The Malaysian ringgit remains down on today’s trading session even as good news from Europe eased risk aversion sentiment among Forex traders. Pessimism ruled the Forex market at the start of the session…
Posts published in November 2011
Canadian Dollar Finds Strength as Eurozone Fears Ease
Canadian dollar is gaining strength for the first time in days as some of the fear over the eurozone dissipates. Loonie has been struggling, in spite of relatively sound fundamentals, on sentiment related to the eurozone. Today,…
US Dollar Lower as Markets take a Breather
US dollar is lower as markets take a breather, showing signs of optimism after a tense couple of days. Stocks in Europe are still struggling, but US stock futures are in the black,…
Euro Heads to Five-Week Low
The euro fluctuated today, erasing its previous gains and heading to the lowest level in five weeks, after Spain’s debt auction and the warning by Fitch Ratings about the impact of the European crisis on US banks.…
AUD Higher Today After Yesterday’s Decline
The Australian dollar pared its yesterday’s decline, but the outlook for the currency is still rather pessimistic. The Australian currency extended its yesterday’s fall against the euro. France and Spain are going…
Chilean Peso Drops After Central Bank Maintains Interest Rates
The Chilean peso went down today even as the nation’s central bank refrained from decreasing interest rates amid concerns about impact of the European crisis on the global economy. Chile’s central bank…
EUR/USD Dips Below 1.3500
Earlier, euro saw a bit of a tentative rally in Forex trading, gaining a little ground against the US dollar. Now, though, all of that momentum is gone, and euro is heading lower.…
GBP Lower on BoE Outlook & Unemployment Rate
The Great Britain pound weakened today as the inflation report showed that outlook of the nation’s central bank is pessimistic, while the unemployment rate rose more than was expected. The unemployment rate…
BOJ Keeps Rate at Virtually Zero
Yen is mostly lower today as risk aversion sets in after a brief glimpse of optimism yesterday. Even though the BOJ has announced that it will keep its benchmark rate…
Canada’s Dollar Goes Down as Sentiment Prevails Over Fundamentals
The Canadian dollar extended its decline for the third consecutive session today as the negative market sentiment, caused by the difficult situation in the European Union, outweighed the fundamentals that weren’t all bad. Borrowing costs…