The latest news, technical and fundamental analysis, charts, tools, education by IBT FX Center, designed to help international forex traders to trade fully informed and realize their full trading potential. http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed-forex.xml All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com Home loans in Australia gained in September as it jumped 5.1% compared with a previous revised -1.9% from -0.6%, and it came more than analyst\'s estimates of 3.0%. Investment lending declined by 0.1% following a prior revised 8.3% from 7.6%, while the value of loans increased by 6.7% after a revised... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/home-loans-in-australia.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:55:00 EST ANZ job advertisements in Australia fell for the first time in three months as it declined 1.7% in October compared with a previous incline by 4.4. On the yearly record, job advertisements declined 44.9%.Today\'s report showed that national vacancies advertised in newspapers and on the internet avera... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/job-advertisements-in-australia.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:48:00 EST USD/JPY Current Price: 89.86. Still in past two months range, pair is far from any clear bias definitions, thus intraday bias remains slightly bearish as long as under 90.00. Ranging between 90.00/89.60, pair needs to break under the last to extend downside movement, supported by 20 SMA strongly bearish in the hourly. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/usd-jpy-still-in-past-two-months-range.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:59:00 EST GBP/USD Current Price: 1.6630. Extending past week bullish rally, pair already reached a fresh high at 1.6655 before giving up some ground; however, hourly indicators remain bullish, as well as bigger time frames ones, suggesting more upside to come in the pair for the next sessions, as long as above 1.6600 static support zone. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/pound-reached-fresh-high-at6655.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:57:00 EST EUR/USD Current Price: 1.4874. Pair is holding inside past week range, still contained under the 1.4900 level, with a slightly bullish perspective in the hourly chart, as both momentum and CCI are close to cross the mid line, while current candle opened above 20 SMA. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/eur-usd-current-price4874.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:55:00 EST EUR/USD: The parity closed on the support line on its long bullish channel (black line). http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/eur-usd-weekly-technical-strategy-and-outlook-15-56-est.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:31:41 EST EUR/JPY: The current movements on the parity don't show a real trend. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/eur-jpy-weekly-technical-strategy-and-outlook-15-56-est.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:28:36 EST EUR/GBP: The parity is still into its short term bearish channel (purple lines). http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/eur-gbp-weekly-technical-strategy-and-outlook-15-57-cet.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:24:45 EST Dollar enters Asian session down against major rivals, after past Friday's U.S. unemployment rate surprise market reaching 10.2% far above the 10.0% market was pricing in for this year. EUR/USD quotes around 1.4870 from last American close at 1.4840, while GBP/USD quotes at 1.6640, above past week high. USD/JPY holds under 90.00 having reached an early low of 89.80, not far from current price. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/forex-dollar-opens-down-in-asia.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:22:00 EST EUR/CHF: The parity ended the week on up and down movements between 1,5100 and 1,5125. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/eur-chf-weekly-technical-strategy-and-outlook-15-57-cet.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:21:51 EST AUD/USD: After the break out of its bullish slant, the parity took support on it to start a bullish rallye. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/aud-usd-weekly-technical-strategy-and-outlook-15-28-cet.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:17:18 EST XAU/USD: All indicators are bullish. The price is taking support on a bullish slant (black line). http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/xau-usd-weekly-technical-strategy-and-outlook-15-28-cet.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:12:56 EST The window of opportunity for Aussie dollar strength is still well and truly open, with interest rate activity in the States a prime consideration for movements on the Aussie Dollar. Traders are balancing the fed's stance on interest rates going forward, in conjunction with local conditions which suggest an economy of strength. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/aussie-dollar-us-dollar.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:54:05 EST The Australian Dollar opens higher on Monday at US92 cents after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) upgraded economic growth forecasts on Friday and U.S. unemployment came in worse than expected. The Aussie traded in a one cent band over the previous session (0.9090 - 0.9197) and was underpinned after the RBA said in its quarterly statement on monetary policy that GDP is set to expand by 1.75 per cent by the end of 2009 and to 3.25 per cent by the end of 2010. Markets viewed this as a sign that... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/daily-forecast-09-11.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:26:54 EST The U.S. Dollar closed trading mixed after trading in a range most of the day following the release of a poor October jobs data report. The loss of 190,000 jobs was somewhat of a surprise. Traders were positioned for a loss of 175,000 jobs. The unemployment rate climbed to a 26-year high to 10.2% and the world didn't fall apart. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/unemplyment.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:05:54 EST GBP closed higher for a second consecutive week at 1.6692 the past week following through on its previous week gains. The current strength is coming on the heels of a halt in its downside pressure started off the 1.6692 level at 1.6249. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/gbp-usd-weekly-technical-strategy.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:21:07 EST Risk continues to build to the upside having halted its corrective declines initiated off the 1.5062 level. The current price development is coming on the back of a turn ahead of its rising LT trendlinedrawn off the 1.2456 level. The mentioned strength has taken back half of its declines from 1.5062 to 1.4626 and suggests that a follow through higher could seen the coming. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/eur-usd-weekly-technical-strategy.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:17:22 EST Usd/jpy - 90.45 ... Dlr has fallen in Asia in part due to cross buying in yen on the back of weaker Asian equity markets (Dow futures are also in negative territory, currently trading down around 30 points). Bids fm various accounts are noted fm 90.10 down to 89.90 n also further out at 89.40/50. On... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/market-moving-news-usd-jpy-nov-8.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:05:13 EST Eur/usd - 1.4830 ... Asian names have been seen among the sellers of euro today with some traders preferring to square their positions ahead of the ECB rate announcement today at 12:45GMT (rates are widely expected to remain at 1.00% n the focus will be on ECB President Trichet\'s press conference at... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/market-moving-news-eur-usd-nov-8.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:35:13 EST Gbp/usd - 1.6470 ... Cross selling in sterling has weighed on cable in Asia ahead of the BOE rate announcement at 12:00GMT n the focus will be on whether the central bank will increase the size of its asset purchasing program fm the current 175 billion pounds (economists widely expect the interest r... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091108/market-moving-news-gbp-usd-nov-8.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:05:14 EST