Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Will the Next Fed Hike Sink Market Confidence or Bolster It?

Will the Next Fed Hike Sink Market Confidence or Bolster It?


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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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