Zahir Shah

Sterling maintains position in tight ranges, euro slides as Germany factory orders crash, yen slips as risk on mood continues

Wednesday’s latest instalment of Brexit drama ended with MPs in the House of Commons voting through a Bill, which will force the U.K. prime minister to approach the European Union, to ask for a longer extension. However, the E.U. is under no obligation to honour such a request, therefore, many political analysts were left confused […]

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Euro and Eurozone equity indices make gains, due to positive PMI data, USA job creation stalls, whilst the ISM non manufacturing and services reading misses forecast

During Wednesday’s trading sessions, GBP/USD traded in a tight range, with a bullish bias, oscillating between the daily pivot point and the first level of resistance, as investors and FX traders analysed the latest news regarding the Brexit situation. Leaders of the two main political parties met to apparently find a method to break the

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Aussie dollar rises, as yen falls in Asian trading session, due to reports of a USA-China trade breakthrough

The Aussie dollar slumped versus its peers during Tuesday’s trading sessions, as a consequence of the RBA delivering a dovish monetary policy statement, by way of the Governor Philip Low. A statement which accompanied the decision to maintain the cash rate (base interest rate) at 1.5%, a record low, for a record period of inactivity.

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Sterling rises, as prime minister May pleads with the opposition party for a Brexit solution, U.S. dollar and WTI rise, whilst USA equities experience mixed fortunes

Sterling currency pairs, such as GBP/USD, whipsawed in a wide range during Thursday’s trading sessions, in perfect rhythm with ongoing and breaking Brexit developments. The ruling Tory party held a marathon cabinet meeting from early morning, until early evening. The outcome was a 3-4 minute speech from Theresa May, in which she pleaded for cooperation

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FXCC’s XL account, voted “best FX trading account” by World Finance

Cyprus based FX broker FXCC, has recently been announced as the winner of an award, under the classification of; “best forex trading account”. Their specialist, premier account, termed their “XL account”, or ZERO fees account, offers their clients the opportunity of experiencing transparent, STP-ECN, trading facilities, whilst enjoying zero fees, on all the associated services.

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Sterling slips as U.K. Parliament fails to agree alternatives to Brexit, Aussie dollar falls as rate held at 1.5% by RBA, but dovish policy tone remains

During Tuesday’s Sydney-Asian trading session, Australia’s central bank the RBA, announced the cash rate would remain at the record low of 1.5%, for a record period of inactivity; since August 2016. The Governor of the bank, Philip Lowe, delivered a statement that maintained the dovish tone the RBA had previously set in March, without recommitting

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Sterling rises as U.K. Parliament inches towards a soft Brexit, global indices shrug off poor data in a risk on trading environment, oil rises as a consequence of OPEC cuts

Sterling rose versus its main peers during Monday’s trading sessions, as U.K. MPs appeared to gradually move towards a consensus requiring a softer Brexit; keeping closer ties with Europe by remaining in a customs union and having access to the single market. Votes took place on an indicative basis in the House of Commons and

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The RBA is predicted to keep the cash rate at its record low of 1.5%, for a record period of inactivity, however, attention will quickly turn to the monetary policy statement.

At 4:30am U.K. time on Tuesday April 2nd, the Australian central bank, the RBA (reserve bank of Australia), will announce its latest decision regarding the country’s key interest rate, referred to as the cash rate. The widely held consensus, from the news agencies Reuters and Bloomberg, after they’ve polled their panel of economists, is for

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Aussie dollar rises as China Caixin manufacturing index beats forecast, U.K. government in open warfare over Brexit

China’s equity markets rallied as the latest Caixin manufacturing PMI from China rose marginally, the reading for March came in at 50.8, clawing its way from the 50 level, which separates expansion from contraction. The Caixin metric followed other PMIs published on Sunday, which also beat forecasts. Analysts quickly gauged that the reading might represent

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