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"Commerzbank: negative outlook for EUR/CHF"(2011-06-14) Technical analysts at Commerzbank claim that the single currency is close to support at 1.20 versus Swiss franc. In their view, the pair EUR/CHF may drop to the 3-year downtrend channel at 1.1950. The bank thinks that this level will be able to hold the first attack of the bears, though doubts that it will be able to initiate euro’s upward reversal. The longer term targets are set at 1.1790 and 1.1600. Chart. Daily EUR/CHF Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7609

"Nomura: yen will weaken versus US dollar by the end of June"(2011-06-14) Analysts at Nomura claim that the greenback may strengthen to 82.5 yen by the end of the second quarter. The specialists think that the demand for the Japanese currency may decrease in the coming months. Such assumption is base on the fact that in May there was a significant increase in outward portfolio investment via investment trusts. In addition, although the nuclear power plants will be gradually restarted in the second half of 2011, there risk that shutdowns will last longer remains. Nomura believes that if the Asian nation doesn’t manage to restart nuclear generators under regular maintenance fuel imports may bounce by 500 billion yen ($6.3 billion) per quarter. Nomura also advises to sell yen versus British pound. Chart. Daily USD/JPY Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7605

"UBS expects EUR/USD to decline"(2011-06-14) Currency strategists at UBS expect the single currency to decline versus the greenback. In their view, the dynamics of the pair EUR/USD after ECB’s President Jean-Claude Trichet’s hinted on Thursday at the coming rate hike shows that the potential of policy differentials as euro’s driving force is fading away. According to the bank, July will characterize by the increased macroeconomic uncertainty in the euro area and the end of the Federal Reserve’s QE2. As a result, risky assets, equities and commodities will decline, while US dollar will be encouraged to strengthen. Chart. Daily EUR/USD Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7603

"ANZ: the prospects of RBNZ rate hike"(2011-06-14) Analysts at ANZ Bank still think that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will lift up the Official Cash Rate in December from the record low 2.5% level even despite the series of new earthquakes (magnitude 5.2 and 6) tremors in New Zealand's second largest city of Christchurch that took place on Monday and Tuesday. In their view, investors are currently pricing in 14 basis points of rate hikes by December compared with 22 points before the latest tremors. According to the specialists the market’s reaction is caused more by the inconvenience created by quakes than by a material threat to the reconstruction and economic recovery. The bank advises to watch New Zealand’s first quarter retail sales figures that will be released on Wednesday. One more important thing is the extent of increase in consumer spending after last year's weakness. The RBNZ will pay much attention to these key indicators. However, not all economists seem to be so optimistic. Strategists at TD Securities claim that the cataclysms may slow down the recovery and the cautious central bank may delay the hiking process. Chart. Daily NZD/USD Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7601

"Ichimoku. Weekly forecast. USD/CHF"(2011-06-14) Weekly USD/CHF The situation at USD/CHF market changes little. There’s still the clear downtrend on the daily chart. The bearish Cloud remains wide. All lines of the Indicator are directed downwards (1, 2, 3 and 4). All that allows regard dollar’s advance as another correction. Chart. Weekly USD/CHF Daily USD/CHF It’s possible to see on the daily chart that last week US currency was slowly moving up. Never the less, the prices have approached the Turning line that may act as a rather strong resistance (1). It’s also necessary to note that the lines Tenkan-sen and Kijun-sen still hold the “dead cross” (5) formed below the descending Cloud. The Standard line (2) and Senkou Span B (4) are directed horizontally that leaves the possibility for some consolidation of the rate, though the bears keep dominating the market and will soon try to erase the correction. Chart. Daily USD/CHF Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7593

