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"This morning, central banks around the world released their latest reports on foreign exchange turnover. These numbers are for October 2011. FX trading volume declined in every part of the world exce..."
"Australian retail sales unexpectedly declined in December, the first drop in six months, as consumers spent less at grocers and on dining out in an economy where employment growth stalled last year.
S..."
"Given the markets lack of focus on fundamentals lately, the loonie by all accounts, for a growth sensitive currency is holding its own outright, but for how long? The Loonie has been riding on the coa..."
"Analysts? employment expectations were blown out of the water on Friday. NFP produced a stellar report, creating +243k new jobs, pushing the unemployment rate down two ticks to +8.3%. Risk has been qu..."
"Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis
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Royal Dutch Shell announced it plans to invest more to boost production. The company reported it would invest 30 billion US Dollars into the new gas and oil project..."
"This case just gets more and more complicated. Crown Forex is an extremely complicated case of a Forex brokerage that turned out to be a ponzi scam. We’ve already reported today about another un..."
"EUR/USD erased its previous losses today as eurozone manufacturing PMI advanced this month (event A on the chart), suggesting that the situation in Europe isn’t as&..."
"The monthly employment report issued by payroll services company ADP suggests 170,000 new jobs were created in the U.S. for the month of January. This is somewhat lower than the 182,000 average taken..."
"The December unemployment rate for the 17-member countries comprising the Eurozone rose to the highest level since the Euro was introduced in 1999. For the month of December, the rate for the entire r..."
"EUR/USD was rising today amid speculations that Greece made progress in talks about debt-swap, but the currency pair dropped sharply later. All fundamental reports from the United State..."
"Loonie in currency tradingCanadian dollar dropped in forex trading on the currency market after the report of Canada's 4th quarter GDP from 2011 came in. The GDP unexpectedly dropped by 0.1%, and that..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2012-01-31 10:28
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"US dollar lower today in forex tradingHome prices declined, yet again, in November of 2011. The Case-Shiller report shows that November was a disappointing month for home prices, with a decline to low..."
"After recently touching a 90-day high against its U.S. counterpart, the Canadian dollar?s advance appears to have stalled. The pause coincided with news that for the first time since last May, Canada?..."
"Forexmagnates Live and Exclusive report direct from London’s prestigious Old Billingsgate. The venue was host to the much-anticipated London Affiliate Conference 2012. The London Affiliate Con..."
"EUR/USD reached today the highest level since December 13 on rumors that talks about Greek credit swaps are progressing. Today’s data eased concerns about the US economy that were..."
"Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis
EUR
German index on prices on import increased by 8% on an annual basis last year, reported Destatis. This was the largest increase in price in the last 11 years. The..."
"With little excitement in the currency markets O/N, US benchmark yields have backed up a tad ahead of this mornings US GDP report. Treasuries have managed to snap a two-day rally that sent five-year y..."
"EUR/USD was at the highest since December 21 as yesterday’s pledge of the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low at a prolonged time continued to ..."
"Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis
EUR
Belgian business climate improved in January, but remained in the negative territory since May 2011. The business climate index added 1.1 point to minus 9.5 this mo..."
"Forex Factory is stepping up its development efforts lately in order to regain its status as world's largest forex website. In Q2-3 2011 FF suffered from decline in traffic however managed to regain m..."
"EUR/USD started today’s trading session flat and even began to head down, but rallied after a report showed declining pending home sales. The currency pair was further booste..."
"The Q4 2011 Report includes: 1. Q4 2011 Forex market overview and Q1 2012 forecast 2. Forex Volumes Survey 3. Media Forex Websites Traffic Survey Q4 2011 4. Articles: Overview of the Chinese forex mar..."
"What ever happened to the Greek haircuts? Market perception saw it as a done deal, where further details were supposedly forthcoming over the past weekend. According to the IIF, negotiations are ongoi..."
"At this moment, reports leaking out of the PSI talks between Greece and its private sector creditors suggest that prospects have improved for a deal before the end of this weekend. PSI is the ac..."
"As experienced by all brokers (Retail and Institutional) across the board HotSpot's volumes too plummeted in December 2011. We've seen this reported by FXCM, CME and others. Read more"
"As experienced by all brokers (Retail and Institutional) across the board HotSpot's volumes too plummeted in December 2011. We've seen this reported by FXCM, CME and others. Read more"
"EUR/USD reached today the highest price since January 4 as Spain sold more government bonds than its maximum target at today’s auction, while French borrowing costs fell. It was a..."
"US retail forex industry is now showing obvious signs of slow down with number of non-discretionary retail forex accounts held with US based reporting brokers down to record 97,20..."
"US retail forex industry is now showing obvious signs of slow down with number of non-discretionary retail forex accounts held with US based reporting brokers down to record 97,20..."
"US retail forex industry is now showing obvious signs of slow down with number of non-discretionary retail forex accounts held with US based reporting brokers down to record 97,206. This is the lowest..."
"US retail forex industry is now showing obvious signs of slow down with number of non-discretionary retail forex accounts held with US based reporting brokers down to record 97,206. This is the lowest..."
"Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis
EUR
Germany’s economic sentiment increased essentially more than expected this month, hitting the highest level over the last half a year. ZEW index added 32.2 po..."
"The quarterly Monetary Policy Report (MPR) released today reiterates points made in yesterday’s announcement of an unchanged 1.0% overnight money rate target such as 1) projected GDP growth of 2..."
"Warning of an increased likelihood for a worsening of the Eurozone debt crisis, the World Bank today announced it was scaling back its earlier growth predictions for the largest economies. In its repo..."
"As was reported only a week ago BNY Mellon which was expected to settle has indeed partially settled the civil lawsuit launched against it by the NY States Attorney. As part of th..."
"As was reported only a week ago BNY Mellon which was expected to settle has indeed partially settled the civil lawsuit launched against it by the NY States Attorney. As part of the settlement agreemen..."
"As was reported only a week ago BNY Mellon which was expected to settle has indeed partially settled the civil lawsuit launched against it by the NY States Attorney. As part of the settlement agreemen..."
"FXCM just reported its December 2011 metrics and also metrics for the full 2011 year. As expected volume in December was substantially lower than in November. The reason for this..."
"FXCM just reported its December 2011 metrics and also metrics for the full 2011 year. As expected volume in December was substantially lower than in November. The reason for this is both the holidays..."
"FXCM just reported its December 2011 metrics and also metrics for the full 2011 year. As expected volume in December was substantially lower than in November. The reason for this is both the holidays..."
"India’s state regulator, Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has found ‘abnormal’ trading on one of its exchanges offering currency futures. SEBI’s report which has not n..."
"The third week of January kicks of with the Martin Luther King Holiday in the United States and includes central bank meetings in Canada and Mexico. Canada will publish its quarterly Monetary Po..."
"Should we be questioning if US data is beginning to top out? This week, US releases were less than enthusiastic, with jobless claims rising smartly and retail sales disappointing. The steady improveme..."
"EUR/USD jumped to the highest level this week today after European Central Bank kept its main interest rate unchanged at 1.0% (event A on the chart) and ECB Presiden..."
"Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis
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Spain’s industrial output tumbled in November, declining the most in the last two years. The fourth-largest economy in the EU signaled contraction even before..."
"We reported about this trend almost two years ago here as we've noticed an influx of sites with various spread comparison engines. One of the first to enter the market was FX Inte..."
"Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis
EUR
Euro Zone’s investor confidence for this month improved more than expected but remained in the negative territory for the sixth month in line. Sentix index ad..."
"Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis
EUR
Germany’s factory orders decreased more than expected in December. The orders declined by 4.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis from 5.2% increase in November..."
"Private-sector hiring surged in December as employers added 325,000 new workers while claims for jobless benefits fell, raising hope that recent labor market improvement would continue in 2012. The AD..."
"Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis
EUR
The pair remains under pressure as more analysts predict the new year to be extremely challenging for the Eurozone. There is 99% probability that the single currenc..."
"EUR/USD was falling today as Italy sold less debt than the maximum target at the auction and yield rose. The last US reports this year were good with the exception o..."
"The European Central Bank has more room to cut interest rates to a record low early next year after reports showed the sovereign debt crisis is damping inflation pressures.
The rate of growth in M3 mo..."
"EUR/USD was rising today, stalled, then sharply dropped, and currently trades sideways, remaining above the opening level. The gains aren’t big, though. The report about the&..."
"Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis
EUR
France’s economy expanded by 0.3% in Q3 as compared to 0.4% previously estimated. The disposable income also decelerated, reported France’s Insee statis..."
"EUR/USD spiked upwardly today, but retreated as the positive fundamental reports from the United States increased attractiveness of the dollar. The decreasing unemploymen..."
"The dollar is narrowly mixed, showing rises of 0.4% against the Swiss franc, 0.2% versus the yen and euro, and 0.1% against the loonie and sterling. The dollar has lost 0.3% against the kiwi aft..."
"Last week’s new claims for unemployment benefits touched a 3 1/2 year low with a seasonally-adjusted 364,000 claims. The claims data, which covered the survey period for nonfarm payrolls, helped..."
"EUR/USD was rising today, but later dropped sharply. The European Central Bank was providing loans today to support the eurozone economy, but the bank’s effort failed to ..."
"FXCM just took a revolving credit facility - much similar to Gain who took $50 million back in October. It's interesting why FXCM is doing that as it according to its Q3 2011 repo..."
"US dollar gains on uncertaintyThe eurozone debt crisis appears to be spreading to other markets. Indeed, one of the fears was that the crisis would begin impacting wider markets. And, as eurozone lead..."
"Housing starts surged to a 1-1/2 year high in November and permits for future construction were the highest since March 2010 as demand for rental apartments rose, offering hope for the weak housing ma..."
"EUR/USD jumped today after the German business climate unexpectedly improved this month (Event A on the chart) and the Spanish bill auction ended with a good outcome..."
"Hotspot FX posted an average daily volume (ADV) figure of $55.8 billion with a total volume of $1,226.5 billion transacted for the month of November 2011. The platform accounted f..."
"FXCM just reported its numbers for November 2011 - while total number of active accounts is at peak (162,166), retail forex volume is a little bit higher than in October 2011 (pro..."
"Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis
EUR
The pace of economic expansion of Germany is expected to decrease to 0.4% next year due to weak world’s economy and debt crisis in the euro-zone, reported Ifo..."
"EUR/USD slipped today as costs of Italy’s and Spain’s debt increased. The currency pair followed yesterday’s patter: it was moving sideways in the first..."
"Gold-i is one of the oldest MT4 technology providers in the market but is certainly one of the less vocal ones. Gold-i recently started expanding into Japan and partnered with Xbr..."
"EUR/USD was trading flat at the beginning of today’s trading session, but in the second half of the session rapidly declined and remained weak as of&..."
"EWI’s free EU debt report sheds some light on what’s in store
By Elliott Wave International
How many European bankers does it take to change a light bulb? That’s a..."
"SpotOption just announced the launch of 13 new labels... Forex Magnates published a comprehensive overview of the industry in its latest quarterly report estimating the total numb..."
"The U.S. Institute of Supply Management reported a non-manufacturing purchasing managers score of 52.0 in November, 1.6 points less than forecast and 0.9 points lower than October’s reading...."
"North American employment reports came, we saw and they have been trying to conquer the risk trade ever since. It certainly was a mixed bag of data to end ?this? of all weeks on. Canada did a U-turn..."
"The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent in November as the economy added 120,000 jobs to the workforce. Adding to the robust results was a revision of the September and October Non-Farm Payroll..."
"The U.S. economy added 120,000 jobs during the month of November as the unemployment rate fell to a two and a half year low of 8.6 percent. The news was well-received by the markets and provides furth..."
"Share prices fell 1.0% in China and posted a fourth consecutive weekly decline. Equities elsewhere advanced 2.2% in India, 1.4% in Australia, 1.0% in Thailand, 0.5% in Japan and so far show stro..."
"Just one day before the release of the Non-Farm Payroll Report and an update to the nation’s unemployment rate, comes news that the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose in t..."
"Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis
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“Everyone is concerned [about France?s credit rating], not just France. It’s all the euro zone countries”
- Francois Baroin, French Finance Minist..."
"The monthly ADP Employer Services report gave a lift to markets this morning as it highlights the creation of 206,000 new jobs in the U.S. for the month of November. This represents the largest increa..."
"SpotOption, the largest provider of binary options software according to the latest Forex Magnates Quarterly Report, just announced the opening of its Asian office in Tokyo. Japan is becoming quite th..."
"The USD is opening this weeks account a good deal weaker. Asian and Euro-bourses have rebounded from their biggest selloff in nearly two-months amid speculation policy makers are intensifying their ef..."
"Apparently major banks and broker dealers are already preparing themselves for the Greek withdrawal from Eurozone and a return to Greek Drachma scenario as according to multiple r..."
"Are credit agencies on a weekly quota? There is Portugal followed by Hungary. Is there actual collusion? Fitch followed by Moodys. Is there an agency ombudsman? We can all agree that we are in this m..."
"Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis
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On Thursday German DAX 30 index managed to interrupt 8-day losses and edged up 1.5% to 5,543.91 as Ifo reported higher-than-expected business confidence index. Germ..."
"By Daniel James Hayden IV
The amount of funds that European banks sought from the European Central Bank (ECB) climbed on Tuesday to the highest level since April 2009.
The European Central Bank report..."
"There are signs that the long string of depressing news from the Eurozone is starting to have an effect on the region’s main economy. A sale of German bonds earlier today was marred by weak dema..."
"Real GDP growth last quarter was revised unexpectedly downward to an annualized rate of 2.0%. As a consequence, GDP expanded only 1.5% over the latest reported four quarters, and at an even slow..."
"By guest columnist Paul Quintaro
On Monday, The Economic Times reported that Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan stated that China would prefer to see an “unbalanced recovery” as opposed to a..."
"Yuan could become a free floating currencyChinese Premier Wen Jiabao has promised US President Barack Obama that the yuan will soon have more flexibility on the currency market. Over the weekend, Chin..."
"Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis
EUR
Spanish cost of borrowing hit 6.974% in November as compared to 5.433% in October. High unemployment and low growth rate undermined investors’ confidence in c..."
"Since Friday, a string of better-than-expected U.S. economic indicators have been reported and, along with a solid Japanese 3Q GDP report, has presumably helped to mitigate market reaction to the bad..."
"Expert commentary
Unforeseen debt crisis in Europe?
While the European debt crisis is remaining the most popular concern among investors, Dukascopy has interviewed an expert in Political Economy, Gra..."
"The striking thing about today’s report is not that lower paths for growth and inflation are projected now than in the August Report but how much more bearish in the intervening three months...."
"Investors continue to view European prospects very dimly and to opt for low-risk assets. This helped the dollar, yen and Japanese bonds but hurt stocks and commodities. The ECB via the SMP..."
"U.S. retail sales increased 0.5 percent, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday, after rising 1.1 percent in September. That was above economists’ expectations for a 0.3 percent rise. In a sepa..."
"Political progress in Europe has seemingly stalled. Italy’s next premier, Mario Monti, is facing resistance on forming a cabinet. Along with Greek opposition leader, Samaras, who has reportedly..."
"Gain Capital published summary of its Q3 2011 quarterly report few weeks ago showing a healthy increase in revenues. Few days ago Gain submitted the full report to the SEC showing..."
"The nine-person Monetary Policy Committee, which in October raised the limit on its Asset Purchase Program to GBP 275 billion from GBP 200 billion, did not change such further and also left Britain..."
"Alpari just became the first broker to offer spread betting on the Metatrader4 platform. Spread Betting is a simpler way of trading various instruments as you typically only need..."
"Oil prices ($96.86) have pared some of their losses after weekly EIA data reported an unexpected -1.37m barrel decline in inventory. Crude prices have been under pressure throughout European and North..."
"EUR/USD slumped today as Greece struggles to form a new (temporary) government for the third day, while Italy will likely also lose leadership and nobody can guarantee th..."
"It’s being reported that Lucas Papademos will be chosen to head up the Greek Unity government. With a doctorate in economics from MIT and prior experience as the Governor of the Bank of Gr..."
"Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is now facing pressure from within his own party to resign. Rumors continued to circulate over the weekend that Berlusconi would announce his resignation but h..."
"Friday’s Non-Farm Payroll report rose by 80,000 in October but missed expectations for a gain of 95,000. August and September figures were revised upwards by 102,000 more jobs resulting in lower..."
"In line with its semi-annual report Swissquote continues to see healthy growth in its results. Swissquote fulled merged ACM operationally and into its books and as expected it fue..."
"The Treasury 10-year benchmark note is on course to complete its steepest weekly gain in three-months as European leaders struggle to contain their periphery region?s debt crisis and before last month..."
"The ADP National Employment Report indicates that the U.S, private sector added 110,000 jobs in September to beat expectations. The report also revised total job gains for the month to a total increas..."
"EUR/USD extended its decline for the third straight session today as Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said he’s going to put the European Union bailout plans for&#..."
"NFA has just published set of new rules it has been working on lately. The result is a daily, monthly and quarterly reporting requirement from brokers regarding client positions..."
"NEW YORK (Reuters) - Troubled brokerage MF Global Holdings Ltd was nearing a deal late on Sunday night to file for bankruptcy protection and sell assets to Interactive Brokers Gro..."
"Eurozone representatives have met with Chinese officials to discuss the possibility of China investing in a fund to assist Eurozone countries facing high debt levels. No deal has been arranged as of y..."
"Shares of MF Global plunged to $1.07 on Wednesday when the company reported its largest quarterly loss ever on Tuesday, ($191.6 million loss). Close to 90% of the market cap has v..."
"The October Report contains more detailed information than was included in Tuesday’s statement following a decision to leave the Bank of Canada’s overnight target rate unchanged at 1.0%, i..."
"EUR/USD fell today, while earlier it was moving sideways as traders waited for the outcome of today’s European Union summit. The drop was sharp and its cause is unc..."
"A leaked report from the emergency meeting in Brussels today to formulate a plan to prevent the debt crisis spreading to other countries suggests the following items have been agreed upon:
European b..."
"EUR/USD was trading flat for the most part of today’s trading session, but later started to decline. At present, the currency pair rebounded and is trading nea..."
"Some Key points in the Bank of Canada’s one page policy statement:
“Considerable Monetary Policy Stimulus” with rates at record low.
Economic momentum has slowed
Predicts bri..."
"As every quarter Forex Magnates is conducting its retail forex market volume survey as part of the Quarterly Forex Industry Report. Below is an excerpt of survey which shows that outside Japan volumes..."
