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FxWirePro: USD/THB remains well supported above 32.00 mark, faces key resistance at 32.22

May 18, 2018 03:00 am UTC| Technicals

USD/THB is currently trading around 32.12 marks. It made intraday high at 32.13 and low at 32.06 marks. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 32.02 mark. On the top side, key...

FxWirePro: USD/SGD rejects key support a 1.3370 mark, gradual upside movement likely

May 18, 2018 02:23 am UTC| Technicals

USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.3425 marks. It made intraday high at 1.3428 and low at 1.3410 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 1.3370 mark. A daily close...

FxWirePro: South Korean won trades almost flat in early Asia, bias remains neutral

May 18, 2018 01:50 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/KRW is currently trading around 1,274.5 mark. Pair made intraday high at 1,274.8 and low at 1,274.1 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral for the moment. A sustained close above 1,276 will take the...

FxWirePro: Japanese yen trades marginally lower as core CPI data misses expectations

May 18, 2018 01:35 am UTC| Technicals

USD/JPY is currently trading around 110.94 marks. It made intraday high at 110.97 and low at 110.70 levels. Intraday bias remains slightly bullish till the time pair holds key support at 110.35 mark. A daily...

FxWirePro: EUR/USD trades lower as US 10- year bond yield hits 7- year high, good to sell on rallies

May 17, 2018 12:16 pm UTC| Technicals

EUR/USD continuing its weakness for 4th consecutive day and hits low of 1.17631 yesterday. The pair pared some of its losses yesterday and jumped till 1.18375.The pair weakness was mainly due to rising US 10 year bond...

FxWirePro: GBP/AUD rejected at session highs, stay short on break below daily cloud

May 17, 2018 11:57 am UTC| Technicals

GBP/AUD was rejected at session highs at 1.8036, slips lower to 1.7931 levels. Technical studies are biased lower. We see scope for further downside. Price action has slipped below 5-DMA, and is currently holding...

FxWirePro: EUR/NZD rejected at channel top with Doji formation, eyes 50-DMA at 1.70

May 17, 2018 11:14 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/NZD rejected at channel top, slips lower for the 3rd straight session. The pair has formed a Shooting Star at highs and we see scope for further weakness. Price action has fallen below 5-DMA and bears now...

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Economy

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Politics

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