"Ichimoku. Weekly forecast. GBP/USD"(2011-06-14) Weekly GBP/USD Last week pound kept declining – the prices broke down through the Turning line and lost almost 200 pips. At the same time the “golden cross” formed by Tenkan (1) and Kijun (2) above Kumo is still in place. The rising Ichimoku Cloud remains wide (3) that means that the bulls are still rather strong and will likely be able to keep the pair moving within the uptrend. Tenkan-sen acts as resistance, while the uptrend line and Kijun-sen have the role of support. Chart. Weekly GBP/USD Daily GBP/USD The Ichimoku Cloud (3) remains extremely thin – neither bulls, nor bears are able to gain control over the market. The situation is unstable also because Tenkan-sen (1) that has recently crossed Kijun-sen (2) bottom-up forming the “golden cross” began declining. At the moment the prices are consolidating within a triangle. Later the pair will probably manage to resume the uptrend. Chart. Daily GBP/USD Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7591

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"Citibank: EUR/USD will fall to $1.42"(2011-06-10) Currency strategists at Citibank note that the ECB's stance regarding inflation and interest rate rises is not as strong as it was thought that made investors sell the single currency. The specialists expect the central bank to raise rates next month, but they aren’t sure about the future. In their view, the pair EUR/USD will slide in the near term to $1.43/$1.42. There’s a rather strong support at $1.4419 (38.25 Fibonacci retracement of the advance from May 23 to June 7). On the upside, resistance for euro will be found at $1.46. Analysts at BNY Mellon underline that the market keeps being seized by the concerns about disagreements among euro zone’s authorities. Chart. H4 EUR/USD Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7579

"UBS: comments on USD/CHF"(2011-06-10) US dollar went up from the record minimums versus Swiss franc in the 0.8325 area hit at the beginning of the week getting above 0.8400. Technical analysts at UBS note that USD/CHF upward move was caused by general strengthening of the greenback. In their view, however, the near-term outlook remains bearish as long as US currency is trading below 0.8500. According to the bank, key support levels are found at 0.8327 and 0.8300. Chart. H4 USD/CHF Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7575

"Mizuho: comments on USD/JPY"(2011-06-10) US dollar tried to recover versus Japanese yen on Wednesday from the minimum at 79.79, but failed at 80.45. The pair USD/JPY returned to the 80.00 area. Technical analysts at Mizuho Corporate Bank note that the crossing MAs give the selling signal. There’s also the potential inverted “flag” and the pressing daily Ichimoku Cloud. The specialists note that the trade volume in summer is low. In their view, taking into account the current conditions it’s possible to assume that the greenback will drop. According to Mizuho, it’s necessary to sell at 80.15 stopping above 81.15 and taking profit at 79.75 and 79.15. Chart. Daily USD/JPY Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7573

"Commerzbank: comments on EUR/USD"(2011-06-10) The single currency’s 2-week advance versus the greenback stumbled this week at 1.4700, close to the 78.6% Fibonacci retracement of May's decline. Technical analysts at Commerzbank note that the short-term outlook for the pair EUR/USD has switched to the downside. In their view, euro is now poised down to the Ichimoku Cloud support at 1.4295 and then to the recent minimum and the 200-week MA at 1.4007/1.3968. Chart. Daily EUR/USD Comment here Commerzbank: comments on EUR/USD

"The single currency’s down after ECB press conference"(2011-06-10) The single currency declined versus the greenback as the European Central Bank is regarded now as less likely to accelerate the interest rate increases this year and the markets expect ECB to hold the borrowing costs after July increase. In addition, Jean-Claude Trichet rejected the idea of the central bank’s any direct participation in a second bailout for Greece at the press-conference yesterday. The ECB’s head said that it could accept a plan in which investors voluntarily agree to buy Greek bonds to replace maturing debt, but has no intention of rolling over its own Greek holdings. Analysts at Daiwa Securities claim that euro has the potential to fall. The specialists say that Trichet won’t compromise now as the ECB has already taken the main burden of the crisis. The ECB began buying bonds of the indebted nations in May last year. According to Barclays Capital, the central bank has so far purchased 75 billion euro worth of assets in the secondary market under its Securities Market Program, which, according to the euro area’s monetary authorities, is temporary and not designed to finance governments. As a result, the European politicians may have no choice but to ask their taxpayers to finance Greek budget shortfall that may reach 90 billion euro ($130 billion) in 2014. Analysts at Deutsche Bank claim that although the ECB can’t buy bonds on the primary market, it is able to convince private bondholders to roll over by re-launching its SMP program on the secondary market. In their view, Trichet’s comments indicate that the Europeans are still far from a fully fledged solution. On June 23-24 there will be EU summit aimed to decide on a new aid package for Greece. According to the information from 2 unnamed officials cited by Bloomberg, the new bailout plan implies that the European governments and the IMF would provide the nation with 45 billion euro more. Chart. Daily EUR/USD Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7569

