Daily Archives: March 13, 2012

Trading signals for Tuesday 13-03-2012

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FOMC meeting today

The Bank of Japan kept market participants waiting much longer than usual for their overnight policy decision. The delay prompted speculation that a further round of easing might be in the pipeline, but USDJPY dropped 30 pips when no material shift in stance emerged. Crucially, unlike the previous meeting, there was no change to the BoJ’s JGB-purchase ambitions: rinban operations will continue at the same pace, and purchases of shorter-dated JGBs by the asset purchase facility will also continue as before. Continue reading

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Crude Oil: Oil declined amid slowdown in China; trading higher this morning

Oil prices declined 0.58% against the USD for the 24 hour period ending 23:00GMT, closing at 106.57, after world’s second-largest crude consumer, China, reported its biggest monthly trade deficit in at least 22 years for February, indicating further slowdown in … Continue reading

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Silver: Silver trading higher this morning after yesterday’s sharp fall

Silver prices declined 1.75% to USD 33.66 per ounce during the 24 hours ending 23:00GMT. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, Silver is trading at 33.79, 0.40% higher from yesterday’s close. Silver is expected to find support at 33.38, and … Continue reading

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Gold: Gold trading higher ahead of Fed meet

Gold prices traded lower by 0.74% against the USD in the 24 hour period ending 23:00GMT, at 1699.95 per ounce, amid profit booking. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, Gold is trading at 1704.42, 0.26% higher from yesterday’s close. Gold … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: Aussie trading higher ahead of Australian consumer confidence data

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD weakened 0.44% against the USD to close at 1.0525. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.0552, with the AUD trading 0.25% higher from yesterday’s close. On the … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Canadian Dollar fell as risk appetite faded, gaining strength this morning

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD rose 0.15% against the CAD to close at 0.9922. The Canadian Dollar weakened against the US Dollar, amid concern that global recovery is slowing after China reported its biggest trade deficit in … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Greenback continues its downfall against the Swiss Franc in the Asian session

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD declined 0.31% against the CHF and closed at 0.9164. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 0.9146, with the USD trading 0.19% lower from yesterday’s close. The pair … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Bank of Japan keeps key overnight rate on hold

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD weakened 0.23% against the JPY and closed at 82.32. In economic news, consumer confidence in Japan dropped to a reading of 39.5 in February, compared to a reading of 40.0 in January. … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: Pound trading higher following signs of improvement in the UK economy

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, GBP fell 0.18% against the USD and closed at 1.5640. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.5655, with the GBP trading 0.1% higher from yesterday’s close. This morning, … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro holds on to yesterday’s gains

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, EUR rose 0.27% against the USD and closed at 1.3156, after Euro-zone Finance Ministers gave their final approval to a €130 billion second bailout for Greece and turned their attention on Spain, demanding … Continue reading

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