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PMI Comparisons: Significant U.S. Versus Euroland Advantage Maintained


"The differential between the U.S. and euro zone purchasing manager service-sector indices widened by 1.4 points last month, more than offsetting an 0.9-point narrowing of the advantage in manufacturin..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2012-02-03 18:07
Taggar: point, spread

Dukascopy Morning Forex Overview


"Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis EUR “The widely-spread fear that the euro zone’s biggest economy could now also be caught by the crisis virus has been soothed” - Carsten Brzeski, an..."

Blog: Alan's Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2012-01-26 10:36
Taggar: analysis, dukascopy, economy, fundamental analysis, spread

EUR move Exaggerated?


"The market needs an extended break to digest what was dumped on her late Friday and Martin Luther King Day in the US gives us that opportunity. The decision by S&P to downgrade the sovereign rati..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2012-01-16 13:27
Taggar: market, spread

myfxbook launches a spreads comparison engine


"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..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2012-01-10 16:11
Taggar: market, report, spread, trading

Eurozone Crisis Continues to Widen in the Global Market


"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..."

Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-12-21 10:43
Taggar: bank, currency, dollar, forex, forex trade, forex trading, market, report, spread, trading

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Follows Fed?s Cue


"Hong Kong has a currency stability policy rather than an independent domestic interest rate policy.  The enforcement of this goal, which the HKMA explains as below on its web site, is aided by th..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-12-14 17:45
Taggar: currency, rate, spread

Why FXDD sucks for use with Forex MegaDroid


"Hmm, well, it seems I have to give up trying to use Forex MegaDroid on FXDD. This broker just plain sucks for use with Forex MegaDroid due to the constant high spread during the Asian trading session..."

Blog: Alan's Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-12-13 02:37
Taggar: forex, fxdd, megadroid, spread, trading

Dukascopy Afternoon Forex Overview


"Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis EUR The euro fell by 0.4% against US dollar to $1.3267, hitting seven-week low. Investors lose confidence in euro and euro-based assets after no certain solutions to th..."

Blog: Alan's Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-25 23:30
Taggar: analysis, dollar, dukascopy, fundamental analysis, pound, spread

A Further Liftoff in German Bund Yields


"The 2.21% yield on ten-year German bund yields is 32 basis points higher than its level a week ago, underscoring widespread concern the the European Monetary System is headed for a break-up over the i..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-24 15:00
Taggar: point, spread

GFT Markets? DealBook® Wins Best Online Trading Platform in the Shares Awards


"GFT Markets, a worldwide leader in forex, contracts for differences (CFDs), financial spread betting, binary trading, and FX options is pleased to announce that its DealBook® plat..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-23 17:02
Taggar: financial, forex, market, share, shares, spread, trading

Another Tough Day in the Marketplace


"German bund yields shot up 14 basis points following a technically undersubscribed auction.  A result of such was to reduce peripheral bond spreads, but their long-term interest rate levels in th..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-23 16:52
Taggar: bank, point, rate, spread

France?s Triple A Rating in Jeopardy


"As yield rates for France’s sovereign debt climbs to levels most analysts feel to be unsustainable, the country’s triple A credit rating is firmly in the sights of the major ratings agenci..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-22 18:37
Taggar: day trading, point, rate, spread, trading

Moody?s Warns France?s AAA Credit Rating at Risk


"Moody’s issued a note today warning that the increased cost for France to borrow money, together with weaker outlook for growth in the new year, could jeopardize the country’s triple A cre..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-21 16:05
Taggar: point, spread

Week in FX: Europe Nov. 13-18


"It was a week of spreads. The failure of the ECB to wholly stabilize Italian, Spanish and French yields, despite political developments in Italy, had the market applying risk aversion trading strategi..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-18 21:57
Taggar: currency, dollar, market, rate, spread, trading

ECB or the EUR to Crack?


"With little data out today, this morning?s market movement has been driven mostly by talk of ECB demand for Italian debt in the secondary market. The weeks trading decisions have been dominated by Eur..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-18 13:48
Taggar: day trading, market, spread, trading

Dukascopy Morning Forex Overview


"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..."

