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USD/CHF INTRADAY: TESTING THE CHANNEL SUPPORT.
Pivot 1.012
Our Preference Long positions above 1.012 with targets @ 1.022 & 1.025 in extension. Alternate Scenario Below 1.012 look for further downside with 1.0075 & 1.004 as targets.
Comments Even though a continuation of the consolidation cannot be ruled out, its extent should be limited.
S1 1.012
S2 1.0075
S3 1.004
R1 1.022
R2 1.025
R3 1.028
 

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AUD/USD INTRADAY: FURTHER ADVANCE.
Pivot 0.71
Our Preference Long positions above 0.71 with targets @ 0.7195 & 0.722 in extension.
Alternate Scenario Below 0.71 look for further downside with 0.707 & 0.704 as targets.
Comments The RSI is bullish and calls for further advance.
S1 0.71
S2 0.707
S3 0.704
R1 0.7195
R2 0.722
R3 0.725
 

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NZD/USD INTRADAY: REBOUND.
Pivot 0.6490
Our Preference Long positions above 0.649 with targets @ 0.6575 & 0.66 in extension.
Alternate Scenario Below 0.649 look for further downside with 0.645 & 0.6425 as targets.
Comments The RSI is well directed.
S1 0.649
S2 0.645
S3 0.6425
R1 0.6575
R2 0.66
R3 0.664
 

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USD/CAD INTRADAY: THE DOWNSIDE PREVAILS.
Pivot 1.331
Our Preference Short positions below 1.331 with targets @ 1.3225 & 1.318 in extension.
Alternate Scenario Above 1.331 look for further upside with 1.334 & 1.337 as targets.
Comments The immediate trend remains down and the momentum is strong.
S1 1.3225
S2 1.318
S3 1.3145
R1 1.331
R2 1.334
R3 1.337
 

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USD falls against Yen

The U.S. dollar was lower against the yen during Asia trade Thursday, as the Bank of Japan’s decision to stand pat at its policy meeting reined in dollar-long positions.
Around 0450 GMT, the dollar was at 123.22 yen, compared with Y123.56 late Thursday in New York, tracking overnight dollar selling against the yen and the euro.
The U.S. currency was weaker against the euro, which rose to $1.0712 midday from $1.0651 late Wednesday. The U.K. pound rose to $1.5285 from $1.5235, while the Australian dollar advanced to $0.7171 from $0.7108.
“We see dollar selling across the board,” in response to a lack of positive surprise from the Federal Reserve minutes overnight, said Mizuho Securities foreign-exchange strategist Kenji Yoshii.
The WSJ Dollar Index, a measure of the dollar against a basket of major currencies, was down 0.4% at 90.22.
Federal Reserve officials signaled it “could well be” time to raise short-term rates at the December meeting, according to minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in October. But the minutes also reflected some officials’ concerns about sending too strong a signal for a December rate increase.
Tokyo-based dealers and analysts said the minutes also indicated only a moderate tightening in the year ahead.
“The dollar strength continued since earlier this month following the upbeat jobs data, but investors have found a lack of fresh trading cues to prompt them to buy further,” said Minori Uchida, head of Tokyo global markets research at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.
The U.S. currency faced downward pressure during Asia trade, hitting as low as Y123.09 after the Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy intact.
As widely expected, the BOJ policy board voted 8-1 to maintain its annual asset-purchase target at Y80 trillion ($647.20 billion).
Mr. Uchida said the BOJ’s inaction appeared to prompt a broader range of investors to close out their positions, pushing the dollar lower against the yen.
 
Oil expected to rally big in 2016
In spite of increasing oil supply compared to last year, as reported Bank of England falling the price 60 percent in oil price is due to demand factors. China is biggest consumer market, declining global demand refer to low demand in china. according to China Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals, oil demand per year is 6 percent. Globally, oil demand show slight decreasing in demand. US Energy Information Administration reported that in solid performance annual global oil demand is 1.4 million barrels per day (mbpd), although private firms calculated it 1.9 million barrels per day. All data show demand side is strong.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in china is slowdown as compare to last year. Official estimates indicate that current GDP rate is 6.9 for the third quarter, down 7.7 percent in last same period. Capital and Financial Economics estimates china third-quarter growth of GDP with 4 percent. Since 2011, China’s proxy GDP is consistently low but inverse in second half of 2014.

Classical economist confirm that demand and supply effect with same magnitudes on oil prices. This model conclude that main preseason behind china collapsing by surge of oil supply with creeping oil prices. China effected by oil prices because of china not to devalue its currency. In U.S Shell production making difference in terms of trade. U.S economy saved her $12 billion. Net exports in oil sector improved $30 billion per month in 2012 but now $6 billion per month. Annually trade deficit declining 2 percent of GDP. Key economic partners of America devalue their currencies against dollar. In last 18 months euro fall 22 percent.

