Today, the Swiss National Bank cut its interest rate, dropping from +1.75% to +1.50%. Last time we saw any changes made in the rate were back in June 2023, when the Bank lifted the rate from +1.75% to +1.50%. After the release of the news CHF devalued against all of its major counterparts, even against the currently-weak USD.
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Looking at XRPUSD on our daily chart, we can see that Ripple is barely moving higher, despite the recent crypto-mania. Major cryptos such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have accelerated rapidly to the upside at the end of February. This is something that Ripple is struggling to achieve. Most likely the demand for this crypto has faded away due to the ongoing lawsuits,...
From around the beginning of January, EASYMARKETS:CHFJPY continues to move sideways, while trading roughly between 169.30 and 171.50 levels. While the pair remains inside that range, the rate could continue moving sideways. That said, given that the prevailing trend is to the upside, there is a greater chance the breakout could occur through the upper side of...
Looking at the technical picture of EASYMARKETS:XAUUSD on our 4-hour chart, we can see that after a brief visit of the area below the psychological $2000 mark, the commodity is now struggling to find it's next near-term direction. This is because it had approached a short-term downside resistance line drawn from the highest point of December. In order to...
After a strong reversal and a confirmation of a higher low at the end of last week, EASYMARKETS:GBPJPY made its way back to its key resistance area, at around 188.90. This barrier continues to provide strong resistance from the end of November 2023. Also, back in November 2015, the pair struggled to overcome that hurdle, resulting in a prolonged sell-off. It...
This week will be a major one for the US dollar index, as the amount of economic data released from the US might raise volatility of the instrument significantly and spark interest among traders. Apart from the JOLTS, ADP, Chicago PMI, ISM Manufacturing PMI and NFP, we also get the first one of this year’s Fed interest rate decisions on Wednesday. Currently, ...