Blog: Alan's Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-17 18:30
Taggar: analysis, dukascopy, employment, fundamental analysis, rate, report, spread

U.S. Banks Face Contagion Risk From European Debt


"U.S. banks face a ?serious risk? that their creditworthiness will deteriorate if Europe?s debt crisis deepens and spreads beyond the five most-troubled nations, Fitch Ratings said. ?Unless the euro zo..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-17 16:31
Taggar: bank, market, rate, spread

Gold Prices Suffer From Contagion Flu


"After months of divergence, US WTI and Brent crude spreads are beginning to narrow for different reasons. The premium of Brent has narrowed to just under $10 from last months high of $27 per barrel. W..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-16 20:14
Taggar: oil, spread

US Treasuries under pressure as EU debt risk eases


"With Euro event risk abating has US yields backing up, especially further out the curve. The 10/30?s spread (+107) has widened the most in three-months as signs the Euro debt crisis may be stabilizing..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-13 16:28
Taggar: spread

Metatrader Spread Recorder Indicator


"Hi everyone. I just came across a neat metatrader 4 indicator that records the spread history of any currency pair you choose. Basically the way it works is you attach it to the chart of any given cu..."

Blog: Alan's Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-13 09:12
Taggar: currency, currency pair, metatrader, spread

Yen are you a safe haven or not?


"Analysts will tell you that Japan is a current account surplus currency. However, with global tight yield spreads, the economy finds it difficult to recycle surpluses efficiently. How are they relievi..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-11 21:27
Taggar: currency, economy, rate, spread

Alpari (UK) launches spread betting on MetaTrader 4


"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..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-10 15:25
Taggar: forex, metatrader, report, spread, trading

Market still wants Oil and Gold


"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..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-09 20:16
Taggar: dollar, market, oil, report, spread

Another Ugly Day in the Marketplace Thanks to Europe


"The embattled Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi agreed to resign once budget cuts and economic reforms are approved by parliament.  Nevertheless, Italian sovereign debt yields are sharply higher..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-09 14:39
Taggar: point, spread

Italian Bonds Encourage Market Madness


"The market is trying to forget Berlusconi, with some believing he is going nowhere, and shifted its attention to Italian yields and their Bund spread. Yields are soaring this morning with Italian 10-y..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-09 13:30
Taggar: market, spread

Further Widening of U.S. Manufacturing Advantage against Euroland


"The U.S. minus euro area manufacturing purchasing managers differential widened for the third consecutive month in October, reaching 3.7 points after a spread of 3.1 points in September, 1.6 points in..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-02 16:19
Taggar: point, spread

Papandreou?s Dangerous Game


"At first glance it is difficult to understand what could possibly have motivated Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to announce a public referendum on the Greek debt deal. Any sense of stability t..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-01 17:27
Taggar: financial, spread

Eurozone Agrees on Debt Crisis Deal


"Leaders from all 27 European Union nations have finally thrashed out a deal to solve the crisis started by concern over how Greece would cope with its debts. Perhaps most significant was eurozone lead..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-10-27 14:47
Taggar: announcement, spread

Euro Debt Deal Highlights


"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..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-10-26 15:24
Taggar: bank, currency, financial, report, spread

Turkish Central Bank Hikes Overnight Lending Rate to Support Lira


"Turkish monetary authorities essentially did a mea culpa today, taking some responsibility for hurting inflation expectations and the lira with earlier policy actions. The Central Bank of the Republic..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-10-20 17:47
Taggar: bank, inflation, point, rate, spread

GFT now offers CFDs and Spread Betting Binaries


"In another sign that binary option trading is one of the more interesting products out there GFT, one of world's largest forex brokers, now announced that it will start offering CFDs..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2011-10-18 15:25
Taggar: bank, brokers, forex, spread, trading

Euro Could Still See More Gains in Forex Trading


"Eurozone looks for hope for sovereign debt containmentThe euro could still see more gains in forex trading on the currency market in the future. Even though Slovakia voted no on the bailout fund expan..."

Forex Broker from Seychelles ? Axiory


"Another Forex broker based in Seychelles was added to EarnForex list of brokers today. It’s Axiory — a rather new trading company with some interesting features. W..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2011-09-23 16:39
Taggar: brokers, forex, leverage, spread, trading

Japan?s Economy Contracts More Than Expected


"Japan’s second quarter results were worse than expected contracting by 2.1 percent for the three months ending in June, compared to an expected 1.3 percent decline. The earthquake and tsunami ca..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-09-09 15:44
Taggar: spread

Barroso sees euro zone growth


"European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso today said he still expects modest growth in Europe and does not anticipate a recession in Europe. Concerns the euro zone debt crisis could spread to..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-09-05 18:02
Taggar: spread

NFP Guesstimates are Slashed and Yours?


