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The European Commission has projected an expansion of 1.5% for the UK after initially suggesting just a 1% growth, seemingly backing the pound for 2017. After initial fears of Brexit causing harm to growth in the UK, they have appeared to have back tracked and now state ‘growth has yet to be affected’. 2016 ended […]

The EUR/JPY trended downwards from Monday till Wednesday, and started going upwards on Thursday, before it got corrected on Friday. The medium-term bias is bearish, and further bearish movement is possible, which may see the market testing the demand zones at 120.00 and 119.50. On the other hand, a strong rally may happen soon. EUR/USD: […]

FTSE 100 stock (FTSE:UKX) is currently in a correction, following the sharp upward movement that was witnessed in the months of December 2106, and early January 2017. Price is currently above the EMA 21, and the Williams’ % Range period 20 is in the overbought region. The recent pullback in the context of an uptrend […]

IBM shares (NYSE:IBM) is in a clear uptrend, which started in October 2016. The market was in a bearish trend prior to that. The ADX period 14 is at the level 30, showing some strength in the market. The DM+ is above the DM-, meaning that bulls currently have upper hands. The MACD default parameters, […]

Here’s the market outlook for the week: EURUSD Dominant bias: Bearish This pair trended downwards last week, going below the resistance line at 1.0650. The movement so far this month is essentially bearish and there is a possibility that further bearish movement would continue to hold out, as the support lines at 1.0600, 1.0550 and […]

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; OPEC is an intergovernmental organization of 13 oil exporting countries from around the world. The aim of the organization is to coordinate and consolidate the energy policies of its Member Countries and guarantee the stabilization of oil markets. This way, OPEC will be able to protect the efficient supply […]

President Trump yesterday managed to excite financial markets as he announced “something phenomenal” on taxes in in the next two or three weeks in a meeting with US airline executives. During a press briefing later on in the day with the White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer confirmed the package will be “comprehensive” and that […]

AUS200 Dominant bias: Bearish The market was mostly bearish in January, and that was strong enough to bring about a bearish outlook on the market. Although volatile, price has not trended significantly in February, but it is more likely that further bearish movement would be witnessed. The current bearish outlook would remain valid until price […]

With no first tier economic data out of Europe and North America, EURUSD direction will be dictated by political developments in the continent especially in France where the conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon was pressured to quit as well as Marine Le Pen now leading the pack which will come under close scrutiny from investors. […]

Early morning yesterday, Sterling slumped sharply before recovering in later trading. The volatility in the pound is not surprising as we move closer to the deadline set for triggering article 50. It seems the pound crashed through on sell orders on the downside especially versus the USD and JPY. The fight back came after key […]