"Pimco’s reducing investment in Treasuries"(2011-06-09) Analysts at Pacific Investment Management Co., the world’s biggest bond fund, claim that foreigners are questioning US dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency because of US extremely loose monetary policy as low borrowing rates reduce the nation’s debt burden. The strategists have once again advised investors to keep away from Treasuries as these securities don’t compensate inflation – the difference between yields on 10-year Treasuries and the year-over-year CPI or the real yield was at minus 0.103% today, close to the minimal level since November 2008. Pimco notes that the size of marketable debt outstanding has more than doubled since the beginning of financial crisis to $9.7 trillion. The company reduced the share of US government debt in its assets by 3% in March and by 4% in April. According to Pimco, it’s much better to hold debt of such nations as Canada, Germany and Mexico which have better fiscal and monetary policies. Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7567

"Capital Economics: QE3 is unlikely this year"(2011-06-09) Analysts at Capital Economics name 3 reasons why they think the Federal Reserve won’t launch the third round of quantitative easing this year. Firstly, the slowdown of US economy may be caused by the temporary factors such as the surge of commodity prices and the supply disruptions after Japanese earthquake. The specialists underline that Bernanke still expects US growth to pick up. The Fed’s chief gave no hint of more quantitative easing and even admitted that “monetary policy cannot be a panacea”. Secondly, Capital Economics notes that after the Fed’s bond purchasing program the risk of inflation is larger than the deflation one that was taken into account when QE2 was planned last year. Finally, according to the economists the longer-term costs of QE2 could now be seen as greater than its benefits. The analysts say that easing didn’t do much to decrease the long-term interest rates. Moreover, it may have encouraged the growth of commodity prices. As a result, Capital Economics thinks that there’s a little chance of an additional program of QE in the next few months. However, the specialists don’t entirely rule out such possibility in a longer time period as next year there may be a necessity to offset the effects of fiscal consolidation. Chart. Daily EUR/USD Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7565

"Commerzbank: AUD/USD will fall to 1.0441"(2011-06-09) Technical analysts at Commerzbank claim that Australian dollar must have reached maximum at 1.1010 versus the greenback at the beginning of May. In their view, the pair AUD/USD may weaken in the near-term. The bank’s assumption is found on Aussie’s trade-weighted index that is likely to correct downwards by 3%. Australia’s currency didn’t manage to overcome the 1.0794 level representing 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of May's decline. The specialists believe that the pair is now poised to test May 25 minimum of 1.0441. According to the bank, AUD/USD risks to drop to December maximum at 1.0224. Chart. Daily AUD/USD Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7563

"BBH expect no currency intervention in Japant"(2011-06-09) Japanese yen has once again strengthened to the key levels versus US dollar: the pair USD/JPY is trading in the 80 yen area. As a result, investors are speculating about the possibility of currency intervention. The IMF's acting head, John Lipsky, claimed that the G-7 countries are prepared to intervene again if it's necessary. However, analysts at Brown Brothers Harriman claim that the key conditions for the intervention that existed before the most recent intervention are not present right now. According to the specialists, the volatility is much lower now than it was in March. In addition, the difference in yield between 2-year Treasuries and 2-year Japanese government bonds is about 22 basis points, while 2 months ago it was 3 times bigger. Moreover, the USD/JPY decline may be the result of dollar’s weakness and not yen’s strength. So, taking into account all these factors BBH regards intervention as very unlikely. Chart. Daily USD/JPY Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7561

