Posts published in December 2014

Dollar’s Drop After FOMC Meeting Short-Lived

Today, the Federal Open Market Committee released its last monetary policy statement this year. The US dollar dipped after the release but the drop was short-lived as the currency rebounded quickly.…

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Ruble Gains with Support from Bank of Russia

The Russian ruble jumped as attempts of the Bank of Russia to stem the currency’s drop resulted in a success, at least for now. The central bank was selling dollar and pledged to help companies to meet their foreign-currency debt…

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Euro’s Performance Resumes Downward Trend

Earlier, the euro saw some gains against its major counterparts. Right now, though, the euro is resuming its downward trend, losing ground to most of its major counterparts. Concern…

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Dollar Bounces After Decline

The US dollar bounced today following the decline during the previous trading session. The drop was a result of somewhat disappointing housing data from the United States. US building permits fell from…

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Pound Mixed Following Poor Economic Data

The Great Britain pound was mixed today following yesterday’s surprisingly strong performance. The sterling was resilient during the previous trading session even though macroeconomic data from the United Kingdom…

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Australian Dollar Mixed After RBA Minutes

Today, the Australian dollar rose against its US counterpart after reaching the new multi-year low earlier but fell versus the Japanese yen. The minutes of the central bank’s December policy meeting…

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