The Great Britain pound versus the Canadian dollar currency pair seems to be willing to go higher. Will the bears let it do so? Long-term perspective After the double bottom defined by the 1.6750 and 1.6769 lows, respectively, the price started an ascending movement that managed not only to touch the firm level of 1.7567 but also to pierce it. To the bullish disappointment, the pierce ended as being a false one, as the price retraced under […]
Read moreThe euro today fell against the dollar as eurozone countries initiated fresh lockdown measures to curb the rising coronavirus cases within their borders. The EUR/USD currency pair fell driven by safe-haven flows as investors bought the dollar to hedge against the risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic to the global economy. The EUR/USD currency pair today fell from a high of 1.1788 during the Australian market to a low of 1.1717 during the early American session but has […]
Read moreThe Canadian dollar is sliding against its US peer on Wednesday as the Bank of Canada (BoC) left interest rates unchanged during its November policy meeting. The loonie was also falling on plummeting crude oil prices amid escalating COVID-19 cases around the world that traders bet would continue to weigh on global demand. With Canada witnessing a second wave of the highly infectious respiratory illness, will the economic recovery […]
Read moreSafe-haven currencies, like the US dollar and the Japanese yen, jumped today as risk aversion was ruling markets. The main themes were the rising number of coronavirus cases in Europe and the upcoming presidential election in the United States. According to reports, the French government is considering a month-long nationwide lockdown to curb the rising number of coronavirus cases. French President Emmanuel Macron will address the issue on television later today. The European Commission announced that […]
Read moreThe Australian dollar rose on Wednesday after a positive inflation report released in Australia. But as of now, the currency has lost its gains due to risk aversion that prevailed on markets. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index rose by 1.6% in the September quarter (1.5% with seasonal adjustments). The increase followed the 1.9% drop in the previous three months. Year-on-year, the index increased by 0.7%. The trimmed mean CPI (which is […]
Read moreThe Australian versus the New Zealand dollar currency pair ebbed until the 1.0631 level. Could this level be the one that starts a correction? Long-term perspective After validating the support of 1.0013 — not highlighted on the chart — the price climbed until the 1.1043 high. In doing so, towards the end of the movement, it pierced two significant levels. The first one is 1.0826, which previously — see the 1.0880 high — served as a firm resistance, […]
Read moreThe South Korean won is recording modest gains against multiple currency rivals on Tuesday as the nation’s economy returned to growth in the third quarter. After enduring the sharpest economic downturn in more than a decade, Seoul was able to resuscitate the economy through a series of COVID-19 stimulus measures and surging exports. During the July-to-September period, the gross domestic product (GDP) advanced 1.9%, following a 3.2% slide in the second quarter. The market had penciled […]
Read moreThe Great Britain pound versus the United States dollar currency pair has to make a decision: above or beneath 1.3000? Long-term perspective After validating the firm level of 1.2092 as support, the price started an ascending trend, one that came very close to the 1.3502 intermediary level. However, reaching 1.3502 meant passing a triple resistance area made up of the 1.3261 level, the upper line of the ascending channel, and the descending line. But as the retracement […]
Read moreThe euro today fell against the US dollar as investors sold the single currency amid rising coronavirus cases within the euro area dampening investor sentiment. The EUR/USD currency pair’s decline was further fueled by the stalemate in the US stimulus talks ahead of next week’s Presidential election as equity markets sold off. The EUR/USD currency pair today fell from an opening high of 1.1850 to a low of 1.1803 in the early European market before […]
Read moreThe Chinese yuan is retreating from its highest level against the US dollar in 27 months, despite officials revealing they will tolerate the currencyâs appreciation against the greenback â for now. The acceptance of the yuanâs enormous climb has signaled that policymakers are prepared to potentially alter the currencyâs strategy in the global economy, fueling its aspirations to make the yuan a global reserve currency that rivals the buck and other counterparts. Wang […]
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