FX Update – June 26 – Consolidations abound

EURUSD, H1 Narrow ranges with a modicum of yen firmness have been prevailing against a backdrop of higher equity markets in Europe and Asia, which have tracked Wall Street gains,…

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Euro Forecast: Choppy Trading Likely in EUR/USD on Quarter-End Flows

The coming week sees the start of a new month and a new quarter, when portfolio rebalancing could result in turbulent trading in major assets, including EUR/USD and the Euro…

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Wall Street Close: The US equities markets can’t shake the COVID-19 bug

It was another tough day on Wall Street as the coronavirus pandemic continues the bite the US economy. Texas and Florida are forced to scale back plan

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Australian Dollar Outlook Bearish as Coronavirus Cases Spike

The Australian Dollar may come under increasing downside pressure as local coronavirus cases spike and tensions with China escalate.

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Events to Look Out For Next Week

An important week is coming up as Brexit trade talks resume next week, with Boris Johnson holding a video link summit with the EU Commission President on Monday. In addition,…

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ForexLive Americas FX news wrap: Re-opening turns into re-closing

Forex news for North American trade on June 26, 2020: Markets: – Gold up $6 to $1770 – US 10-year yield down 4.4 bps to 0.64% – WTI crude down…

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NZ Treasury is projecting the unemployment rate will rise to 9% (previous forecast was 10%)

Some ‘less awful’ news from New Zealand  Peak jobless rate at 9% instead of 10% says Treasury.

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UK VAT cut would bring mixed benefits – IFS think-tank

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), a leading UK think-tank, warned against a temporary cut in value-added tax (TAX), as it would bring smaller be

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Another mixed US data set

USDJPY, H1 Another mixed set of US data today, with the Weekly Claims once again falling but just as importantly missing expectations. Durable Goods were a positive beat but the…

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Hang Seng Eyes Resistance, Stocks May Wobble on Virus Woes, US-HK Bill

APAC stocks may rise after equities rose on Wall Street. Still, virus concerns and a newly approved US sanction bill over Hong Kong’s autonomy will likely weigh on sentiment.

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