"The Q3 2011 Report includes:
Market overview, key developments, volume and forecast
Media Forex Websites Traffic Survey
Articles:
Forex in the Middle East
FX Margin business in Kore..."
"Forex volumes in Q3 2011 are at peak (excluding Japan where they dropped a little due to reduce leverage requirement) as evident in the Q3 2011 Forex Magnates Industry Report that ha..."
"Stocks in Europe turned higher ahead of the New York open as Eurozone officials prepare to meet to continue work on a debt-relief plan for the region. The FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 index of top European..."
"Though it's hard to classify what forex social network is (or what a social network in general is) we can all agree that sites like FXstat, Currensee, myfxbook, FxJunction and others..."
"EUR/USD jumped today as the leaders of the Group of Twenty started their meeting in Paris today. The G20 chiefs will discuss the European sovereign-debt crisis..."
"U.S retail sales for the month of September beat predictions rising 1.1 percent compared to estimates of 0.7 percent. September’s result was also a strong improvement over the previous months 0..."
"EUR/USD was falling today, started a strong rally at about 14:15 GMT, but now it looks like the currency pair resumed its decline. Today’s reports weren’t far from forecasts..."
"The United States, Canada, and Great Britain reported August trade figures today, while China released its statistics for September. The U.S. goods and services trade deficits in July and August were..."
"On Friday, Statistics Canada reported that the Canadian economy created an impressive 61,000 new jobs in September. The result was sufficiently positive to trim the unemployment rate to a three-year..."
"The Reserve bank of Australia believes that Forex (asset class) is a self regulated financial instrument and is functioning effectively.
This is in light of the recent BIS report on..."
"The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) didn’t wait for next month’s quarterly inflation report to react to a worsening economic outlook. While keeping the Bank Rate steady at its histor..."
"SpotOption is the largest binary options software provider - as seen in the upcoming Q3 Forex Magnates Quarterly Report. ConversionPros is a relatively fresh forex marketing agency h..."
"EUR/USD declined today as the positive ADP employment report made Forex traders hope the non-farm payrolls (released later this week) would be good. The services sector of the..."
"Today is the first trading day of the month and quarter. Many national purchasing manager surveys were published, and the Bank of Japan’s corporate quarterly Tankan survey of business was..."
"EUR/USD fluctuated today, resulting in almost no change from the opening rate at the present time. The threat of a default in Greece continues to undermine..."
"This week?s highlight obviously will be Friday?s employment situation report. Before then, traders will get their chances to tweak their forecasts with ADP employment on Wednesday and jobless claims T..."
"The dollar rose significantly against the euro today, as the poor macroeconomic statistics from the United States and the global risk-averting mood caused investors..."
"An unexpected drop in incomes for the month of August resulted in consumers holding off on purchases. Following a 0.7 percent increase in consumer spending in July, spending for August was essentially..."
"The market is trying to get through month and quarter end without giving up too much. Some price action is unexplainable others justifiable, but whatever, liquidity and pricing remains an issue.
Data..."
"People who trade currencies daily put a heavy emphasis on how reported data compare to street forecasts, and whether a number is deemed bullish or bearish hinges on that immediate litmus test. T..."
"While EUR/USD is still above today’s open level it is significantly below today’s high level. One of the reasons that helped the dollar to rise against the euro is..."
"Overnight reports have been confusing on the negotiations over a bailout plan for Greece, specifically over how much debt to write off in a default. The head of the German IFO Institute said Gre..."
"The Bank of International Settlements has published a report on High Frequency Trading and its impact on the $4 trillion a day FX markets. Data was collated by representatives of maj..."
"As part of an ongoing Forex Magnates network expansion Forex Magnates is now available in the Japanese language - jp.forexmagnates.com. Along with the recently launched Chinese Forex..."
"Hey everyone. Some people have been reporting on my “how to install MT4 on Mac OS X” post that the latest version of MT4 cannot be installed or doesn’t work properly with Crossover..."
"EUR/USD was steadily rising this trading session, but slumped sharply after the Federal Market Open Committee announced it’s going to expand their holdings of longer-term securiti..."
"TradoLogic, the world's leading binary options platform provider, has publicly revealed its new and improved licensee infrastructure. The fully integrated solution is offered in an a..."
"Leverate, the premium Forex broker solutions provider, announces major upgrades to their proprietary Client Reporting Interface, integrated with the MT4 Client, CRM and Risk Manageme..."
"In its bi-annual World Economic Outlook released today, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) described the global economy as entering a “dangerous new phase”. According to the report, unc..."
"European equities rebounded after Monday’s drop despite more unsettling news from the region. S&P downgraded Italian long-term sovereign debt to a rating of A from A+. A reassessment b..."
"Europe’s challenges in stemming the debt crisis were underscored by snags over collateral to underpin Greece?s rescue loans and German objections to altering European treaties.
European finance..."
"Unlike FXCM who yesterday reported double digit volumes growth month-on-month and year-on-year Hotspot FX posted only a moderate month on month growth for August but more than impres..."
"As we already know August was one crazy (volatile) month. This means two things - brokers will report volumes higher than the average and many traders will have lost money. We'll see..."
"China’s status as one of the least expensive manufacturing centers in the world is under direct threat from other Asian countries according to a report by KPMG. Indonesia and Bangladesh in parti..."
"FXCM has just annouced that its fully owned subsidiary FXCM Japan has agreed to acquire another Japanese broker named Foreland Forex (http://www.foreland.co.jp/). Details of the tran..."
"It appears that it is no longer a case of “if” the global economy will fall back into recession but “when” and according to some of Canada’s largest banks, it could be Ca..."
"EUR/USD rebounded today, receiving boost from French banks shares. Earlier the currency pair dropped as expectations of joint actions by Germany and France to resolve the..."
"Worry about euro area sovereign debt got new impetus after Italy’s five-year auction fetched a yield of 5.6%, up from 4.93% in the prior tender and the highest since at least 1999. Italian and C..."
"OPEC cut its forecast for global demand for oil based on a revised economic outlook for the U.S. The new estimate was cut by 150,000 barrels a day for the remainder of the year, and 40,000 barrels a d..."
"The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released a report today calling for central banks to ease monetary policy in light of revised global growth projections. The OECD now expects..."
"The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. The glo..."
"EUR/USD was rising for almost whole trading session, but jumped after nonfarm payrolls showed that US employers virtually weren’t adding jobs last month. Unemployment rate managed to s..."
"Markets will likely be disappointed today as the Non-Farm Payroll report suggests job creation in the U.S. has stalled. After an 85,000 gain in July, August’s reading showed no increase in net n..."
"U.S. dollar starts slide in forex tradingThe August employment report indicates that no net jobs were created. Even with lower unemployment claims, the jobs situation continues to disappoint. As a res..."
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"It?s a thin market, liquidity at a premium, a holiday weekend and now we get a disastrous set of Euro-zone manufacturing data, a day ahead of the highly anticipated NFP report. The market has been sli..."
"Greenback in currency tradingSo far, the U.S. dollar is holding steady today in forex trading on the currency market. Greenback is higher in currency trading against the euro, and other safe haven cur..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-08-31 09:16
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"EUR/USD dropped today as the comments of European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet yesterday made traders believe that the ECB is going to pause its interest rates h..."
"EUR/USD today moved sideway before the GDP report. The currency pair began to rise after the report showed that the US economy in the second quarter of this yea..."
"Moody’s downgraded Japan’s credit rating to Aa3 from Aa2, citing a big government deficit and rising debt/GDP ratio. The news hurt Asian stocks. The IFO Institute reported a sharp dr..."
"EUR/USD rallied today after the report showed a better than expected value for manufacturing growth in the Eurozone. (Event A on the chart.) The currency p..."
"Realization of several downside risks indentified in the Bank?s July Monetary Policy Report(MPR):
European sovereign debt crisis has worsened
U.S. credit rating downgraded
Slowing growth in the U.S..."
"What have we got this morning that going to keep us from falling into another stupor? A trifecta of US data. The markets gets to be updated on the US manufacturing outlook, employment and CPI. Consens..."
"U.S. wholesale prices rose more than predicted in July on a 0.2 percent increase following a 0.4 percent decline in June. A gain of only 0.1 percent had been predicted.
The report also highlighted a d..."
"EUR/USD went lower today after the reports signaled that Europe’s economy continues to experience slowdown. The data from the US also showed some negative results. Housing st..."
"This day was rather unfavorable for the US dollar as fundamental reports were far worse than was expected. EUR/US jumped as a result. Market analysts promised that US manufact..."
"A press report that the Swiss National Bank is seeking permission from the government for it to impose a CHF/EUR ceiling generated further depreciation in the franc, which at overnight lows of 0.8000..."
"An Icelandic interest rate policy meeting is scheduled next week in Iceland, and minutes from this month’s Australian and British policy meetings will be published. Federal Reserve officia..."
"EUR/USD was moving today without any particular pattern. It was falling at the start of the trading session, reversed its downward trend only to fall again. Currently the ..."
"EUR/USD was rising from the beginning of today’s trading session, but about 8:45 GMT it started decline that continues to the present time. The currency pair has got a&#..."
"EUR/USD dropped today as markets remain in risk aversion mode and concerns about Europe’s future persist. The currency pair attempted to rally after the report show..."
"The dollar fell against the euro today, as the positive employment report from the US decreased the risk-aversion among the traders, and pulled funds away from..."
"British consulting firm, the Centre for Economics and Business Research, has released a report finding it unlikely that Italy will be able to avoid defaulting on its debt. In the same report however..."
"The euro traded mixed against the US dollar after today’s macroeconomic reports, gaining considerably before the European trading session started. Noteworthy is the fact that..."
"U.S. dollar's days as de factor global currency might be numberedWhile Hong Kong officials say that they have no immediate plans to get rid of the dollar peg, some are beginning to say that it is only..."
"The US Debt debate seems so long ago and it has not even passed the Senate yet! The Capital market is already turning its focus away from the ?deal? to global economic deceleration concerns and this w..."
"Despite the improved US real estate data, the dollar went soaring against the euro today, following a worse than expected report from the ISM. The currency pair fell as&#..."
"The euro rallied against the US dollar today immediately after the GDP report was released in the United States and continued to rise afterwards as more dollar-..."
"The Loonie extended its losses versus its U.S. counterpart after a report showed Canada?s economy unexpectedly contracted in May by the most in two years as production in the mining and oil and gas se..."
"The EUR/USD pair increased today after a pending home sales report was released in the United States. Overall, the day was still quite bearish for the currency pair..."
"According to reports in the New York Times and elsewhere, August 15th appears to be a truer date than August 2 for when the United States federal government is likely to run out of resources to meets..."
"The EUR/USD pair declined today, snapping its yesterday’s gains. Neither the bad durable orders report nor the prolonged debt discussions in the Congress could stop that..."
"I’m a few days late because the market has been keeping me super busy but here’s the latest FX Volume Data and Charts from the main central banks
London Link to Report
- Average daily rep..."
"Orders for U.S. durable goods unexpectedly dropped in June and inventories climbed at the slowest pace in a year, evidence that companies lost confidence in the strength of the recovery as the second..."
"No discernible progress has been reported in the U.S. debt ceiling talks, yet markets are not falling apart. The dollar recovered 0.3% against the euro and edged up 0.1% against the yuan and sterling..."
"The euro gained against the US dollar before the macroeconomic reports of today were released in the United States. Its gain can be connected to the US public d..."
"Canada’s inflation eased to an annualized rate of 3.1 percent in June compared to 3.7 percent the month before. Statistics Canada said the drop from May was due to lower prices for passenger veh..."
"The Canadian housing market has “lost touch with fundamentals” according to a report by research firm Capital Economics. In the report released on June 29, the authors suggest that the Can..."
"The table below compares purchasing managers’ survey readings in July to quarterly average readings going back to the final quarter of last years. Participants in each monthly survey are a..."
"The 38-page quarterly Monetary Policy Report retains a mid-2012 target date for the restoration of full capacity in Canada, presents only marginally modified price and growth projections, declares med..."
"EUR/USD advanced today as the US existing home sales unexpectedly declined in June. The currency pair was rising at the beginning of today’s trading session, l..."
" Forex Magnates Q2 2011 Report is now available - the most complete forex brokers volumes survey ever accomplished inside"
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" Forex Magnates Q2 2011 Report is now available - the most complete forex brokers volumes survey ever accomplished inside"
" Forex Magnates Q2 2011 Report is now available - the most complete forex brokers volumes survey ever accomplished inside"
" Forex Magnates Q2 2011 Report is now available - the most complete forex brokers volumes survey ever accomplished inside"
" Forex Magnates Q2 2011 Report is now available - the most complete forex brokers volumes survey ever accomplished inside"
" Forex Magnates Q2 2011 Report is now available - the most complete forex brokers volumes survey ever accomplished inside"
" Forex Magnates Q2 2011 Report is now available - the most complete forex brokers volumes survey ever accomplished inside"
" Forex Magnates Q2 2011 Report is now available - the most complete forex brokers volumes survey ever accomplished inside"
" Forex Magnates Q2 2011 Report is now available - the most complete forex brokers volumes survey ever accomplished inside"
" Forex Magnates Q2 2011 Report is now available - the most complete forex brokers volumes survey ever accomplished inside"
" Forex Magnates Q2 2011 Report is now available - the most complete forex brokers volumes survey ever accomplished inside"
" Forex Magnates Q2 2011 Report is now available - the most complete forex brokers volumes survey ever accomplished inside"
" Forex Magnates Q2 2011 Report is now available - the most complete forex brokers volumes survey ever accomplished inside"
" Forex Magnates Q2 2011 Report is now available - the most complete forex brokers volumes survey ever accomplished inside"
" Forex Magnates Q2 2011 Report is now available - the most complete forex brokers volumes survey ever accomplished inside"
" Forex Magnates Q2 2011 Report is now available - the most complete forex brokers volumes survey ever accomplished inside"
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"IG Group just reported its results for the 2011 fiscal year (for IG it ends on May 31st). Bottom line is that IG's Net Revenue is up 7% to £320.4 million. Number of clients grew 11% year o..."
"EUR/USD pared losses today as Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos suggested that agreement among the European leaders on a way out of the debt crisis is “att..."
"U.S. dollar lower as risk appetite revivesRisk appetite has revived -- at least for now -- on the currency market. Euro is getting a boost in forex trading as higher yielding assets are sought. Indeed..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-07-19 09:59
Taggar:
currencies,
currency,
dollar,
forex,
forex trade,
forex trading,
gold,
market,
profit,
report,
trading
"Looks like our article about Forex and Sports (in the Q2 2011 report which will become available tomorrow evening) was spot on as the trend of Forex broker sponsoring various sport teams c..."
"Central Bank interest rate policy meetings are scheduled next week in Canada, Turkey and South Africa. The Bank of England and Reserve Bank of Australia will publish minutes from their respectiv..."
"EUR/USD fell today for the second day as Fitch Rating downgraded Greece’s credit rating yesterday, increasing worries about the debt crisis in Europe. The current p..."
"This is pretty steep and shows a high growth for the company, well beyond industry averages. Forex Magnates latest retail forex market volumes report will show an average daily volume of $..."
"With an increasing popularity of binary options trading it's about time to shed some light on this industry. There's a short snapshot about it in the upcoming quarterly report (to be relea..."
"Jobs report and economic data show slow recoveryThe Bank of England is unlikely to raise interest rates anytime soon, thanks to a jobs market that continues to be weak. The most recent jobless claims..."
"EUR/USD posted a huge slump today on increasing concerns about the debt crisis in Europe. Italy may need help and some experts claim that in such case the European U..."
"Rupert Murdoch is only the latest in a long tradition of larger-than-life media moguls crossing the line into politics. Silvio Berlusconi was a billionaire media giant before becoming Italy̵..."
"Following a solid CAD 2.035 billion surplus in the first month of 2011, Canada has now posted four straight deficit that collectively outweigh that initial surplus by CAD 80 million. Canada has..."
"Forex Report Analysis Tool is now officially out of beta version. It has received a completely new design, gaining a user-friendly interface, structured output of the analyzed..."
"EUR/USD fell today on concerns about indebted nations of the European Union. The currency pair jumped after the report showed that the US nonfarm payrolls grew last month..."
"For the third straight month the Canadian economy gained new jobs with another 28,400 more added in June. The unemployment rate remains unchanged from May at 7.4 percent.
?The report provides some enc..."
"What is NFP capable of bringing to the table? Better job news. Market consensus is around +100k with a +9.1% unemployment rate. The stronger ADP reading and the better employment component of the non-..."
"EUR/USD advanced today as the increase of interest rates by the European Central Bank overshadowed the positive reports about the employment in the US. (Ev..."
"This morning’s stronger than expected ADP report sparked some optimism for tomorrow’s Non-Farm Payrolls release. Over the past 12 months, ADP has consistently underestimated NFPs which me..."
"The number of new claims for US unemployment benefits declined by a seasonally-adjusted 14,000 to 418,000 new applications. This was a better result than expected and is expected to give markets a lif..."
"EUR/USD extended its decline today for the second day as Moody’s Investor service downgraded Portugal’s credit rating and warned about possible default in Greece..."
"Central Bank policy meetings next week are scheduled in Australia, Sweden, Poland, Mexico, Britain and, most importantly, the euro area where a highly probably second interest rate increase has been s..."
"Turn on the radio to catch a weather report, and it’s there. Switch to a ball game; it’s there too. Put on your favorite TV show, and it’ll soon be in your face. Go..."
"A source within the Eurozone banking system said that up to fifteen European banks could fail the so-called “stress” tests designed to accurately report the viability of the region’s..."
"Press reports in Greece that as many as four members of the ruling Socialist Party are have second thoughts about voting this week for the austerity plan sent the euro down as low as $1.4102, but such..."
"Weak European data and the befuddlement of officials set a gloomy market tone before the United States opened. Three U.S. economic indicators released this morning haven’t helped the mood..."
"Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive of PIMCO, the world’s largest bond fund, predicted that Greece as well as other European countries will inevitably default on their debts. According to El-Erian..."
"EUR/USD slowed its decline, but the euro is far from being strong. Speculations that Greece’s government may be disbanded and that the nation may face default aren’t helping..."
"This is carnage and the mass liquidation of the Euro-unit is breaking all types of technical levels. The market is increasingly focused on the contagion risk Greece poses to European financials.
Majo..."
"An apparent stalemate has developed during an emergency meeting of Eurozone finance ministers on how to proceed with a rescue package for Greece. The growing uncertainty has pushed the euro lower in e..."
