European equity close: A strong finish to a great week

Closing changes on the day: Stoxx 600 +1.0% German DAX +0.8% UK FTSE 100 +1.2% French CAC +0.9% Italy MIB +0.8% Spain IBEX +1.0% On the week: Stoxx 600 +2.8% German DAX +4.5% UK FTSE 100 +1.9% French CAC +2.7% Italy MIB +2.7% Spain IBEX +4.1% This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.

NZD/JPY extends consolidation, still closes a winning week

Share: NZD/JPY was down by 0.40% on Friday and closed a 0.40% weekly gain. Buyers continue to be on the sidelines after pushing the pair to multi-year highs this week. Indicators are losing momentum on the daily chart. In Friday’s session, the NZD/JPY cross extended its decline towards 89.65 as investors continued to

Newsquawk Week Ahead: PBoC LPR, Minutes from FOMC, ECB & RBA, Japanese CPI

Mon: PBoC LPR; German Producer Prices (Oct), New Zealand Trade Balance (Oct) Tue: FOMC Minutes (Nov), RBA Minutes (Nov), NBH Policy Announcement; UK PSNB (Oct), Canadian CPI (Oct) Wed: UK Autumn Statement, Dutch Elections; US IJC (13 Nov w/e), Durable Goods (Oct), Uni. of Michigan Final (Nov), Australian Flash PMIs (Nov) Thu: US Thanksgiving (Market

US Dollar closes its worse week since July as investors bet on a dovish Fed

Share: The DXY Index stands at 103.90, seeing losses of around 0.40% and tallying a 1.60% weekly decline. Investors continue to digest the data reported throughout the week. The combo of cooling inflation and the labor market points to the Fed not hiking anymore. Fed’s Susan Collins was seen as hawkish on Friday.

USDCAD rebounds as European traders’ exit. Above 100 hour MA now.

USDCAD The USDCAD is lower on the day, and in the process, fell below the 100-hour moving average in the early European session (blue line in the chart above currently at 1.37356). The subsequent fall to 1.3707 (reached in the morning North American session) so the price fall below the swing high from Wednesday and

Friday’s bullish close looking for a rebound into 98.00

Share: The AUD/JPY saw a late break higher in Friday’s broad-market sentiment recovery. The Aussie is catching a bounce from the 200-hour SMA and a rising trendline. The technicals are leaning bullish with more upside on the cards, but headwinds remain. The AUD/JPY snuck over the 97.50 level just ahead of the Friday

USDJPY sellers gain momentum as they test November low

As the week comes to an end, the USDJPY fell sharply and in the process tested the low from early November at 149.175. The low reached 149.192 before bouncing. The price is trading at 149.74. The double bottom mirrors the double top from the high this week (on Monday). That high was reached on Monday