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October 2018

EUR/USD holds negative bias around 2-month lows

EUR/USD unlocked fresh two-month lows at 1.1335 on Friday and is currently struggling to overcome the 1.1400 level. The RSI and the MACD though suggest that negative risks remain high in the short-term as the former is weakening below its…

Forex » The Week Ahead from October 21 to 26

Central bank meetings will take centre stage in the coming week as economic data will be in short supply. With four policy meetings lined up, comprising the European Central Bank, the Bank of Canada, the Riksbank and the Norges Bank, only…

Fed minutes next on the plate for the US dollar

The Fed will release the minutes of its September meeting, where policymakers raised rates for a third time this year, on Wednesday at 18:00 GMT. Investors may focus mainly on the discussion around how far above “neutral” officials are…

Canadian employment to bounce back in September

Employment numbers out of Canada, due at 12:30 GMT on Friday, will be investors’ next focus after the surprise deal over the weekend to upgrade NAFTA. With trade worries out of the way and an anticipated rebound in jobs growth in September,…