| Will the Next Fed Hike Sink Market Confidence or Bolster It? Posted: 27 Apr 2016 06:13 PM PDT It seems relatively straightforward: the tightening of US monetary policy undermines investor confidence that has been significantly buoyed by their and other central banks' extreme support.
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| AUD/USD Technical Analysis: Monthly Trend Support at Risk Posted: 27 Apr 2016 05:08 PM PDT The Australian Dollar turned lower against its US counterpart as expected after putting in a bearish Evening Star candlestick pattern. |
| Japanese Yen Little Changed Post CPI Release, BOJ on the Horizon Posted: 27 Apr 2016 05:00 PM PDT The Japanese Yen was little changed against its major peers after March’s CPI figures missed expectations ahead of a Bank of Japan monetary policy announcement.
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| Video: Unexpected Moves after Fed and RBNZ, BoJ and US GDP Ahead Posted: 27 Apr 2016 04:09 PM PDT The order of importance of this past session's event risk didn't match the order for which it impacted the market.
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| USD/CNH Technical Analysis: Volatility Hits 8-Month Low Posted: 27 Apr 2016 03:37 PM PDT The US Dollar is in digestion mode against the Chinese Yuan in offshore trade after prices advanced to the highest level in a month.
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| New Zealand Dollar Gains as RBNZ Disappoints Rate Cut Bets Posted: 27 Apr 2016 03:02 PM PDT The New Zealand Dollar gained against its major counterparts after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand down played the likely hood of future rate cut expectations.
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| FOMC Holds Rates at April Meeting, Focus Moves to June Posted: 27 Apr 2016 11:20 AM PDT The Federal Reserve held interest rates at today's meeting, but did remove a key phrase indicating that we might not be waiting for long for that next hike.
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| USD/JPY Technical Analysis: Signs of Hope for JPY Bears? Posted: 27 Apr 2016 10:55 AM PDT USD/JPY Has Moved Aggressively Higher Off LT Channel Support. After Price Struggled To Push Below Support, A Larger Reversal May Be Nigh.
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| NZD/USD Risks Further Losses on Bets for Imminent RBNZ Rate-Cut Posted: 27 Apr 2016 10:42 AM PDT NZD/USD may continue to give back the advance from earlier this year should the RBNZ keep the door open to implement additional rate-cuts over the coming months.
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| China’s Market News: Regulators Warn of Excessive Speculation in Commodities Posted: 27 Apr 2016 09:49 AM PDT Iron ore price saw spikes over the past few days; as have other major commodities. What is driving this aggressive price action?
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| USD/CAD Technical Analysis: Will Yellen Stop or Strengthen CAD’s Run? Posted: 27 Apr 2016 09:45 AM PDT The Canadian Dollar is higher against the US Dollar in April more than two times the second strongest currency. Will this strength hold?
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| WTI Crude Oil Price Forecast: China Optimism Pushes Oil Past $45/bbl Posted: 27 Apr 2016 09:25 AM PDT WTI Crude Oil (CFD: US Oil) Has Risen to levels previously thought unimaginable. However, there is a stirring in the market that shows bulls may need not worry.
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| The FOMC Tightrope is Set to Continue Posted: 27 Apr 2016 07:03 AM PDT The word to watch for this afternoon is 'balance.' If the Fed transmits that they feel risks are balanced in the American economy, we may be nearer to a rate hike than many are expecting.
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| EUR/USD Advance Vulnerable to Growing Dissent Within FOMC Posted: 27 Apr 2016 05:35 AM PDT A greater dissent within the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) may drag on the near-term advance in EUR/USD as it boosts bets for a June rate-hike.
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| CAC 40 Channels Ahead of FOMC Posted: 27 Apr 2016 05:20 AM PDT The CAC 40 is little changed this morning, trading up .19%, as international markets await todays FOMC rate decision.
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| Silver Prices Turned Higher, FOMC on Tap Posted: 27 Apr 2016 04:57 AM PDT Yesterday, silver prices took a leap higher and breached the narrow range of $16.76 and $17.13, a range which had kept the price trapped in recent days.
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| DAX 30: Corrective Phase or the Beginning of a Downturn? Posted: 27 Apr 2016 02:59 AM PDT The price maintained its short-term downtrend, which has been in place since last week following a rise to 10,490.
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| Nasdaq 100 – Apple (AAPL) Gets Cored on Earnings, Tanks Futures Ahead of FOMC Posted: 27 Apr 2016 02:37 AM PDT |
| Gold Price Bounces before Fed, Oil Price Rises on Stock Draw Posted: 27 Apr 2016 02:15 AM PDT Gold rebounded following soft US data and before the Fed meeting. Copper dipped with AUD while oil prices held up due to falling stocks
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| British Pound Higher as GDP Figures Slightly Beat Expectations Posted: 27 Apr 2016 02:08 AM PDT The British Pound traded higher versus other major currencies after today’s 1Q’16 GDP figures failed to disappoint
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| FTSE 100: Will The U.K. GDP Report Spur Life Into The Market? Posted: 27 Apr 2016 01:14 AM PDT The intraday high of 6330 formed on April 22 is the most recent and significant swing high in the very short-term trend. A short-term support level is Monday’s low of 6248.
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| Pound May Ignore Soft GDP Data, US Dollar Aims Higher on FOMC Posted: 27 Apr 2016 12:34 AM PDT The British Pound may overlook soft UK GDP figures while the US Dollar gains as the Federal Reserve boosts speculation about an interest rate hike in June.
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| NZD/USD Technical Analysis: Short Position Re-established Posted: 26 Apr 2016 10:56 PM PDT The New Zealand Dollar attempted to recover after finding interim support at a weekly low above the 0.68 figure against its US counterpart.
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| Fed, BoJ and RBNZ Decisions Ahead Threaten Heavy FX Volatility Posted: 26 Apr 2016 08:08 PM PDT Wednesday will kick off a 72-hour spree of high-level event risk. And, given the markets skittishness, conditions are ripe for fireworks.
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| Australian Dollar Swoons as Soft CPI Boosts RBA Rate Cut Bets Posted: 26 Apr 2016 07:43 PM PDT The Australian Dollar swooned after first-quarter CPI data disappointed economists’ expectations (as expected), fueling RBA rate cut speculation.
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