.00 mark
DXY is trading in an uptrend above its main daily SMAs, although the greenback appears to be losing steam while trading near three-day’s lows just above the 10
EUR/USD: Risk of a slide to 1.05 on a three-month view – Rabobank
According to analysts at Rabobank, the US dollar could continue to benefit on the coronavirus panic while the euro might suffer is Eurozone leaders fa
Gold Price News and Forecast: XAU/USD solid in the $1600's as QE keeps demand for the precious metal up
Gold has stuck to a tight range in the moments after the release of the Fed minutes, slightly bid on the session having travelled from low of $1,640 a
British Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD is rebounding sharply from the 2020 lows
GBP/USD is consolidating the sharp rebound from the March lows while trading above the 1.2300 figure and the 50/100 SMAs on the four-hour chart but be
GBP/USD: Consolidating as COVID-19 remains key driver
GBP/USD is trading at 1.2406 and between 1.2287 and 1.2420, higher on the day by 0.63% has reached a 61.9% Fibonacci retracement level and since movin
WTI spikes above $26 on latest OPEC chatter, returns to mid-$25 area
Crude oil prices rose sharply in the last hour as investors continue to react to developments surrounding the OPEC+ output cut deal. After spiking to
EUR/JPY: Further downside likely, 3M target at 113.4 – Rabobank
Analysts at Rabobank continue to favour the Japanese yen against the euro in the current environment. They see EUR/JPY falling below 114.00 in a three