
The AUD/JPY cross trades in positive territory near 112.80 during the early European trading hours on Friday. However, the potential upside for the cross might be limited as traders ramped up bets on a Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate hike, boosting the Japanese Yen (JPY).

The FCA has issued warnings against several forex trading platforms operating without UK authorisation, while WikiFX records show that the brokers concerned lack valid forex regulatory licences.

EUR/JPY gains ground after two days of losses, trading around 181.50 during the Asian hours on Friday. Technical analysis of the daily chart indicates the currency cross remains within the descending channel pattern, signalling a bearish bias.

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The USD/JPY pair enters a bearish consolidation phase during the Asian session on Friday and currently trades near the 155.75 region, nearly unchanged for the day.

The EUR/USD pair trades on a flat note around 1.1625 during the early Asian session on Friday. Traders prefer to wait on the sidelines ahead of the US key employment report for August, which will be published later on Friday.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Monetary Policy Committee member Carl Hansen said on Thursday that future monetary policy moves hinge on trends across broad economic data sets.

Gold price (XAU/USD) gains momentum to around $4,470 during the early Asian session on Friday. The precious metal extended its recovery as Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike bets ease. All eyes will be on the US August Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report, which is due later on Friday.

The Australian Dollar rises against the US Dollar on Thursday as Fed Governor Waller turns moderately dovish ahead of the September meeting, even as Oil prices rise due to a resumption of hostilities in the Middle East. The AUD/USD trades at 0.7200, up 0.44%.

Silver price advances by some 2.45% on Thursday, boosted by dovish comments from Fed Governor Waller, which pushed the US Dollar and US Treasury yields lower. The XAG/USD trades at $66.90, after reaching a high of $67.48.

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Orbex, a Cyprus-based brokerage entity, has recorded 30 exposure complaints on WikiFX, a leading forex broker regulation inquiry tool, so far. Other review websites have also recorded a healthy number of complaints against the brokerage firm. These complaints largely talk about the alleged profit confiscations by the broker in the name of trading violations, difficulty in accessing fund withdrawals, capital losses due to artificial slippage, etc. In this Orbex review, we have investigated user complaints and provided a regulatory overview of the broker.

Pairs on Watch - FX:AUDUSD : Currently long in a position on this pair, executed on the 15M with a reduce risk entry earlier this morning. We have had some development after I was tagged in, but stop loss is protected and enough confluences align for the long move. I will be monitoring this to see how price reacts where it currently is, managing to the 3% area and if the DXY breaks lower, we could see a great run to the upside on this pair. FX:GBPNZD : Very simple setup on this pair now …

VALUTRADES is a forex and CFD broker founded in 2012 and operating through two entities in the United Kingdom and Seychelles. It offers Standard and ECN accounts with no minimum deposit, supports MT4 and MT5, and provides leverage of up to 1:500 on its global account offering. Its WikiFX rating stands at 7.61 out of 10, with 38 complaints on file, mainly involving gold order execution, deposits, and withdrawals.

EZINVEST offers forex and CFD trading through MT4 and SIRIX, with advertised account tiers starting at $1,000 and rising to $500,000. The broker operates through two regulated entities in Cyprus and South Africa, but its WikiFX rating stands at 4.95 out of 10, with 40 complaints involving disputes over trades allegedly placed by staff, repeated requests for additional deposits, and withdrawal difficulties.

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