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The last few weeks have been relatively strong for the venerable Cable as the pair has continued to be buoyant following a broadly negative streak for the US dollar. However, it appears that some...

Considering all that has occurred in global markets over the past week you would be forgiven for having missed an important figure from China’s recent GDP results. Suspiciously, China’s...

Oil prices opened significantly down this week in the wake of an utter failure of an OPEC agreement. Falling to 37.61 in the wake of the failed Doha meeting, only an act of divine providence saved the...

The USD/JPY is facing the ultimate crossroads, as sellers start to line up against the pair ahead of trading this week, and the risk of a collapse towards the key 105.00 handle now becomes likely....

The next few days could be interesting for the kiwi dollar as GDT price index results loom nearer. The indicator remains one of the most influential for the small dairy producing nation’s...

The Swiss franc has been making some solid gains against the US dollar over the past few weeks and despite its valiant efforts, the USD seems to be losing the fight. However, the positive sentiment...

The past few weeks have been relatively positive for crude oil prices despite a range of external pressures, including continuing inventory builds as reported by the EIA and a pending Doha meeting....

The last few days have been relatively lack lustre for the Australian dollar as the pair has largely entered a sideways consolidation pattern. In fact, even a stronger than expected labour market...

The EUR has been struggling to keep a grip on its recent gains on the GBP as the UK begins to post some heartening economic results. As a result, there is now scope to see the EURGBP take a modest...

As the world awaits China’s latest GDP growth figures to confirm if the manufacturing powerhouse is finally unable to achieve 6% growth, another populous nation is taking steps to pick up the...

The yen is currently bulldozing the USD and as a result speculation about the reaction of the Bank of Japan has become front page news. Setting speculation about the BOJ’s chances of intervening...

Gold saw some gains last week but ultimately failed to form a convincing trend and break free from its sideways channel. The metal closed the week up at 1239.99 but was prevented from testing the...

Last week saw the USD/JPY collapse in price as the pair broke sharply through support at 110.66 following a broadly negative USD sentiment swing. The swing was largely due to the poor US Goods Orders...

It has been a relatively rocky ride for the venerable cable over the past few weeks as the talk of a Brexit continues to impact the currency. However, despite some of the recent selling, the pair is...

The pound has proved to be one of the most reliable of short positions in the past number of months. Driving the prodigious fall from grace is an overwhelming and palpable fear over the economic...

If you listen to the media you have likely been availed of all of the latest opinions from both market pundits and “experts” alike on the future direction of the Federal Reserve’s...