"The playing field is battered and bruised this morning as we wait for NFP. The EUR has buckled, the CHF has risen, global bourses see red and bond spreads have widened as suspect toxic positions are d..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-09-02 12:16
Taggar: spread

Finland?s Demand for Collateral Shows Little Faith in Greece


"On July 21st, Eurozone officials together with the International Monetary Fund agreed to provide Greece with a second bailout package. This bailout became necessary when Greece found itself unable to..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-08-29 23:11
Taggar: rate, spread

Fed Lowers U.S. Outlook; Pledges Low Interest Rate to Continue


"After three days of wide-spread losses the Federal Reserve was left with little choice but to take to the airwaves in an attempt to calm jittery nerves. Reassurances given, markets responded positivel..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-08-10 20:39
Taggar: market, point, spread

Forexpros Launches Broker Comparison Tools


"Last year I wrote about the rise of spread comparison tools. The first and probably still the most popular was FX Intelligence. However since then popularity of these sites hasn't re..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2011-08-09 09:34
Taggar: spread

Really? The U.S. Dollar is the Only Real Safe Haven Currency Choice?


"U.S. dollar in forex tradingIn what many forex traders and investors (and others) might consider a strange twist, the U.S. dollar is being considered the only viable safe haven currency choice. With c..."

Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-08-05 11:22
Taggar: currency, dollar, forex, forex trade, forex trading, fx street, loonie, oil, spread, trading

So Much for ECB Policy


"Is this the end of talk of the euro as a dollar replacement?ECB policy has long been that of trying to let things float along, as well as avoid too big of wholesale bailouts of countries facing sovere..."

Turkish Monetary Policy Eased


"Turkish monetary policy had been tightened in late 2010 and early this year via a mix of higher reserve requirements and a wider spread between the overnight borrowing and lending rates.  After t..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-08-04 14:26
Taggar: bank, rate, spread

Forex Broker with ?Too Good to Be True Look? to It ? VertiFX


"VertiFX is the latest broker added to my site. It’s registered the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, which means that it’s an offshore company. The..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2011-07-31 09:45
Taggar: currency, currency pair, metatrader, spread

Italian Bonds Decline After Borrowing Costs Rise


"Italian bonds fell for a second day, increasing the yield spread over German bunds, after the nation?s borrowing costs rose at a sale of 10-year debt and Standard & Poor?s said Greece risks furth..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-07-28 15:09
Taggar: finance, spread

Stocks Down Sharply in Asia and Europe


"Persistent debt concerns in the U.S. and Europe continue to depress the euro and share prices.  Peripheral bond yield spread widened. Equities fell by 1.5% in Japan and Pakistan, 1.6% in Australi..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-07-28 13:30
Taggar: share, spread

EUR/USD Jumps After EU Summit


"EUR/USD jumped today after at the European Union summit a draft was devised, that should made a period of default in Greece as short as possible and would..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2011-07-21 16:17
Taggar: employment, spread

EU Debt Summit Begins in Brussels


"European officials are meeting today in Brussels to begin discussions on solving the growing debt crisis sweeping the region. Talks will center on the details for a second bail-out for Greece while fi..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-07-21 15:28
Taggar: bank, rate, spread

Consumer Confidence Drops in the Euro Zone


"Euro remains higher in forex tradingConsumer confidence in the euro zone has fallen. Concerns about the lingering problems in Greece are weighing on consumers. Additionally, worries are mounting about..."

