Posts published in June 2012

Lira Drops After Syria Shoots Turkish Warplane

The Turkish lira fell today after Turkey’s warplane was shot down by Syrian forces in international airspace, heightening political tensions between the Middle Eastern countries. Turkey said that it…

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No QE3 from Fed Means Weekly Gains for Dollar

The US dollar rallied this week as the Federal Reserve disappointed Forex market participants who expected a third round of quantitative easing. QE was priced in and its absence moved the currency higher.…

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Aussie Rallies on Hopes for QE3

The Australian dollar rose against most of its major peers as negative macroeconomic data from the United States spurred speculations that the Federal Reserve would stimulate the slowing economy. Many Forex…

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US Dollar Falls Back as Traders Find Optimism

US dollar is falling back today, heading lower as optimism makes an appearance. High beta currencies like the euro and the pound have the upper hand today as Forex traders look for a solution…

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Euro Moves Higher as the Markets Calm Down

Euro is moving higher right now as the markets calm down from yesterday’s huge break down. Concerns about the global economy, along with a mass downgrade of banks by Moody’s Investors…

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Aussie Drops with Global Equities

The Australian dollar slumped as Moody’s Rating Agency lowered credit ratings of several banks and global stocks dropped, giving evidence that markets are currently in a risk-off mode that is negative…

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Loonie Drops on Poor Canadian Retail Sales

The Canadian dollar slumped against its US counterpart and erased its gains versus the Japanese yen today as Canadian retail sales unexpectedly fell. Still, the currency was higher against the euro.…

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