The New Zealand dollar went down today even though domestic macroeconomic data was positive for the currency. It was the third consecutive daily decline against the US dollar. New Zealand…
Posts published in January 2015
Aussie Bounces with Help of Data from China
The Australian dollar fell against its US counterpart earlier today but bounced later with the help of positive economic data from China. The Aussie also rallied versus the Japanese yen.…
Swissie Backs Off After Huge Rally, Retains Most of Gains
The Swiss franc fell today, declining for the second consecutive session, as the market digests last week’s shocking decision of the Swiss National Bank to drop the cap on the currency. The currency is still far above…
Forecast: US Dollar in 2015
The US dollar demonstrated exceptional performance in 2014. Can the greenback maintain its amazing rally in 2015 or correction is in order? Fundamentally, the dollar has a strong bullish case in the form of expected monetary…
Japanese Yen Mostly Lower After Yesterday’s Gains
Yesterday, the Japanese yen saw gains as jitters sent Forex traders to safe havens, and as reports came in about a reduction in trade deficit. Today, though, many majors have recovered against the yen,…
Greenback Mostly Lower on Disappointing Data
The US dollar is mostly lower today, with the dollar index dropping, as Forex traders consider the recent data release. Lackluster data has many rethinking the idea that the Federal Reserve…
Oil Prices Continue Drag on Canadian Dollar
Oil prices continue to pull on the Canadian dollar today, bringing it down against the US dollar to a level not seen since 2009. Loonie is likely to continue to fall further, as long…
Inflation Figures Send Pound Lower
Disappointing inflation figures are causing some trouble for the pound today. Sterling is lower against the dollar, and, while recovering against the euro and yen, is still trading somewhat choppily…
QE Speculation Weighs on Euro
Euro is once again struggling, thanks in large part to speculation that policymakers are moving toward full scale quantitative easing. The announcement could come later this month, and many…
Dollar Ends First Full Trading Week of 2015 Mixed
It looked like the first full trading week of 2015 would be another positive one for the US dollar, yet the greenback stumbled by the weekend, finishing trading mixed. The dollar started the week…