Posts published in May 2016

Canadian Dollar Kicks Off Week with Decline

The Canadian dollar was demonstrating a poor performance during the Monday’s trading session. It is hard to be surprised by this turn of events considering the noticeable decline of prices for crude oil. Futures…

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Brexit Continues to Weigh on UK Sterling

The Great Britain pound fell today, following the sharp drop on Friday, as market participants continued to speculate whether the United Kingdom is going to remain in the European Union. The potential exit of Britain from…

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Euro Drops as Economic Data Disappoints

Euro is heading lower today, dropping on disappointing economic data and concerns that the eurozone will see more slowing. Concerns about the various countries in the eurozone are weighing on the 19-nation currency.…

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Yen Trades Higher After Mixed Data

The Japanese yen climbed against its major peers today even though macroeconomic data from Japan was mixed, failing to provide a direction for the currency. On the positive side, the nation’s trade surplus…

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US Dollar Ends Week Strong with Help from Fed Minutes

The US dollar ended the week strong against the majority of other most-traded currencies thanks to the minutes of the Federal Reserve policy meeting. The only currencies that have shown resilience against the greenback were…

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