The Federal Open Market Committee’s two-day meeting has concluded on Wednesday and the statement has been released along with the Fed’s interest rate decision in a highly anticipated event for financial markets.Markets were expecting the Fed to give guidance on asset purchases that were expected to conclude in March. However, …
Read More »EUR/USD Subdued As Traders Get Ready For Fed
The European shared currency edges low, amid a risk-on market mood ahead of the Fed. The EUR/USD pair is downward biased though upside risks remain if the Fed fails to deliver a hawkish statement and could expose resistance levels at 1.1314 and 1.1398.A hawkish Fed statement could expose support levels …
Read More »The euro is falling amid tensions around Ukraine
The euro hovered near one-month lows against the dollar and the yen on Wednesday, weighed by fears of a military conflict in Ukraine and ahead of the conclusion of US Federal Reserve meetings that could usher in an accelerated tightening of monetary policy. The Bank of Canada is scheduled to …
Read More »The Euro Continues Its Gradual Decline 26/1/2022
The single European currency declined significantly against the US dollar, within the expected bearish context during the previous analysis, heading towards the first price target, 1.1270. Technically, the Euro tried to benefit from the 1.1270 support floor, which forced the intraday movements to a limited upward bias to retest 1.1300. …
Read More »Euro falls to one-month low as Ukraine tensions persist
The Euro fell to a one-month low on Tuesday as tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine drew investors to the dollar, a day before the Federal Reserve is expected to reveal details on its plans to tighten monetary policy.Tensions remained high after NATO said on Monday it was …
Read More »Major Currencies Trade With Pro-Risk Bias
Uneven and rather unpredictable trading conditions have prevailed for a second successive session on Tuesday. Ahead of the US close, the S&P 500 is still trading in the red territory but has recovered sharply off earlier session lows, giving a sense of De-Ja Vu after yesterday’s ferocious late-session recovery.The net …
Read More »Traders Reluctant Ahead Of BoC’s Rate Decision
The USD/CAD pair has dropped back from earlier session highs in the 1.2660s to the 1.2640 area, to put it back to trading with Asia Pacific 1.2620-1.2650ish trading ranges. The Canadian dollar and other risk-sensitive currencies remain highly sensitive to US equity market volatility. Major US indices have been taking …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 25-1-2022
The European session has been fairly quiet as stocks seem somewhat more cautious after the bounce on Wall Street yesterday. US futures have fallen since Asian trading and maintained this trend throughout European morning trading. The dollar received some support before the Federal Reserve. EUR/USD fell to fresh five-week lows …
Read More »USD Overview: The Focus is Back on FED
The US dollar rebounded today, Tuesday, to record a strong rise against other currencies, coinciding with several factors that affected its performance, on top of which are the current geopolitical tensions and the markets’ anticipation of critical economic data. As Russia builds up its troops and soldiers at the Ukrainian …
Read More »The Euro Begins to Pressure Support 25/1/2022
The Euro started pressure on the solid support level at 1.1280 in a negative trading session yesterday, after the single European currency found selling orders at the main supply point 1.1380. Technically, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice the negative pressure coming from the simple moving averages. …
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