In the kickstart video for September 10, I take a look at three of the major currency pairs from a technical perspective – the EURUSD, USDJPY and GBPUSD.For the EURUSD, the price action has been up-and-down with the low prices from the Asian and early US session...
The NZD is the strongest and the CAD is the weakest as the NA session begins
As the North American session begins, the NZD is the strongest and the CAD is the weakest . The USD is mostly, but modestly lower. Stocks are little changed after gains yesterday clawed back some of Friday's declines. European shares are mixed/little changed. The US...
BOC’s Macklem: Trade disruptions may mean larger deviations from our target
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Forexlive European FX news wrap 10 September – Mixed but overall positive UK jobs data
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The ECB meets later this week, what to expect?
It is not too uncommon to see the ECB not hog the spotlight during policy decision weeks. But when it is accompanied by a change in rates, that is a bit uncommon. This week though will be one of those weeks, as the ECB has already well telegraphed a 25 bps rate cut...
US August NFIB small business optimism index 91.2 vs 93.7 prior
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Crude Oil Technical Analysis – The positioning is at 13 years low
Fundamental OverviewIt’s been a brutal month for crude oil as renewed growth fears pushed the market into new lows. The negative supply news from Libya and Iraq, and the delay by OPEC+ to increase production from October didn’t help much to slow down the bearish...
It’s debate night in the US
As a reminder, the debate will take place later in the day at 9pm EDT (or 0100 GMT the next day). I shared some thoughts previously in this post here: Just a week to go until the next US presidential debateAs with these things, it often comes down to how things are...
NZDUSD Technical Analysis – The USD gains on lower 50 bps probabilities
Fundamental OverviewThe NFP report on Friday gave the USD a boost as the data under the hood was better than feared. The probabilities for a 50 bps cut decreased as a result and they are now standing around 27%. A soft US CPI report tomorrow might increase those...
A short-term bottom for USD/JPY?
USD/JPY daily chartThe dollar has seen some steadier tones in the last few sessions but USD/JPY endured a bit more of a mix of fortunes. The pair was down on Friday as bond yields fell but rebounded in trading yesterday. The bounce is keeping up somewhat today, with...
AUDUSD Technical Analysis – The greenback got a boost from the NFP report
Fundamental OverviewThe NFP report on Friday gave the USD a boost as the data under the hood was better than feared. The probabilities for a 50 bps cut decreased as a result and they are now standing around 27%. A soft US CPI report tomorrow might increase those...
Gold Technical Analysis – We remain stuck in the range
Fundamental OverviewThe markets have been waiting for the US NFP to provide a clear signal for either a 25 or 50 bps cut at the upcoming FOMC meeting, but instead we got a mixed report with some better details under the hood. The probabilities for a 50 bps cut...
European equities open slightly lower to start the day
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UK July ILO unemployment rate 4.1% vs 4.1% expected
Prior 4.2%Employment change 265k vs 123k expectedPrior 97kAverage weekly earnings +4.0% vs +4.1% 3m/y expectedPrior +4.5%; revised to +4.6%Average weekly earnings (ex bonus) +5.1% vs +5.1% 3m/yexpectedPrior +5.4%August payrolls change -59kPrior 24k; revised to -6kThe...
Germany August final CPI +1.9% vs +1.9% y/y prelim
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Japan LDP lawmaker Ishiba says key task for Japan is to completely exit from deflation
Does not believe that private consumption has recovered strongly yetWill aim to achieve conditions where wages grow sustainably so can fully exit from deflationThe leadership race should likely come down to a battle between Ishiba and current digital minister, Tara...
TradeLocker: The Future of Trading for Brokers and Prop Firms
TradeLocker is the next-gen trading platform built by listening to the needs of traders, brokers, and prop firms that refuse to trade in the past.It emerged as a response to the lack of innovation in the trading industry. Mainstream trading platforms failed to engage...
FX option expiries for 10 September 10am New York cut
There are just a couple to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold.The first one is for EUR/USD at the 1.1000 level. If anything else, it will just act as a slight magnet or at most a floor for price action before rolling off in the session ahead. But given...
A breakdown of China’s trade data for the month of August
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UK labour market data in focus in the session ahead
After the US jobs report last week, the big picture focus in markets is now on major central bank decisions. In particular, the Fed next week will be the most anticipated one. The odds for a 50 bps rate cut are now at ~29% and down from roughly a coin flip at one...