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2013-05-29 08:28 GMT Nomura economist Rob Subbaraman notes that there has been a broad-based weakening, but intra-Asian exports are holding up best. He begins by commenting that exports from Asia, the world's manufacturing hub, are often regarded as a bellwether for the health of the global economy. He estimates that on a 3-month moving-average basis, […]

DBS Group analysts note that in America, the record high stock market is struggling with expectations over the pace of the Fed’s asset purchases program. They begin by noting that in terms of the Fed’s dual mandate, those arguing for tapering purchases are looking at better jobs data, while those looking at increasing purchases are

Research team at Commerzbank said yesterday that there remains a focus on the 0.8637 April peak. They said that around this level the currency pair is likely to again lose upside momentum. Adding, should this not be the case and a daily chart close above 0.8637 be made, their medium term forecast will change from

The USD/CAD has oscillated in an extremely narrow 26-pip consolidation Monday (1.0307 – 1.0333) during a muted holiday session, presently operating at 1.0317/18. In these moments the pair is securing a modest advance of +0.13% above its opening during European trading. Technically speaking, Mataf.net analysts resistive to supportive means for the USD/CAD at 1.0352, onto

2013-05-24 18:30 GMT The shared currency is reverting a 2-week losing streak, gyrating around 1.2925/30 after hitting weekly highs in the boundaries of 1.3000 the figure. The euro managed quite well despite the Fed may slow down the pace of its monthly bond buying and the rumours about the likeliness of another rate cut by

2013-05-23 06:27 GMT The Aussie dollar continues its relentless march south on Thursday, threatening to breach the key support at 0.9600. The flash manufacturing PMI gauged by HSBC in the Chinese economy contracted below the key 50 threshold in May. The print disappointed investors, coming in at 49.6 vs. 50.5 expected and 50.4 in the

As market participants continue to debate whether the RBA will decide to act with another interest rate cut at the next meeting, some analysts point to the recently released Westpac Consumer Confidence numbers as a sign that consumer sentiment hasn’t reacted as positively to the last rate cut as the RBA may have hoped. According

The shared currency is prolonging its correction lower fro overnight highs around 1.2940 on Wednesday, retracing ground to the current area of 1.2910/15. Next on tap in the euro area will be the Current Account figures during March. Consensus expects the surplus to ease to €15.0 billion from €16.3 billion in the previous month. The

The bloc currency is now picking up pace towards the key resistance at 1.2900 on Tuesday, after Producer Prices in Germany rose less than expected during the month of April. Disinflation continues to hover over the euro area, as Producer Prices in the German economy increased 0.1% over the last twelve months, missing forecasts at