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Brazilian Real Drops on Global Pessimism

The Brazilian currency had its sharpest fall since the end of September as several negative events in financial markets worldwide declined appeal for higher-yielding assets and commodities, which are both the best trading…

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Retail Sales Force Pound Down

An unexpectedly negative retail sales report published today in London forced the pound down versus several currencies as it indicates that economic struggle in the country is still a reality in the U.K., shunning…

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Dollar Extends Rally on Greek Credit Rating

The dollar gained today versus the euro and specially higher yielding currencies as speculations that Greece may struggle to pay its debts surged, raising demand for safety and providing support for the greenback and the yen…

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Pound Advances Versus Euro on Employment Data

In another bullish day versus the euro, the pound found support to extend its winning streak after U.K.’s unemployment declined, a strong signal of recovery for the British economy. The pound traded today at a one-month…

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Surprise Rate Hike Pushes Norway’s Krone Up

The Norwegian currency climbed today versus most of 16 main traded currencies after the nation’s central bank rose its benchmark interest rate surprising analysts and attracting traders to krone-priced assets.…

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Aussie Dollar Drops on Monetary Policy Change

The Australian dollar has been one of the best performers in currency markets during the past few months as it was the first country to raise interest rates among the wealthy nations, today the sentiment…

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Dollar Down on Fed Frustrating Statement

The dollar declined versus a number of currencies today after the Federal Reserve signaled interest rates will remain low for a longer period, declining attractiveness for the U.S. currency in foreign exchange markets. After…

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Euro to Tumble Further on Market Sentiment Shift

The euro has been falling steadily since the beginning of the month when it touched the highest rate in 15 months versus the dollar, as speculations emerged in the U.S. that interest rates will be…

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Swedish Krona Down on U.S. Optimism

The Swedish krona has been losing terrain versus the dollar as the U.S. economy signals of recovery has been leaving space for speculations regarding interest rate hikes, declining attractiveness for the Swedish currency.…

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Inflation Growth Helps Pound to Gain

The pound gained today versus several important currencies and specially versus the euro after a report showed an increase in the U.K.’s inflation, helping speculations that interest rates will be raised in the country…

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