Thursday 30th January: Pound Hesitant Ahead of BoE Rate Decision.
Cable marginally firmed in US trade following the Federal Reserve keeping its benchmark interest rate steady, lifting price north of the key figure 1.30 on the H4, Quasimodo support at 1.2988, as well as a 78.6% Fibonacci retracement at 1.2884.
Wednesday 29th January: Dollar Trades South of 98.00 Ahead of FOMC.
Scoring highs of 98.16, the US dollar index continued to explore higher ground Tuesday, while on the data front we had mixed US durable goods before better-than-expected US consumer confidence.
Tuesday 28th January: Coronavirus Weighs on Risk Sentiment; Increased Demand for Safe-Haven Assets.
Overall risk aversion, coupled with consequences of the Coronavirus, guided AUD/USD lower Monday, erasing more than 60 points and closing towards the bottom of its 0.6818/0.6752 range.
Monday 27th January: Weekly Technical Outlook and Review.
Europe’s single currency glided to a fourth consecutive weekly loss vs. the buck in recent trade, as sellers strengthened their grip south of long-standing channel resistance, drawn from the high 1.1569.
Friday 24th January: Pound Trades North of 1.31 Ahead of Key UK Manufacturing Data.
Relatively subdued, sterling mildly dipped lower Thursday and refreshed daily lows around the 1.31 mark. As the market assesses the possibility of a BoE rate cut, focus shifts to todays UK flash PMI metrics, with consensus forecasting a rise across the board.
Chinese Lunar Year Celebrations and Australia Day Trading Schedule
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Monday 20th January: Weekly Technical Outlook and Review.
The US dollar continued to flourish against its major G10 peers Friday, crossing last Friday’s pre-NFP high of 97.58 (US dollar index). The greenback caught tailwinds from stronger-than-expected housing starts data, though largely ignored disappointing industrial production, mixed UoM (consumer sentiment) and US Treasury yields fading daily highs of 1.851%.
Martin Luther King Day Trading Schedule 2020
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Friday 17th January: Broad-Based USD Buying Weighs on G10 Peers.
Key risk events today: China GDP q/y; China Fixed Asset Investment […]
