The Brazilian real had one of the best weeks in more than 2 months as demand for commodities and emergent markets assets rose globally, maintaining the real as the best performing currency in 2009 among the 16…

The South African rand was the best performing among 16 main traded currencies in foreign-exchange markets, as demand for metallic commodities exported from the African nation rose globally, increasing their rates…

Demand for safety rose towards the end of this week’s session as U.S. payrolls were cut beyond analysts expectations, suggesting that the economic recovery in North America will take longer than…

Risk appetite suffered a significant impact towards the end of this week’s session after both U.S. and Canada published grim employment figures, forcing investors to take more cautions positions and bet…

After a lot of expectation regarding Canadian employment figures that were published today, the loonie fell drastically versus most of 16 main traded currencies and specially versus its U.S. counterpart,…

The Canadian dollar remained neutral at the highest level in more than a week before an employment rate which is due to be published tomorrow, defining the outlook for the loonie for the next week, since jobs…

The euro pared previous losses with a number of currencies this Thursday as the ECB affirmed that a series of measures used to stimulate the bloc’s economy on its way out of recession will be phased…

The pound climbed significantly versus the dollar, and to a lesser extent versus the euro as the national central bank extended its asset-purchase program less than expected, suggesting that the British economy is needing…

The New Zealand dollar lost versus most of the 16 main traded currencies this Thursday as the quarterly unemployment rate in the country grew further, decreasing attractiveness for the kiwi, as growing unemployment figures are…

The dollar had a day of losses versus most of 16 main traders before the Fed will publish its monetary policies decisions tomorrow, as investors expect a rather dovish tone in policy makers’…

Several reasons are providing support for the Brazilian currency to extend this week’s gains as risk appetite rose today increasing demand for commodities, injecting money in Latin American stocks, consequently adding…

The Canadian dollar continued to gain this Wednesday versus the greenback as demand for commodities produced in Canada and stocks worldwide gained significantly, raising attractiveness for the loonie even further, after several sessions of losses…