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The yen has been under considerable pressure over the last week with some poor economic results, and a bullish US dollar. The USD/JPY pair has now run head first into the bearish trend line which...

The crude oil price slump over the past year has been a painful experience for many producers, but OPEC’s strategy might finally be paying off as the cartel appears to be on the cusp of cutting...

Gold has made some solid gains over the past few weeks as the market begins to doubt if we will see a rate rise from the Fed this year. A break through of a solid resistance level, and a pull back to...

The venerable EUR/USD has faced some uncertainty over the past few days as the market speculates as to whether the ECB will extend their QE program. Subsequently, the currency has faced a slide after...

The US Congress faces a deadlock as the political impasse over lifting the debt ceiling worsens and short-term Treasury bond yields start to rise.Monday saw a sharp increase to selling of short-term...

The euro largely took its cues from the US data last week which was less than impressive, especially in the retail sector. Some slightly weaker EU data has led to calls for further stimulus from the...

Last week saw a volatile Australian dollar, as the pair experienced some sharp swings after some mixed US economic results, as well as an AUD Employment Change result that was disappointing. However,...

Economic UpdateJapan’s economic recovery has wobbled with the latest figures released in September showing Japan’s GDP fell from 1.0% in the first quarter of 2015 to -0.3% in Q2. The Bank...

The New Zealand economy faces a range of headwinds that could prove highly bearish for the NZD in the latter part of 2015. However, despite the negatives, the domestic economy is proving relatively...

As crude oil and other commodity prices have rallied over the past few weeks, some analysts have pointed to a new, resurgent age in commodity demand out of China. However, the recent rally hides the...

The pound found a surprising amount of bids in the latter half of the week which led to a break over the important resistance identified last week. Despite a sharp fall in the services PMI and a meek...

Gold bugs have something to rejoice about this week as a turnaround in the sentiment towards the commodity markets signals further gains ahead for the embattled metal.Pilloried gold bulls have been...

Economic UpdateThe UK economy has continued to grow at a solid and steady pace, improving on the slightly disappointing growth seen earlier this year. Official figures for growth in the second quarter...

Australian GDP growth was relatively flat throughout the 2nd quarter of 2015 as global commodity prices remained severely depressed. The GDP result was well below expectations, indicating growth of...

Both Gold and Silver have found themselves constrained by uncertainty throughout the quarter, however, some large moves were seen. Both precious metals found fresh six year lows during Q3 as the...

Economic UpdateThe Eurozone fared well throughout the quarter with signs of economic activity improving. This will please the European Central Bank (ECB) and vindicate their decision to implement the...