"Yuan will appreciate if China stops buying TreasuriesFor five months, China reduced the amount it bought in U.S. Treasuries. However, a report for April shows that China increased its Treasury buying..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-06-15 13:31
Taggar:
bank,
currencies,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
financial,
forex,
forex trading,
market,
pound,
report,
trading
"EUR/USD rose today as the positive economic data from China reduced demand for the dollar as a safe haven. The euro declined versus the dollar somewhat as ..."
"EUR/USD tumbled today on the speculation that the economic imbalances in the European Union will force the European Central Bank to slow pace of interest rates..."
"The Bank of England will keep policy unchanged. The Monetary Policy Committee’s decision is due at 11:00 GMT, 90 minutes before the start of the ECB press conference on Thursday...."
"Some of the highlights from the Troika report on a review of the Greek aid program.
Greece has made progress on reducing its imbalances.
After an initial strong start, reform implementations have co..."
"EUR/USD soared today as Greece will receive new bailout and the US economy provided another evidence of its weakness. The report about service industries was good, but impact..."
"Markets got the bad U.S. jobs report they had feared. Jobs climbed only 54K, a third of expectations, and March and April figures were revised downward by a combined 39K. Non-farm payroll jobs w..."
"EUR/USD advanced today as the reports about the US economy were again negative. Moody’s Investor Service said that it may downgrade the US credit rating. EUR/USD currently tr..."
"Lower oil prices don't help U.S. dollar todayThe consumer comfort level in the U.S. rose for the second week in a row, but that isn't helping the U.S. dollar in forex trading on the currency market. W..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-06-02 11:24
Taggar:
aussie,
currency,
dollar,
economy,
employment,
forex,
forex trade,
forex trading,
gold,
market,
oil,
pound,
report,
trading
"EUR/USD extended its advance today as the US economy continues to show one bad result after another. The PMI was below even pessimistic forecast, while employment change was terrib..."
"Further evidence that the US economy is in the midst of a lull in growth came today in the form of the latest consumer sentiment reading. The Conference Board publishes a monthly consumer sentiment in..."
"EUR/USD jumped today to the highest level in three weeks on anticipation of a bailout for Greece. All US economic reports were below forecasts today, further boostin..."
"According to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, high-speed traders are quickly establishing themselves as the main force in forex markets. Just like in other financial markets, a significant..."
"The dollar has given up all of its hard earn gains and then some this week. Investors seem to be happy selling the ?mighty buck’ on the back of weaker US data. The lack of a rally in US benchmar..."
"The pound benefited from disappointing economic news out of the U.S. and a thinly-veiled threat from an official with the International Monetary Fund to make strong gains today on both the dollar and..."
"The U.S. dollar was down 0.7 percent in mid-day trading in New York today on reports that first quarter growth was less than expected. The latest employment news also indicated that 424,000 new unempl..."
"EUR/USD advanced today as the US economy expanded less than anticipated in the first quarter of this year and jobless claims unexpectedly increased. The currency pai..."
"On Thursday, the dollar lost 1.4% against the kiwi, 1.8% versus the Swissy, 0.8% against the yen and Aussie dollar, 0.7% relative to sterling, and 0.3% against the euro. President Obama reported..."
"A report issued today by the UN says the US dollar could collapse if it continues to lose ground to other currencies. The result says the report, an update of the UN ?World Economic Situation and Pros..."
"EUR/USD slipped today as the European woes continue to plague markets, but recently it quickly rose, almost erasing losses. The report about durable goods orders was even worse tha..."
"The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a report forecasting global growth of 4.2 percent for the year – significantly lower than last year’s result of 4..."
"Describing the possibility of a restructuring of Greek debt as a “horror story” European Central Bank Governing Council member Christian Noyer said the only solution available to Greece wa..."
"EUR/USD rose today after two sessions of decline. The decline of the currency pair was caused by concerns that the European economy is weakening, but the report abou..."
"Developments with respect to Greece remain a source of stress for the markets. How will Greece find the ?27bn it needs to fill its 2012 ‘funding gap’? Restructure, reprofiling? The market..."
"EUR/USD jumped up and down today. The euro weakened the decline of stocks and commodities drive investors to safe assets, but the dollar also loses strength as ..."
"The British pound fell against most of the major currencies after the Bank of England issued a statement suggesting that a majority of Monetary Policy Committee members believe an interest rate increa..."
"EUR/USD advanced today and failed later, then rose again only to drop even lower. Currently the euro attempts to climb again, but without any significant success so far. The e..."
"Technical analysts at Commerzbank AG released a report suggesting that the US dollar index is closing in on a level that could see the currency rebound bringing an end to the long-lasting declining tr..."
"EUR/USD surged today on the positive economic data from Europe, but quickly lost its gains. The US economy also showed robust growth as the reports about inflation and co..."
"EUR/USD traded sideways for the most part of the day. The currency pair fell a little, but quickly recovered. The economic reports from the US were very positiv..."
"The pound gained 0.7% against the dollar and 0.9% versus the euro. The catalyst for the advance was a quarterly central bank report that sees a likelihood of on-year British inflation topping 5..."
"The euro had tumbled 4.2% against the dollar from its May 4 high to its May 6 low but is 0.6% above Friday’s low and 0.4% above Friday’s close. EU officials denied last week’s report..."
"The ECB’s apparent decision to delay a second interest rate hike until at least July sent the euro down as much as 2.6% intra-day against the dollar on Thursday. As investors await the oth..."
"Euro heading higher in forex tradingThe U.S. dollar saw a great rally yesterday in currency trading on the FX market. Earlier, the greenback also got a bit of a boost from the latest news related to t..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-05-06 09:52
Taggar:
announcement,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
forex,
forex trading,
fx market,
gold,
market,
point,
rate,
report,
trading
"Central bank interest rate meetings will be held next week in Indonesia, South Korea, South Africa and Poland. The Bank of England releases its quarterly Inflation Report on Wednesday. Min..."
"May is one of the four months of the year in which the Bank of England updates its inflation forecast. Often in the past, policy changes were synchronized with the release of those updates, whic..."
"Swissquote Bank, the Swiss bank which acquired ACM in December 2010, has published its financial report for the first quarter of 2011. For the first time ACM’s results are now made public, altho..."
"Thank Medley, market rumors of a Euro-positive research report have dragged and supports a higher EUR ahead of tomorrows rate announcement. It?s believed that the group indicated that the ECB is comfo..."
"The price of crude oil took a break from its more than twenty-percent increase since the beginning of the year today falling $2.47 to $111.05 a barrel in New York. The decline came ahead of a governme..."
"The pound declined nearly one percent to $1.6494 just before noon in London today on the latest reports indicating manufacturing declined in March. The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply ind..."
"EUR/USD continues rallyThe EUR/USD currency pair continues to rally in forex trading as the latest GDP data comes in. U.S. economic growth in quarter one of 2011 was disappointing, and that is reflect..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-04-28 12:00
Taggar:
currencies,
currency,
currency pair,
dollar,
forex,
forex trade,
forex trading,
home sales,
point,
report,
trading
"WSJ Reports: OptionsXpress Holdings Inc. (OXPS) is developing a new currency-trading offering that will give the derivatives-focused online brokerage an entry point to the $313 billion per day retail..."
"As some of you already know first Forex Magnates Quarterly Retail Forex Report is now available. In the coming quarters the report will grow and will include more unique and detailed information, anal..."
"Mixed fundamental reports coming out from the US today pushed the EUR/USD currency pair up to a new record maximum level since late December 2009. While there are positive news abo..."
"Sometimes I wonder if I’m living in the clouds. All of my recent reports on the Canadian dollar were twinged with pessimism, and I argued that it would only be a matter of time before reality ca..."
"I’ve launched a beta version of a new online Forex report analysis tool that can show a lot of different metrics based on MT4/MT5/Oanda account reports (and MT..."
"Greenback down across the board in forex tradingThe greenback is down across the board in forex trading, losing ground to all the other major currencies -- even the Japanese yen. Indeed, the dol..."
"Financial markets reacted positively to a slew of corporate earnings reports that surpassed expectations. Equities rose 1.8% in Japan, 1.9% in India, 2.2% in South Korea, 2.0% in Taiwan, 1.6% in Hong..."
"Danish newspaper Borsen reports without citing sources that two Saxo Bank owners Lars Seier Christensen and Kim Fournais are about to sell 33% of the Bank’s shares for approximately $960 million..."
"The 2011 Q1 Profitability Report for US Brokers The results are in! No, I'm not talking about the winners of American Idol Season 10. I'm referring to the brokers' profitability report (e.g., numb..."
"EUR/USD was tumbling today, but now has found support and tries to decide where to go next. The euro was hurt as Moody’s Investor Service cut Ireland’s credit rati..."
"The demand for US debt declined in February as foreign buyers purchased long-term equities, notes and bonds totaling $26.9 billion compared with net buying of $51.1 billion in January. The economy rel..."
"NEW YORK, Apr 14, 2011 FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) today announced certain key operating metrics for March 2011 for its retail foreign exchange business. This time the report also includes an interesting f..."
""On average, [GFT's] clients are more profitable than others." The numbers speak for themselves. Check out the chart below to see them. http://forexmagnates.com/us-forex-brokers-profit..."
"The main finding of the new central bank quarterly report is the re-estimation of excess supply in the Canadian economy. Officials believe that actual real GDP in the first quarter of 2011 was a..."
"EUR/USD traded flat today without any major moves to either side, but the currency tends to weaken at present time. The reports today showed that the US economic recovery..."
"This is the first profitability report for 2011 and there are several interesting changes since last quarter’s US forex brokers profitability report: first of all IG Markets is no longer in the..."
"The Bank of Canada announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.
As anticipate..."
"As every month US forex brokers publish their regulatory capital report as well as their clients’ capital figures. Results for February 2011 versus January 2011 are below: There are a tot..."
"Here’s a table on how the IMF’s Global Growth forecasts have changed according to their World Economic Outlook. As you can see, they downgraded their outlook for the U.S., Japan, U.K., Au..."
"The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said today that the index by which it measures the economic strength of all OECD member nations rose to 103.2 in February from 103.0 i..."
"Northeast Japan was rocked by yet another 7.1 magnitude aftershock followed by new tsunami warnings. Qaddafi reportedly agreed to a cease fire proposal made by the African Union, but doubts persist th..."
"This week’s Bank of International Settlements (BIS) quarterly report came with some interesting revelations (most of which I’ll discuss in a later post). Below, I’d like to focus on..."
"The latest Canadian employment report showed the economy lost 1,500 jobs in March but most were part-time positions; of note however, the report showed that 96,000 new full-time positions were created..."
"Hi!
As you may have noticed over the past two week or so I’ve been blogging about my intention to start my own Forex VPS hosting venture (I first blogged about this here). I’m glad to rep..."
"Most of the data is already known as we saw a preview of these results published by brokers themselves, so there’s probably not much new found there, but now you can see them in full. As a remin..."
"Emerging markets and currency tradingWe don't hear much about some emerging markets in currency trading. However, for those who are interested in currencies like the Israeli shekel, hearing a lit..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-04-07 12:46
Taggar:
bank,
currencies,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
forex,
forex trading,
inflation,
market,
report,
trading
"EUR/USD rallied today on forecast that the European Central Bank will raise its minimum bid rate from 1% to 1.25% tomorrow. There is not much macroeconomic data from the US this we..."
"March was a fantastic month for most forex brokers who reported a significant increase in trading volumes. Unfortunately this happened amid the Japanese crisis and the Middle Eastern unrest, and hence..."
"And then there were thirteen… Actually twelve as CMS Forex is phasing out. Ikon GM is out (since October 2010, Francesc thanks for the tip) and Tradestation formed a new entity – Tradestat..."
"The very good US nonfarm payrolls pushed EUR/USD down today. Yet currently the currency pair attempts to rebound after the construction spending report provided the reading th..."
"The Non-Farm Payroll showed an increase of 216,000 jobs in March and was even more optimistic than Wednesday’s ADP report of a 201,000 increase. The official unemployment rate fell by one tenth..."
"Couple of weeks ago ICAP reported a record breaking daily volume flow, amid the Japanese crisis. EBS, used by banks and big funds, handled $232.8 billion in deals on March 15th, making it the system?s..."
"Wednesday?s employment report provided further evidence that the U.S. labor market is gaining strength. According to the monthly report published by payroll services firm ADP, another 210,000 jobs wer..."
"EUR/USD fell after the report showed the strong growth of the US employment, yet now the currency pair attempts to regain ground. The ADP report not only increase op..."
"The employment report created by Payroll services company ADP shows the US economy added 201,000 jobs in March. The Friday’s Non-Farm Payroll report is expected to reveal an increase of 210,000..."
"Australian dollar gets support from prospect of global economic growthThe Aussie continues to surge in forex trading. An Australian dollar rally that started yesterday continues today as commodities -..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-03-30 13:08
Taggar:
aussie,
currencies,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
economy,
employment,
forex,
forex trading,
fx market,
gold,
market,
report,
trading
"FXCM’s shares rose almost 11% in an intra-day trading yesterday and closed the day with a %7.7 gain on a speculation that FXCM may be an acquisition target. A speculative analysis published on S..."
"EUR/USD rallied today at the beginning of the trading session, but later it slumped back to the opening price. The euro attempted to rise again after the n..."
"Currency trading with EUR/USDThe euro is maintaining its strength in forex trading on the currency market. Indeed, this strength continues even after the recent downgrade of Portugal. It seems as thou..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-03-29 11:16
Taggar:
consumer confidence,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
economy,
forex,
forex trade,
forex trading,
inflation,
market,
rate,
report,
trading
"Yesterday, UK Chancellor George Osborne announced that his government was ready to begin rebuilding its foreign exchange reserves. Depending on when, how, (or even if) this program is implemented, it..."
"PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) predicts that by 2030, China will “surge past the US” to assume the mantle of the world’s largest economy. China surpassed Japan last year to take the nu..."
"Australian banks will weather the financial damage from natural disasters that struck the nation this year and face a period of slower growth as borrowers show restraint, the central bank said in a tw..."
"Aite Group is one of the only few publication releasing reports and estimates of the retail forex industry. However reading the summary of their latest publication I’m simply amazed how this sup..."
"Currency trading with the euroThe euro is weakening on the FX market today as Portugal comes sharply into focus. Concerns about sovereign debt in Portugal have been intensified by worries that the par..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-03-23 12:45
Taggar:
currencies,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
forex,
forex trading,
fx market,
fx street,
market,
report,
trading
"Hello everyone. Alan here with an update regarding the
Forex VPS solution I blogged about a week or two ago.
I am glad to report that I *almost* have the minimum number
of interested traders on board..."
"NEW YORK, March 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar hit a 15-month low against other major currencies on Tuesday and could extend losses as a resumption in risk appetite spurred demand for currencies..."
"EUR/USD jumped today to the highest level since November 4, but later declined. Currently the currency pair regained some of its strength after the report about slower growth..."
"Commodity-sensitive currencies continued to advance, with the New Zealand, Australian and Canadian dollars gaining another 1.0%, 0.5% and 0.2% against their U.S. counterpart. Following yesterday’..."
"Sterling jumps in currency trading on latest inflation reportThe U.K. pound forex trading forecast is in question right now, thanks to the latest inflation report. Once again, it appears that inflatio..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-03-22 10:55
Taggar:
bank,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
forex,
forex trading,
inflation,
pound,
rate,
report,
trading
"Few data releases this Monday. In Japan, which was closed for the Vernal holiday, news was mixed. While progress was reported in cooling the damaged nuclear reactor, radiation was discover..."
"Oil climbed above $103 a barrel Friday morning following the news that the UN has mandated the enforcing of a no-fly zone in Libya. The market fears the authorization of military action could lead to..."
"Yen falls in currency tradingRight now, a strong yen is not a good thing for Japan. So, in order to help the country in the wake of a devastating earthquake, the G7 nations are engaging in a coordinat..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-03-18 10:26
Taggar:
aussie,
currencies,
currency,
currency trading,
economy,
financial,
forex,
forex trade,
forex trading,
market,
report,
trading
"EUR/USD were rising at the first half of today’s trading session and started to decline later, but for now it trades above the opening level. The reports..."
"Stocks in Europe gained and North American markets are expected to open higher as speculation grows that the G7 will announce measures to reassure markets in the wake of the crisis in Japan. The Stoxx..."
"EUR/USD dropped today after Moody?s Investors Service cut Portugal?s credit rating from A1 today to A3 today. Today’s report about the housing starts and building permits confirme..."
"Currency volatility over the last day has been more about panicked position reduction, rather than the pricing in the global affect of the Japanese earthquakes.
Risk sentiment is stable this morning..."
"On a monthly basis, the U.S. Treasury Department releases statistics for capital movements involving the United States vis-a-vis the rest of the world. These reports embody three different defin..."
"According to this morning’s reports, Tokyo officials say they detected 0.8 of a micro-sievert of radiation in the morning, which is about 27 times what’s considered normal. A chest X-ray t..."
"The Bank of Japan added another $98 billion to yesterday’s 183 billion earmarked to support the country’s banking system in the face of the ongoing crisis. The injection came in two stages..."
"Swissquote Bank, the Swiss Bank which acquired ACM back in October 2010, has recently released its 2010 financial report which allows us to gather some interesting data about the deal. It’s also..."
"Japan earthquake reduces the chance of ECB rate hikeWith a recently strong euro in forex trading, and signs of economic recovery, there had been hopes that the ECB would consider raising rates next mo..."
"According to the latest reports, the Forex industry is growing rapidly. For a better picture of the current state of the foreign exchange market I’ve..."
"EUR/USD regained some strength after it dropped earlier today as the earthquake in Japan spurred Forex traders to buy safer currencies. We had reports of the growing reta..."
"With a severe earthquake and tsunami hitting Japan, waves reaching as far as Hawaii and talk of Portugal requiring a bailout if Germany votes no on expanding the EFSF, we would be surprised if risk ap..."
"If you needed any more proof that not only retail forex brokers mess with forex prices you now have another suit against a major bank for just the same. Reuters reports that Bank of New York Mellon wa..."
"What was particularly painful was the fact that Moody's downgraded Spain, one of the larger economies within the Eurozone. Downgrades boosts the risk of default and Europe cannot afford to bailout Spa..."
"The pair had been under selling pressure for most of the Asian session already after China reported its first trade deficit in 11 months and German Trade data missed market estimates. The EUR/USD cam..."
