The appeal for the U.S. currency surged today after an employment report showed another consecutive improvement suggesting that economic conditions are better in North America than in other wealthy regions around…
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Yen Drops as Riskier Assets Gain on Confidence
The yen dropped started this Wednesday dropping versus most of the 16 main trading currencies as renewed risk appetite declined attractiveness for the Japanese currency, known for its safety profile that traders…
Canadian Dollar Extends Gains on Commodities
The Canadian dollar continued to erase last week’s losses versus lower yielding currencies as commodities and stocks rebounded in North America, boosting appeal for Canadian assets as the country’s economy is extremely orientated…
Dollar Slides Versus Commodity-Linked Currencies
The U.S. dollar failed to pare yesterday’s losses as risk appetite continued to favor higher-yielding and commodity related currencies, erasing partially last week’s advance for the greenback as factors supporting the dollar’s strength continued…
Aussie Dollar Falls on Unchanged Rates
Despite risk appetite fueling demand for commodities produced in Australia, the Aussie dollar declined after a central bank decision published today showed no rate hikes expected by traders as the country’s economy…
Canadian Dollar Advances on Commodities Rebound
The Canadian dollar started February gaining after posting several consecutive losses in the last days of January as risk aversion dominated markets globally, but renewed confidence on the economic recovery allowed markets…
Pound Slides on Real Estate Data
The pound was of the few currencies which couldn’t profit from a higher risk appetite today versus the dollar and the yen as another real estate report declined attractiveness for Britain’s currency, which started…
Dollar Tumbles on Increased Risk Appetite
The U.S. dollar lost versus most of the main traded currencies in foreign-exchange markets with a stronger risk appetite today as traders expect the economic recovery to accelerate, decreasing demand for refuge currencies after…
Euro Rebounds on Stocks Performance
After losing versus most of the main traded currencies during last week’s session, the euro rebounded today as stocks surged globally, renewing confidence for higher-yielding currencies, and forcing the greenback down versus…
Euro May Fall Further After Monthly Drop
The start of 2010 was rather grim for the European single currency as consumer confidence and economic acceleration decreased in the European Union, adding to the negative sentiment spread in markets but some of the bloc’s members raising…