Start Of Dollar Recovery?

Following big falls in some risk-sensitive assets on the back of North Korea tensions, a number of global stock indices and dollar currency pairs ended the session with impressive reversal-looking technical patterns as the dip buyers evidently stepped in to take advantage of the lower prices (see the technical outlook section below).

Copper Shorts Squeezed As The Red Metal Shines

The current bullish trend for copper shows no sign of slowing just yet with the red metal touching a 3 year high largely driven by increasing demand from China(FXI, quote), along with a fall in inventories in the London warehouses.

Pounded Pound Stages Relief Rally On Strong UK Data

The pound, already out of favour ever since the Bank of England’s last policy meeting a couple of weeks ago, fell further yesterday in response to softer-than-expected UK inflation figures.

AUDUSD Forecast August 14, 2017, Technical Analysis

The Australian dollar has been very volatile during the Friday session, initially dipping to a fresh, new low, and then exploding to the upside.

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EURUSD Forecast August 14, 2017, Technical Analysis

The EURUSD pair initially dipped lower during the day on Friday, but then shot higher impulsively during the American session.

GBPUSD Slumps As BoE Votes 6-2 To Hold Policy Unchanged

The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged with only two of its MPC members voting in favour of a hike this month.

EURUSD Pauses For Breath Ahead Of ECB

The economic calendar is taking a breather today but will return with bang tomorrow. Market participants are looking forward to two major central meetings as the Bank of Japan and especially the European Central Bank take centre stage.

GBPUSD Forecast July 19, 2017, Technical Analysis

The British pound initially tried to rally on Tuesday but found a ton of resistance near the 1.3125 level.

Dollar Downbeat Ahead Of A Busy Week For FX Markets

Gold has been undermined by rising government bond yields owing to major central banks generally turning more hawkish while the still-buoyant equity markets means there has been reduced demand for the perceived safe haven asset.