"A slew of negative economic surprises along with an unexpected downgrade of Spain by Moody?s pushed risk FX lower through most of Asian and European session Top Stories Moody's downgrades Spain sendi..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-03-10 08:24
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"EUR/USD showed violent swings today, yet currently it trades almost unchanged from the opening level. This day, as the whole week, is relatively poor on macroeconomic reports. Tomo..."
"FX360.com | The lack of U.S. economic data this morning has once again led to relatively quiet trading in the foreign exchange market. The lack of U.S. economic data this morning has once again led..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-03-09 10:21
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"fx360.com With the rally in equities, the pullback in commodity prices and the rise in Treasury yields, the improvement in risk appetite should have driven the dollar lower. USD: NERVOUSNESS REIGNS &..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-03-08 20:25
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"German Bundesbank President Axel Weber, an unapologetic inflation-fighting hawk, suggested today that the ECB should and probably will implement a series of rate increases during 2011, not just one.&#..."
"Previously I reported that FXCM acquired ODL for only 3.5% of its shares, deal that was valued back then at $23.6 million. I hence deduced that FXCM’s value was around $676 million pre-money. It..."
"Two weeks ago I reported that two different lawfirms are investigating FXCM to determine whether it has violated federal securities laws by issuing false and misleading statements to its shareholders..."
"General Atlantic, a major Saxo Bank shareholder with 22% of the company, is looking to cash in on the investment amid more than positive climate for this. Saxo Bank last week reported that it tripled..."
"Price action on EUR/USD (a daily chart of which is shown) as of Friday (3/04/2011) shot up to hit key resistance at 1.4000 on the Non-Farm Payrolls report before quickly retreating back down in a swif..."
"Today we had a couple of positive reports from the US, yet the euro continued to rise versus the dollar. The optimistic predictions about the nonfarm payrolls p..."
"Indonesian monetary authorities implemented their first rate hike last month since October 2008, a 25-basis point increase to 6.75%. There had previously been 17 consecutive monthly meetings wit..."
"EUR/USD climbed today as European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said that the interest rates may be higher next month. The ECB maintained its benchmark interest rate unchan..."
"It seems Saxo not only maintained its strong profitability from first half of 2010 but has actually grown way beyond industry averages. If public brokers like FXCM and Gain reported earnings higher by..."
"Swissie down in currency tradingThe Swiss franc is falling dramatically against other major currencies today as the latest news out of the region is reported. Retail sales in Switzerland are down, and..."
"In light of Wednesday?s survey from payroll services company ADP suggesting that 217,000 jobs were created in January, estimates for the upcoming Non-Farm Payroll report have been revised upwards to 1..."
"The dollar fell 0.4% against the euro and Swiss franc and 0.3% relative to sterling. The greenback is unchanged relative to the Canadian and Australian dollars as well as the yen. The doll..."
"This is a busy week data wise. We have global PMI reports, the US employment report, monetary policy meetings from the ECB, RBA, BoC and Bernanke?s testimonies to both houses to overcome. On the face..."
"EUR/USD dropped today as the reports showed that the US economy improved. The growth of GDP and the improvement of the confidence in the jobs mar..."
"The Office for National Statistics reported that the British Economy contracted a worse-than-expected 0.6 percent in the final quarter of 2010. Heavy snowfalls in December are partly to blame noted th..."
"There’s a report by WSJ that Charles Schwab – one of the largest North American securities brokers – is planning to enter the retail forex market. You don’t need to be an insid..."
"On the South Island near the city of Christchurch, a 6.3 earthquake has reportedly caused extensive damage and over 65 deaths. The region was hit by a 7.0 quake last September 4th that produced..."
"The S&P/Case-Shiller index which charts home prices in 20 U.S. cities, shows that home prices fell by 2.4 percent in the twelve months ending in December. This is a clear indication that recovery..."
"I recently reported that in line with the industry’s latest transparency trend Gain Capital (Forex.com) has released its own execution scorecard which showed the percentage of limit orders execu..."
"EUR/USD advanced today for the second day as the unemployment claims rose and the leading indicators grew less than predicted in the US. On the bright..."
"The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by more than expected in January according to data supplied by the US Labor Department. CPI rose by 0.4 percent compared to projections of 0.3 percent with higher f..."
"Canadian dollar forex trading forecastThe loonie has reached a new high against the U.S. dollar in forex trading on the currency market. The Canadian dollar is gaining again, thanks to support from hi..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-02-17 11:34
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"The pound fell 0.7% against the dollar, depressed by the Bank of England?s quarterly Inflation Report, which predicted sub-2% CPI inflation late next year if rates were to rise as markets are discount..."
"EUR/USD was sliding today before the macroeconomic reports from the US were released. The reports showed that US economic growth was slower than estimated, allowing the euro to..."
"The Bank of England’s Quarterly Inflation Report is one of the most important pieces of documents released by the central bank. The Inflation Report includes the central bank’s latest gro..."
"After rising 1.2 percent in December, industrial production in the US declined by 0.1 percent in January. Warmer temperatures reducing the demand for heating was listed as the primary reason for the r..."
"The BOE has sent a strong message this morning that it will not be hiking rates as rapidly as the market expects. King went as far as to say ?that some people are getting ahead of themselves?. This ha..."
"Central bank decisions have been announced in Japan, Sweden and Turkey. Euroland fourth-quarter GDP figures were weaker than forecast. The United States released retail sales, import price..."
"EUR/USD rose a little today after it dropped yesterday and currently it looks like it may resume its decline. This day, as well as the next two days, is rich for the ..."
"A few days ago I reported that FXCM was slapped with a class action suit over alleged fraud and racketeering. Today I bring you the full lawsuit document. Here are some of the more interesting details..."
"Take a closer look at what a dealing desk is, and how ?no dealing desk? brokers stand up to dealers and market makers. GARY TILKIN PRESIDENT AND CEO, GFT Recently, there has been a lot of..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-02-14 09:56
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"Many key economies release 4Q GDP data next week. Central banks will be meeting in Japan, Sweden, and Turkey. The Bank of England releases its quarterly Inflation Report, and Bank of Japan revea..."
"EUR/USD declined today for the second day, though the drop is slowing currently, as the social unrest in Egypt intensified as President Hosni Mubarak refused to ..."
"EUR/USD fell today as the report about the US jobless claims didn’t support the prediction of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that unemployment will remain elevate..."
"Once again Arnaud of mataf.net brings us his forex portals traffic statistics and the latest report shows an incredible growth of 30% in visits to all forex portals year on year. The global number of..."
"Retail forex traders you are not alone – if you thought that only the small fish get marked-up spreads or not the best rate available you were wrong. WSJ reports that some of America’s lar..."
"Interesting conundrum for the ChineseOne of the issues that many people are struggling with right now is that China holds so much U.S. debt. Indeed, Ben Bernanke threw out the number $2 trillion in hi..."
"EUR/USD currency pair was rising today after the initial decline, but currently shows tendency for weakening. This day, as the whole week, is rather poor on reports. On M..."
"U.S. dollar remains down against euro in forex tradingBen Bernanke's comments to Congress today aren't providing a lot of help for the U.S. dollar in forex trading. His praise of the greenback has hel..."
"China raised interest rates for the third time since mid-October ahead of a report forecast to show inflation accelerated to the fastest pace in 30 months.
The benchmark one-year lending rate will inc..."
"The euro fell 0.2 percent to $1.3550 by 7:45 a.m. in New York this morning after a report indicated that German factory orders declined more than predicted. The Economy Ministry in Berlin said that fa..."
"A messy NFP report has many scratching their heads. When Canada can create twice the number of jobs than its much bigger cousin we could be in big trouble. A Trichet ?balanced inflation? statement cou..."
"Context is very important in foreign exchange trading. The December U.S. jobs report released on January 7 and today’s January labor market report both surprised markets in pretty much the..."
"A messy NFP report has many scratching their heads. When Canada can create twice the number of jobs than its much bigger cousin we could be in big trouble. A Trichet ?balanced inflation? statement cou..."
"Analysts were caught offside by this morning’s Non-Farm Payroll report indicating that unemployment declined from 9.4 percent in December to to 9.0 percent. Total employment rose by 36,000 which..."
"Loonie in currency tradingThe Canadian dollar rallied in forex trading rather solidly earlier today after the release of employment market data. Reasonably good data out of the U.S. has helped somewha..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-02-04 12:41
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"In contrast to the view of sluggish growth among advanced economies, the United States and Euroland reported strong manufacturing and non-manufacturing purchasing manager survey results for January.&#..."
"U.S. dollar higher in forex tradingThe weekly unemployment claims report is out, and it shows that initial claims fell more than expected. The news, which normally would have rallied financial markets..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-02-03 10:36
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"EUR/USD traded near its opening level, struggling to resume its rally after Standard & Poor?s downgraded Ireland’s credit rating. There was few economic data, but the employment c..."
"EUR/USD continues its rally as investors still favor riskier assets despite troubles in Egypt. The dollar attempt to advance after the report showed that US manufacturing cont..."
"Exports offset the effect of yen strength on Japanese economyOne of the concerns that Japan's leaders have had in the last few months has been the strength of the yen. Normally, Japan likes the yen to..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-02-01 08:52
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"The dollar fell against the euro today as consumer prices in the Eurozone rose faster than anticipated. The economic growth in the US also gains momentum as..."
"I’ve finally put my hands on FXDD and Advanced Market’s numbers and can now post the full and complete report (only thing still lacking is number of FXDD’s accounts in Q3 but that do..."
"Fxstreet and Mataf have both recently launched their own mobile versions of their respective websites and report astonishing success. I guess mobile forex content is as popular, if not more, than mobi..."
"Positive earnings reports and declining stock prices in Europe helped the US dollar gain half a cent on the euro today. Analysts expect several economic reports due this week to show that the US econo..."
"Companies say they are ready to hire moreThe hiring outlook for the coming few months has reached a high not seen for 12 years, and this is providing some encouragement that the U.S. economy is ready..."
"The euro rose 0.4 percent to $1.3566 in New York this morning as a report showed business confidence in Germany beat predictions and rose to a record high in January.
?Recent data suggested the econom..."
"Hello fellow traders. I’ve just received an e-mail with some news from a popular forex VPS provider – PhotonVPS – letting me know that they made some improvements to their services..."
"Statistics Canada reported that wholesale prices rose for the fourth straight month in Canada rising 1.2 percent to $45.7 billion. The largest increase came in the machinery, equipment and supplies su..."
"The quarterly Bank of Canada Policy Report is loaded with useful information about how central bankers in this and other countries may view conditions and prospects in the Canadian and global economie..."
"A television station in Hong Kong claims to have received leaked documents from Chinese officials indicating that China’s inflation for the year ending in December slowed from 5.1 percent in Nov..."
"Does the forex trading forecast mean more parity for the Aussie and the U.S. dollar?After seeing some weakness toward the end of last week, the Australian dollar is recovering nicely in currency tradi..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-01-19 12:31
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"The US dollar dropped against the euro today. It was falling during the early trading session but it declined even farther when the macroeconomic reports were released in the&..."
"The Bank of Canada has left its trendsetting interest rate at one per cent, unchanged since it last raised rates in September. The central bank says global conditions have improved slightly since its..."
"Euro higher in forex trading as EU moves to evaluate its healthThe European Union is planning another round of bank stress tests. And these, say euro zone leaders, will be tougher than the tests condu..."
"Chinese president calls the U.S. dollar a "product of the past"Hu Jintao, the Chinese president, is coming to the U.S. this week to talk trade and currencies and other issues with American leaders. Mi..."
"This is the second US forex brokers account profitability report after the first ever report I published back in October 2010. This time the report is more full and includes the numbers of FXDD for th..."
"U.S. markets are closed Monday for Martin Luther King’s birthday. Central bank interest rate meetings will be held next week in Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Poland and Turkey. The Bank of Canad..."
"The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee announced today that the benchmark lending rate would be held at 0.5 percent. The MPC also said there were no immediate plans for further economic..."
"Japan announced that it was prepared to buy bonds from Eurozone countries even as Portugal continues to deny it will require an emergency bailout. Yields on Portuguese 10-year bonds remained above 7 p..."
"With employment reports out of the way, like homing pigeons, Capital Markets return to the issue of Euro-peripheral supply. Portugal, Spain and Italy are due to issue bonds later this week. Their abil..."
"EUR/USD continued to move down today on fears of debt crisis in Europe, even though poor employment reports could have weakened the dollar. Unemployment rate showed positive c..."
"Price action on EUR/USD (a daily chart of which is shown) as of Friday (1/07/2011) on the heels of the Non-Farm Payrolls report dropped to a low of 1.2934, establishing a new 3-month low, before rebou..."
"December’s US labor report indicates that 103,000 jobs were created in the final month of the year lowering the unemployment rate to 9.4 percent. While positive, the results were lower than the..."
"Statistics Canada announced this morning that the Canadian economy added 22,000 jobs in the month of December. The official unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7.6 percent but the report noted mos..."
"The risk this morning is being too optimistic. The market is geared for a strong employment report with consensus of +150k and an unemployment rate of +9.7%. Anything close to expectations or softer w..."
"The dollar is generally firm, supported by yesterday’s ADP employment report, higher market interest rates, European economic divergence, and lingering euro area peripheral debt concerns. ..."
"U.K. pound forex trading forecastSterling is lower in currency trading on the FX market today, struggling as economic news shows that things in Britain are not recovering as much as expected. The late..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-01-06 08:14
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"The beginning of the new year looks good for the dollar as virtually all reports from the US so far showed positive results and today’s reports weren̵..."
"According to payroll services firm ADP, the US economy created 297,000 jobs in December. A Labor Department report in two days is expected to show companies added 150,000 workers last month and the un..."
"The International Energy Agency (IEA) issued a warning that high crude oil prices threaten the economic recovery for the upcoming year. According to the IEA’s report, the cost to import oil rose..."
"Greenback higher against major currenciesThe U.S. dollar got a boost in forex trading on the currency market this morning after the latest ADP jobs report came out. News that private sector employment..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2011-01-05 11:01
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"Greenback higher in forex tradingThe ADP private employment report is out for December, and it is showing a surprising increase in the number of jobs added to the economy last month. Indeed, the numbe..."
"Signs of increasing growth in manufacturing helped push oil prices higher yesterday with US light crude gaining $1.08 before falling back and closing the day at $95.83 a barrel. The jump in oil prices..."
"EUR/USD rose today as signs of global economic recovery caused the shift of an investors’ attention from safe currencies, like the dollar, to riskier ones. Eco..."
"As many as 200,000 jobs in the UK could be shed in 2011 in what is predicted to be a “worse year for jobs” in 17 years, an analysis revealed.
Raising fresh doubt over the pace of the UK&#..."
"EUR/USD fell today on the speculation that the European Central Bank would perform quantitative easing to support the struggling European economy. Manufacturing data provided..."
"UK house prices fell for a sixth month in December and will extend their decline in 2011 on “weak” demand and tighter mortgage-lending conditions, Hometrack said on Monday.
The average co..."
"The US Commerce Department reported a 0.4 percent increase in consumer spending for the month of November while consumer incomes rose 0.3 percent. The latest results provide further evidence that the..."
"Who wouldn’t want to put their hands on these documents? I hope that one day NFA will publish these reports or at least some excerpts. Notice I-10-30 December 22, 2010 Effective Date of NFA Comp..."
"Euro down against U.S. dollar, Japanese yenThe euro continues to struggle a great deal in forex trading on the currency market, due mostly to sovereign debt worries. The U.S. dollar is gaining in curr..."
"EUR/USD rose today, but later erased gains as reports showed growth of gross domestic product and existing home sales. The readings were lower than analysts forecast, though. EUR/U..."
"The US economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.6 percent in the third quarter but failed to meet expectations of 2.8 percent. Despite this, most pundits felt the overall news was positive.
?The pace o..."
"U.K. pound struggles in currency tradingThe U.K. pound is struggling in currency trading on the FX market today, looking for some sort of support against the U.S. dollar. However, it is unlikely to fi..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-12-22 12:58
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"The Ifo Institute for Economic Research released its latest report showing that business confidence in Germany continues to grow. For December, the index rating climbed to 109.9 points from 109.3 poin..."
"EUR/USD rose at the start of today’s trading session as macroeconomic data signaled about a stronger economy in the US. Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Surve..."
"Loonie in forex tradingNow is the time to start positioning yourself so that you are selling sterling against the loonie in forex trading, according to the Bank of Tokyo. In a note to investors, the B..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-12-16 08:40
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"EUR/USD fell today as Moody’s Investors Service said that Spain?s debt rating may be downgraded. There were plenty of reports from the US today and they showed a mixed p..."
"Analysts with the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) predict that the Canadian economy will accelerate at a slightly faster rate in 2011 once the present slow down passes. Growth slowed in the third quarter o..."
"It looks like some people misread the offering reports and thought Gain was offering only 400k shares, whereas it is issuing 400k shares and existing shareholders are selling 8.5million shares so in t..."
"We might downgrade, we might not downgrade. Moody?s stating that they are considering downgrading Spanish Government debt further is just another example of irresponsible credit management reporting..."
"EUR/USD jumped today in the first half of today’s trading session on speculation that the Federal Reserve is going to expand its bonds purchasing program, but later..."
"Eurostat, the statistics office for the Euro Zone, announced that industrial production for the 16 countries using the euro increased by just 0.7 percent in October for an annualized increase of 6.9 p..."
"U.S. dollar lower in currency trading todayThe U.S. is once again putting pressure on China to ease its practices with regard to trade and the economy. The U.S. wants China to allow more foreign compa..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-12-14 08:09
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"Economic data sends U.K. pound lower in forex tradingThe sterling is heading lower in currency trading on the FX market, affected by economic data reported in Britain. With housing prices lower, and c..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-12-13 09:22
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"Inflation in China has risen to a 28-month high, sparking warnings of new interest rate rises.
The inflation rate, measured by the consumer price index, rose 5.1% year-on-year in November, an increase..."
"EUR/USD fluctuated today and currently trades near opening level. Earlier the currency pair fell as European policy makers divided in their opinion on how to battle the&#..."
"Supported by the recent sharp increase in longer-term U.S. interest rates, the dollar rose overnight by 0.4% against sterling, 0.3% versus the euro and 0.2% relative to the Swiss franc. A stella..."
"Currency trading with the U.S. dollarThe U.S. dollar has been seeing improvement over the last couple of days, supported mainly by rising Treasury bond yields. Indeed, the U.S. is seeing a surge in bo..."
"EUR/USD extended its decline today for a third day after US President extended tax cuts, resulting in surge of optimism for US economy. There was not much fundamental data thi..."
