USD/CNH could still advance to 6.8500 and above – UOB
Share: Further gains could still lift USD/CNH to the 6.8500/6.8800 region in the next few weeks, note Economist Lee Sue Ann and Markets Strategist Quek Ser Leang at UOB Group. Key Quotes 24-hour view: “Our expectations for USD to edge lower did not materialize as it traded in a relatively quiet manner between […]
Further gains to 6.8500/6.8800 remain on the table – UOB
Share: While above the 6.7400 level, USD/CNH could challenge the 6.8500 region ahead of 6.8800, note UOB Group’s Economist Lee Sue Ann and Markets Strategist Quek Ser Leang. Key Quotes 24-hour view: “We expected USD to trade within a range of 6.7800/6.8200 yesterday. USD subsequently traded between 6.7765 and 6.8070. The underlying tone […]
Another 50 bps rate raise due in March – UOB
Share: Economist at UOB Group Lee Sue Ann assesses the latest ECB event on February 2. Key Takeaways “The European Central Bank (ECB), at its first meeting of the year, lifted interest rates by 50bps. It also gave more details on how it intends to shrink its EUR5tn bond portfolio, reaffirming a monthly […]
AUD/USD is seen navigating within 0.7000-0.7135 – UOB
In the opinion of UOB Group’s Economist Lee Sue Ann and Markets Strategist Quek Ser Leang, AUD/USD could now trade between 0.7000 and 0.7135 in the short term. Key Quotes 24-hour view: “We highlighted yesterday that ‘the sharp and rapid rise appears to be overdone but AUD could rise above 0.7170 first before easing’. AUD […]
NZD/USD faces some consolidation near term – UOB
According to Markets Strategist Quek Ser Leang and Senior FX Strategist Peter Chia at UOB Group, NZD/USD could navigate within 0.6400 and 0.6535 in the next few weeks. Key Quotes 24-hour view: “We held the view that NZD ‘is likely to trade sideways within a range of 0.6465/0.6510’ yesterday. Our view of sideways trading was […]
Upside bias alleviated below 0.7040 – UOB
According to UOB Group’s Markets Strategist Quek Ser Leang and Senior FX Strategist Peter Chia, AUD/USD could see its upside momentum mitigated on a breach of 0.7040. Key Quotes 24-hour view: “We highlighted last Friday that ‘upward pressure has eased and AUD is unlikely to advance much further’ and we expected AUD to ‘trade in […]
EUR/USD now points to some consolidation – UOB
UOB Group’s Economist Lee Sue Ann and Markets Strategist Quek Ser Leang suggest EUR/USD is now seen within the 1.0680-1.0880 range. Key Quotes 24-hour view: “We expected EUR to ‘trade sideways between 1.0790 and 1.0860’ yesterday. However, EUR rose briefly to 1.0869, dropped sharply to 1.0773 and closed at 1.0788 (-0.26%). The rapid decline in […]
Next target now comes at 1.2270 – UOB
In the opinion of UOB Group’s Economist Lee Sue Ann and Markets Strategist Quek Ser Leang, GBP/USD’s upside could retarget the 1.2270 area in the short term. Key Quotes 24-hour view: “We highlighted last Friday that ‘there is room for the weakness in GBP to extend to 1.1850 before stabilization is likely’. While GBP subsequently […]