The price for gold managed to break off the 2,300.00 and show that it is heading higher. However, the surge eventually stopped at the 2,380.00 level. On Monday, the rate passed below the 2,360.00 level and the impact range near it. By mid-day, the price was finding support in the 2,333.75/2,340.00 range. A resumption of the metal's surge is set
Despite all actions done by the Bank of Japan, the USD/JPY rate has moved higher. This week, the rate was struggling to pass above the 155.95/156.30 range. This range has acted as both support and resistance during this year. Meanwhile, support as provided by the 50-hour simple moving average. In addition, the 100-hour SMA was catching up with the
Last week, despite being pierced, the 1.2460/1.2470 range held as support and forced the pair to recover. On Monday, the recovery was stuck between the support of the three hourly simple moving averages and the weekly simple pivot point near 1.2520 and the resistance range at 1.2535/1.2550. A broader surge would most likely face resistance in the 1.2600 and
Throughout the past week, the situation has not changed. The EUR/USD remains close by the 1.0800 mark. However, the rate did dip below the 1.0740/1.0750 range, before returning to previous levels. On Monday, the pair was being supported by the 50-hour simple average that was pushing the rate into the 1.0800 mark which was supported by the weekly R1
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published the Non-farm Employment Change, Average Hourly Earnings and the Unemployment Rate. The data has been abysmal. The data reveals that the US economy is not doing well, as the Chairman of the Fed stated on Thursday. The economy is declining. A declining economy might need interest rate cuts. Non-farm Employment Change was forecast
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published the Non-farm Employment Change, Average Hourly Earnings and the Unemployment Rate. The data has been abysmal. The data reveals that the US economy is not doing well, as the Chairman of the Fed stated on Thursday. The economy is declining. A declining economy might need interest rate cuts. Non-farm Employment Change was forecast
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published the Non-farm Employment Change, Average Hourly Earnings and the Unemployment Rate. The data has been abysmal. The data reveals that the US economy is not doing well, as the Chairman of the Fed stated on Thursday. The economy is declining. A declining economy might need interest rate cuts. Non-farm Employment Change was forecast
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published the Non-farm Employment Change, Average Hourly Earnings and the Unemployment Rate. The data has been abysmal. The data reveals that the US economy is not doing well, as the Chairman of the Fed stated on Thursday. The economy is declining. A declining economy might need interest rate cuts. Non-farm Employment Change was
On May 1, US monetary policy makers, who decide upon the supply of the US Dollar, announced the Federal Funds Rate. The rate is used as a base rate for all USD denominated debt. The Fed has kept the interest rate unchanged at 5.50%, as the financial markets expected. In addition, the central bank has published the Federal Open Markets
On May 1, US monetary policy makers, who decide upon the supply of the US Dollar, announced the Federal Funds Rate. The rate is used as a base rate for all USD denominated debt. The Fed has kept the interest rate unchanged at 5.50%, as the financial markets expected. In addition, the central bank has published the Federal Open Markets
On May 1, US monetary policy makers, who decide upon the supply of the US Dollar, announced the Federal Funds Rate. The rate is used as a base rate for all USD denominated debt. The Fed has kept the interest rate unchanged at 5.50%, as the financial markets expected. In addition, the central bank has published the Federal Open
On May 1, US monetary policy makers, who decide upon the supply of the US Dollar, announced the Federal Funds Rate. The rate is used as a base rate for all USD denominated debt. The Fed has kept the interest rate unchanged at 5.50%, as the financial markets expected. In addition, the central bank has published the Federal Open Markets
The price for gold has encountered resistance in the 200-hour simple moving average, which has pushed the commodity price down. On, Tuesday, the rate was approaching the 2,300.00 level that is expected to act as support. A move below 2,300.00 could look for support in early April's support and resistance zones near 2,265.00 and 2,225.00. On the other hand, a recovery
The USD/JPY continued to move higher and higher, as the Dollar gained value and the Yen kept getting weaker. This in turn has caused another intervention of the Bank of Japan. The central bank pushed the Yen up, which caused a drop of the rate. However, it stopped at the support of the 154.70/154.80 range. The range held and
The GBP/USD currency pair initially failed to reach above the 1.2535/1.2540 range. However, on Monday, the range was passed. On Tuesday, the 50-hour simple moving average caught up with the pair and provided additional support. In general, the rate is expected to move higher and test the resistance of the weekly R1 simple pivot point at 1.2588 and the
The EUR/USD has been highly volatile since the last review, but the pair has mostly traded between 1.0740 and the support range at 1.0675/1.0700. In the meantime, the rate is ignoring the hourly simple moving averages and the previously marked trend lines. A potential surge above 1.0740 is set to face resistance in the weekly R1 at 1.0755, before the
On April 23rd, the US Dollar dropped at 13:45 GMT. The drop was created by the publication of the United States Manufacturing and Services sector Purchasing Managers Indices. Released numbers showed a slowdown of US business activity. The price for gold surged on the news and broke the descending trend line that had pushed the metal down. However, the surge
On April 23rd, the US Dollar dropped at 13:45 GMT. The drop was created by the publication of the United States Manufacturing and Services sector Purchasing Managers Indices. Released numbers showed a slowdown of US business activity. On the USD/JPY charts it resulted in a dip below the 154.70/154.80 range down to the support of the 100-hour simple moving average.
On April 23rd, the US Dollar dropped at 13:45 GMT. The drop was created by the publication of the United States Manufacturing and Services sector Purchasing Managers Indices. Released numbers showed a slowdown of US business activity. On GBP/USD charts it resulted in a strengthening of the ongoing recovery. The rate reached the resistance of the 1.2460 level. This resistance
On April 23rd, the US Dollar dropped at 13:45 GMT. The drop was created by the publication of the United States Manufacturing and Services sector Purchasing Managers Indices. Released numbers showed a slowdown of US business activity. The EUR/USD got the needed push up above the 1.0675/1.0690 range, the weekly R1 at 1.0695 and the 1.0700 mark. After fluctuating above
As the US Dollar continues to strengthen, the price for gold has declined. The USD has been strengthening due to risk on sentiment increasing after tensions in the middle east did not escalate. Meanwhile, the talk of rising inflation in the US has been continuing, as pressure increases on the US Federal Reserve to tighten policy. On Tuesday, the metal's
Despite piercing the support range at 153.85/153.95, the USD/JPY returned to trade above it and eventually surged. On Monday, the rate was once again testing the 154.70/154.80 range. Meanwhile, support appeared to be provided by the 50 and 100-hour simple moving averages near 154.50. On Tuesday, the rate passed above the 154.70/154.80 range. However, it was still confirming the range
The GBP/USD found support in the 1.2300 mark on Monday, and recovered to the resistance of the 50-hour simple moving average on Tuesday. A move below 1.2300 could result in the rate looking for support in the weekly S2 simple pivot point at 1.2280, the 1.2250 level and afterwards the combination of the 1.2200 mark and the weekly S3 simple
The European Union country Purchasing Managers Indices were released from 07:15 GMT up to 08:00 GMT. In general, the event caused a surge of the Euro. However, the move was stopped by the 1.0675/1.0690 range and the weekly R1 simple pivot point at 1.0695. In general, the markets expected that the Manufacturing and Services sectors are doing badly. Although,