"Forex trading forecast for the U.S. dollarThe U.S. dollar is experiencing strength again in currency trading on the FX market, heading higher against the euro, yen and Aussie. Indeed, the U.S. dollar..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-12-08 08:15
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"Fresh back from vacation in the Sunny Caribbean - here are some trades that I like off the bat:
1) Short AUD - After last week’s disappointing GDP, retail sales, service and manufacturing PMI re..."
"by Oz Golan, Tradency. Japanese Brokers have recently reported a significant decrease of 35% on average for their monthly trading volumes between July and August. This was probably caused by the launc..."
"The U.S. Department of Labor monthly jobs report threw cold water on market optimism that had been building for more than a month. Whisper numbers were looking for jobs to climb by 200K or more..."
"Price action on EUR/USD (a 4-hour chart of which is shown) as of Friday (12/03/2010) has made a bullish correction on the heels of the Non-Farm Payrolls report that has brought price up to around the..."
"The euro extended its rally against the dollar for a third day as nonfarm payrolls were far lower than expected and unemployment rate unexpectedly increased. Factory orde..."
"It’s unusual of me to flatter US forex regulators but when it’s due it’s due. The NFA have made an exceptional job and wrote an extensive report for retail forex traders about the ma..."
"Loonie in forex tradingThe Canadian dollar is losing momentum in currency trading on the FX market today, heading lower as jobs data disappoints. Indeed, the Canadian economy did not as many jobs as e..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-12-03 09:08
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"Currency trading with the euroThe euro is slightly higher in forex trading on the currency market today as traders await Jean-Claude Trichet's policy announcement. Many expect that the ECB will keep i..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-12-02 07:57
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"EUR/USD jumped today on hopes that tomorrow’s meeting of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council will help to find solution to European debt crisis. Most ana..."
"The press is full with the reports that the expected FXCM’s IPO should take place either today or tomorrow (Thursday). Whatever is the case we will be looking forward to seeing how this folds ou..."
"Real GDP expanded 1.0% at an annualized rate last quarter. In the Bank of Canada’s Monetary Policy Report published last month, officials had projected growth of 1.6%. Growth in Cana..."
"Euro in forex tradingThe euro is falling again in forex trading on the currency market. Focus on sovereign debt and banking concerns in Europe is sending the euro much lower on the FX market. Indeed..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-11-26 12:57
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"EUR/USD rebounded today from an initial decline on speculation that yesterday’s drop was overdone and as demand for a safety waned. Today we had a day rich on&..."
"Currency trading with the U.K. poundThe sterling is heading higher in forex trading on the currency market today. U.K. pound is being helped along by the latest news about economic growth. Initial rep..."
"Optimism for Ireland’s bailout quickly wore out and today EUR/USD currency pair experienced a significant decline. US GDP and manufacturing reports were better than expected..."
"North and South Korea exchanged artillery shells on the disputed island of Yeonpyeong with casualties reported. Stocks in the Pacific Basin slumped in response by 2.7% in Hong Kong, 2.0% in Chin..."
"Exchange of fire between the Koreas upsets FX marketThe South Korean won is lower in currency trading on the FX market today, thanks to an exchange of fire with North Korea. Indeed, on the forward mar..."
"After Sunday’s confirmation that Ireland would receive some form of bail-out to meet its debt obligation’s, the first recipients of the confidence boost was oil and other commodities. Oil..."
"Speculation about the renminbi in currency tradingEven though individuals can't trade the Chinese renminbi (also called the yuan) on the FX market, there is immense interest in its performance. Right..."
"Some new rules for forex brokers folks. It seems that every other month some new legislation and regulation is coming out. These latest ones are relatively minor, more like a slight tweaking. The CFTC..."
"EUR/USD advanced for a second day today as talks that a bailout will allow to contain Ireland’s debt problems suppressed concerns somewhat. Today’s report from the..."
"EUR/USD pared its losses today as economic reports from the US continues to be worse than economists predicted. The currency pair still may decline in the near future as&..."
"An increase in risk awareness is largely responsible for pushing the Canadian dollar to a two-week low against its US counterpart. With each report of further trouble in Europe, risk aversion becomes..."
"EUR/USD currency pair jumped today in the first half of the trading session, but later returned to its opening level. That was an unexpected move as virtually all re..."
"EUR/USD extended its decline today as Europe remains plagued by fears of a sovereign-debt crisis. Reports from the US were mixed as retail sales grew more than expected..."
"Denying reports that the Irish Republic may turn to the European Financial Stability Fund for upwards of 80 billion euros (US$110 billion), government officials maintain they have merely been in conta..."
"Here we go again. Rumors that the Dubai Group, a conglomerate owned by Dubai’s ruler, missed an interest payment last month, coupled with a medley report on further Greek deficit concerns, sandw..."
"EUR/USD currency pair dropped today on good economic reports from the US before rebounding. Virtually all US reports were favorable for the dollar, yet for now the euro i..."
"More tightening expected in ChinaChina has just reported a jump in its trade surplus, and, as a result, is expected to do what it can to cool the inflation that is expected. It is not surprising that..."
"The dollar rose 0.9% against the euro, 0.6% versus the Swiss franc, 1.1% against the New Zealand kiwi, and 0.4% against the Canadian dollar and sterling. The dollar is also 0.5% and 0.3% lower a..."
"U.S. dollar remains higher in currency tradingWith euro weakening in forex trading, a U.S. official says that the countries of the European Union must work together in order to solve the debt crisis i..."
"EUR/USD dropped today, erasing yesterday’s gains, as reports from the US were better than expected, while European economic data caused concerns. That reminded us that, while the ..."
"Statistics Canada reported that 3,000 new jobs were created during the month of October. This was considerably less than the 15,000 forecast and even failed to offset the 6,600 jobs lost in September..."
"The US economy added 151,000 jobs in October according to the latest US Labor Department employment report. Overall, the unemployment rate remains at 9.6 percent but the increase is fueling some optim..."
"Economic reports from the US were rather beneficial for the dollar today, but their influence was outweighed by the announcement of the quantitative easing by t..."
"After losing a revised 2,000 jobs in September, private companies in the US added 43,000 jobs for the month of October according to a survey by payroll processing company ADP. The report is issued jus..."
"Event risk will dominate the remainder of this trading week. The insurance premiums of the mid-term elections have been priced in. Now, it?s time to turn our focus to the remaining G8 Cbanks and the N..."
"There are many reports of scam brokers in the Forex industry. ?Bucket-shop? companies attract customers? funds and then simply run with them or they create unjust trading cond..."
"EUR/USD dropped today as reports showed that construction spending and manufacturing in the US unexpectedly increased. Reports about personal income and spending were worse th..."
"US consumer spending failed to match predictions rising only 0.2 percent for the month of September. During the same month, incomes fell by 0.1 percent.
?The quarter ended on a softer note,? said Mich..."
"The Canadian dollar gained on its US counterpart on Monday as investors waited for details on the expected quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve in what marks the beginning of a busy week. Empl..."
"EUR/USD slowly returns to its opening level after it dropped sharply after discussion of EU leaders about measures to prevent debt crises renewed concerns about, well you guess it, debt..."
"Most of today’s headlines regarding the Japanese Yen focus on one thing: Central Bank intervention. Basically, reporters have become focused on the likelihood of additional intervention in the c..."
"As expected, the Norges Bank did not change monetary policy at this time. A released statement implied that further changes are unlikely before March and that the subsequent upward path toward m..."
"EUR/USD dropped as today’s reports, as well as yesterday’s report on existing home sales, were largely positive, giving rise to speculation that quantitative easin..."
"A very busy week lies ahead beginning with a G20 statement tomorrow. Central bank policy meetings will be held in Israel, Hungary, India, Poland, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand..."
"There were no surprises in this morning?s data, inflation remains subdued, albeit in a slightly stronger month over month pace in non-seasonally adjusted terms (+0.2% vs. -0.1%), in part due to the we..."
"U.S. dollar remains under pressure in currency tradingSigns of economic improvement are not helping the U.S. dollar today. The U.S. jobless claims have decreased, but the greenback remains down in for..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-10-22 08:04
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"Euro reaching for 1.40 againThe German IFO is at its highest level in more than three years, according to a report released today. Business confidence in Germany is improving, and this is coming as so..."
"It has become gospel in central banking circles that important policy changes must be communicated clearly in advance in order to produce desired market reactions. Minutes from the Bank of Engla..."
"The Bank of Canada’s October Monetary Policy Report elaborates on the assertion in yesterday’s interest rate statement that the global and Canadian recoveries have entered a “new pha..."
"EUR/USD erased yesterday’s decline today on speculation that Beige Book report, released later today, will support the outlook for additional stimulus by the Federal Res..."
"There are many reasons for why the EUR/USD should continue to rise, the strongest of which has been the Federal Reserve’s plans to ease monetary policy. However, there is another reason why the..."
"Pound regains lost ground in currency tradingThe Bank of England minutes were recently released, and showed a three-way split in the voting. There are seven votes to keep the monetary policy the same..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-10-20 08:42
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forex,
forex trading,
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report,
trading
"One idea reportedly being explored at the Federal Reserve would be to target a general price level. Many central banks target inflation, which is the rate of change, or first derivative, in a ge..."
"Too much QE could cause problemsAccording to former policy maker Kate Barker, the Bank of England might be doing too much with its quantitative easing program. Already, the BOE's efforts to stimulate..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-10-19 08:01
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economy,
forex,
forex trading,
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"Today, Monday 18th October 2010, is the day that all US forex brokers must disclose their account profitability and number of non discretionary accounts. I’ve already published Interbank FX̵..."
"The Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in his speech today signaled that the Fed indeed is going to stimulate the US economy. Instead an expected weakness of the&..."
"The market is patiently waiting for helicopter Ben to put us out of our misery. Have we priced in too much QE? That?s the vulnerable side of the trade ahead of his speech this morning. Even a Medley r..."
"The dollar continues its downfall against the euro in anticipation of another round of quantitative easing. Fundamentals don’t provide support for the US curre..."
"New claims for jobless benefits jumped by 13,000 to 462,000 for the week ending October 9th. Estimates for the number of new claims ranged from 425,000 to 455,000.
The economy’s refusal to add m..."
"Greetings fellow traders. Just an update on my previous trading journal post. I have decided – whether wrongly or correctly – to
close out my long EUR/USD positions. Friday the NFP report..."
"Living up to its reputation, the non-farm payrolls report triggered sharp volatility across the financial markets. The U.S. dollar dropped below 82 against the Japanese Yen while the EUR/USD climbed..."
"What is the market focusing on in today?s NFP report? Is it the headline print? The private sector payroll number? Perhaps it?s the unemployment rate? Capital Markets is looking for a below consensus..."
"Yesterday I showed here Interbank FX’s account profitability report which all brokers will now need to publicly submit to the CFTC as par of the new rules. I contacted IBFX asking to explain how..."
"Euro zone concerns could lead to a correctionRight now, the euro is maintaining strength in forex trading against the U.S. dollar. While it has been pared back below the $1.40 level, the euro is still..."
"EUR/USD currency pair slumped after today’s report showed that number of US jobless claims decreased more than expected, but later resumed its previous advance. The main reason for..."
"U.S. dollar in forex tradingThe greenback is heading lower in currency trading on the FX market today, thanks to economic data that encourages favoring other currencies over the dollar. Indeed, the U..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-10-07 09:30
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trading
"EUR/USD was falling today, but gained after a report showed an employment figure, which was worse than expected. The dollar is also weakened by talks about possible quantitative ea..."
"According to data from payroll services provider ADP Employer services, US companies cut 39,000 jobs in August. The median estimate of 37 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News called for a gain of 20..."
"Japan may have triggered a QE raceFor weeks now, a number of countries have been making noises about supporting economies through more economic stimulus. Speculation about another round of quantitativ..."
"The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its semi-annual Global Financial Stability Report earlier today. The report highlighted the ongoing debt crisis in Europe and housing issues in the US as..."
"There is nothing like domestic employment numbers to get the Capital Market?s full attention. However, the remainder of this week is laden with other data that is bound to keep investors trigger happy..."
"Euro forex trading forecastThe U.S. has been decrying China's refusal to allow the yuan (also called the renminbi) to strengthen in currency trading for years. China keeps the yuan artificially low in..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-10-05 08:36
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forex,
forex trading,
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market,
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trading
"EUR/USD extended its rally today as outlook for Europe’s economy improves and talks about quantitative easing in the US persist. Today’s reports make one question..."
"As was already reported yesterday by my forex colleagues ACM, one of Switzerland’s only three brokers, was denied a banking license by FINMA. Ultimately this means that, unless the decision for..."
"EUR/USD currency pair is falling after sharp advance as virtually all of the economic reports from the US were better than expected. At the same time concerns about Irela..."
"Business sentiment improved clearly between June and September. A marginal deterioration had been predicted in the June corporate survey, but analysts had discounted those projections and were l..."
"EUR/USD rose today as the reports from the US were far worse than expected, even though the expectations themselves were rather pessimistic. The currency pair most likely won&..."
"EUR/USD currency pair surged today as reports about durable goods orders and new home sales both posted less-than-expected values. The currency pair actually began its rally before the&..."
"The US Commerce Department said that new orders for durable goods excluding transportation increased by 2 percent in August after a 2.8 percent decline in July. This is the largest single-month increa..."
"EUR/USD currency slipped today as economic data from Europe suggested about struggling recovery, while reports from the US, including existing home sales and leading indicators, were en..."
"Preliminary euro area PMI readings for September were weaker than anticipated, and peripheral bond yield spreads are wider amid rising concern about the region’s banks. The dollar advanced 1.3%..."
"The Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates at it current record low levels, increasing concerns for the US economy and driving dollar down. Better than expected r..."
"During the six weeks since the August 10th FOMC meeting, most U.S. economic data ran initially on the weak side of expectations, but the past couple of weeks have seen more upside data surprises such..."
"Amid latest Japan FSA’ s leverage restrictions and tougher regulation Global Forex Trading, a division of U.S. foreign exchange brokerage Global Futures & Forex Ltd., will sharply expand its..."
"The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a report today noting that while the US economy is recovering, it is doing so at a slower pace than originally expected. This..."
"EUR/USD currency pair moves up and down today as economic data from the US was mixed. Consumer price index grew more than predicted but preliminary report about the Reuters/Univers..."
"Today, the Commerce Department released its second-quarter report on U.S. international transactions, the most comprehensive compilation of the balance of payments, and the Treasury Department publish..."
"The euro extended its rally against the dollar today as good reports from the US, including report on Producer Price Index and unemployment claims, increased investors..."
"For the second straight month, US wholesale costs rose suggesting that demand continues to grow within the US economy lessening fears of deflation. The producer price index increased 0.4 percent, the..."
"New requests for US unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, declining by 3,000 to 450,000. The forecast was for the number to increase to a total of 459,000.
?The labor market is slow..."
"Yesterday’s intervention by Japan of almost $22 billion equivalent was a single-day record, but nothing further has been reported so far today. Prime Minister Kan nonetheless said the oper..."
"Swiss franc in currency tradingThe Swiss National Bank kept interest rates on hold as it considers the next move in the global currency market game. The Swiss are not overly fond of a stronger currenc..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-09-16 09:27
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"EUR/USD was trading sideways today after declining somewhat, but recently jumped as economic reports from the US was rather bad. Reports indicated that US economy is still growing, but pace..."
"Oil prices dropped by more than a dollar in European trading as a report showed US crude inventories are growing. It is also expected that a pipeline running through the mid-west that had been closed..."
"On the Ministry of Finance’s instructions, the Bank of Japan sold a reportedly heavy amount of yen against dollars said to have exceeded $10 billion equivalent. Finance Minster Noda confir..."
"Following CFTC’s new rules NFA now published the amendments to its own rules regarding registration, capital reports, withdrawal, etc. // Bylaw301_RR_IntNotcForexRegReqs0910 // CR2_48FDMTradeRep..."
"The euro jumped against the dollar today with improving outlook for global recovery. Today we had only one report: about treasury budget. It showed that budget deficit significantly shr..."
"Japanese growth last quarter wasn’t as bad as reported initially but still represented a significant deceleration of activity. Real GDP rose 1.5% at an annualized rate (saar), down from 5..."
"EUR/USD was falling at the start of today’s trading session, but later surged. It now fluctuates, but retain its upward trend. Reports from US were good today, yet they may actual..."
"As first reported in our sphere by Arnaud, Investopedia.com was acquired by Value Click for $42 million in cash. Founded in 1999, Investopedia provides visitors with a glossary of financial terms, new..."
"Goldman Sachs analyst Timothy Moe has released a research paper in which he argues that emerging nations will represent 55 percent of total equity capitalization by 2030, and China will become the wor..."
"Australian dollar lower in forex tradingThe Reserve Bank of Australia has kept monetary policy steady, and that is prompting some to believe that the recent run for the Aussie is drawing to a close. I..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-09-07 08:21
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"The Institute of Supply management reported a 2.8-point decline last month in the non-manufacturing U.S. purchasing managers index. At 51.5, such was two points plus weaker than forecast, the lo..."
"EUR/USD currency pair is rising despite the good news from US labor market. Reports about employment were surprisingly good, especially considering grim forecasts. Non-manufacturing PMI, on ..."
"I published this report on FX360.com this morning (if you haven’t read it already)
The U.S. dollar skyrocketed after the stronger than expected non-farm payrolls report. Not only did the headl..."
"Oil prices were off slightly as investors digested the latest US Employment Report, falling by 35 cents at $74.67 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Thursday, oil g..."
"The US Labor Report brought more discouraging employment news today as for the third month in a row, jobs continued to evaporate. In August, 54,000 jobs were lost, lifting overall unemployment to 9.6..."
"It?s like attending a bingo session. All eyes will be down waiting for the highly anticipated employment print this morning. Will this week?s ADP report translate into a much weaker jobs number? Will..."
"Sterling in currency tradingThe U.K. pound is still struggling overall in forex trading on the currency market. Earlier today, sterling saw a sell off in currency trading. However, for now, the U.K. p..."
"The long wait is over! The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has just released the results from its Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity, conducted i..."
"As first reported by Francesc and according to the latest BIS survey Forex market volume growth is unstoppable. The whole market volume was 20% higher in April 2010 than in April 2007, with average da..."
"EUR/USD currency pair was rising this trading session but began to decline after reports showed that home prices and consumer confidence increased more than expected. The dollar weakene..."
"Greenback in forex tradingIt appears that slowing economic growth is likely to undermine the U.S. dollar going forward. Even though the greenback has been a safe haven currency in forex trading, it ne..."
