AUD slips on risk-aversion as retail market opens


The AUD is being affected by some risk-aversion post UK downgrade and I suspect that the Japanese…

Retail market smashes EUR/JPY back down on open


Looks like the retail market agrees with me and we've seen a big dip in EUR/JPY right on the…

Asian market open


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EUR/JPY: Small short position in play


Prices have reached the top of the Pennant formation which I've been tracking (see members) and…

USD/JPY still surging, highs so far around 94.75


Dealers are too busy to talk to me and I remember well how hectic it can be on a Monday morning in…

EUR/JPY: Now almost 200 pips higher than the NY close


Both EUR/JPY and EUR/GBP have made big moves higher and as I surmised last night, it's likely to be…

Cable: Barriers expected 1.5050 and 1.5000


Reports last week suggested that there will be solid barrier protection ahead of 1.5050 and 1.5000…

Cable makes new lows below 1.5130, USD/JPY gaps 100 pips higher


The early interbank market is up and running and cable has traded to fresh trend lows near 1.5100…

GBP to be the main focus on Monday morning


Cable fell by about 90 pips in thin late-NY trade after Moody's downgraded the UK by 1 notch. This…

Quick overview of Asian trade


AUD rallied sharply after RBA Stevens speech which suggested to many that rate-cutting cycle is…

EUR/GBP: Next technical support levels at .8605 and .8570


The 50% retracement of .8445/.8765 comes in around .8605 and there are some hourly lows around the…

AUD: Professional analysts speculating that RBA rate-cutting is now over


Interesting how many analysts hang on every single word the RBA Governor says. The chatter now…

AUD/JPY: Seeing some quite heavy short-covering


It looks like the short-term market was quite short of this pair, which does surprise me somewhat,…

Not seeing too any obvious trades at the moment but Steven’s comments on Yen are interesting


The comments from the RBA Governor regarding the Australian economy were a bit mixed but the fact…

AUD dips again as Stevens changes tone


Its been quite an inconsistent speech from the RBA Governor, who sounded as if he was returning to…

Stevens: Only central banker who’s happy with currency level


Glenn Stevens has been surprisingly hawkish, saying that the FX level is appropriate and that there…

AUD rallies sharply on Stevens comments


Very sharp 50 pip pop in the AUD/USD as Glenn Stevens returns to his old ways of talking up the…

Asian market open


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