EU Bank Stress Tests to Show 15 Banks Need Cash


"The results of the so-called stress tests designed to identify European banks in need of recapitalization will be released later today. The expectation is that up to fifteen financial institutions wil..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-07-15 14:58
Taggar: bank, financial, spread

EUR/USD Erases Gains After Reaching Weekly High


"EUR/USD erased its gains today on concerns that the European sovereign-debt crisis is spreading. The US PPI was negative last month, but retail sales unexpectedly grew and jobless..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2011-07-14 17:36
Taggar: retail sales, spread

Gold-i Announces Partnership with Smart Live Markets and Swissrisk


"Recently Gold-i announced a partnership with Swissrisk Partners to offer a unique pricing index for Smart Live Markets. This announcement caught our attention for several reasons, so we re..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2011-07-13 11:30
Taggar: announcement, brokers, financial, gold, market, spread, trading

Charts: Taking their Cue from the EUR


"Markets have been moving on one thing and one thing alone which is the European sovereign debt crisis. There was quite a bit of volatility in the markets this morning, caused largely by the shifting..."

Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2011-07-12 17:12
Taggar: financial, market, spread

Debt Contagion Fears Spread to Italy


"Stop me if you?ve heard this before, but Italian finance officials took great pains recently to state that the country is perfectly capable of dealing with the national debt on its own and that the id..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-07-11 23:49
Taggar: finance, market, point, spread

PIIGS - Italy Sovereign Debt Outstanding


"Contagion fears have rattled the markets today with everyone worried about the crisis spreading to Italy. The reason why investors are so nervous today is because the Italian economy and its total a..."

Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2011-07-11 21:35
Taggar: economy, market, spread

Attention Turns to Italy?s Debt Woes


"Eurozone finance ministers are scheduled to meet in Brussels today to discuss growing concerns over the debt crisis in Greece spreading to other countries. Spain and Portugal have already been identif..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-07-11 14:53
Taggar: finance, spread

Finnish Forex Broker ? FinFX


"Today I’ve added the first description of a Forex broker from Finland on EarnForex.com. It’s FinFX — a rather new currency trading website (went online..."

Ezone Default Fears Mount Ahead of U.S. Jobs Report


"Investors are watching two shows today.  Mounting concern that Euroland’s peripherals will default are reflected in a stronger German bund and weaker peripheral bonds.  The Italian min..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-07-08 13:29
Taggar: dollar, employment, spread

June PMIs: A Much Better Month for the United States Than Euroland


"The U.S. minus Ezone purchasing managers differential among manufacturers swung from negative 1.1 in May to +3.3 in June, and the spread between their respective service-sector PMI readings rose a ful..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-07-07 03:43
Taggar: manufacture, point, spread

Intensified Worries about Portugal, Ireland and Spain


"Just when the peripheral debt crisis in Europe appeared to be ebbing, a downgrade by Moody’s of Portuguese sovereign debt to junk status (Ba2) has stirred that pot of fear anew.  Peripheral..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-07-06 13:18
Taggar: currencies, spread

Service Sector Activity Accelerated in the U.S. but Slowed in Euroland Last Month


"U.S. service sector activity partly recovered in May according to the purchasing manager survey after a sharp slowdown in April.  In Euroland, however, there was a slower pace of positive growth..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-06-03 17:58
Taggar: margin, spread

Interview with FXStreet CEO Francesc Riverola: ?Forex Spreads Should go Down to Zero?


"Today’s interview is with the esteemed Francesc Riverola, CEO of FXStreet. Below, Francesc shares his thoughts on the future of the retail forex industry, government regulation, declining spread..."

Blog: Forex Blog: Currency Trading
Tidsstämpel: 2011-06-03 15:47
Taggar: forex, forex trade, fxstreet, share, shares, spread

PMI Data Show Big Swing in Europe?s Favor


"In January of this year, the United States purchasing manager survey indices in both manufacturing and services exceeded their Euroland counterparts by 3.5 points each.  Just three months later..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-05-04 17:25
Taggar: point, spread

April Purchasing Manager Survey Results: United States Versus Euro Area


"The U.S. minus Euroland PMI spread narrowed to +2.4 points in April from 3.7 points in March.  The spread’s width has lately been pretty trendless, although oscillating to a fair degree...."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-05-02 16:45
Taggar: point, spread

Gold and Silver See Temporary Loss on Osama bin Laden


"High beta currencies pull back in forex tradingGold and silver saw a temporary loss today as the news of the death of notorious terrorist Osama bin Laden spread around the globe. In a momentary surge..."

Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-05-02 10:32
Taggar: currencies, dollar, forex, forex trading, gold, profit, spread, trading

Crunch Time for Portugal and the Eurozone Just Weeks Away


"If you are looking for further evidence as to just how bleak the outlook is for Portugal, consider this ? it costs more for Portugal to borrow for six months, than it does Germany for thirty years. Co..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-04-28 20:46
Taggar: point, spread

GFT LAUNCHES METATRADER 4 TO THE GLOBAL FOREX MARKET


"MT4 marks the newest addition to GFT?s award-winning trading software offeringsGRAND RAPIDS, MI – GFT, a worldwide leader in online currency trading, announced today that it has added MetaTrader..."

Bond Yields, Debt Supply, and Inflation


"The ten-year bond yields in the United States, Germany, Britain, and Japan remain low despite higher inflation and rising concern about the sustainability of excessive fiscal deficits and debt. ..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-04-19 19:01
Taggar: inflation, spread

ECN MetaTrader Broker with PayPal? Loyal Forex.


"Loyal Forex description was finally added to the list of Forex brokers on the site today. This broker is most notable for its quite attractive set of features &..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2011-04-10 11:15
Taggar: brokers, forex, metatrader, rate, spread

IG Markets is exiting the US market, will keep presence through NADEX


"IG Markets, the large British forex and spread betting broker, is about to publicly announce its withdrawal from the US market. IG Markets used to be registered as an FDM with the NFA but following la..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2011-04-08 10:16
Taggar: forex, market, spread, us market

European Central Bank Tightens for First Time Since July 2008


"The ECB as expected raised its refinancing rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%.  Such had been at 1.0% since May 2009.  The deposit rate and marginal lending rate were also lifted by 25 basis p..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-04-07 16:43
Taggar: margin, point, rate, spread

Greatest U.S. Manufacturing Edge Versus Euro Area in a Year


"The differential between the U.S. factory purchasing managers index and Euroland’s climbed to 3.7 points, its widest spread since March 2010.  Not coincidentally, the euro posted an average..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-04-01 16:31
Taggar: point, spread

Interest Rate Speculation Boosts Euro


"The euro gained on both the yen and the dollar following comments from European Central Bank member Jozef Makuch noting that it was “highly probable” that the bank will raise interest rate..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-03-29 15:10
Taggar: bank, dollar, rate, spread

What the Latest CDS Spreads Show about EZ Concerns


"The euro has weakened this morning on fresh concerns about Ireland and Portugal who is scheduled to have an austerity vote this week. The following table of 5 year CDS spreads show that spreads of Po..."

Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2011-03-22 16:57
Taggar: spread

Oil Prices Jump as UN Enforces No-Fly Zone


"The price of crude jumped more than $2 a barrel as UN forces attacked strategic radar installations and other sites as part of its operations to impose a no-fly zone in the skies over Libya. Oil price..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-03-21 15:26
Taggar: oil, rate, spread

EUR ?toppish? ahead of EFSF ratification


"Euro leaders will gather at the end of this week to conclude the ratification of the EFSF program that they agreed in principle a few weeks back. The market seems to have already priced in a successfu..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-03-21 12:21
Taggar: market, spread, trading

How Did Your Broker Do For You?


"GFT shows consistent spreads despite unprecedented volatility.Wednesday was one of the most volatile trading days in the FX market for USD/JPY in years. Through it all GFT provided traders with consis..."

Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-03-17 16:44
Taggar: fx market, market, spread, trading

Beware the Ides of March: Very Dangerous Day Is Shaping Up


"Japan is under a radiation alert, as more explosions and fire at a nuclear reactor lift risk of a meltdown.  Radiation levels near Tokyo above normal.  Bank of Japan support seen too timid f..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-03-15 13:42
Taggar: bank, dollar, point, spread

Paddy Power reviews its White Label deal with LCG


"Shares of London Capital Group (LCG), the owner of the spread betting company Capital Spreads, fell more than 15% after the news that Paddy Power is reviewing their partnership with LCG were made know..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2011-03-11 16:41
Taggar: share, shares, spread

City Index upgrades mobile trading app


"City Index, a global leader in financial spread betting and CFD trading, has launched an upgraded version of its multi award-winning mobile trading app, City Trading. Available on Android and iPhone..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2011-03-09 19:08
Taggar: financial, spread, trading

USD: Nervousness Reigns


"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 &..."

