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USD/JPY Current Price: 112.04 Japanese data suggest the country is heading into a technical recession. The coronavirus outbreak is taking its toll on Asian economies. USD/JPY facing resistance at 112.40, but poised to extend its advance.   The USD/JPY pair soared to 112.22 before...

USD/JPY Current Price: 108.65 The Chinese coronavirus keeps spreading and fueling concerns about an economic downturn. Japan will release Tokyo inflation, Retail Sales and Industrial Production. USD/JPY challenging a major Fibonacci level, at risk of falling toward 107.90. The Japanese yen...

Ten years ago, few, if any, could fathom that the S&P 500 would be trading over 3200 today. The 2000s were a bleak time for our markets, with the S&P’s net return for that decade being negative. The dismal decade was punctuated with the financial crisis, which saw many equity prices...

That didn’t take long. Trade talks haven’t even started yet, but stock futures took a hit early Tuesday apparently because optimism is already running out of steam. The laundry list of issues includes concerns about the ability of the lead Chinese negotiator to make a deal, reports that...

The Fed’s not in the business of delivering surprises. That’s why today’s 25-basis point rate cut—the second in less than two months after 10 years without one—probably came as most investors expected. The benchmark fed funds rate is now in the 1.75% to 2% range, back...

There’s going to be some attention this morning directed towards the U.S. Dollar with the new high for the year to start the week. The futures (/DX) and the index ($DXY) are now above 99 – levels we haven’t seen since the spring of 2017 – and the move up is in-line with the...

EUR/USD has been looking for a new direction amid escalating trade tensions. Top-tier US figures and further comments on trade will likely set the tone. Monday's four-hour chart shows bears lead against the bulls. Buy the safe-haven US dollar as trade tensions mount? Or sell it as US bond...

Currency futures are center stage this month, and the British Pound is in the spotlight today. The sterling has lagged this year, currently down over 6.5% from its yearly highs in mid-March. The prospect of a No-Deal Brexit on October 31 now looms ever larger, as Britain’s Conservative Party...

GBP/USD has been falling in response to weak UK data and USD strength. Comments from the leadership candidates and US data are set to dominate price action. Monday's four-hour shows pound/dollar at critical support. Brexit has been taking its toll on the UK economy – and it is yet to...

EUR/USD remains depressed as the US and China draw further apart. Tension towards the European elections also weigh. The technical outlook is bearish for the currency pair. EUR/USD has the blues this Monday morning. The trade war between the US and China is not going away and even getting worse...

Anyone hoping they’d wake up to brighter trade tidings might be disappointed this morning. The news didn’t improve overnight, and in some ways got worse. The outlook for a near-term deal seems to be receding, with pressure on the stock market still ramping up and new U.S. tariffs set to...