Posts published in December 2013

Canadian Dollar Shows Unexpected Strength

The Canadian dollar was surprisingly strong as it was rising yesterday and continued to rally today even as the Federal Reserve tapering announcement made riskier currencies less attractive to Forex traders. As most…

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Dollar Keeps Gains After Tapering

The US dollar maintained gains against most of its major peers today as the Forex market was digesting the Federal Reserve policy announcement. The currency fell against the Japanese yen intraday, but…

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Euro Strengthens on Banking Union Outline

Euro is seeing a bit of strength today, thanks to the latest news about the banking union. It’s not enough for the 17-nation currency to overcome its earlier losses to the dollar and the yen, but the euro…

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Dollar Post-Tapering: Strongest in Five Years vs. Yen

The US dollar jumped today, reaching the highest level in five years against the Japanese yen, after the Federal Reserve announced tapering of its asset-purchase program. The currency maintained losses versus the Great…

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Aussie Supported by Stevens’ Comments

The Australian dollar was little changed against its US peer and rose versus the Japanese yen today after Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens signaled that interest rates…

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Indonesian Rupiah Falls on Ore Export Ban Concerns

The Indonesian rupiah fell today on concerns that the nation’s current-account deficit will widen after the government will implement the planned ore export ban. The Indonesian government wants to process ore domestically…

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Loonie Loses Ground as Traders Await Taper News

The Canadian dollar is most at risk for weakness in a situation that involves the Federal Reserve in the United States tapering its asset purchase program. As a result, the loonie is experiencing a degree of weakness as Forex…

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