Forex Analysis
Markets Outlook – Blunt Force
If we had to single out the most important category of numbers in tomorrow’s QSBO it would be those to do with the labour market. Something looks to be going nuts on this front.
Australian Markets Weekly – Job prospects improve but unemployment still rising
While news headlines are still filled with announced lay-offs, indicators of the jobs market have bottomed and even improved a little…
Weekly Commentary
A steep fall in world dairy prices at auction last weeksparked a flurry of questions from the market aboutwhether a key part of the New Zealand economy’s goodnewsstory is coming unstuck.
FX: let’s talk QE, EUR
There has been guessing and hinting about ECB doing QE. This is not our baseline, but what if – how will EUR react? Will this time be different, why?
Weekly CFTC Trader Positioning Data
On a year-to-date basis the USD has weakened against all of theprimary currencies (with the exception of CAD) accordingly long USD positions have been frustrating.
Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary
U.S. Review A Broadening Recovery Offsets Near-Term Weakness · Nonfarm payrolls increased across most industries in March,
Forex Weekly Report
The ECB remains on the sidelines Despite a new cycle low in European inflation at 0.5%,
EUR Mid-day Analysis
Slightly positive German manufacturing orders has helped to cushion the Euro against what appears to bean impending downside breakout on the charts.
CHF Mid-day Analysis
Like the Euro, the Swiss is poised to forge a downside breakout on its charts in the wake of the USpayroll report. Up-trend channel support off the July 2013 low and
JPY Mid-day Analysis
The Yen has managed to bounce off this week’s lows as if the trade has become temporarily oversold.However, a noted rise in open interest on the Yen slide of the last two weeks would seem to
USD Mid-day Analysis
The Dollar was able to claw out a fresh higher high overnight but the move wasn’t overly definitive.However, the path of least resistance is pointing upward today as estimates for the Non-farm payroll report latertoday are somewhat lofty.
CAD Mid-day Analysis
A series of lower highs leaves the Canadian without upside momentum. Like the Pound,the Canadian is at least partially suffering from the residual strength in the Dollar.