EURUSD had one of the worst trading sessions in recent times. The major currency pair dropped yesterday and remains rather weak today. the current quote for the instrument is 1.1340. The “greenback” is still supported by the US 10-year bond yield, which continues increasing, and the global stock market decline. At the same time, the […]
After a recent drawdown, GBPUSD is consolidating; the Pound badly needs support. The British Pound stopped its decline against the USD in favour of consolidation. The current quote for the instrument is 1.3611. The factor that supported the Pound earlier, expectations of a possible rate hike soon by the Bank of England, is no longer […]
Aussie Employment Data In Focus TonightLooking ahead to tonight’s Asian session (Weds/Thurs overnight), the key data releases to note are the Australian unemployment rate and employment change numbers. Given the firm trajectory in the labour market rebound, the market is looking for the unemployment rate to fall lower again to 4.5% from the prior 4.6%.With […]
CAD CPI In FocusToday’s Canadian CPI print will be the key data focus for the US session. CAD has been one of the strongest performers of 2022 in light of the uptick in oil prices and hawkish BOC expectations. With that in mind, today’s data has the potential to further accelerate the rally, or hit […]
GBPUSD, “Great Britain Pound vs US Dollar” As we can see in the H4 chart, after an attempt to test and break 76.0% fibo, GBPUSD has started a new decline, which may transform into a proper descending wave towards the low at 1.3160. The key resistance and the next upside target are the high at […]
EURUSD, “Euro vs US Dollar” EURUSD is trading at 1.1330; the instrument is moving below Ichimoku Cloud, thus indicating a descending tendency. The markets could indicate that the price may test the cloud’s downside border at 1.1365 and then resume moving downwards to reach 1.1225. Another signal in favour of a further downtrend will be […]
NZDCAD Opens UpThe breakdown trade recently issued in NZDCAD has seen the market extending lower to reach its first target at .8475. Despite some corrective action, NZD is firmly back under pressure now with the US Dollar rebounding higher once again. With the retail market around 96% long here and with the US Dollar fighting […]
Equities Under Pressure As USD ReboundsBenchmark global equities indices are back under pressure this week as the rebound in the US Dollar weighs on asset prices. The current USD drive looks to be linked to comments made yesterday by Fed’s Bullard who noted that the current pace of inflation would likely warrant higher interest rate […]
EURUSD, “Euro vs US Dollar” As we can see in the H4 chart, the asset has formed a Hanging Man reversal pattern close to the resistance level. At the moment, EURUSD is reversing and may form a new correctional impulse. In this case, the downside correctional target may be at 1.1370. However, an alternative scenario […]
At today’s meeting, theBank of Japan changed the balance of risks for inflation in the forecasttowards neutral, however, it barely raised its inflation forecast, which willlikely be regarded as a lack of urgency to raise the rate. In the case of moresignals from the Fed related to policy tightening, the yen is the first tosuccumb […]