By looking at technical charts it can be seen that a broad weakness of the US Dollar across the markets against peer currencies has pushed the price for gold higher. However, some attribute the move to the Houthi attack on shipping in the Red Sea. Highly likely that it is a combination of the two factors, as only
The Japanese central bank has announced that it would continue with its ultra-loose monetary policy despite a widely discussed expectations of an end to the stimulus. Governor of the BoJ Ueda stated that the policymakers were waiting for more evidence of wage and price increases that would justify a change of policy. The Japanese Yen's value adjusted to the announcement
Unexpectedly to our analysts, the GBP/USD found support in the 1.2630 level. The pair did not even approach the 1.2590/1.2610 range. The event is attributed to the major strength that the range showed during the first half of December. The following recovery eventually reached the 1.2750 mark that acted as resistance and by the end of Tuesday's trading a
The support of the 1.0880/1.0888 range and the weekly simple pivot point was enough to cause a surge of the Euro against the US Dollar. By mid Tuesday, the pair had passed above the 1.0960/1.0965 range that acted as resistance. By the end of the day, it appeared that the zone had acted as support. The surge of the pair
The price for gold has moved below the 2,027.70/2,030.00 range, which has turned from support into resistance. Meanwhile, it appears that support was found in the 200-day simple moving average. If the commodity price recovers, it would have to break above 2,030.00 and the 50-hour simple moving average. Moving higher, a move above 2,047.80 is set to immediately face the
The USD/JPY appears to be still waiting for the Bank of Japan to initiate a move, as the central bank is set to announces its future policy. Meanwhile, the rate started to surge, as it moved above 142.50. However, it could be short sellers closing their positions and taking profit before the fundamental event. From a technical perspective, the surge
The GBP/USD declined on Friday and the move extended on Monday. It has been observed that resistance is found in the 1.2700 mark. Support is provided by the weekly simple pivot point at 1.2656, the 1.2650 level and the 100-hour simple moving average close below these levels. An extension of the ongoing decline could look for support in the 200-hour
The EUR/USD rate has declined below the 1.0900 mark, where it appears to have found support in the combination of the weekly simple pivot point, 100-hour simple moving average and the 1.0880/1.0888 range. A potential recovery of the Euro against the US Dollar is set to face the resistance of the 50-hour simple moving average near 1,0940. Higher above, note
Since the Fed move, the metal's price remains near 2,040.00. We have marked the resistance and support ranges of the ongoing consolidation at 2,046.80/2,047.80 and 2,027.70/2,030.00. A move above 2,047.80 is set to immediately face the 2,050.00 mark. If the price for gold moves even higher, note the marked levels. They have acted as resistance during the early December booking
In general, the rate appears to be consolidating at the 141.00 mark, as it waits for more news either from the US or Japan. In the US it is the case of whether the Dollar continues its decline or it gets oversold and a retracement recovery occurs. Meanwhile, in Japan the Prime Minister is changing the government. Media reports indicate
On Thursday, at 12:00 GMT, the United Kingdom's central bank announced the Official Bank Rate and released the Monetary Policy Summary. As forecast by the market consensus, the bank kept the rate at 5.25%. In the meantime, the Monetary Policy Committee was expected to vote with two members voting for an increase and seven for keeping the rate intact.
The rate was surging after finding support in the 1.0880/1.0888 range, as the management of the European Central Bank added fuel to the fire. Despite keeping the Euro rate unchanged, the central bank President Christine Lagarde made comments on how the policy should be strict and tight, which pushed the Euro even higher. After the events, the surge continued
The drop of the US Dollar that was caused by the Federal Reserve boosted the price for gold. The commodity jumped and eventually surged to the resistance of the 2,040.00 mark. Meanwhile, throughout first part of Thursday's trading, the price was finding support in 2,030.00. A surge above 2,040.00 could face resistance in the 2,050.00 and 2,060.00 levels. Higher above,
The USD/JPY drop that was caused by the Federal Reserve found support in the 141.00 mark. During the decline, prior low levels were passed. By mid-Thursday, the pair was trading in the 141.00/142.00 range. An extension of the ongoing decline would find support in round exchange rate level. Most notably, the 140.00 mark is expected to act as support. In
The GBP/USD surged due to the Fed rate comments. The pair moved above the 1.2590/1.2610 range and confirmed it as support two times by mid-Thursday. Meanwhile, the Bank of England was set to release its rate, which was set to remain unchanged. Due to this reason, forecasts are made pre-event. In general, the rate is expected and was showing that
The Federal Reserve announced that it could cut interest rates in 2024, which caused a massive drop of the US Dollar. The EUR/USD jumped and reached levels near the 1.0900 mark. After the event, the pair shortly reached above 1.0900, before retracing downwards and revealing a support zone at 1.0880/1.0888. In the case of the pair extending the recent gains,
With the exception of a short spike above 1,990.00 that was caused by the CPI, the price consolidates at 1,980.00, as it was described as possible on Monday. However, the Fed should finally move the metal's price. Meanwhile, before the event the 50-hour simple moving average was observed to be acting as resistance. A potential surge would face the resistance
In general, the 146.50 level and the 200-hour simple moving average were enough to force the USD/JPY into a decline. On Tuesday, the decline eventually was approaching the 145.00 mark, as the US CPI release caused volatility and a slight recovery. Since these event, the rate has been waiting for the publication for the US Federal Funds Rate near
Like the rest of the markets, the GBP/USD pair waits for the release of the US Federal Reserve rate announcements at 19:00 GMT. Previously, it was expected that the pair would trade between the resistance zone at 1.2590/1.2610 and a support range at 1.2500/1.2515. In the meantime, note that the Tuesday's volatility was caused by the US CPI release, which
The pair remains between support at 1.0740 and resistance of the 1.0820 level throughout this week. The only exception was the mixed US CPI release on Tuesday that caused an increase of volatility, but no direction was established. The markets wait for the Federal Reserve Rate announcements at 19:00 GMT. The event should easily break the moving averages, weekly
The price for gold had already started a decline, as the US employment data was released on Friday. The higher than expected data sets caused a surge of the value of the USD, which in turn caused a drop of the price for gold. Eventually, the price found some support near the 2,000.00 mark, but an attempted recovery failed
A combination of two fundamental trends has caused a surge of the USD/JPY. First of all, the US better than expected monthly employment data caused a strengthening of the USD. Secondly, the markets realized that the Bank of Japan has not made a promise to change their policy, but is just evaluating its ultra easy policy. By mid-Monday, the rate
Prior to the Friday's release of US employment data, the GBP/USD confirmed a resistance zone at 1.2590/1.2610. The zone caused a decline to the support of the 1.2545/1.2550 range. Afterwards, the US data strengthened the US Dollar, which resulted in the pair touching the support of the 1.2500 mark. However, by mid-Monday, the pair had recovered and once again tested
The EUR/USD made an attempt to surge, prior to the Friday's US employment release. However, it encountered resistance in the 100-hour simple moving average. Afterwards, the US data publication caused a decline below 1.0740, but it was followed by a recovery to the resistance of the 50-hour simple moving average. On Monday, the combined resistance of the 50 and 100-hour