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The BOJ in its emergency meeting announced an expansion of its loan program – a bit of monetary easing. However, the moves were less than expected by the market and traders bought the Yen after having sold it off late last week and to start Sunday’s trading. Currencies sensitive to risk sentiment and global growth faltered, with the US Dollar and Swiss Franc gaining. US stocks slid increasing risk aversion in the NY session. News Provided by CMS Forex www.cmsfx.com Market Analyst Nick Nasad

Bernanke outlined what he thinks the central bank will have to do if the economy continues to weaken further. Steps include more quantitative easing or lowering the rate paid to banks to hold reserves with the Fed. Still, he tried to focus on the sustainability of the recovery, and tried to calm fears over deflation. The result was a rally in stock and risk appetite which helped to power higher yielders higher (like the Euro, Aussie) vs. safe-have assets (Yen and Dollar). News Provided by CMS Forex www.cmsfx.com Market Analyst Nick Nasad

Good economic news from Europe was hard to come by today. Negative core CPI in Spain (first time ever), pressure on European bank stocks, rumors of French President Sarkozy having threatened to pull his country out of the euro, and reports of strikes by Spanish labor unions, all weighed on the euro. The EUR/USD currency pair reached an 18-month low during today’s New York session.

An absence of major US economic news and a holiday-shortened trading week contributed to the second day in a row of lower than normal Forex market volatility during the New York session. Although follow-through was limited, there were some pips to be made by skilled scalpers, even on the EUR/USD the world’s most liquid currency pair. A conservative long trade setup on the euro came together as the end of the London trading day approached. Up to 70 pips in profit depending on entry and exit strategy was the reward for traders who simply bought at visual support and took profit at today’s central pivot point.

Some recent economic green shoots have been turning brown, but not all. Results from the New York Fed’s Empire State Manufacturing Survey in April suggested less bad conditions for a second straight month, sparking renewed pressure on the Japanese yen. Within minutes of the news release, synchronized pullbacks on the yen crosses provided long trade entry opportunities the best of which was a 100-pip scalp on the GBP/JPY currency pair. London close brought another 100-pip trade on a currency pair not known for such moves…watch the video to discover the clues which pointed to it.

The US dollar found firmer footing against the European currencies during the New York session as American stock market indexes saw red from the get-go today.

During a testimony to a joint economic committee of US Congress, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke reiterated the central bank’s pledge to keep its main interest rate low for an extended period. The subsequent dollar sell-off lifted the EUR/USD currency pair more than 50 pips to its daily R2 pivot point.

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