AUD/JPY and cable worth watching in early trade


The break below 97.50 in AUD/JPY has changed the bias considerable in my view; sell any intraday…

AUD/JPY: Back near 97.50 yet again


The lower than expected Chinese PMI have led to some modest risk-aversion in the markets and the…

Cable: Risk-reward favours sell-rally strategy


Previous weekly lows at 1.5250 proved to be solid resistance last week, despite the usual Monday…

EUR/USD: Still favour test of 1.2665/80


EUR bearishness has eased a notch or two since last week but general sentiment towards the USD…

AUD should stay quiet ahead of RBA tomorrow


There is also today's Japanese Tankan report and the HSBC China PMI data to add some volatility to…

Yen positioning reports suggest consolidation phase may soon end


Some interesting reports coming out of the interbank market suggest that overall Yen…

EUR/JPY back below 120.00


No doubt that EUR/JPY is the lead pair in the market at the moment and what happens there…

EUR edges slowly higher on pre-weekend short-covering


It looks as if the Asian market was overly short of the EUR and we've seen mild short-covering…

Chinese equity markets now almost 3.5% lower


Moves by the Chinese banking regulator to tighten controls on certain wealth-management products…

AUD/JPY leading Yen pairs lower


With a long weekend looming, I guess it's no surprise to see AUD/JPY lead the risk-off charge. We…

Yen slightly higher after Kuroda speech


USD/JPY shorts are looking a bit safer now that the Kuroda statement is out of the way. I won't…

Kuroda appearing before Japanese parliament for second appearance


We may see a lift in volatility this afternoon when these headlines hit the newswires.

Asian market open


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USD/JPY: Still capped below 94.90


That's been the high twice already this week so bears have the better cards in the short-term…

AUD/USD: Intraday moves depend on what’s happening in crosses


Initial short-term support at 1.0420, getting stronger near 1.0360/80. Resistance clear at 1.0500…

EUR/USD: Don’t try to catch the falling knife


Obvious target is at 1.2665/80 technical support but bulls will need a premium entry level given…

EUR/USD: There are some buyers around


One of the big German banks is reporting decent buying interest in EUR/USD around 1.2800. There is…

EUR/USD: Not much strong technical support until 1.2665/80


There is a daily low from early November at 1.2665 and the 61.8% retracement of 1.2040/1.3710 comes…