On an annual basis, the trade-deficit reduction is more than $300 billion, almost 2 percent of GDP. This, in turn, has supported a strong dollar, made even stronger with the collapse in the price of U.S. oil imports last summer. In response, America’s key trading partners — the euro zone, Japan and South Korea — all devalued their currencies against the dollar. The euro, for example, has fallen by 22 percent against the dollar in the last 18 months. Yuan fail to achieve summer 2014 this implies economic and substantial fail in competitiveness around the globe.
Industrial production units showing constant growth rate with 9 percent rate since last 2 years, while oil pricing creeping in china form second half of 2012 to second half of 2014. Interestingly china diesel demand rose.

By contrast, China’s diesel demand, which has historically tracked industrial production, soared. This lends credence to the notion that exchange rates were the principal driver of perceived Chinese economic weakness from mid-2014. Resultantly, china’s export are expensive and oil imports are cheap.
 
Manufacturing investment rebounds in Malaysis
Manufacturing investment rebounded in Malaysia in the third quarter, climbing 13.3% from a year earlier to 18.2 billion ringgit, following a sharp drop of 48% in the second quarter. Still, the figure paled in comparison with the 33.7 billion ringgit of investment in the first quarter of the year. The latest data show a rebound in manufacturing investment approvals “as domestic investors resume seeking approvals after the implementation of the goods and services tax in April, while foreign direct investment appears still cautious during the quarter,” RHB Research says. Cumulatively, the growth in total approved manufacturing investment during January-September slowed to 6.6% from the previous year to 67.7 billion ringgit, compared with an 81% rise to 63.5 billion ringgit in the corresponding period of 2014, on account of a slower rise in domestic investments and a decline in FDI.
 
Dollar Edged lower against Euro on Fed minutes
The dollar edged lower against the euro on Wednesday as Federal Reserve meeting minutes showed some officials raised concerns about sending too strong a signal for lifting interest rates in December.
The dollar slipped 0.1% against the common currency in late-afternoon trade, as one euro bought $1.0653, reversing earlier losses and backing away from its lowest level against the dollar since April.
The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s Oct. 27-28 meeting showed that most central-bank officials said conditions for raising interest rates could be met by its December meeting, but concerns about the U.S. economy remain. Some officials lacked confidence in the inflation outlook and mentioned that the hiring slowdown might prove more than temporary.
All told, the minutes gave investors little incentive to add to dollar positions, said Vassili Serebriakov, currency strategist at BNP Paribas.
“The market still wants to push the dollar higher, but it doesn’t look like this is a major catalyst for that,” Mr. Serebriakov said. “But the market’s bias is still to buy the dollar.”
The Fed commented about the U.S. employment picture before the surprisingly strong October nonfarm payrolls numbers, Mr. Serebriakov added. The October employment report showed unemployment declined, average hourly earnings rose and the U.S. added 271,000 jobs.
“Some of the concerns about the economic momentum evident in the minutes would have eased by now because of the strong jobs numbers,” Mr. Serebriakov said. “This shouldn’t make us more cautious on the prospects for a [December rate] hike. I still think the fact that we had an important data point after the minutes makes me think we shouldn’t overreact to this, if the market decides to pull back on the dollar a little bit.”
At the October meeting, the Fed held its short-term, benchmark interest rate near zero, where it has been since December 2008. The central bank gave a stronger signal it may raise interest rates in December and played down the impact of slowing global growth and financial-market turbulence on the U.S. economy.
Investors continue to bet on a stronger dollar in anticipation of higher U.S. interest rates and easier monetary policy around the globe, particularly at the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan. Higher U.S. borrowing costs would boost the greenback’s allure to investors seeking yield.
In other trade, the dollar ticked up 0.1% versus the yen to Yen123.54, on pace to reach a three-month high.
 
EUR/USD INTRADAY: THE UPSIDE PREVAILS.
Pivot 1.067
Our Preference Long positions above 1.067 with targets @ 1.0775 & 1.081 in extension.
Alternate Scenario Below 1.067 look for further downside with 1.062 & 1.056 as targets.
Comments The RSI is mixed to bullish.
S1 1.067
S2 1.062
S3 1.056
R1 1.0775
R2 1.081
R3 1.083
 

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GBP/USD INTRADAY: THE UPSIDE PREVAILS.
Pivot 1.524
Our Preference Long positions above 1.524 with targets @ 1.5335 & 1.536 in extension. Alternate Scenario Below 1.524 look for further downside with 1.519 & 1.5155 as targets.
Comments The RSI is mixed to bullish.
S1 1.524
S2 1.519
S3 1.5155
R1 1.5335
R2 1.536
R3 1.54
 

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