USD The US dollar had a rough day in the markets as it scored a few gains only to lose it all at the end of the NY session. The record-low initial jobless claims figure and concerns about bond yields revived the September taper plans, as the jobs...
The pound has been gaining steadily against the dollar in the past few trading days, as strong data from the UK and doubts on the Fed’s September taper plan have combined to push GBP/USD past key resistance levels. On its shorter-term time frames s...
USD The dollar weakened yet again in yesterday’s trading as the PPI reports turned out to be a disappointment while Bullard’s speech cautioned against easing too soon. This throws water at the Fed’s Septaper plans, considering how Bullard is a ...
AUD/CAD’s falling channel on its 4-hour time frame is still holding really well, as the pair is now making another test of the trend line with stochastic in the overbought region. Sentiment for the Australian dollar remains weak, as the country printed w...
USD The Greenback enjoyed stellar gains in yesterday’s trading, as the US retail sales report came in better than expected. In particular, the core version of the report showed a 0.5% uptick, which is better than the estimate of a 0.4% increase, while t...
The bottom of GBP/JPY’s 4-hour range held as support yesterday as the pair bounced off the 149.00 area and rallied to 152.00. Right now, GBP/JPY is stalling around the middle of the range, still undecided whether to go up or down. The UK will release i...
USD The US dollar started the week on a strong note, despite the Federal budget balance release which confirmed that the government surplus of more than 100 billion USD has turned into a deficit of nearly 100 billion USD. There were no other reports...
The UK is scheduled to release its annual CPI reading today and possibly show bleaker inflation of 2.8% compared to the previous 2.9% reading. However, this is still way above the BOE’s 2% inflation target, which should remind traders that the central b...
USD The dollar bounced back to action against some of its counterparts on Friday, as traders booked profits off their short trades ahead of the weekend. There were no major reports released from the US then, but the wholesale inventories release...
EUR/USD is still in a strong uptrend on its 1-hour time frame, as seen from the rising trend line that connects the price’s lows. It appears that another test of the trend line could take place within the day, as the pair has retreated upon reaching r...
