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US Q1 GDP Undershoots Estimates

GDP Rises But Misses Estimates The latest US economic data released yesterday came in as a slight disappointment to USD bulls. 1st quarter GDP was seen printing 6.4%, mildly undershooting the 6.8% the...

Key Notes From The April FOMC Meeting

Policy Held Unchanged The April FOMC meeting, which concluded yesterday, failed to deliver any fireworks and saw a mostly muted market reaction. The Fed held its monetary policy unchanged, as...

The Crude Chronicles - Episode 87

Oil Traders Increase Upside BetsThe latest CFTC COT institutional positioning report showed that crude traders increased their net ling positions in crude oil last week by a further 7,305k contracts,...

“Froze” USDCAD and the Upcoming Fed Meeting: Markets Overview

FX and sovereign debt markets are bracing for the bout of turbulence aheadof the Fed event today. Despite success in spurring inflation growth, the Fed’smessage will likely remain unchanged –...

USD Upside Risks Into FOMC

FOMC On Watch The main market focus today, and of this week, will be the Fed’s April FOMC meeting which concludes today. Expectations are fairly muted heading into the event with most players...

AUD Down as Aussie Inflation Misses Expectations

AUD Sold At European Open The Australian Dollar has come under heavy selling pressure across the Asian session and into the early European session on Wednesday. The sales came in response to the...

USD Rebounds, However Downward Trend Remains Intact

March US data release on durable goods orders fell short of market expectations holding back the rally in equity markets. US stock indices could barely stay in positive territory on Monday, US equity...

BOJ Cuts Inflation Forecasts Says Easing to Remain

JPY Sold On BOJ GuidanceThe Japanese Yen has been under selling pressure over the European morning on Tuesday following the April BOJ meeting held overnight. As expected, the BOJ held its monetary...

Pressure on USD Rises Ahead of Possible Dovish Fed Move

The CFTC data showed that net long speculative positioning on EURUSD rose last week, which suggests the shift in sentiment on the pair is under way after a protracted squeeze of long positions....