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Nikkei Plunges, Triggers Massive Sell Off In USD/JPY
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 - May 23, 2013

Nikkei plunges by 7% taking USD/JPY to 101.00EZ PMi data stabilizesNikkei -7.26% Europe -2.56%Oil $92.80/bblGold $1377/oz.Europe and Asia: AUD Consumer Inflation Expectations 2.3% vs. 2.2%JPY Japan ...

 
Swissy Traded Lower On SNB’s Chief Comments
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 - May 23, 2013

For the 24 hours leading to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 1.11% against the CHF and closed at 0.9803.The Swiss Franc traded at a lowest level in two years after the Swiss National Bank (SNB) Chief, Thomas ...

 
Yen Trading Higher In Asian Session
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 - May 23, 2013

For the 24 hours leading to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.73% against the JPY and closed at 103.19.In the Asian session at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 102.78, with the USD trading 0.39% lower ...

 
Pound Sapped By Weak Retail Sales Data
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 - May 23, 2013

For the 24 hours leading to 23:00 GMT, the GBP fell 0.83% against the USD and closed at 1.5034, after retail sales in the U.K fell below market expectations. The figure dropped 1.3% (MoM) in April, ...

 
FOMC Minutes Raised Concern Over Fed Tapering Talks
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 - May 23, 2013

For the 24 hours leading to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 0.60% against the USD and closed at 1.2842.In the Euro-zone, economic data indicated that current account surplus increased to a seasonally ...

 
Neutral Intraday Bias In GPB/JPY, EUR/JPY Losing Momentum: May 23, 2013
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 - May 23, 2013

GBP/JPY Daily OutlookDaily Pivots: (S1) 154.49; (P) 155.30; (R1) 156.05;The intraday bias in the GBP/JPY remains neutral for now, while the as consolidation from 156.77 continues. Another retreat ...

 
Bernanke Delivers A Jolt, Sends Dollar Soaring
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 - May 23, 2013

A quiet day in Europe but a lot of volatility once Fed Chairman Bernanke started to speak. His formal speech was dovish, as one would expect from him, and the dollar began to weaken, but there was ...

 
USD/JPY Collapses To Two Week Low
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 - May 23, 2013

USD/JPY Open 103.14 High 103.74 Low 100.81 Close 103.11On Wednesday, the USD/JPY traded within the 140 pip range. The currency couple appreciated from 102.34 to 103.74 yesterday, matching the positive...

 
EUR/USD: Downtrend Continuation to 1.2700
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 - May 23, 2013

The EUR/USD made a three wave rally in this week which was expected in wave 4, but pair is already turning lower again after the completed zig-zag at 1.3000 psychological level. We can see that the ...

 
USD/JPY Back To 101.50 On U.S. Easing-Cut And China Growth Concerns
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 - May 23, 2013

The yen climbed against all of its major peers as Asian stocks dropped amid concerns that a reduction in monetary stimulus will weigh on the U.S. recovery as China’s economy slows.The Dollar ...

 
USD/CAD Near 1.04 As Bernanke Hints At Tapering
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 - May 23, 2013

Canada’s dollar dropped to an almost one-year low versus its U.S. peer after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said monthly bond purchases may be reduced if the economy shows sustained ...

 
GBP/USD Tumbles Down Towards 1.5
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 - May 23, 2013

GBP/USD Open 1.5041 High 1.5175 Low 1.5012 Close 1.5043On Wednesday, the GBP/USD continued decreasing significantly by 150 pips. The Cable depreciated from 1.5175 to 1.5026 yesterday, in line with the...

 
EUR/USD: Proceeding Short
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 - May 23, 2013

Yesterday we had results as expected and most of the pairs behaved as predicted. Today I am expecting US Dollar to gain some steam together with Japanese Yen. I will be adding a hedged pair to offset ...

 
Australian Dollar Now Reaching Medium Term Target
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 - May 23, 2013

The Aussie is looking to reach its medium term target of 9580/70. Given the market is screaming for correction we feel this level will hold. Now this is the weekly 50% level going back from 2010 ad ...

 
Dollar Rallies After Fed Talks QE3 Exit, Will EUR/USD Break 1.2800?
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 - May 23, 2013

Dollar Rallies after Fed Talks QE3 Exit, Will EUR/USD Break 1.2800? The markets have sought out guidance on the future of the Federal Reserve’s QE3 plans to shape their speculation, and that is ...

 
Dollar Upside Has Resumed
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 - May 23, 2013

It was a better day yesterday, particularly for the EUR/USD that made its final high smack in the middle of the higher retracement range, and shot lower. Such sharp movements are not particularly ...

 
Majors Daily Forecast: May 23, 2013
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 - May 23, 2013

EUR/USDTrading range: 1.2865 - 1.2765Trend: DownwardSell at 1.2854 SL 1.2886 TP 1.2777USD/JPYTrading range: 103.00 - 102.10Trend: DownwardSell at 102.90 SL 103.22 TP 102.1 GBP/USDTrading range: 1.5065...

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 EUR/USD1.2936+0.0002+0.02%  
 GBP/USD1.5124+0.0016+0.10%  
 USD/JPY101.29-0.72-0.71%  
 USD/CHF0.9612-0.0077-0.79%  
 AUD/USD0.9652-0.0096-0.98%  
 USD/CAD1.0323+0.0020+0.19%  
 EUR/GBP0.8554-0.0006-0.08%  
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 Euro Bund144.51-0.02-0.01%  
 Euro BTP114.51-0.85-0.74%  
 Euro BOBL126.376+0.015+0.01%  
 UK Gilt117.70+0.19+0.16%  
 US 2 YR T-Note110.23-0.01-0.01%  
 US 10 YR T-Note131.31+0.02+0.02%  
 US 30 YR T-Bond143.32+0.25+0.17%  
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