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The New Zealand Dollar, otherwise know as the kiwi, has been the dog of currencies over the second half of summer. In particular, the NZD/USD is down almost 500 pips since July 22nd. Fundamentally,...

Monday Sept. 2 AU manufacturing PMI, company profits, business inventoriesNZ trade balanceJP business capex, manufacturing PMICN manufacturing PMIEZ, FR, DE, UK manufacturing PMI (final reads) Tuesday...

The U.S. and China are to resume in person trade talks in September, after President Donald Trump said discussion were already on the way later today. On Sunday, the U.S. is set to collect...

Using historical data, we’ve mapped out a seasonal matrix for FX majors and noted the bearish tendency for USD/CHF in September. The matrix may appear a little confusing at first,...

All FX majors and crosses remains within their typical daily ranges, although JPY and CHF are the strongest majors and NZD and AUD the weakest. USD/CNY is anchored to recent highs around...

It's been a volatile month for markets, with the fallout from the ongoing trade war, attacks on the Fed, Brexit and Italian elections (to name a few rivers). This may feel counter to how markets...

A look at how markets have performed following a U.S. 10-year:2-year yield curve inversion.Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you may have heard a thing or two about the yield curve...

It’s the end of summer, the last “unofficial” week of summer in the US, that ends with Labor Day Monday. Many people in the US and the UK have taken the week off. Traditionally,...

With DAX having risen to a pivotal zone of resistance, we highlight two clear scenarios worth monitoring.As highlighted by my colleague Matt Weller, indices are locked within a range whilst they await...

We suggest keeping a close eye on the monthly close on NZD, given the importance of the technical juncture it sits at. We can see on the monthly close that that NZD/USD is on the...

As my colleague Matt wrote last week, the gold/silver ratio currently favors silver. With negative yields around the world and the threat of the FOMC cutting rates again in September, precious metals...

RBA’s Deputy Governor Guy Debelle says floor for rates here likely around 0% - 0.5%, adding they hope they won’t have to go as low as some countries (ie negative).JPY and CAD...

Since Friday we have seen cable’s counter-trend rally extend, yet it remains within the bearish channel and has provided a two-bar reversal pattern beneath the upper trendline and...

Despite the nice downtrend on EUR/CHF, we urge caution amid signs of SNB’s FX intervention. Focusing purely on the technicals, EUR/CHF has provided a decent bearish trend on the daily...

We’re keeping a close eye on the ratio between gold miners ETF (GDX (NYSE:GDX)) against gold (XAU). We can see on the weekly chart that gold miners are trying to outperform the...

It’s been reported that the Dutch government have been in talks with 325 UK-based companies who are considering relocating to the Netherlands post-Brexit.China’s Vice Premier...