Posts published in May 2014

Euro Heads for Another Weekly Loss

The euro dropped today as investors were fleeing bonds of Europe’s peripheral economies, adding to pressure on the European Central Bank to stimulate the struggling economy. The currency was heading for a second weekly loss versus…

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UK Pound Continues to Show Strength

UK pound continues to show strength today, following up on yesterday’s rebound. Sterling is gaining particularly against the euro, although it is higher against other major currencies as well.…

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Dollar Index Continues to Climb as Risk Aversion Rises

The dollar index continues to climb, remaining above the 80.0000 level, as risk aversion continues to be the story. In many cases, dollar strength is mostly due to the weakness of currencies like the euro and the Canadian…

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Yuan Drops, Intervention Suspected

The Chinese yuan slid today, heading to a weekly loss, on speculations that the central bank intervened to prevent appreciation of the currency as a measure to help local exporters. Analysts think that this week’s drop…

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