April 17, 2026 9:34 am
Key Moments Danske Research Team keeps its EUR/SEK forecast unchanged, seeing the pair at 11.00 over a 6-12 month horizon. EUR/SEK is currently trading near 10.80, with NOK/SEK back above 0.98 and EUR/DKK close to 7.4732. Comments from the Riksbank highlight a mixed inflation picture in Sweden, but are not prompting a change in Danske […]
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Key Moments GBP/JPY slipped from an intraday high near 215.65-215.70 and hovered around 215.30-215.25 in early European trading. The IMF’s April 2026 projections cut the UK’s 2026 growth forecast to 0.8% from 1.3% in October 2025, weighing on the Pound. Lingering Hormuz-related risks and fading expectations for an April BoJ rate hike kept the Yen […]
Read moreApril 17, 2026 8:18 am
Key Moments: Stellar (XLM) traded around $0.167 on Friday after a more than 10% advance earlier in the week and a breakout above a descending trendline. The Stellar network processed over 14.19 million transactions on Thursday, marking its highest transaction count in the past quarter. Derivative funding rates for XLM turned positive on Monday and […]
Read moreApril 17, 2026 8:13 am
Key Moments AUD/JPY trades around 114.30, marking a fifth straight session in positive territory. Markets are assigning nearly a 65% chance that the RBA will lift the OCR from 4.10% to 4.35% at its next meeting. Japanese officials signal readiness for “bold” FX action, potentially limiting further upside in AUD/JPY. AUD Advances as RBA Hawkish […]
Read moreApril 17, 2026 8:07 am
Key Moments NZD/USD trades with a modest bearish bias for a second session, hovering below 0.5900 in Asia on Friday. Geopolitical risks and an American naval blockade support the safe-haven USD, while prospects for US-Iran diplomacy and lower Fed hike odds curb dollar strength. Technical structure remains bullish above 0.5835-0.5840, with key resistance near 0.5930-0.5935 […]
Read moreApril 17, 2026 7:47 am
Key Moments EUR/JPY touched a new all-time high at 187.83 during Asian trading on Friday. The 14-day Relative Strength Index is at 71, indicating overbought conditions and potential consolidation. Initial downside support is identified at the nine-day EMA of 186.76, with further levels at 185.80 and 184.46. EUR/JPY Hits Fresh Record High EUR/JPY advanced during […]
Read moreApril 17, 2026 7:27 am
Key Moments Bitcoin (BTC) trades above $74,000 while total crypto liquidations reach $444 million over 24 hours. RaveDAO (RAVE) sustains a sharp rally, trading above $17 and remaining well above its 50-day and 100-day EMAs. Polkadot (DOT) and Ethena (ENA) show signs of stabilizing momentum despite broader bearish technical structures. Market Overview The cryptocurrency market […]
Read moreApril 17, 2026 7:04 am
Key Moments USD/IDR jumped aggressively in Asian trading on Friday, reaching a new record high near the 17,1885-17,190 band. Middle East conflict, higher energy costs, and capital outflows have continued to weigh heavily on the Indonesian Rupiah. Geopolitical tensions at the Strait of Hormuz support the safe-haven USD, while easing Fed rate hike expectations limit […]
Read moreApril 17, 2026 6:52 am
Key Moments EUR/USD trades near 1.1777 in Asian hours. It stalls just below resistance at 1.1825. The US Dollar Index hovers around 98.25. It is still on track for a second weekly decline. ECB policymaker François Villeroy de Galhau said an April rate hike is “premature.” This cooled near-term tightening expectations. Range-Bound Trading for EUR/USD […]
Read moreApril 17, 2026 6:18 am
Key Moments USD/CHF trades around 0.7830 in Asian hours after two consecutive sessions of gains, with price action muted amid heightened caution. SNB March minutes underscore rising uncertainty for Switzerland’s outlook and flag Middle East developments as a key inflation risk. Safe-haven flows into the US Dollar and Swiss Franc intensify following reported ceasefire violations […]
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