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Monthly archive December, 2015

US Dollar Stability Contingent on Data Pre-FOMC

Talking Points: - USD/JPY technical structure weakens as EUR/USD's strengthens. - Emerging market currencies' pressure may be attributed to FOMC. - Read why a Fed rate hike in December may not be bullish for the US Dollar and see how it fits with Read More →

Weak U.S. Retail Sales to Fuel ECB-Drive EUR/USD Advance

- U.S. Advance Retail Sales to Increase for Second-Consecutive Month. - Household Spending Has Risen Four Out of Last Ten-Months. For more updates, sign up for David's e-mail distribution list. Trading the News: U.S. Advance Retail Sales Another 0.2% expansion in U.S. Retail Sales Read More →

Euro and Yen May Rise as Aussie Dollar Falls on Soft US Data

Talking Points: Quiet European Calendar Puts US Retail Sales, UofM Consumer Confidence in Focus Disappointing US News-Flow Given Firm Fed Rate Hike Bets May Spark Risk Aversion Euro and Yen to Rise as Australian Dollar Declines if Risk Sentiment Trends Unravel A relatively quiet Read More →

NZD/USD Eyes October High Following RBNZ Rate Cut

Talking Points: - NZD/USD Eyes October High Following RBNZ Rate Cut; Retail Crowd Remains Net-Short. - AUD/USD Climbs Towards Top of Current Range Following Strong Australia Employment Report. - USDOLLAR to Recoup Losses on Strong Retail Sales, Improving Consumer Confidence. For more updates, sign Read More →

JPY Well-Positioned as Latest Flurry of Central Bank Activity Disappoints

Talking Points: - USD/JPY loses range yesterday, eyes continuation below ¥122.00. - GBP/JPY threatening trendline from October 2013. - Read why a Fed rate hike in December may not be bullish for the US Dollar and see how it fits with the December Read More →

Broadening BoE Dissent to Spark Larger GBP/USD Recovery

- Bank of England (BoE) Widely Anticipated to Carry Current Monetary Policy Into 2016. - Will There Be Another 8-1 Split Within the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)? For more updates, sign up for David's e-mail distribution list. Trading the News: Bank of England Read More →