Posts published in January 2014

UK Pound Gains Ground After Unemployment Report

UK pound is moving higher today, surging ahead of its major counterparts on the latest unemployment report. As the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in five years, there are expectations…

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Canadian Dollar Weaker Ahead of BoC Meeting

The Canadian dollar dropped yesterday, falling below 1.10 against the US dollar for the first time in more than four years, and retained its weakness today. Traders were largely pessimistic about…

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ZEW Sends Euro Lower in Forex Trading

Euro is heading lower today, thanks in large part to the fact that the German ZEW came in below analyst expectations. Even though eurozone home prices were higher, the ZEW’s disappointment…

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Risk Aversion Does Not Help Yen to Keep Gains

The Japanese yen attempted to rally yesterday as worsening Chinese macroeconomic indicators spurred risk aversion on the Forex market. The currency was not able to hold onto gains, though, and slipped to the opening level…

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NZ Dollar Dips on Chinese Data, Recovers

The New Zealand dollar fell today on poor economic data from China but was able to rebound and is currently trading near the opening level against the Japanese yen and above the opening…

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Yuan Falls as Economic Indicators Disappoint

The Chinese yuan fell as several important economic indicators released today were worse than previous reports, fueling concerns about slowing growth of the Asian economy. According to the National Bureau of Statistics…

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