"The frequency of my reports on the Chinese Yuan is admittedly much higher than it used to be. Why? Call it disbelief. More than two months have passed since China revalued its currency, and after a ra..."
"Better enforcement of high-frequency and algorithmic trading is required, said a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, The Wall Street Journal reports. More appropriate rules and r..."
"US Treasuries held steady in the wake of today’s Labor Department report indicating fewer new claims for jobless benefits than expected last week. The 30-year long bond was last up just 4/32 in..."
"Morgan Stanley analyst Arnaud Mares in the firm’s London office, issued a warning that some governments will have no alternative but to default on future debt obligations.
?Governments will impo..."
"Forex trading forecast for the U.S. dollarToday, there has been some focus on the euro zone as German consumer confidence has provided a boost for the euro in forex trading. However, that focus is abo..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-08-26 09:25
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trading
"The euro rose against the US dollar slightly today as the market participants reacted to the pessimistic macroeconomic reports. The currency pair was going up rather..."
"Citing concerns that continued government spending to save the banking will prove too great a strain on finances, Standard & Poor’s downgraded the Irish Republic’s credit rating one n..."
"EUR/USD rallied strongly today after the report on the US housing situation in July was released. The Forex market continued with the bullish reaction also after the ..."
"Aussie not really affected in currency tradingThere is some concern that the Australian dollar may be affected in forex trading by the expectation of a hung parliament. A clear majority does not appea..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-08-23 12:46
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"OK, maybe AAAFx isn’t “triple-A” in a sense of a corporate debt credit rating or some consumer report organization but it has “triple-A” in ..."
"EUR/USD rose today, following yesterday’s decline, as reports from the US today were really bad. Unemployment claims posted increased instead of expected decline and the ..."
"Saxo Bank published its report for investors for the first half of 2010 yesterday and the results are excellent. Net profit increased 13-fold from DKK 41 million (~$7 million) to DKK 551 million (~$95..."
"Statistics Canada said today manufacturing sales increased marginally in June, gaining 0.1 percent to a total of $44.8 billion. This marks the 11th increase over the past thirteen months.
Sales gains..."
"China cut its holdings of Treasury notes and bonds by the most ever, raising speculation a plunge in U.S. yields that sent two-year rates to a record low has made government securities unattractive.
T..."
"U.S. dollar forex trading forecastThe U.S. dollar is showing weakness today in currency trading on the FX market as risk currencies like the Australian dollar head higher. There is a degree of risk ap..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-08-17 14:14
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"EUR/USD currency pair is rising today, but declined after good economic reports from the US. EUR/USD currency pair trades near 1.2812.
N.Y. Empire State Manufacturing index increased to 7.1..."
"Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott?s coalition has an election-winning lead over Prime Minister Julia Gillard?s Labor Party before voters go to the polls Aug. 21, according to an opinion poll pu..."
"EUR/USD jumped today at the start of trading session on good GDP values in Eurozone countries, especially Germany, but later resumed its decline. Reports from US hadn’t..."
"EUR/USD currency pair was rising at the start of today’s trading session, but for the most part of a day it experienced steady decline. Today’s poor repo..."
"Since the beginning of this week, the Euro has retreated 3% against the US Dollar, including a 2% dip in Wednesday’s trading session, alone. Is it possible that the Euro rally was too good to be..."
"Sovereign debt worries return to the euro zoneYesterday, the euro saw a bit of a collapse in forex trading on the currency market as it plummeted below the 1.30 level against the U.S. dollar. Today, t..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-08-12 09:17
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"Hi everyone. I’ve got some interesting news to report regarding the Forex Megadroid robot. I am surprised to find out but apparently the developers have dropped the price of Fo..."
"EUR/USD tumbled down today as yesterday’s dovish FOMC statement shook markets, seriously hurting outlook for the global economy. Today’s reports showed that trade balance de..."
"Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said inflation will probably slow below the bank?s target in 2012 and growth will be weaker than previously forecast, signaling the U.K. economy may need more emer..."
"EUR/USD dropped today as low as 1.3074, but surged after FOMC announced that interest rates remain at their record low levels. EUR/USD trades currently at 1.3211.
Nonfarm productiv..."
"The first monthly decline in Canada?s employment this year failed to dissuade bond traders from expecting another interest-rate increase by the Bank of Canada next month, though the chances are dimini..."
"The market is suffering withdrawal symptoms, especially after last Friday?s anemic US employment report. With little data for guidance today, traders will have to go ?cold turkey?, with no fix, until..."
"In early July, when the Euro rally was (in hindsight) just getting under way, I reported on the apparent paradigm shift in forex markets, whereby risk-driven trades that benefited the Dollar were givi..."
"The FOMC and Bank of Japan hold interest rate policy meetings next week. So do the Norwegian, South Korean and Hong Kong monetary authorities. None of these are expected to modify key rate..."
"The reports about conditions on the US job market sent the dollar tumbling down as claims for jobless benefits increased, instead of decreasing as was expected..."
"Price action on GBP/USD (a 4-hour chart of which is shown) as of Friday (8/06/2010) morning, has reached all the way up to approach key psychological resistance in the 1.6000 price region on the heels..."
"Companies in the U.S. added workers in July for a seventh straight month at a pace that suggests the labor-market recovery will be slow to take hold.
Private payrolls that exclude government agencies..."
"U.K. pound in currency tradingThe sterling continues to struggle in forex trading on the currency market as economic news does not live up to expectations. U.K. industrial production numbers declined..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-08-06 09:02
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"The Czech National Bank became the third European central bank today to announce no change in its key interest rate. The decision was expected. A report from policymakers implies that..."
"The Bank of England as expected left its Bank Rate at 0.5% and its asset purchase program ceiling at Gbp 200 billion and released a bare bones statement informing investors that minutes of this month&..."
"New Zealand?s dollar fell against all its major counterparts after a report showed the jobless rate rose more than economists forecast, signaling the central bank will slow the pace of interest rate i..."
"Down under currencies weaken on the FX marketWeak data out of New Zealand is sending the kiwi tumbling in forex trading on the currency market. Labor data turned out to be much weaker than expected, a..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-08-05 08:56
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"The United States and Euroland each recorded decent expansion in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing as the third quarter got under way. In services, the U.S. index rose a half point to 54..."
"The dollar went up versus the euro today as reports from the US were better than expected. US employers added more jobs than experts predicted and services industry in th..."
"Crude oil declined from a three-month high in New York before the release of economic data forecast to show that the recovery is losing steam in the U.S., the world?s second-largest energy consumer.
O..."
"Aussie in forex tradingEven though risk aversion has set in, the Australian dollar is still higher in currency trading against the U.S. dollar. Global equities are down, including U.S. stock futures..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-08-04 08:05
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"The USD slumped at the start of today’s Forex trading session, but later began gradually to rise. Unfavorable reports may reverse this trend, though. EUR/USD trades now..."
"The EUR/USD rises steadily today after a report showed that European manufacturing is expanding, while US manufacturing growth was slowing. The trend may change, though, as analyst..."
"Similar figures were posted by various sources like Bloomberg. Check Francesc’s post. New York, July 26, 2010 ? The Foreign Exchange Committee today released the results of its twelfth Survey of..."
"Pound, euro gain in forex trading against U.S. dollarThe risk rally is alive and well right now in currency trading on the FX market. Risk currencies like the pound, Aussie and euro are higher in fore..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-08-02 09:18
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"EUR/USD fell at the start of today’s trading session, but later began to rise as some economic indicators suggested that the U.S. economy recovers. Some volatility..."
"Statistics Canada reported today that the Canadian economy grew by 0.1 percent in May. A jump in the cost of oil and gas was mostly responsible for the increase. Most other areas of the economy were f..."
"It has been three years since the Bank of International Settlements’ last report on foreign exchange was released. Since then, analysts could only speculate about how the forex market has evolve..."
"The number of new claims for jobless benefits for the week ended July 24th, fell by 11,000 from the week before to 457,000 new claims. Overall however, the number of people receiving unemployment bene..."
"Euro continues above 1.30 in forex tradingThe U.S. dollar continues its weakness in currency trading on the FX market today. Indeed, the fundamentals are favoring the euro in forex trading as the Beig..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-07-29 09:06
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"Currency trading on the FX marketThe kiwi is lower in forex trading today, thanks to dovish sentiment expressed by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. RBNZ officials decided to raise the base rate by 25..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-07-29 08:56
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"Currency trading on the FX marketThe risk rally got a good boost earlier today, with the sterling moving through the 1.56 level in currency trading. On top of that, the euro has gained in forex tradin..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-07-28 10:15
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"With the release of today?s consumer confidence report, there appears to be a growing ?outlook gap? between institutional investors, and the average consumer. According to the Conference Board, a priv..."
"EUR/USD currency pair went down today after macroeconomic indicators signaled about improving economic conditions in the U.S. Yesterday’s report about an unexpected surge of ..."
"Prices for single-family homes rose half a percent in May according to the latest Standard & Poor’s/Case Shiller home index survey. The results, based on an examination of home prices in tw..."
"Several iconic Canadian companies have reported dramatic increases in both revenue and profit this week, boosting the Canadian dollar by more than half a cent to 97.45 US cents. The Toronto Stock Exch..."
"U.K. pound rally slows as wellThe euro is higher in forex trading against the U.S. dollar, but still has trouble getting through the 1.30 level. Indeed, recent attempts following good economic data in..."
"Euro forex trading forecastThe euro is gaining in currency trading on the FX market as some degree of risk appetite returns to the market. Even though there are some doubts about the global economy, t..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-07-26 09:33
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currency,
currency trading,
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economy,
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"Germany and Britain reported data with huge upside surprises. Stress tests performed on 91 European banks will begin to get reported today at 16:00 GMT (noon on the U.S. East Coast. Some S..."
"Germany and Britain reported data with huge upside surprises. Stress tests performed on 91 European banks will begin to get reported today at 16:00 GMT (noon on the U.S. East Coast. Some S..."
"I am happy to present a new design of the blog. It’s a part of the major redesign of the whole EarnForex sites. The new design still has so..."
"Currency trading with the euroThere is a risk rally going on right now on the currency market, sending the euro higher in forex trading. Most of the euro's gains today are coming as economic data show..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-07-23 09:24
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bank,
currency,
currency trading,
economy,
financial,
forex,
forex trade,
forex trading,
market,
rate,
report,
trading
"After two 25-basis point hikes of the Bank of Canada overnight interest rate target, such stands currently at 0.75%, a level that still represents considerable stimulus. One infers from tables i..."
"After two 25-basis point hikes of the Bank of Canada overnight interest rate target, such stands currently at 0.75%, a level that still represents considerable stimulus. One infers from tables i..."
"EUR/USD rose today above the yesterday’s open level as the macroeconomic reports from U.S. showed that the economy is recovering too slowly. Employment, housing and econ..."
"Disappointing earnings from Goldman Sachs and IBM are expected to send North American stock markets into negative territory at this morning’s open. A weaker-than-expected housing starts report i..."
"Forex Trading involves high risks, with the potential for substantial losses and is not suitable for all persons. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.USD: Expect More Hous..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-07-20 08:58
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currency,
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dollar trading,
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forex market,
forex trading,
gold,
hedging,
market,
point,
pound,
real estate,
report,
trading
"Wall Street futures point to a higher open on Monday as stocks appear set to recover from Friday’s sell-off. This week, 12 Dow components and 122 S&P 500 companies are set to report quarter..."
"The U.S. dollar fell to a 7 month low against the Japanese Yen this morning following another barrage of weak economic data. Consumer prices fell, foreign inflows decreased and the UMich consumer con..."
"EUR/USD extended its rally at the start of today’s trading session and reached highest level since May 5, but paired its gains and currently trades near the opening..."
"A 2.9% plunge in the Nikkei, its worst session in nearly six weeks, led a difficult day for Pacific Rim equities. Weakness in stocks reflected yesterday?s poor indications of U.S. manufacturing..."
"So much for a rate hike this yearOne of the hopes for the economy has been that the Fed will have reason to hike rates by the end of the year. However, with the release of the latest Fed minutes, it a..."
"The euro went down today at the start of the trading session against the dollar after industrial production in Europe expanded less than expected and Spanish fi..."
"A weaker-than-expected retail sales report took the steam out of the dollar on Wednesday despite an encouraging start to the so-called “earnings week” rally. The euro managed to climb abov..."
"Greenback higher in forex tradingThe U.S. dollar is retaining some of its strength in currency trading on the FX market with the news that retail sales were lower in June. Indeed, the news that U.S. c..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-07-14 10:04
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currencies,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
economy,
forex,
forex trading,
fx market,
market,
pound,
report,
retail sales,
trading
"Sterling heads higher in currency tradingThe U.K. pound is rallying today in forex trading on the currency market. An improving picture in the British economy is helping give the sterling a boost in c..."
"The US Commerce Department reported today that the US trade deficit widened by 4.8 percent in May to $42.3 billion. The increase in the deficit resulted from the fact that the gain in imports greatly..."
"Here are the top 3 things that could affect how currencies trade this week in order of importance:
1. U.S. Retail Sales Report
The most important event risk this week is the U.S. retail sales rep..."
"Moody?s paranoia of being forgotten decided to downgrade Portugal two notches to A1 this morning. This has given the Euro-zone sovereign debt crisis top-billing again, surpassing the disappointing ZEW..."
"Euro forex trading forecastLast night, Moody's downgraded Portugal's sovereign debt rating. This didn't come as much of a surprise, since Fitch and S&P had already done so. However, the move did s..."
"U.S. dollar weakens in currency tradingThe trade deficit increased to its widest level since November 2008, and that is having the effect of helping risk appetite on the FX market. Why? Because a wide..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-07-13 10:53
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currencies,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
economy,
forex,
forex trade,
forex trading,
fx market,
gold,
market,
oil,
report,
trading
"The Bank of Canada?s first rate increase of the cycle on June 1st was justified by evidence of economic recovery. Even though pausing in April, real GDP still expanded 5.0% annualized over the l..."
"With the second-quarter earnings reports for several large multi-nationals due for release this week, investors sat on the sidelines as oil fell to $74.63 a barrel in trading in Europe today. The tone..."
"The Office for National Statistics confirmed today that the UK economy grew 0.3 percent during the first quarter of the year. The ONS also revised growth figures for the second and third quarters of 2..."
"Analysts do not expect scheduled central bank meetings in Japan, Turkey, Thailand, Mexico or the Philippines to sanction a change in interest rates. Sweden’s Riksbank will be releasing min..."
"Stock futures fell today on Wall Street, suggesting the three-day rally is coming to an end. Investors appear to be erring on the side of caution with next week marking the beginning of the “ear..."
"Statistics Canada reported this morning that more than 93,200 jobs were created in the Canadian economy in June. This far surpasses the estimate of 15,000 new jobs. The result brought Canada’s n..."
"The dollar has risen 0.5% against the Swissy, 0.3% versus the yen, euro, and Aussie dollar, and 0.1% relative to the Canadian and New Zealand dollars. The dollar is stable against sterling and t..."
"EUR/USD currency pair extended its rally today for a third straight day as forecasts promise faster global economic growth, while the U.S. growth shows signs of slowdown. Whil..."
"Fundamentals could mean lower greenback in currency tradingThe U.S. dollar is down against the U.K. pound and the euro in forex trading today, thanks to the payrolls report. The news has been interest..."
"Greenback drops on the fundamentalsThe fundamentals are finally coming into focus for the U.S. dollar in forex trading, and the picture isn't pretty. The greenback is dropping as forex traders look fo..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-07-01 12:14
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dollar,
forex,
forex trade,
forex trading,
fx market,
home sales,
investment,
market,
point,
pound,
report,
trading
"Statistics Canada reported that after seven straight monthly increases, GDP remained unchanged in April. Retail trade fell during the month, but these losses were offset by increases in mining, wholes..."
"Oil fell to $76.79 in Europe today following yesterday’s stock market losses. News that Germany’s jobless rate declined to 7.5 per cent helped give European stocks a much-needed boost, alt..."
"EUR/USD currency pair dropped for a second day after yesterday’s report about growth of personal spending and income in the U.S. The home price index also brou..."
"Analysts were caught off guard today on news that Japan’s unemployment rose to 5.2 percent in May from 5.1 percent the previous month. It was expected that unemployment would actually fall sligh..."
"Equities plunged 4.6% in China following a revision to the economy’s index of leading economic indicators to 0.3% from 1.7% reported originally. This is a a recently developed indicator of..."
"Challenges remain for the euro in forex tradingThe euro continues to struggle in currency trading on the FX market, heading lower. While it is not plummeting as it was a few weeks ago, the euro still..."
"The dollar were rising today against the euro as the traders don’t expect that the forthcoming G-20 meeting would provide the agreement about the measures to&#..."
"Insight on the passing of financial regulation, with Jim Iuorio, TJM Institutional Services; Tim O'Brien, The Gold Report; Boris Schlossberg, GFT Forex; Peter Beutel, Cameron Hanover; and Anne Mulcahy..."
"The number of new claims for unemployment fell by 19,000 last week to 457,000 new claims. However, the number of people receiving extended benefits rose, indicating that while the economy is still she..."
"Marco Buti, head of the European Commission’s economics department, noted in a report today that a weaker euro could increase exports from the region. The euro has declined 14 percent against th..."
"U.S. dollar finds some strength in forex trading on risk aversionYesterday, the Fed issued its policy statement about the economy. Just a couple of months ago, the statement appeared almost optimistic..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-06-24 10:02
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currency,
dollar,
economy,
employment,
financial,
forex,
forex trading,
market,
point,
report,
trading
"Sterling gains in forex tradingThe U.K. pound spiked up above the 1.49 level against the U.S. dollar in currency trading today. The news came as a result of news of a split in sentiment with regard to..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-06-23 12:41
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bank,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
forex,
forex trading,
inflation,
market,
pound,
rate,
report,
trading
"There’s a report today in Australian press that Sonray Capital, one of Australia’s biggest IBs, has collapsed leaving more than 3,000 investors worrying for their money. In fact, Sonray we..."
"Yesterday I had a chance to take a glimpse at Forex Pros‘s Google Analytics report and I was surprised to see that for some time now they are enjoying more than 100k visitors a day (except weeke..."
"Fed may soften some of its forecast factors for the U.S. economyThe U.S. Federal Reserve Open Market Committee begins a two-day policy meeting today, and there is speculation about what will come out..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-06-22 10:26
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currency,
dollar,
economy,
financial,
forex,
forex trading,
market,
point,
rate,
report,
retail sales,
trading
"Possible plan to split euro into two currencies limits upsideThe euro is meeting with resistance today in forex trading as a new plan for the 16-nation currency begins to circulate. Rumors that the eu..."
