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NZD/USD Weekly Fundamental Analysis May 20 – 24, 2013 Forecast

May 20, 2013
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NZD/USD Weekly Fundamental Analysis May 20 – 24, 2013 Forecast

NZD/USD Weekly Fundamental Analysis May 20 – 24, 2013 Forecast Weekly Analysis and Recommendation:  The NZD/USD ended the week at 0.8068 tumbling from the high on Monday at 0.8318. The strength of the US dollar has been difficult for the commodity currencies to defend against. The New Zealand dollar saw a 2.1 percent weekly fall against the greenback as investors flock to the US currency on growing expectations the Federal Reserve will start unwinding its money printing programme this year.   The Dollar Index, a measure of the greenback against a basket of currencies, is heading for a 0.9 percent weekly gain to 83.89 as investors prepare for the Fed to unwind its quantitative easing programme, where it buys...

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Traders Feeling the Impact of Server Technology and IT Infrastructure Choices

May 20, 2013
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Traders Feeling the Impact of Server Technology and IT Infrastructure Choices

“Recent studies show that a 5 millisecond server delay could cost a firm as much as 4 million USD every millisecond” A stark reminder of just how influential technology can be in the daily lives of traders, but how many really give thought to the technology they use on a daily basis? Recent reports suggest not many, with few traders having a deep inner knowledge of the technology they use. Many would of course argue why would they need...

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Worries of Global Copper Surplus Drive Prices Downwards

May 20, 2013
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The decline in Chinese demand for copper leads to fears of a global surplus, which in turn cause the metal prices to take a dive. Now that the prices of gold, silver and copper are going downwards, many rush to hasty conclusions and predict the imminent downfall of precious metals. While copper has this valence, it is mainly used as an industrial metal and its prices are affected by additional factors such as weak demand from emerging markets. The...

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Session Recap: King USD advances further

May 19, 2013
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<!–TITOL: Session Recap: King USD advances further FITITOL–> FXstreet.com (San Francisco) – Another day and another positive day for the Greenback as better than expected US data fueled sentiment and risk appetite with the dollar advancing against all its major competitors. The EUR/USD declines to test the 1.2800 level,...

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The Queen euro or the King Dollar? EUR/USD declines further

May 19, 2013
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<!–TITOL: The Queen euro or the King Dollar? EUR/USD declines further FITITOL–> FXstreet.com (San Francisco) – oh, who would ever wanted to fight the USD? Since the May 1st high of 1.3240, the EUR/USD fell around 440 pips in just two weeks to test the 1.2800 area in the...

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China House Price Index increase to 4.9% in Apr from 3.6%

May 19, 2013
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Zinc LME Daily Forecast – 17 May 2013

May 17, 2013
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Zinc LME Daily Forecast – 17 May 2013

Zinc LME Daily Forecast – 17 May 2013 Zinc did retest 1817 lows as expected but stops below 1812 were not activated we saw a nice bounce. If we can beat 1836 today look for tricky resistance at 1843. A push through 1851 then opens the door to strong...

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Fed Exit Strategy Speculation Drives EUR/USD Lower

May 17, 2013
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Fed Exit Strategy Speculation Drives EUR/USD Lower

Talk that the Federal Reserve is considering winding down its aggressive asset buying program helped support the U.S. Dollar today, driving down the Euro, Sterling and gold. Crude oil was able to buck the trend however. The Fed news underpinned the dollar most of the session with it getting...

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EUR/USD Mid-Session Analysis for May 17, 2013

May 17, 2013
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EUR/USD Mid-Session Analysis for May 17, 2013

Daily Chart Hourly EUR/USD Chart   Daily EUR/USD Chart The EUR/USD continued to push lower on Friday, expanding its range following a break through yesterday’s low at 1.2846. The market also broke through an uptrending Gann angle at 1.2822, but an intraday short-covering rally helped regain this angle. A...

