Forex

USD/CAD faces busy day ahead of jobs data

By Fawad Razaqzada | August 4, 2017

The dollar bulls will certainly want to see a bigger-than-expected rise in the average hourly earnings index. But at 0.3% m/m, expectations are running high and as such the scope for disappointment is there. Meanwhile Canadian employment figures are expected to have risen last month at a slower pace of 13,000 compared to last month’s 45,300 figure.

GBP/USD slumps after BoE vote

By Fawad Razaqzada | August 3, 2017

The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged with only two of its MPC members voting in favour of a hike this month. No other rate setter decided to join Michael Saunders and Ian McCafferty on this occasion, and this disappointed some market participants who were hoping that more would join them.

EUR/USD: What now for the fallen King Dollar?

By Fawad Razaqzada | July 27, 2017

Prior to the release of the July FOMC statement yesterday, the dollar had found some support and gold had weakened slightly. Market participants were wary of the possibility of a hawkish surprise, so they had taken profit on their short dollar positions. But once speculators realized that wasn't the case, they evidently re-established those positions and the dollar responded by dropping across the board.

GBP/USD defends 1.30 as UK GDP matches forecasts

By Fawad Razaqzada | July 26, 2017

The market’s focus will be on the FOMC later on today. Investors will be fully anticipating the Fed to come across as more dovish than hawkish. But that view may already be priced in, so it will be interesting to see how the dollar will react. The U.S. currency has bounded back a touch over the past couple of days, especially against her weaker rivals such as the Swiss franc and Japanese yen.

Using word clouds to predict forex moves

By Abe Cofnas | July 24, 2017

Central banks are the key catalysts for currency directions. By setting interest rates and monetary policy, central banks generate either bullish or bearish expectations about the currency direction. Central bank statements are carefully constructed, where each word is compared to the previous statements. Any differences between statements impact immediate market reactions.

EUR/USD pauses for breath ahead of ECB

By Fawad Razaqzada | July 19, 2017

Ahead of the ECB meeting, euro traders are approaching things with a bit of caution today, apparently taking profit on their long positions with the EUR/USD and EUR/GBP both easing back a little. However, it has been a minor retracement so far and I would not be surprised at all if the single currency were to turn positive again in the afternoon.

GBP/USD could rebound as UK CPI miss not a game changer

By Fawad Razaqzada | July 18, 2017

Despite today’s sell-off, the price action on the British pound/U.S. dollar currency pair looks bullish thanks mainly to ongoing weakness in U.S. dollar. The cable took its sweet time but last week finally cleared a major hurdle when it closed above the 1.3000-1.3050 resistance area where it had struggled in the past.

USD/CAD's performance points to more downside

By Matt Weller | July 18, 2017

Last week's price action in the Canadian dollar marked a major "sea change" for the currency. Whereas the loonie had previously been lumped in with the other commodity dollars struggling to recover from the big downdraft in the price of hard goods, last Wednesday's rate hike from the Bank of Canada injected new life into the currency.

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