Attention continues to be gripped on Japan and the Middle East, especially Bahrain, this afternoon as the circumstances in both nations brings nervousness to an already volatile global setting. The nuclear disaster in Fukushima has reconditioned anxieties of stalled economic recovery while the continuing violence in Manama induced further flight to quality. Nevertheless, stocks regained ground, a move that did not transfer signals to the fx trading market.
A massive downside miss in U.S. Housing Starts and major upside miss in PPI signals a stagflation environment which doesn’t bode well for the USD over a mid-term.
USD/JPY as well as the whole JPY complex plunged in the twilight hours between the New York close and the Sydney-Tokyo open on renewed anxieties regarding Japan and expectations of large Japanese repatriation to finance costs connected with the earthquake. Later this morning, nearer to the London open, the USD and JPY pared back a lot of the gains as the risk-aversion of the previous three days is abating.
EUR/USD Forex signals opinions for Metatrader: A pull back to the mid 20-day Bolli band at 1.3838 is possible. The sellers are urged by the solitary currency’s disappointment at the 1.4000-level. MACD is neutral today. RSI points to the south, agreeing with the generally somewhat bearish disposition here.