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EUR/USD returns to 1.2860/65

May 17, 2013
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<!–TITOL: EUR/USD returns to 1.2860/65 FITITOL–> FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – After the short-lived attempt to follow through 1.2890, sellers have now kicked down the euro back to the 1.2860.65 area. In the view of Stephen Gallo, Strategist at BMO, “Ultra-short-term, FX is essentially caught between digesting a near-term weakening of...

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Flash: BoJ fallout, six weeks in the making – UBS

May 17, 2013
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<!–TITOL: Flash: BoJ fallout, six weeks in the making UBS FITITOL–> FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – It is now six weeks since BoJ Governor Kuroda announced a new program of monetary easing, and still the JGB market remains unsettled. According to Gareth Berry, a Research Analyst at UBS, “One benign interpretation...

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USD/CAD in highs around 1.0250

May 17, 2013
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<!–TITOL: USD/CAD in highs around 1.0250 FITITOL–> FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – Well, nothing seems to stop the greenback on its way up, as demonstrated by the fifth session in positive figures out of the last seven, or climbing from near parity levels to today’s tops around 1.0250. Data wise, Canadian...

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US Dollar Index (DX) Futures Analysis – May 15, 2013

May 15, 2013
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US Dollar Index (DX) Futures Analysis – May 15, 2013

The June U.S. Dollar Index is surging today after the Euro Region reported weaker-than-expected-growth. Technically, the market is gaining steam after taking out the early April top at 83.66. In addition, the market crossed over to the bullish side of a steep uptrending Gann angle at 83.87. This morning’s...

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Weaker Growth Data Drives EUR/USD Sharply Lower

May 15, 2013
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Weaker Growth Data Drives EUR/USD Sharply Lower

The EUR/USD dropped to a six-week low on Wednesday after France said its first-quarter GDP contracted 0.2% and Germany said its first quarter growth was 0.1%. The data from France showed the third contraction in the last four quarters. Germany’s small growth missed pre-report estimates of 0.3%. The news...

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EUR/USD Mid-Session Analysis for May 15, 2013

May 15, 2013
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EUR/USD Mid-Session Analysis for May 15, 2013

Daily Chart Daily EUR/USD Chart A retest of a major Fibonacci price level at 1.2934 drew the attention of sellers this morning, establishing this former support level as new resistance and triggering a sharp break into a new six-month low. Downside momentum easily took out the first potential support...

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BoE sees a modest and sustained recovery over the next three years

May 15, 2013
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<!–TITOL: BoE sees a modest and sustained recovery over the next three years FITITOL–> FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – The quarterly Inflation Report released by the Bank of England on Wednesday suggests that UK inflation should rise above 3% in June and that it will possibly remain above the 2% target...

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Forex: EUR/USD in lows around 1.2880

May 15, 2013
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<!–TITOL: Forex: EUR/USD in lows around 1.2880 FITITOL–> FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – The selling interest in the single currency is now dragging the cross to the area of 1.2880 and printing fresh multi-week lows at the same time as the greenback continues its march north. “Euro weakness against the US...

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European equity markets climb despite weak GDP in EMU

May 15, 2013
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<!–TITOL: European equity markets climb despite weak GDP in EMU FITITOL–> FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – The European stock markets have finally begun to pare their losses from earlier in the week, a feat made more difficult given the recent tranche of weak economic data permeating the euro bloc. In the...

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Topix June contract Daily Forecast – 13 May 2013

May 13, 2013
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Topix June contract Daily Forecast – 13 May 2013

Topix June contract Daily Forecast – 13 May 2013 Topix broke 1203 unsurprisingly, to reach the next target of 1212 then carried on to 1223. A push above here this week, in the unstoppable up trend then targets 1235/37 but above 1240 look for 1256. This is very strong...

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Stronger U.S. Economy Pressuring British Pound

May 13, 2013
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Stronger U.S. Economy Pressuring British Pound

The GBP/USD fell to a two-week low after the U.S. Commerce Dept. announced retail sales unexpectedly increased last month. The difference in the growth rates of each economy is also acting as the catalyst behind today’s move. According to a U.K. business lobby report, the U.S. economy expanded at...

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