The Indonesian rupiah rallied against the US dollar strongly, rising more than 1 percent today. Yet analysts are still worried that the future looks bleak for the currency. The current trading…
Posts published in December 2015
NZ Dollar Gains as Economic Data Helps
The New Zealand dollar rallied today, gaining on its US peer for the second consecutive trading session and rising versus the Japanese yen as well. Economic data released from New Zealand at the start…
US Dollar Ends Week of Fed Lift-Off with Gains, Future Unclear
The Forex market was in turmoil after the Federal Reserve’s decision to hike interest rates even though such an event had been expected by market participants. While the US dollar ended the week…
Canadian Dollar Continues to Follow Crude Oil Prices Down
The Canadian dollar ended the Friday’s trading session flat against its US counterpart. The loonie dropped against other major currencies, falling to the lowest level in three months versus the Japanese yen.…
Yen Jumps After BoJ Makes Tweaks to Asset Purchase Program
The Japanese yen gained today, rising more than 1 percent against the US dollar, even though the nation’s central bank made changes to its asset-purchase program. The changes were not…
NZD Demonstrates Limited Rally vs. USD, Drops vs. JPY
The New Zealand dollar was attempting to rise against its US peer on the back of positive domestic economic data. The rally was very limited, though, and the currency actually dropped versus the Japanese…
Interest Rate Hike Fails to Support Mexican Peso
The Mexican peso was volatile today after yesterday’s interest rate hike from the nation’s central bank that has boosted the currency for a little while. The Bank of Mexico announced an interest rate…
Euro Struggles Against Major Currencies as Traders Assess
Euro is struggling today against major currencies, but not as much as many thought it would be. Even though the Fed’s rate hike yesterday weighed on the 19-nation currency, it’s…
Dollar Rallies After Fed Hikes Rates for First Time Since 2006
The Federal Reserve performed a long-anticipated interest rate hike on Wednesday. While the dollar had a confusing reaction to the announcement at first, it rallied by the end of trading session and continued to move up during the start…
Australian Dollar Edges Higher Before Fed Announcement
The Australian dollar ticked higher today as the market was preparing itself for the upcoming monetary policy announcement from the Federal Reserve. Trading was jittery due to uncertainty regarding the Fed decision and the market…