What German - US Yields are Telling us About EUR/USD


"Over the past year, the German-US 10 year yield has been a fantastic leading indicator for the EUR/USD. Following Trichet’s latest comments, the spread has soared which in turn points to furthe..."

Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2011-03-03 21:37
Taggar: point, spread

FXDD launches ECN features for PowerTrader and Viking Trader


"FXDD announced that the firm has introduced a new trade inside the spread feature for PowerTrader and VikingTrader, its trading platforms powered by Currenex. This means that traders from now on can i..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2011-03-01 18:39
Taggar: fxdd, spread, trading

MB Trading Discloses ?Pay for Limits? Payment Amount to their Clients


"Continuing the conversation about transparency in the Forex marketplace, MB Trading has updated their website this week to reflect the daily payment to clients since inception of their new Pay for Lim..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-28 11:00
Taggar: forex, forex market, market, spread, trading

GAIN Capital Releases January 2011 Trade Execution Scorecard; Adds New Execution Rate Metric


"January 2011 scorecard reveals 99.7 percent of trades executed in less than 1 second; 72 percent of limit orders price improved; 99.7 percent execution rate. FOREX.com also adds live spread feed for a..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-24 18:22
Taggar: forex, rate, spread, trading

Trendy Ukrainian Forex Broker ? Forex-Trend


"Forex-Trend isn’t the first Ukraine-registered broker listed on EarnForex.com but it’s quite notable for the offered trading conditions. It’s a MetaTrader br..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-21 16:12
Taggar: forex, leverage, market, metatrader, spread, trading

Think again about ?no dealing desk?


"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..."

Consumer Sentiment in the U.S. Heads Higher


"U.S. dollar gaining in forex tradingConsumer sentiment is higher in the U.S. for February, according to the latest data from a preliminary survey from Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan. The news..."

Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-11 11:52
Taggar: consumer sentiment, dollar, forex, forex trade, forex trading, spread, trading

Bernanke waves Dollar Pompoms at Euro peripheries


"Helicopter Ben, the Captain of QE2 gave the dollar the ?nod? during his testimony yesterday. This certainly raised a few eyebrows and did nothing to dissuade the record Central Bank interest in wantin..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-10 13:19
Taggar: bank, dollar, fx market, market, spread

Banks cheat large investment firms in currency rates


"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..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-10 11:14
Taggar: forex, forex trade, investment, market, rate, report, spread

Citi introduces new tight spreads ? EUR/USD at 1.2 pips


"CitFX has is going soon to announce that it has significantly tightened the spreads offered to its clients. Citi will now offer spreads as tight as 1.2 pips on EUR/USD pair and similarly low spreads o..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-09 20:27
Taggar: brokers, spread

Nadex launches AUD/USD Binaries and Bull Spreads


"Nadex is a very interesting US venture – it’s the only place in the US where you can trade binaries and bull spreads. This type of trading, although still small, is recently becoming quite..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-08 12:04
Taggar: bull, market, spread, trading

Dollar Declines as Investors Turn to Stocks


"The dollar fell 0.4 percent to $1.3752 euros at 8:11 am in New York today as investors opted for equities in the wake of a series of positive data releases suggesting the US economy is stabilizing. Th..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-01 16:24
Taggar: dollar, economy, financial, spread

Accent on Trading Conditions with AccentForex


"AccentForex is a new online Forex broker, registered in Seychelles, that was added to the EarnForex list of brokers today. It can be called a ”good old MetaTrader b..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2011-01-30 11:57
Taggar: brokers, forex, leverage, metatrader, spread, trading

Australian Forex Broker with MT5 Demo ? Pepperstone


"The latest MetaTrader Forex broker listed on EarnForex.com is Pepperstone. They are based in Australia and have started offering online trading services quite recently. They have r..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2011-01-23 17:20
Taggar: forex, metatrader, spread, trading

British Broker with Rather Strong Disadvantage ? Spread Co


"Spread Co was added to the list of brokers at EarnForex.com today. It’s based in United Kingdom and is regulated by their FSA. Overall, it’s quite an..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2011-01-19 13:09
Taggar: brokers, forex, forex trading, spread, trading

Currency Market Expectations Remain Fluid


"After the first half of January, a time usually when currency views solidify, attitudes about how the dollar and other key currencies will perform in 2011 remain a work in progress and not backed by s..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-01-14 21:12
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, spread

Buy or Bye PIIGS Paper?


