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FxWirePro: USD/CAD trade idea

May 11, 2017 12:28 pm UTC| Technicals

USD/CAD trades in narrow range between 1.36393 and 1.37529 for the past five trading days .The pair formed a double bottom almost at 1.3640 and any minor weakness can be seen only below that level. WTI Crude oil...

FxWirePro: GBP/USD trades lower after BOE monetary policy, good to sell on rallies

May 11, 2017 12:26 pm UTC| Technicals

Cable shown a slight decline after BOE monetary policy meeting. The central bank kept the interest rate unchanged at 0.25%. The committee voted by a majority of 7-1 to maintain bank rate at 0.25%. The pair has broken major...

FxWirePro: EUR/GBP spikes past 0.84 handle, dovish tilt from BoE and dismal UK manufacturing data dent pound

May 11, 2017 11:29 am UTC| Technicals

BoE left rates and asset purchases unchanged at 0.25% and 435 billion at policy meet as widely expected. The central bank lowered its GDP forecast for 2017 to 1.9% from 2.0% and revised higher its inflation forecast...

FxWirePro: USD/CAD forms triple bottom around 1.3640, good to buy on dips

May 11, 2017 11:25 am UTC| Technicals

FxWirePro: NZD/USD edges higher from fresh 10-month lows, finds trendline support at 0.6818

May 11, 2017 11:07 am UTC| Technicals

RBNZ surprised markets with a dovish outlook, squashing expectations of an earlier interest rate hike. NZD saw huge slump across the board, hit over 10-month lows of 0.6817. The pair finds minor trendline support...

FxWirePro: EUR/USD trades in narrow range, break below 1.08500 confirms further weakness

May 11, 2017 09:41 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/USD has fallen till 1.08533 yesterday after upside rejection at 1.1020 (high made after French election result). It is currently trading around 1.08730. The pair minor upside is capped by 10- SMA and any minor...

FxWirePro: Silver remains well supported above $16.00 mark, stay bearish

May 11, 2017 07:57 am UTC| Technicals

XAG/USD is currently trading around $16.26 marks. It made intraday high at $16.27 and low at $16.14 levels. Intraday bias remains slightly bullish for the moment. A daily close above $16.17 will test key...

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Economy

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Politics

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Science

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Technology

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