"A check on equities, currencies and commodities, with Yra Harris, Praxis Trading; Boris Schlossberg, GFT Forex; Stephen Schork, The Schork Report; and Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times."
"The euro erased its yesterday’s losses against the U.S. dollar as Spanish bond auction alleviated fears of the European debt crisis, while the dollar was weakened b..."
"The British pound received a boost from the monthly retail sales report showing that sales rose 0.6 percent in May. This beat predictions of just 0.1 percent, and helped push the pound to $1.4820 at 1..."
"Throughout 2010, I have continuously reported on the apparent inevitability of the Chinese Yuan appreciation. That the currency still remains firmly fixed in place against the Dollar is a testament no..."
"European debt issues arise againThe euro is heading lower in forex trading on the currency market as Spain is back in the spotlight. After adopting austerity measures, and inspiring some hope in world..."
"Less than a week after holding the benchmark lending rate at 0.5 percent, there is talk in some quarters that the Bank of England will soon be forced to reverse its policy of record low interest rates..."
"Within hours of claiming that it was in significantly better shape than Greece and would therefore not need a bailout, Spain was forced to increase premiums in order to auction 5.2 billion euros (US$6..."
"Aussie drops, but recovers in forex tradingThe Reserve Bank of Australia released the minutes of its most recent meeting, and it appears that monetary tightening is on hold. The speed of the global ec..."
"Japan, Switzerland, Turkey, Mexico and Chile hold central bank interest rate meetings. The last may implement an initial rate hike, while the others are not expected to modify policy. The..."
"Stephen Schork, The Schork Report; John Doody, Gold Stock Analyst; Joe Moglia, TD Ameritrade; and Boris Schlossberg, GFT"
"EUR/USD in currency tradingThe euro continues to recover in forex trading on the currency market today. Last week, the euro began finding support in forex trading as European debt fears began to subsi..."
"Spain’s economy ministry said on Friday it had not made a request for economic aid from the European Union, after a newspaper report that the EU was preparing to activate a package in case Madri..."
"There was a strange report in an Israeli newspaper this week about Easy Forex’s Israeli branch starting to introduce local clients to Citi: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t..."
"The euro extended its rally for a third day as growing Chinese exports suggested that an impact of the European troubles on the global economic recovery mi..."
"The US Federal Reserve Beige Book report shows that overall, economic activity improved in the US last month. Consumer and business spending both increased in May and the job market also registered a..."
"Euro in forex tradingThe euro made it past the 1.20 level in forex trading earlier today. The 16-nation currency is not much above the 1.20 level, but it has recovered to above that mark, and that is..."
"Euro could go lower still in currency tradingUpheaval in Europe continues today. Spanish workers are striking against austerity measures, and the latest German trade news is not exactly encouraging. W..."
"Euro continues to struggling in forex tradingEven though the euro is higher in forex trading against the U.S. dollar today, the 16-nation currency continues to struggle. The euro remains below the 1.2..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-06-08 09:51
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currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
economy,
forex,
forex market,
forex trading,
market,
point,
report,
trade balance,
trading
"Euro struggles in forex tradingThe euro continues to struggle in forex trading on the currency market. The euro began a slide late last week with news out of Hungary. However, the euro has found some..."
"Stock markets in Asia and Europe opened lower Monday as investors paused to reflect on the possibility of a “second-dip” recession. The FTSE 100 declined by 1.6% in its opening minutes, wh..."
"Central bank interest rate policy meetings are scheduled next week in Euroland, Great Britain, South Korea, Brazil, New Zealand, and Peru. The Fed Beige book arrives, Chairman Bernanke is one of seve..."
"The Non-Farm Payroll employment report for May shows an increase of 431,000 new hires for the month. This was fewer than the 536,000 predicted and a closer look reveals that of the 431,000 new positio..."
"The move lower in the EUR yesterday was driven by various sources. Currency sales desks had five reasons to choose from while dealers pared some positions before this morning?s supposedly ?juiced? cen..."
"Can the G20 bolster confidence in the economy?This weekend, finance officials from the G20 are meeting in South Korea to discuss the global economy. There are concerns that issues in Europe could hamp..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-06-03 11:55
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currencies,
currency,
dollar,
economy,
finance,
financial,
forex,
forex trading,
market,
pound,
report,
trading
"Currency trading with EUR/USDOriginally, it looked like a pretty bad day for risk. Markets in Asia dropped as Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigned, and European markets moved lower. The eur..."
"Currency trading with EUR/USDRisk aversion is high on the news out of Europe today. French debt is in danger of a downgrade, and numbers out of Germany regarding employment are disappointing. On top o..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-06-01 09:49
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currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
employment,
forex,
forex trade,
forex trading,
gold,
market,
point,
report,
trading
"Interest rates expected to remain steadyThe Australian dollar is turning lower in currency trading on the FX market today as interest rates are expected to remain steady for some time. Today, RBA Gove..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-06-01 09:29
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aussie,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
economy,
forex,
forex trading,
fx market,
inflation,
market,
point,
rate,
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trading
"The coming week has a very crowded data calendar, central bank meetings in Australia, Canada, Thailand, Hungary, Indonesia and the Philippines, and Monday holiday closures in the United States and Gre..."
"Greetings everyone!
I’ve got some news to report here. I’ve decided to re-open the old RangeTrader forum and rechristen it as the Forex Roboteer Forum to reflect the fact..."
"EUR/USD currency pair experiences volatility today as both the dollar and the euro encountered some hardship. The euro was weakened by speculation that Germany may ban na..."
"The US Commerce Department released the latest consumer spending results this morning which showed that spending remained flat in April compared to an expected increase of 0.3 percent. This is the fir..."
"The US Labor Department reported that the number of new jobless claimants fell last week to 460,000. Despite the decrease of about 14,000 from the previous week, this was still higher than expected an..."
"EUR/USD is going up after China declined the report that it’s reviewing its euro-denominated assets, improving an outlook for the euro, and after reports from U.S. showe..."
"Finextra reports:
Portware, the leading provider of highly integrated, multi-asset algorithmic trading solutions has become the latest forex platform provider to integrate with Traiana’s Harmon..."
"Euro forex trading forecastThe euro continues to lose ground in forex trading. Even though the OECD is reporting an improved forecast for economic growth in 2010 and 2011, the euro is not gaining. Con..."
"EUR/USD declined today amid signs of economic growth in U.S. and concerns for European economic stability. The central bank in Spain took over the savings bank CajaS..."
"Chinese leaders assert themselves in terms of yuan re-valuationOne of the sticking points between the U.S. and China is the value of the yuan. The Chinese keep the yuan low against the U.S. dollar in..."
"Currency markets have become very sensitive to the possibility of central bank intervention. A 1.4% recovery of the Aussie dollar against the greenback is being attributed to possible buying by..."
"I doubt this will become Forex related, but just in case…
First of all if you find this interesting you can start by reading the 151 pages long CFTC’s report on the May 6th market crash ev..."
"EUR/USD rose today for a second day after EU leaders promised that budget cut won’t destroy the economy of the Euro-zone and on unfavorable changes in pro..."
"Forex trading with the U.K. poundThe sterling is dropping in currency trading on the forex market as monetary officials consider their options. Even though the U.K. pound got a boost in forex trading..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-05-18 09:34
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cable,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
forex,
forex market,
forex trading,
inflation,
market,
pound,
report,
trading
"Euro gains against the U.S. dollar in currency tradingWhile some think that the euro is overvalued in forex trading, the 16-nation currency is nevertheless making a recovery attempt. The euro is highe..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-05-18 09:28
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currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
finance,
forex,
forex trading,
fx market,
market,
rate,
report,
trading
"The weekly CFTC Speculative Positioning Report for May 7th , and only released on Friday, again shows that the EUR net shorts have reached new lows (-18b EUR?s). The net long dollar positions increase..."
"Sterling drops dramatically on news that the Labour Party went crazy ahead of power changeIt looks as though the outgoing Labour Party in Britain went on something of a spending spree with public mone..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-05-17 10:37
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currencies,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
forex,
forex trading,
fx market,
market,
pound,
report,
trading
"EUR/USD fell today below 1.2500 prompting speculation about future parity between the dollar and the euro. The future of the common European currency looks really grim am..."
"U.S. dollar strength increases in currency tradingThe euro continues to fall in forex trading as the news out of the euro zone prompts risk aversion. Indeed, the euro looks to be in rough shape right..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-05-14 11:33
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bank,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
finance,
forex,
forex trading,
fx market,
market,
point,
report,
trading
"Currency trading with the New Zealand dollarThe kiwi is dropping in forex trading on the currency market today as global troubles threaten to delay interest rate hikes. Also contributing to the drop i..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-05-14 11:27
Taggar:
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
financial,
forex,
forex trading,
kiwi,
market,
rate,
report,
trading
"Analysis of the euro & dollar trade and what's driving most European currencies lower, as well as the outlook for oil and precious metals, with Boris Schlossberg Director Of Currency Research GFT Fore..."
"Euro zone troubles continue to weaken the 16-nation currencyThe U.S. dollar continues to gain strength against the euro in forex trading. The news out of Europe, with Spain, and then Portugal announci..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-05-13 11:21
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bank,
bull,
currencies,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
employment,
forex,
forex trading,
fx market,
gold,
market,
rate,
report,
spread,
trading
"In my last post, I reported that the markets were incredibly bearish on the Euro, due to concerns that the Greek debt crisis could neither be mitigated nor contained. By following up on this report wi..."
"Sterling can't gain traction in currency tradingConservative Prime Minister David Cameron is coming to office with budget cuts on his mind and he prepares to lead a government coalition with Liberal D..."
"Hotspot, one of the largest institutional forex ECNs and liquidity providers, just reported record levels of volumes for April 2010. Hotspot’s average daily trading volume for April was around $..."
"Canada?s dollar rallied the most since November on a government report showing a record increase in employment last month.
The nation?s economy gained 108,700 jobs in April after an increase of 17,900..."
"It's rare when an employment report takes the backseat to other news, with Boris Schlossberg, GFT Forex and CNBC's Rick Santelli."
"EUR/USD extended its slump today for the fourth consecutive day. The report nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased, just at slower pace, supported the U.S. curre..."
"U.S. dollar retains strength in currency tradingThe euro forex trading forecast remains somewhat bleak, with troubles in Europe refusing to subside. The ECB announced that it would leave interest rate..."
"The ADP Payroll report released this morning shows that private companies in the US created 32,000 new jobs in April. This is the largest monthly increase since January 2008 and suggests that companie..."
"Currency trading with the Australian dollarThe Australian dollar has been struggling recently in currency trading on the FX market. However, the Aussie is bouncing back in forex trading. Employment ga..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-05-05 10:53
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aussie,
currency,
currency trade,
currency trading,
dollar,
employment,
forex,
forex trading,
fx market,
market,
report,
trading
"Activity in manufacturing was robust last month in both the United States and euro area according to their respective purchasing manager surveys. In a scale where readings above 50 connote incre..."
"Currency trading on the FX marketOver the weekend, a bailout for Greece was finally decided upon. This bailout represents the biggest bailout of a country ever. The European Union and the Internationa..."
"The euro went up against the U.S. dollar today but a portion of this growth was later erased by the not as good as expected fundamental values from U.S. The..."
"Greenback lower on economic reportThe U.S. dollar is weakening in currency trading on the FX market today. The greenback is lower in forex trading on the most recent economic report. Even though Quart..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-04-30 11:23
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analysis,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
forex,
forex trading,
fx market,
gold,
market,
point,
report,
trading
"CME Group, one of the world’s largest futures and options exchanges, reported that first-quarter total revenues for 2010 increased 7 percent to $693 million and operating income increased 7 perc..."
"Forex trading with GBP/USDThe sterling can't seem to get ahead in currency trading on the FX market. Even though the FTSE 100 is doing well right now, the pound remains down in forex trading. Indeed..."
"EUR/USD went down today hitting its daily chart support level as the fundamental reports from the United States showed that the situation is improving there. Both consumer confiden..."
"George Papandreou has his work cut out for him. He faces the IMF and European Union debt cuts proposals and Greek angry voters in a deal nobody wants to make but it appears to be the only solution fo..."
"Greece has requested that the financial bail-out plan currently being discussed by the Eurozone and IMF be put into place. The request comes just one day after it was revealed that Greece’s defi..."
"EUR/USD continued its fall today during the early Forex trading session but then managed to go up above the opening level as Greece adopted a bail-out plan offered by the..."
"Currency trading with USD/JPYForex trading with the U.S. dollar should consider that it is higher against the Japanese yen right now, thanks to the speculation that the U.S. monetary policy makers are..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-04-23 11:42
Taggar:
currencies,
currency,
currency trade,
currency trading,
dollar,
economy,
forex,
forex trade,
forex trading,
market,
pound,
report,
trading
"The banking reporting season next week is expected to be positive, says Jeremy Hook, investment director at TMS Capital. He speaks to Kathy Lien, director of currency research at GFT Forex and CNBC's..."
"The 32-page quarterly policy report from Canada’s central bank reiterates many points made two days ago in the post-meeting policy announcement. But a number of additional revelations were..."
"As Greece continues its negotiations for an emergency bailout with the IMF and the Eurozone, the European Union’s statistics office has announced that Greece’s deficit is much higher than..."
"Loonie ready to take on greenback in forex tradingFor the last few days, the Canadian dollar has continued in currency trading to trade near parity with the U.S. dollar. The loonie appears to be gathe..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-04-21 13:13
Taggar:
currencies,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
economy,
forex,
forex trading,
fx market,
loonie,
market,
rate,
report,
trading
"The dollar gained 0.8% against the yen overnight but otherwise has fallen 1.2% against the Australian dollar, 0.8% versus sterling, 0.7% against the Canadian dollar, 0.5% relative to the kiwi, and by..."
"Greenback gains in currency tradingThe U.S. dollar is heading higher in forex trading this morning as risk aversion sets in. Indeed, investors are wary right now as the Iceland volcano eruption disrup..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-04-19 09:35
Taggar:
aussie,
cable,
currencies,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
financial,
forex,
forex trading,
fx market,
gold,
market,
report,
trading
"Every few months you can find alarming reports in the Russian press about the Russian Federal government regulation authorities who aim to put a stop to Forex trading. A regulatory body called Federal..."
"The dollar continued to rise versus the euro today as the European problems with Greece prove to be rather unresolvable in the near-term period. Meanwhile, some..."
"Online foreign exchange brokerage CMS Forex has been hit with a suit claiming that its VT Trader 2.0 software infringes a pair of patents for technology that automatically resizes images to fit into a..."
"U.S. dollar could remain weak in forex trading in the futureThe U.S. debt situation is likely to contribute to inflation in the coming years, potentially weakening the U.S. dollar in forex trading. Fo..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-04-16 10:50
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currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
economy,
forex,
forex trading,
fx market,
inflation,
market,
point,
rate,
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trading
"EUR/USD went down today before the a group of important macroeconomic reports were released. After release, the currency pair corrected up slightly. It’s now trading near 1.3..."
"Is Bernanke holding the dollar back?There have been some concerns about Ben Bernanke's refusal to raise interest rates. Indeed, there are worries that Bernanke is in denial about the improvements made..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-04-15 09:33
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"The Federal Reserve report – known as the Beige Book – shows that economic activity increased in eleven of the twelve regions surveyed. The lone hold-out was the St. Louis region, but this..."
"It seems that two days can’t go by after I’ve finally flattered Saxo Bank and them being accused of something that may actually prevent me from eating my hat (Chris – take your hat b..."
"Consumer prices moved slightly higher in March, rising 0.1 percent on increases in energy and food items. Core inflation which excludes energy and food, remained unchanged for the reporting period.
Ov..."
"The formerly high-flying trader says he bilked more than 1,000 investors of at least $190 million in a currency fraud – Star Tribune reports.
Minneapolis money manager Trevor Cook, who rose from..."
"Retail sales unable to boost greenback in forex tradingThe U.S. dollar is down in currency trading on the FX market this morning as forex traders look for higher returns. Even the improved retail sale..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-04-14 09:34
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"Japan?s bonds rose, snapping a two-day loss, after a Bank of Japan report showed producer prices dropped for a 15th-consecutive month, reinforcing the case for the bank to keep interest rates near zer..."
"Australian business confidence held in March close to its highest level in almost eight years as companies reported a surge in forward orders that suggests the economy is weathering higher central ba..."
"Risk appetite in the U.S. could affect the euro in forex tradingThe next move regarding Greece is likely to affect the euro in forex trading -- and it may rely on U.S. investors' desire for risk appet..."
"USD/CAD pressured in currency tradingThe forex trading forecast expects to see the loonie test parity with the U.S. dollar again rather soon. Right now, it appears that Canadian trade is returning to..."
"The euro has strengthened significantly over the past 24 hours as EU officials finalize a prescription for Greece. Here are the details:
1) bilateral loans from European governments for 3 years
2) up..."
"The hoopla surrounding the semi-annual release of the Treasury’s currency report has been awkwardly resolved. As a result of Chinese Prime Minister Hu Jintao’s last minute decision to part..."
"U.S. dollar re-asserts itself in currency tradingEarlier today, the euro saw a rally in forex trading as details of a Greek bailout plan were announced. Greece will be able to borrow up to 30 billion..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-04-12 10:49
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"In the second week of April, British political parties unveil their election manifestos, the U.S. and Canada report trade data, the Bank of Japan holds a quarterly Branch Managers meeting, and E..."
"Oil prices for May delivery jumped to $86.23 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange this morning, as an increase in demand for energy, and signs of a rebounding US economy..."
"Saxo Bank, an online trading and investment bank and Europe’s largest FX broker, has announced today its financial results for 2009. The full financial report is embedded below and it’s an..."
"Currency trading with the euroThe euro continues to struggle in forex trading on the currency market. Earlier, as it appeared the Greece could succumb to its debt, ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet as..."
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday that the US payrolls had increased by 162,000 jobs in March, this was fewer than analysts had estimated by around 30,000 less jobs. The unemployment rate..."
"For the last three months of 2009, the economy for the eurozone registered no growth at all over the previous quarter. Year-over-year, the combined economies of the countries using the Euro currency..."
