Posts published in August 2012

Yen Advances as BoJ Refrains from Stimulus

The Japanese yen advanced today after the Bank of Japan refrained from stimulating the nation’s economy and left its monetary policy unchanged. Earlier, the currency weakened as the Asian stocks rallied, reducing demand…

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AUD/NZD Jumps as Australian Employment Improves

The Australian dollar gained against its New Zealand peer as employment data in Australia was better than expected, while employment in New Zealand disappointed Forex market participants who expected…

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NZ Dollar Suffers from Bad Employment Data

The New Zealand dollar weakened today after the bad employment data showed that optimistic expectations of analysts were totally unwarranted. The negative report sapped strength from the currency that was…

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Pound Rallies on King’s Comments

The Great Britain pound erased its earlier losses today after Bank of England Governor Mervyn King signaled that the central bank may refrain from lowering interest rates even…

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Aussie Gains on Increasing Home Loans

The Australian dollar erased the losses versus its US counterpart and gained against the euro after the report showed that the number of home loans in Australia rose in June, giving another evidence that…

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Lira Falls as Industrial Production Shrinks

The Turkish lira ticked down today as the negative macroeconomic data from Turkey deterred Forex traders from buying the currency. The Turkish economy looks weak and that does not help the lira.…

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Positive Fundamentals in Norway Benefit Krone

The Norwegian krone advanced today after the set of good macroeconomic reports from the country added to the attractiveness of the currency. The attractiveness that was boosted further by the positive sentiment on the Forex market. Norwegian factory…

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