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EUR Impact – Is the Italian budget crisis bigger than Brexit?

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For the first time ever, the European Commission has requested a euro area country to revise its draft budget plans. Italy is not backing down though, and the far-right Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini believes the new measures are necessary...

 

Fed’s Latest Meeting Minutes Send the USD to One-Week Peaks vs. Rivals

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The U.S. dollar steadied after a Fed-inspired surge overnight to one-week peaks following the latest FOMC meeting minutes. The greenback was mostly flat against rivals from Europe, Japan and Canada after pushing to its strongest levels since Oct. 11...

 

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USD Gets a Boost from Brexit, Trans-Atlantic and European Risks

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All eyes are on the U.K. today as Britain’s parliament is expected to vote on the divorce agreement that the prime minister forged with the EU. The unpopular plan all but assures that U.K. politicians will vote against it, but what could matter most is the margin...

 

Dovish Fed minutes weigh on the USD Sending it to October 2018 Lows

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The U.S. dollar’s rout today to October lows was justified by a cautious set of Fed minutes. The minutes from the Fed’s meeting at which officials raised rates for the fourth time in 2018 played up higher uncertainty and risks facing the U.S. economy...

 
 

Forex Outlook

GBP cools off its recent bull run as traders take profits

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Sterling slipped from two-month highs as sobering news on the U.K consumer spurred many to take some chips off the table. Sterling pared some of its gains as the rocky week of U.K. politics suggested a fading likelihood of Britain exiting the EU without a deal...

 

GS FX Research: EUR and CAD Trade Ideas

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Looking at the trading session ahead, Goldman Sachs strategists prefer not to chase EURUSD lower as it has already approached 1.1720 support, but would sell on rallies to 1.1810 or on a break below 1.1700, with EUR to be well supported near 1.1665...

 

Forex Research

Is Elliott waving goodbye to the U.S. dollar?

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Being a long-time observer of market dynamics one can`t help getting a sense of déjà vu when looking at the chart of US dollar index as it bears a very familiar Elliott Wave price structure to one seen not so long ago, which may surprise USD bulls...

 

The ‘Grand Old Party’ and the U.S. dollar

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A close examination of past administrations, major events on the world stage which have occurred since the end of the 1960s, and the US dollar trends, can provide a great insight of what the future might have in store for the greenback...

 

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