[B]Intra-Day Market Moving News and Views
02 Apr 2015 [/B] [I]02:44GMT[/I]
[B]GBP/USD[/B] - ...... Although cable fell in tandem with euro in Asia on Wednesday and then tumbled to a fresh 1-1/2 week trough at 1.4740 in European morning despite the release of upbeat Markit/CIPS Mfg PMI for March, intra-day rebound in eur/usd lifted price to 1.4847 in NY morning before moving sideways in NY afternoon session.
Yesterday’s rebound from 1.4740 suggests further choppy trading inside early broad range of 1.5166 (post-FOMC high)-1.4689 would continue ahead of Friday’s important U.S. non-farm payroll data and with mild upside bias and buying the pound on intra-day pullback is recommended today.
Having said that, investors shud pay attention to the release of U.K. Markit/CIPS construction PMI at 08:30GMT.
Market expects the reading to drop slightly to 59.5 from 60.1 in preceding month.
At the moment, bids from various accounts are noted at 1.4810-00, 1.4785/80 and then 1.4760-50 with stops emerging below 1.4740.
On the upside, offers are placed at 1.4860-70 and around 1.4890 with stops located just above 1.4900.
[B]Thursday[/B] will see the release of Australia’s trade balance, U.K. Markit constructions PMI, U.S. jobless claims, Canada’s import, export and trade balance, U.S. ISM New York index, durable goods and factory orders.