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  • regaura from Odessa writes about FreshForex:

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  • Fatma M from Egypt writes about ThinkMarkets:

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    Hello, Peter! We have no any troubles with a withdrawal. Please specify your myAlpari number (send it please by email forum@alpari.org). Also send us your screenshots. We will solve this issue as soon as possible and provide you with the public answe...

Forex Blog

EUR/USD Currency Pair Acts in Contradiction to Macroeconomic Data

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 14:44

EUR/USD acted in contradiction to economic reports released during the current trading session. The currency started its rally after the surprisingly weak German Ifo Business Climate (event A on the chart) and continued to rise even as US data was good for the most part. The possible reason for such a weird behavior was profit-taking after...

EUR/USD Down for Third Day as US Treasury Yield Surges

Mon, 23 Apr 2018 14:38

EUR/USD fell today, declining for the third consecutive trading session. Market analysts explained the dollar's strength by the surging yield for 10-year US Treasuries, though bets on an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve in June were certainly helping the currency as well. US macroeconomic reports released today were...

Weekly Forex Technical Analysis (Apr 23 — Apr 27)

Sat, 21 Apr 2018 9:50

EUR/USD

Floor pivot points

3rd Sup2nd Sup1st SupPivot1st Res2nd Res3rd Res
1.2056 1.2153 1.2220 1.2317 1.2384 1.2481 1.2548

Woodie's pivot points

2nd Sup1st SupPivot1st Res2nd Res
1.2145 1.2205 1.2309 1.2369
...

Forex News

New Zealand Dollar Weakest Major Currency During Tuesday Trading

New Zealand Dollar Weakest Major Currency During Tuesday Trading

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 9:49

The New Zealand dollar was the weakest major currency today, falling for the sixth straight trading session versus the US dollar and for eighth versus the euro and the extremely weak Japanese yen (which was the second weakest).

Australian Dollar Bounces After Release of CPI Reports

Australian Dollar Bounces After Release of CPI Reports

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 9:40

The Australian dollar fell intraday during the current trading session but bounced after the release of inflation reports even though the data was not particularly supportive.

Euro Declines on Mixed Eurozone Markit Flash PMI Releases

Euro Declines on Mixed Eurozone Markit Flash PMI Releases

Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:14

The euro today declined against the US dollar despite the release of mostly positive PMI data by Markit Economics from across the Eurozone. The single currency's decline was largely fueled by the resurgent demand for the greenback as trade tensions between China and the USA calmed down.

Commodity Blog

US Rusal Reprieve Sees Aluminium Prices Fall

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 16:06

Aluminum prices continued their decline on Tuesday, following on from record falls on Monday. The base metal fell 7% yesterday and had slipped a further 3%...

Brent Crude Tops $75, WTI Oil Joins Rally

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 10:26

Futures for the Brent grade of crude oil topped the $75 level today before retreating below it later. Prices for WTI crude rose as well. The main...

Gold Slumps 1%, Falls to Two-Week Low on Rising Yields

Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:33

Gold futures shed more than 1% to start the trading week, falling to their lowest levels in two weeks. The decline in gold prices comes as US...

Forex Video Zone

Bitcoin Forecast — April 24th 2018

Bitcoin Forecast — April 24th 2018

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 14:55

In this video, the Trader Guy looks at the cryptocurrency, bitcoin for the April 24th session. Bitcoin/USD — As you can see, absolutely nothing has happened on Monday. It looks like 8,800 is basically the fulcrum that we are messing with right now. I think if we can break above 9,000, we could go to 10,000. But that is an area that is going to be...

EUR and GBP Holding Lower in European Trades

EUR and GBP Holding Lower in European Trades

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 14:20

The euro has been declining against the greenback for quite a long time now. Market participants are awaiting the upcoming monetary policy meeting of the ECB. Comments by Mario Draghi will shape further dynamics of the EUR/USD pair. Today, the pair is trading at 1.22 level. Lately, macroeconomic statistics has been failing to provide the single European currency with any support. The preliminary data on business activity in the eurozone turned out to be...

Greenback Hits Recent Highs

Greenback Hits Recent Highs

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:54

The US dollar index has touched the 3-month high during the American session. At the opening of the Asian session, the greenback also demonstrated a steep growth. The USD/JPY pair is trading near the level of 109.00. The safe haven currency became less attractive to investors as concerns over geopolitical tensions and risks of a trade war between China and US faded away. It has been revealed recently that US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin...