Tag Archives: S&P

FX Daily

Key news – Positive sentiment driven by ECB and US jobless claims – Chinese service sector PMI fell to 54.5 in April

Technical Alert

EUR/USD: The break above 1.3130 triggered the expected buying spree, pushing above also the mid April high, 1.3202,

FX Daily

Key news – Fed opens door slightly for increase in asset purchases – Stocks lower despite upward surprise in ISM

Technical Alert

EUR/USD: The break above 1.3130 triggered the expected buying spree, pushing above also the mid April high, 1.3202,

FX Daily

Key news – US S&P500 closes at new high again. EUR/USD higher while oil drops. – China NBS PMI fell in April, confirming the economy stayed soft into Q2.

Technical Alert

EUR/USD: Buyers gained the upper hand and closed the session high yesterday, but respected the intraday overstretch. 1.3130 remains near-term important since above it would call for a +1.3202 move.

FX Daily

Key news – Italian government scraps tax increases and signals less fiscal austerity. – Japanese data weaker than expected but still suggest a recovery has started.

FX Daily

Key news – In Italy a broad three-party coalition was sworn in on Sunday. – Bank of Cyprus has converted 37.5% of deposits above EUR100,000 into equity.

Technical Alert

JPY reaction getting traction, bonds in demand, EUR/USD Stalemate, USD/JPY More selling in the pipe, EUR/GBP Continues to push for a break,

US QI GDP disappoints. Global equities mixed. AUD at USD1.0275.

The US economy grew at a 2.5% annual pace in the March quarter, short of forecasts for 3.0% annualised growth. But the final reading of consumer sentiment for April printed at 76.4,

FX SENTIMENT REPORT

– Traders continue to hold a net long USD position of $16.6bn, with short positions in CAD, JPY, EUR and GBP and long positions in AUD, NZD, MXN and CHF.

Technical Alert

Yen stronger post BOJ and possible a long needed reaction underway, caution esp with AUDJPY. The £ sterling stronger after GDP, with both cable breaking higher and