Day: October 7, 2020

October 7
2020

Sterling Pound Rallies As UK Govt Prepares for No-Deal Brexit

The Sterling pound today rallied against the dollar on positive investor sentiment before falling on Brexit jitters after comments from the Irish government. The GBP/USD currency pair later rallied even after the UK said that it was actively preparing for a no-deal Brexit scenario as the October 15 deadline approaches. The GBP/USD currency pair today fell to a low of 1.2846 in the early American session before rallying close to its daily highs […]

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October 7
2020

Japanese Yen Weakens As BoJ Warns of ‘Very High’ Uncertainty Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

The Japanese yen is under pressure in the middle of the trading week as the central bank warned that economic uncertainty remains “very high” because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the yen could find support on macroeconomic data suggesting the contraction in the world’s third-largest economy might have subsided. Could the traditional safe-haven asset continue its strong 2020 in the final quarter? Speaking in a video message to an annual meeting of securities firms, Bank of Japan (BoJ) […]

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October 7
2020

Euro Strong After Market Sentiment Recovers

The euro was strong today, rising against all other most-traded currencies, with the exception of the Australian dollar. The possible reason for the rally was the market sentiment, which was recovering after confusing tweets from US President Donald Trump. Macroeconomic reports released in the eurozone today were mixed. Markets entered a risk-off mode after the news broke out that Trump halts negotiations with Democrats about a big stimulus […]

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October 7
2020

AUD/NZD Prepared to Break 1.0826?

The Australian versus the New Zealand dollar currency pair seems to be willing to go towards the north. Do the bulls have the power to do so? Long-term perspective The appreciation from the 0.9994 low extended, after a correction phase bounded by the 1.0880 high and 1.0566 low, respectively, to 1.1043. Noteworthy is that the 1.1043 high comes outside of the resistance area that the firm level of 1.0983 represents. And because — after such a departure — the bulls […]

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