The Japanese currency declined in the beginning of this Thursday’s session on Australia’s better than expected employment data, which increased attractiveness for riskier assets as the South Pacific economy recovery improves confidence among…
Posts published in January 2010
Australian Dollar Climbs on Unemployment Rate
The Australian dollar climbed after employment figures were published in the country with better-than-expected numbers, adding confidence that the economic recovery in the country is accelerating its pace, spurring demand for assets…
Dollar Drops Slightly on Fed Comments
The dollar had a mediocre performance today losing versus a considerable number of currencies after the nation’s central bank was not so optimistic regarding the U.S. economy recovery, declining appeal for the greenback.…
Canadian Dollar Rebounds After Bearish Days
The Canadian dollar profited from a higher risk appetite session today and rebounded versus the yen and its U.S. counterpart as equities rose in North America, allowing the correlated loonie to profit from this…
Aussie Dollar Falls on New Home Loans
The Australian dollar fell sharply versus lower-yielding currencies today as a real estate report declined optimism regarding the South Pacific economy, in a day were commodities and equities markets which have a strong…
Norwegian Krone Tumbles as Commodities Rally Slow Down
After several days gaining versus the dollar and the euro, the Norwegian currency slid versus main traded currencies as a bearish day in equities markets and decreased demand for commodities shunned investors from assets…
Canadian Dollar Falls on Trade Deficit Surprise
The Canadian dollar had its rally towards parity with its U.S. counterpart halted after a monthly trade deficit was posted today, raising doubts that the nation’s economy is…
Yen Rallies on China’s Banking Policy
Risk aversion declined significantly today after China set a new reserves requirements for banks in the country, allowing the yen to outperform all of the 16 main traded currencies in foreign-exchange markets, as pessimism surged.…
Swiss Franc May Decline On SNB Interventions
After the SNB stated its position against further advances of its national currency, the Swiss Franc may be poised to decline versus main currencies, as fears of interventions are likely to shun…
Pound Strong Versus Dollar on Global Recovery
The U.K. currency extended Friday’s gains versus the U.S. dollar today as global optimism helped speculations that an economic recovery in the U.K. will make its currency more attractive in foreign-exchange markets.…