March, 2017 | Forex, Commodities & Index Analysis

Dear traders,

I will be starting to post various live signals to this blog. Some of these will be tradable, with some of them just giving information. All should be considered educational only.

Best regards,

Sam

Dr Sam’s Financial News Feeds

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AUD/USD Technical Analysis: Bearish RSI divergence June 25, 2018

The AUD/USD hourly chart shows a bearish price-relative strength index (RSI) divergence. The bearish setup on the hourly chart adds credence to rejection at downward sloping (bearish) 50-candle moving average (MA) on 4-hour chart and descending (bearish) 10-day MA and indicates scope for a drop to 0.74. Hourly chart Spot Rate: 0.7422 Daily High: 0.7444 […]

Trump planning new curbs on Chinese investment in the US - WSJ June 25, 2018

As reported by the Wall Street Journal, unnamed sources within the White House are warning that US President Trump is trying to figure out how to further impede Chinese investment money from making its way into the US. Key quotes "President Donald Trump, already embroiled in a trade battle with China, plans to ratchet commercial tensions […]

PBOC cuts some banks' reserve requirements to boost lending June 25, 2018

The People's Bank of China said on Sunday it would cut the reserve requirement rate - the amount of cash that some banks must hold as reserves by 50 basis points (bps), effective July 5. The rate cut would release CNY 500 billion in liquidity for the 5 large state banks and 12 national joint-stock commercial banks. The latest […]

RBNZ is seen raising rates by Q3 2019 - Reuters Poll June 25, 2018

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is seen maintaining the status quo later this week and will likely lift rates by the third quarter of 2019, the latest Reuters poll showed. Key points All 16 economists in poll see RBNZ holding cash rates at 1.75 percent on June 28. 8 of 14 economists surveyed […]

USD/JPY sits close to the 110.00 handle, but downside pressure are mounting June 25, 2018

Quiet Monday sees mid-tier data later on in the Asian market window. Markets were bid well last Friday with risk appetite in recovery mode. The USD/JPY pair is trading just shy of the 110.00 handle in early Monday action as Japanese markets come on-line for the new week. It's a quiet start for the new […]

BoJ Summary of Opinions: trade concerns need to be watched, wages still flat June 25, 2018

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is out with their latest Summary of Opinions from the latest rounds from within the central bank, and little of note has changed or altered in the BoJ's stance as they continue to lean heavily into their easing policies, taking note that trade concerns could bode poorly for the Japanese […]

FX Daily: Upbeat Friday to lead the Monday session - Westpac June 24, 2018

Westpac's analysts are out with their take on the broader market's leanings for the Monday session. Key quotes "Equity markets in Europe and the US were upbeat Friday, while oil prices rose after the OPEC meeting. The US dollar fell across the board, with AUD one of the better performers, up about 0.8% over the day […]

Summary of Opinions at the Monetary Policy Meeting on June 14 and 15, 2018 June 24, 2018

AUD/USD perched above 0.74 after Friday's turnaround June 24, 2018

No news is good news for a bullish Aussie on a quiet Monday. Friday's bounceback on a weakening US Dollar is a welcome reprieve for AUD buyers. The AUD/USD is trading close to Friday's highs near 0.7440 following a bullish move against the US Dollar to close out last week's action, and the new week […]

Quiet Monday ahead has German IFO, US Home Sales in focus - TDS June 24, 2018

As noted by analysts at TD Global Securities, Monday's Asia session brings a thin schedule, and last Friday's risk-on stance is expected to continue into the new week. Key quotes "Markets traded with a risk-on tone into the weekend despite escalated US-EU trade tensions after President Trump threatened a 20% tariff on European auto imports. […]

Over the weekend: OPEC on pace to lift limits, trade tensions draw action out of the PBoC June 24, 2018

In comparison to recent weekends, it was a fairly sedate affair for the markets off-days, though headlines coming out of oil-producing nations, as well as continuing tensions both within and outside of the EU on trade and Brexit struggles are potential harbingers of sticking ponits for traders in the week ahead. In the Pacific-Asia theater, […]

Australia CFTC AUD NC net positions down to $-43.1K from previous $-15.2K June 22, 2018

European Monetary Union CFTC EUR NC net positions fell from previous €88.2K to €36.1K June 22, 2018

Japan CFTC JPY NC net positions dipped from previous ¥5.1K to ¥-35.6K June 22, 2018

United States CFTC Gold NC net positions dipped from previous $120.2K to $96.5K June 22, 2018

United States CFTC USD NC net positions up to $189.2K from previous $169.4K June 22, 2018

United States CFTC Oil NC net positions declined to 580.9K from previous 595.3K June 22, 2018

United Kingdom CFTC GBP NC net positions dipped from previous £11K to £-19.2K June 22, 2018