"Will an yuan revaluation come next?The People's Bank of China is making moves to tighten monetary policy in an effort to curb some of its recent explosive growth. Indeed, the PBOC announced that it wi..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-04-07 10:31
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economy,
forex,
forex trade,
forex trading,
inflation,
rate,
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"Fed is likely to keep rates low for a whileYesterday, the Fed released the minutes of its March 16th meeting. These minutes showed that nearly everyone agreed that rates should remain low for an "..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-04-07 10:25
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"Now that everyone?s back, we can get on with further pressurizing the EUR. Greek bonds, this morning, are trading under pressure due to speculation that ?the? plan for EU and IMF assistance in reducin..."
"Canadian dollar makes a push for 1.00 in forex tradingEarlier today in currency trading on the forex market, the loonie touched 1.00 against the U.S. dollar, reaching parity for the first time since J..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-04-06 09:55
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report,
trading
"EUR/USD went up slightly today, showing both upward and downward volatility before the U.S. fundamental reports hinted some continued improvement in the economy. After the rep..."
"In a move intended to give China more leeway with its exchange rate policy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner will delay a report expected by Congress on April 15th. The report is a critical..."
"With half the trading world on holiday, it?s been a slow news day with filler trying to generate enthusiasm after the US?s somewhat solid employment report on Friday. Even Geithner has decided not to..."
"The dollar surged after the non-farm payrolls report because job growth excluding census workers was very strong.
With the absence of U.S. equity traders, we did not see the risk rally that tends to..."
"Markets are closed today for Good Friday in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, India, Singapore, the Philippines, Latin America and Canada. The U.S. stock market will not open; however..."
"Forex trading with the greenbackThe U.S. dollar is higher in currency trading on the FX market this morning, thanks to the news that the U.S. economy added jobs. Indeed, the U.S. saw the biggest boost..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-04-02 10:01
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currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
dollar trade,
economy,
forex,
forex trading,
fx market,
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trading
"Forex trading forecast for the U.K. poundThe sterling has dropped slightly in forex trading today as the U.S. dollar gains ground. After the employment report in the U.S., showing an increase in job t..."
"On this first day of the new quarter, which happens to also be Mourning Thursday and the day before the U.S. March jobs report, the dollar has eased 0.4% against sterling and the Canadian dollar but r..."
"Private payroll services company ADP, released its monthly unemployment report which showed that companies in the US reduced payrolls by 23,000 in March. This figure differs wildly from a survey of ec..."
"German labor data helps the euro in forex tradingThe euro is gaining in forex trading as German labor data comes back strong. This news is helpful to a euro zone that has been looking for good news si..."
"Employment data sends greenback lower in currency tradingThe U.S. dollar is losing steam in forex trading on the currency market today as investors consider the latest jobs data. The ADP report indica..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-03-31 08:14
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consumer confidence,
currencies,
currency,
currency trading,
dollar,
economy,
employment,
forex,
forex trading,
fx market,
market,
report,
trading
"Home prices in the 20 US cities surveyed by the S&P/Case-Shiller index, unexpectedly rose in January. Overall, the index rose 0.3 percent over December adding further to the case that the economy..."
"Currency market and economic dataImportant economic data is due to be released today -- data that is likely to affect the currency market. Yesterday, news of consumer spending increases in February he..."
"Forex trading with the U.K. poundSterling is seeing gains in currency trading on the FX market this morning, thanks to some favorable data, and the fact that there is a bit of a return to risk appetit..."
Blog:
Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-03-29 10:25
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"The main moving force behind today’s EUR/USD recovery could be not the worse-than-expected U.S. GDP data or the better-than-expected consumer sentiment report, but rather the..."
"European Union leaders have put forward a financial aid package for Greece reported to be worth ?22 billion (US$29.3 billion). The euro gained more than half a cent on the US dollar to $1.3364, after..."
"Euro forex trading forecastEuropean leaders are in the midst of a summit right now, hammering out policy and making deals. And, while Greece isn't officially on the agenda, it's hard to imagine that i..."
"The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has reportedly signed a deal to import up to AUD$80 billion (USD$73 billion) in natural gas from Australia. As demand for energy grows in China, it..."
"Euro selloff on the currency marketThe euro is struggling in forex trading right now, thanks to a number of developments in the European debt drama. Between Greece, and now Portugal, the euro zone has..."
"The dollar rose against the euro today as the U.S. stock markets went up despite the minor fall in the existing home sales. The Richmond Fed index on the&#..."
"Forex trading forecast for the U.S. dollarThere are some already bemoaning the death of the U.S. dollar due to the recent passage of the health reform bill. However, these prognostications might be a..."
"Describing Greece’s economy as being in a “vicious circle”, the Bank of Greece predicted that the country’s economy will contract at a greater rate, and to a larger degree, tha..."
"Can the euro zone remain intact through all of this?The euro continues to struggle in forex trading on the currency market as the problems in Greece continue weighing on the euro zone. European Union..."
"EUR/USD tested its new maximum level since February 9 and then retraced below the daily open level on bad PPI report and mixed oil inventories reports. The maximum has been se..."
"Canada today reported a strong 1.4% increase in labor productivity last quarter, the best quarterly gain since the first quarter of 1998. Trouble is that lift still was not as big as the 1.8% no..."
"The dollar is down 0.3% against the kiwi and sterling, 0.2% against the Canadian and Swiss currencies, and off 0.1% against the euro and Aussie dollar. It firmed 0.1% against the yen, EU F..."
"Home sales in Canada continued to increase in February with new monthly sales records being set in Ontario and Quebec. In total, the Canadian Real Estate Association reported 36,275 homes were sold la..."
"Sterling in forex tradingCurrency trading on the FX market should consider that the sterling is dropping as traders consider the latest warning from Moody's. The credit rating agency issued warnings t..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-03-15 09:35
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currency,
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economy,
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"Following up on my last post, I want to use this post to write about the long side of the carry trade- specifically the Australian Dollar. The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) observed in a rec..."
"The EUR/USD currency pair reached its maximum level since February 11th today before the report on the retail sales was released in U.S. It showed a better than expected..."
"U.S. Retail Sales increased more than expected in February. According to the Commerce Department, consumers pushed sales higher by 0.3 percent, while sales excluding automobiles, rose 0.8 percent.
?Th..."
"Statistics Canada delivered more positive news for the Canadian economy today, with the release of last month’s employment report. According to the agency, Canada created 60,000 full-time positi..."
"Boost comes from sovereign debt fear abatement, U.S. retail salesThe euro is heading higher in forex trading on the currency market today as things improve in terms of global economic data. Helping th..."
"Kathy Lien - The U.S. labor market report was released this morning and the data was much better than everyone had anticipated. Who Has Lost More Jobs - Men or Women?By: Kathy Lien The U..."
"The Royal Bank of Canada – the country’s largest financial institution – released a report today predicting that Canada’s economy will grow by 3/1 percent this year, followed b..."
"One of the pitfalls of forex blogging (or all financial reporting for that matter) is that it’s inherently after-the fact. In other words, any information about the past – while relevant &..."
"Currency trading with the Swiss francThe Swiss National Bank appears to be intervening -- albeit it on a very small level -- in forex trading again. The SNB has been intervening on occasion since last..."
"We just created a new trading strategy. If you are interested in receiving this FREE REPORT, please sign up by visiting BKForex Advisors and using this link for the Session Based Forex Breakout Tradi..."
"German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker called for urgent regulation of credit-default swaps to shore up the euro area and prevent a rerun of the Greek financ..."
"Highlights from the data calendar next week are Japanese GDP (first revision), industrial production in Britain and Euroland, U.S. retail sales, Canadian and Australian monthly labor market reports, a..."
"The U.S. labor market report was released this morning and the data was much better than everyone had anticipated. Following the warning from Larry Summers that the storms in the Northeast could have..."
"U.S. employers cut a smaller than expected 36,000 jobs in February, leaving the unemployment rate unchanged at 9.7 percent, according to a government report on Friday which said it was unclear how sev..."
"German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the Greek government?s announcement of additional budget-deficit cuts is a ?courageous step? that?s already yielding results.
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreo..."
"USD/JPY is on a tear this morning following the better than expected jobless claims report. I think traders are relieved that the deterioration in the labor market can officially be blamed on Mr. Fros..."
"GFT wins Australia's top CFD awardCanstar Cannex Read the Canstar Cannex ratings Report Here GFT Gold/Silver - Dealbook 360 offers the low brokerage fees (Gold - $8 or 0.08%). Full comprehensive feat..."
"Fed Beige Book shows improvement in 9 out of 12 districtsThe U.S. economy is showing improvement, and that is providing a backdrop for a strong dollar in forex trading. Indeed, reports from the Fed's..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-03-04 09:03
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"Aside from the fact that Lawrence Summers, who is Obama’s Economic Advisor was a former Treasury Secretary, what does he really know about last month’s non-farm payrolls report? On the ev..."
"I was on Fox Business this afternoon talking about the overstretched positions in the euro and British pound as well as the outlook for the ECB, BoE and Non-farm payrolls report
If the video doesnR..."
"The relative positions of the U.S. and Euroland economies remained little changed in February as seen in the right-most column of the table below. Reported manufacturing PMIs on Monday revealed..."
"The dollar continued to fall versus the euro this Wednesday despite positive data provided by the monthly ISM non-manufacturing report, as, once again, news involving Greece a..."
"The ADP Employment Report showed that the US lost 20,000 jobs in February, down significantly from the 60,000 lost in January. The result was inline with expectations.
The private payroll company̵..."
"Euro in forex tradingThe euro is firming in forex trading against the U.S. dollar this morning as Greece announces an austerity plan. The announcement of a plan comes despite concerns by the Greek pop..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-03-03 08:39
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"I was on the Business News Network this morning talking about my reaction to the Australian rate hike, the IMF’s report on Chinese Yuan undervaluation and my outlook for the Canadian rate decisi..."
"The dollar pared much of the euro’s advance from last week as several reports in the U.S. indicated that economic improvements in the country are far more..."
"With mixed to slightly better than expected U.K. economic data, traders may be scratching their heads about why the British pound has collapsed more than 300 pips this morning. Here are a couple of re..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-03-01 11:27
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"The U.S. dollar posted its sharpest decline versus the euro today despite a gross domestic product report published today showed growth in the North American economy for ..."
"Crude oil is poised for the biggest monthly advance since October as the U.S. economy starts to recover and fuel inventories fall.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said this week the U.S. econ..."
"Seems that not all brokers share the same surge in volumes and activity that is recently seen across the board (thanks CFTC). Financial services firm London Capital Group Holdings Plc (LCG.L) reported..."
"Heraldsun.com.au - Kathy LienDollar down on US jobless claims Initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US rose by 22,000 to a seasonally adjusted 496,000 in the week ended February 20, the US..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-02-26 11:19
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aussie dollar,
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durable goods,
employment,
forex,
goods orders,
manufacture,
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trading
"Next week, the first in March, features the release of the monthly U.S. labor force survey, revised Euroland GDP, a quarterly corporate survey from Japan’s Finance Ministry, numerous purchasing..."
"The dollar allowed the euro to retreat slightly after the Eurozone currency reached the lowest level in 2010 versus the greenback, as unemployment figures and&#..."
"Moody’s Investor Service on Thursday indicated that it may lower Japan’s credit rating outlook to negative if the government doesn’t do more to address concerns over the nation’..."
"fxstreet’s Francesc reported that CFTC has received 5,500 comments from brokers and traders. And all I can say is that this is a massive disappointment. I expected US traders to actually act on..."
"Sterling continues to tank against the dollar in forex tradingThe British economy may require more quantitative easing, according to some policymakers. While it is far from a foregone conclusion, the..."
"Market prices for commodities – particularly metals and energy – fell on Tuesday as investors digested the latest economic news. News from the Eurozone countries has been especially worris..."
"The U.S. currency continued to climb versus the euro despite mixed data being published today in North America, with some considerably bad figures as consumer confidence slump..."
"The S&P / Case-Schiller home index report showed that home prices in 20 US cities rose for the seventh consecutive month in December. The increase was 0.3 percent over the November result but sti..."
"Weather will play havoc with market data over the next few weeks. Next month?s NFP report is expected to bring a few surprises after Feb.?s unexpected snow dump along the Easter sea board. This mornin..."
"The ?China Bears? are at it again with one prominent member of the club ? Marc Faber ? even suggesting that the Chinese economy could ?decelerate very substantially in 2010 and could even crash?. Fabe..."
"The price of oil has risen to a six-week high as reports of a rescue for debt-laden Greece lifted the euro and helped push the US dollar lower.
A weaker dollar makes oil cheaper for buyers in other cu..."
"Ok, the market was shocked. Despite telegraphing the discount rate move in last weeks minutes, Capital markets found it difficult to deal with Bernanke?s? timing of delivery. This week ?the sober asse..."
"Currency trading with the greenbackThe euro is posting gains again in forex trading today. Last week, the euro saw a bit of a rally as it corrected the fact that it has been oversold. However, even th..."
"Most of the recent volatility in inflation has been caused by energy. Canadian non-energy consumer prices, reported today, rose 1.3% both in the year to January 2010 and the 12 months to Septemb..."
"The dollar outperformed virtually all of the 16 main traded currencies as domestic reports ranging from manufacturing to housing showed better than expected numbers for t..."
"Sterling falls in forex tradingToday, employment data was released in Britain, showing continued deterioration in the situation. The sterling is falling in forex trading as a result, and concerns cont..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-02-17 10:55
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trading
"Confirming its pledge to deal with the country’s chronic deflation, Japan’s finance minister announced a policy target of 1% growth for 2010. Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa confi..."
"Reserve Bank of Australia likely to raise rates soonThe risk trade is seeing a little bit of success today in currency trading, but risk appetite is not exactly the only thing going for the Aussie rig..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-02-16 09:01
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rate,
report,
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trading
"Currency trading on the FX marketMany are wondering what China's recent moves to stymie growth may do to currency trading on the FX market. And, indeed, with China poised to become the next economic s..."
"Currency trading on the FX marketEven though U.S. markets are closed for the day, there are still things happening in forex trading. Indeed, the FX market is a global market, so there is plenty going..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-02-15 11:15
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report,
trading
"The EUR/USD currency pair is ending this week posting a decline as economic data published in Europe was again less optimistic than in the U.S., after retail sales a..."
"The German economy failed to grow at all in the last three months of the year, with GDP unchanged compared with the previous quarter.
Meanwhile, France reported a 0.6% rise in GDP for the same three-m..."
"France has promised the German government that it will support Bundesbank President Axel Weber in the race to succeed Jean-Claude Trichet at the helm of the European Central Bank, German weekly Der Sp..."
"Greenback higher in currency tradingThe U.S. dollar is solid today in forex trading on the currency market as a number of factors come into play. First of all, spending in December turns out to have b..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-02-12 12:16
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"The U.S. dollar pared losses versus the euro today despite the negative numbers brought by a trade balance report published today, since the Greek crisis is still the..."
"On a day when the Fed released a testimonial statement of what Chairman Bernanke had planned to announce about how the policy stance will be reined in, the Bank of England’s published quarterly..."
"Billionaire investor George Soros, who made $1 billion in 1992 correctly betting against the British pound, said he expects Greece will be able to remain in the euro region.
?I?m actually confident G..."
"Okay, so you?ve set up your history data and completed your backtest using Metatrader Strategy Tester. Now let?s look at the results.
There are four tabs to look through: Report, Graph, Results, and..."
"Although Greece constitutes just 2.65% of the euro area economy, it is understandable why the Greek debt crisis rattled the region’s other markets. One element of Greece’s problems..."
"Last month, I reported on how anticipation is (was) building towards a revaluation of the Chinese Yuan (RMB), confidently stating that “The only questions are when, how and to what extent.”..."
"Currency trading toolsOne of the things you can do to help find trends for EUR/USD in forex trading is to look at equities. The way that equities perform often correlates to how well the euro does in..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-02-09 09:33
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"The G-7 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers that starts today in northern Canada may break with the tradition of releasing a formal statement of common agreement and intention. Cent..."
"I was on the Business News Network talking about this morning’s U.S. and Canadian employment reports. Click on the image to access the video:
"
"The US Labor Department announced that the Non-Farm Payroll report for January, indicates that the number of employed Americans rose by 541,000. The increase lowered the unemployment rate to 9.7 perce..."
"The Canadian dollar gained 0.1 percent on its US counterpart by 7:15 a.m. in Toronto on Friday to C$1.0730 from C$1.0744 yesterday. The loonie receive a boost on a jobs report from Statistics Canada s..."
"This is the first online retail forex volume survey report for 2010. Last report was released in August and estimated $118 Billion in daily traded volume.
Many things happened since and I made a few i..."
"The U.S. currency climbed again versus the euro even if reports published today in North America weren’t surprisingly optimistic, as the Eurozone economic struggle is th..."
"The dollar, yen and JGB yields are up. Stocks and commodities are lower. Markets await several central bank policy decisions and fret about long-term fiscal problems in Greece and other co..."
"It hasn’t taken other capital markets technology firms too long to realize Cognotec is a hell of a bargain. Latest news has it that First Derivatives, a Newry Ireland based global provider of so..."
"Euro lower in forex trading against the U.S. dollarGreece has announced a reform package that includes higher taxes in order to try and get the country back on the right track fiscally. Euro zone lead..."
"Despite the initial fireworks touched off by a series of proposals to tighten global banking regulations, the 2010 version of the Davos World Economic Forum ended on a muted note. Even the latest grow..."
"Forex trading forecast for the greenbackThe forex trading forecast for the greenback continues to look strong. Indeed, the U.S. dollar has been performing rather well against other major currencies in..."
"U.S. dollar pummels U.K. pound in forex tradingFiscal concerns are causing trouble for the sterling in currency trading on the FX market today. Even though data is improving in Britain, fiscal concern..."
"The dollar touched a new record for 2010 versus the euro as a quarterly gross domestic product report published today surprised traders with actual figures coming conside..."
"The euro traded for the first time in 2010 below $1.40 as the Federal Reserve stated on its interest rates decision report today that the multiple economic sect..."
"Last Friday, the CFTC released their weekly report of futures positioning. According to the data, which was as of last Tuesday, short positions in the Japanese Yen hit the highest levels since August..."
"Forex trading volume has finally recovered after the wave of deleveraging caused the market to contract back in April 2009. Earlier this week central banks from around the world released their semi-a..."
"EUR/USD declined today after a 2-day consolidation on Forex as the traders sold the pair on expectations of the important macroeconomic reports which were to..."
"Another interesting article about forex reserves."Foreign exchange reserves rose by $3.16 billion in the week ending January 18, 2008 taking the total reserves to a record $284.98 billion. Money marke..."