"BMO: recommendations on trading EUR/USD"(2011-06-09) Specialists at BMO Capital Markets advice investors to act the following way: wait until Trichet speaks about the “strong vigilance” and euro’s arte bounces and then sell the single currency ahead of the comments on Greece’s crisis. As a result, the analysts recommend selling EUR/USD at 1.4650 stopping at 1.4750 and taking profit at 1.4450. Chart. H4 EUR/USD Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7559

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"RBS: RBNZ will have to raise rates in prospect"(2011-06-09) As it was expected, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand left the official cash rate at 2.5%. According to the central bank, one of the reasons to keep the borrowing costs unchanged was the strength of New Zealand’s dollar during the past 2 months that was acting to tighten monetary conditions lowering the cost of imports and offsetting some of the strength in export demand. In addition, the country’s monetary authorities underlined that the national economy remained weak. At the same time, the RBNZ said that as the signs of recovery seen in March continued it’s going to keep a close eye on the economy to ensure that the pace and timing of increases will be guided by the speed of recovery. The bulls took such comments with optimism. The pair NZD/USD bounced to 0.8244 before returning to trade in the 0.8190 area. Analysts at ANZ claim that support for kiwi lies at 0.8145 and 0.8110. Resistance levels are found at 0.8212 (June 8 maximum), 0.8230 (June 7 maximum) and 0.8258 (June 1 maximum). Economists at RBS note that once New Zealand will get over the earthquake consequences the RBNZ will have to tighten quite aggressively. Currency strategists at ICAP expect the central bank to raise rates by 50 basis points in the fourth quarter as the economic growth accelerates but not earlier. Chart. Daily NZD/USD Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7554

"Sterling: Moody’s warning, MPC meeting tomorrow"(2011-06-08) British pound declined today versus the greenback and the single currency as Moody’s Investors Service warned UK authorities that the country could lose its top AAA credit rating if its economic growth remained weak and the government failed to meet its budget deficit reduction targets. The Bank of England will announce tomorrow its interest rate decision. Taking into account the discouraging data seen so far in Britain, the central bank’s most likely to keep the rates unchanged at the record minimum of 0.5% even though inflation is at 4.5% that’s well above the target and may go even higher. It’s also necessary to note that the hawks Martin Weale and Spencer Dale who called for the rate hike have revised their views due to recent weak UK data. The ECB, on the contrary, is expected to increase the borrowing costs next month. The prospects of widening rate differential between the euro area and the UK will make investors increase demand for EUR/GBP. The single currency climbed today to 1-month maximum versus sterling at 0.8974. Later, however, euro’s advance was erased due to the concerns about the European debt crisis and signs of stagnating global growth. Chart. Daily EUR/GBP Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7550

"Commerzbank: SNB will raise rates only in September"(2011-06-08) Currency strategists at Commerzbank think that the Swiss National Bank won’t raise interest rates at its meeting next Thursday (June 16). In their view, the SNB will begin the hike cycle in September. The specialists justify their assumptions by the fact that Switzerland’s economic growth remains lower than expected and there’s currently no risk of neither deflation nor inflation. Swiss GDP growth rate went down from 0.8% in the final quarter of 2010 to 0.3% in the first 3 months of this year. The annual growth rate decreased from 3.1% in Q4 2010 to 2.4% in Q1 2011. Chart. Daily EUR/CHF Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7549

"Reuters poll on USDJPY"(2011-06-08) According to the monthly survey of 60 banks and analysts conducted by Reuters, the greenback will recover to 82.00 during the next month. The pair USD/JPY is expected to reach 83.00 in the third quarter and then climb to 85.30 by the end of the year. The median forecast for the greenback in the first half of 2012 is also positive. Surveyed economists think that US currency will cost 90.00 yen in a year. Chart.Daily USD/JPY Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7547

"EUR/USD: attention to Trichet speaking tomorrowl"(2011-06-08) Tomorrow European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet will hold a press conference to discuss monetary policy. It’s recommended to listen if he says “strong vigilance” on inflation and describes the current policy as “accommodative”. If Trichet uses these words, then the analysts and forecasters will be almost sure that the EBC will lift up its benchmark interest rate in July. Chart. Daily EUR/USD Comment here http://www.fbs.com/analytics/news_markets/view/7545