Monthly Archives: April 2012

Crude Oil: Crude Oil rose as stockpiles declined

  Oil prices advanced 0.52% against the USD for the 24 hour period ending 23:00GMT, closing at 103.69, after reports showed decline in US crude oil inventories. Late yesterday, the American Petroleum Institute reported that crude oil inventories fell 960,000 … Continue reading

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Silver: White metal continues to trade lower in Asian session

  Silver prices declined 0.05% to USD30.83 per ounce during the 24 hours ending 23:00GMT. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, Silver is trading at 30.82, slightly lower from yesterday’s close. Silver is expected to find support at 30.62, and … Continue reading

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Gold: Yellow metal declines, investors awaits outcome of Fed meeting

  Gold prices traded higher by 0.22% against the USD in the 24 hour period ending 23:00GMT, at 1641.90 per ounce, as greenback weakened amid uninspiring US housing and consumer confidence data. The Federal Reserve is set to release its … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: Aussie trading above its MA’s

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD strengthened marginally against the USD to close at 1.0328. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.0316, with the AUD trading 0.11% lower from yesterday’s close. LME … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Mark Carney says BoC may have to raise rates; Loonie trading steady in Asian session

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD declined 0.36% against the CAD to close at 0.9872. Canadian dollar advanced against greenback, after Bank of Canada (BoC) head Mark Carney indicated that the bank may have to raise interest … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Swissy trading flat this morning

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD declined 0.34% against the CHF and closed at 0.9105. In economic news, trade surplus in Switzerland narrowed to CHF1.7 billion in March, from a revised surplus of CHF2.6 billion in February. … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Yen declined on monetary easing hopes

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD strengthened 0.22% against the JPY and closed at 81.34. Yen traded lower against greenback, on speculation that Bank of Japan would resume monetary easing to weaken the currency. In the Asian … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: Tad lower this morning after yesterday’s gains

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, GBP rose 0.14% against the USD and closed at 1.6147. In the UK, public sector net borrowing (PSNB) rose to £15.9 billion in March, compared to £9.9 billion in February. Market had … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro rose after weak economic data in the US, trading flat this morning

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, EUR rose 0.33% against the USD and closed at 1.3197, following the release of broadly weaker-than-expected US economic data on housing and consumer confidence. However, sentiments on the Euro remained weak after … Continue reading

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Trading signals for Tuesday 24-04-2012

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AUD fell after weak CPI figures

The Australian dollar suffered after Australia’s Q1 CPI inflation report came in much weaker than expected. Headline inflation fell sharply to +1.6% y/y (cons. 2.2%, prev. 3.1%). Market expectations had already been lowered by yesterday’s PPI report, but the scale of the miss was still surprising, and AUD promptly dropped 70pips. Continue reading

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