Posts published in August 2012

No QE from Fed Means Stronger Dollar

The US dollar jumped today after the Federal Reserve decided, following the two-day policy meeting, to refrain from performing a new round of quantitative easing. The Fed was not very optimistic about…

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Euro Waits for Central Bank News

Euro is fairly steady today, as the world waits for central bank decisions. While euro has slipped a little against the US dollar, it is still holding its own. Euro…

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UK Pound Weaker on Economic Data

Central bank decisions are on the way this week, but that isn’t helping the UK pound much. Indeed, another dismal manufacturing report is dragging on the pound today. The UK recession…

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Indonesian Rupiah Declines While Trade Deficit Expands

The Indonesian rupiah fell today after the report showed that exports fell, leading to a bigger-than-expected trade balance deficit and declining attractiveness of the currency. Indonesia’s trade deficit was at $1.3 billion in June,…

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Yuan Declines on PMI Figure

The Chinese yuan fell today after the worse-than-expected manufacturing report. The uncertainty about the policy decisions of the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank also made traders reluctant to buy risky currencies. The China…

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