"The ECB has been aggressive in buying bonds issued by high debt periphery governments in the secondary market this week, amid growing worries about a debt crisis spreading. The rally call has been mad..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-01-11 13:14
Taggar: bull, currency, finance, market, spread

Another Cypriot Forex Broker ? Trading Point


"Today, another Cypriot Forex broker was listed on EarnForex.com — Trading Point. It doesn’t possess any distinguishing features that wouldn’t be present in many other..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-12-24 13:58
Taggar: forex, metatrader, point, spread, trading

AAAFX Spread Reduction


"Hey everyone. I just found out that ZuluTrade’s recommended broker – AAAFx – has announced that they’ve reduced the spread on all currency pairs. For example the spread on EUR..."

Blog: Alan's Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-12-21 01:18
Taggar: currency, currency pair, spread, zulutrade

Euro - Down Baby, Down


"Down baby, down. Who said 1.30 is not possible (Not me - Bearish euro calls)? Trouble begets more trouble. As I said on my twitter feed twitter.com/kathyliefx no one wants to own euros. Irish, Portu..."

Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2010-12-17 17:39
Taggar: bear, spread

Speculation ECB to Act to Contain Debt Contagion


"The euro rose almost a full percent to $1.3101 by 6:45 am in New York this morning as speculation grows that the European Central Bank (ECB) will provide an aggressive action plan to deal with spreadi..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-12-01 15:53
Taggar: bank, currency, rate, spread

Brief Look Back at November


"In November, the fear of a new U.S. recession receded, helped by upbeat retail sales and labor market data.  In contrast, the euro area was subjected to intensifying centrifugal forces amid contr..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-11-30 20:13
Taggar: market, point, rate, retail sales, spread

Euro Bond Spreads Reach Record Level


"The spread between Spanish and Italian bonds compared to the benchmark German bonds, jumped to 5.7 percent this morning. This is a difference of 3.05 percentage bonds and indicates how great a premium..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-11-30 16:00
Taggar: bank, spread

EUR dancing to the same tune


"Ongoing uncertainty means that the EUR remains a sell on upticks and the hope for a sustained rally soon seem to be fading. Market reaction to the Irish bailout and to the ?watered down proposals on a..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-11-30 13:22
Taggar: market, spread

Euro Deal Fails to Stop Slide


"Despite assurances from the European Union’s two largest members, investors continue to avoid the euro over fears the debt crisis could spread. Even the announcement released over the weekend th..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-11-29 15:49
Taggar: announcement, spread

Irish Debt Pulls Euro Lower


"After losing a full three cents this week, the euro appears poised to continue its losing ways as investors abandon the euro over fears the debt contagion that has taken down Greece and Ireland could..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-11-25 16:16
Taggar: spread

Vietnam More Credit Worthy than Portugal and Spain?


"You may have read that European bond spreads have widenend to record levels but how bad is that really? To put everything into perspective, investors are demanding more premium to lend to Ireland, Po..."

Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2010-11-24 23:54
Taggar: spread

US Economy Grows by 2.5% in 3rd Quarter


"The US economy expanded by 2.5 percent in the 3rd quarter beating expectations and surpassing the 2 percent increase recorded in the 2nd quarter. Despite three straight quarters of growth however, no..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-11-23 16:06
Taggar: economy, employment, inflation, market, spread

A Return to the Gold Standard?


"In my last post, I explored the possibility that the role of the Chinese Yuan (CNY) will expand to the point that it could rival – or even overtake – the US Dollar as the world’s pre..."

Blog: Forex Blog: Currency Trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-11-21 11:38
Taggar: currency, dollar, point, spread

New Mauritian Forex Broker with Tight Spreads ? HotForex


"HotForex is the latest addition to the list of the Forex brokers on EarnForex.com. It’s a MetaTrader broker that is registered and regulated in Mauri..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-11-19 17:42
Taggar: brokers, forex, leverage, metatrader, spread

Greenspan and Geithner Duke it Out in Verbal Currency Wars


"With G20 leaders meeting in Seoul, South Korea, bond market strains on the euro area peripherals — Ireland, Portugal, Greece, Spain and Italy — intensified.  The Irish-German ten-year..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-11-11 15:34
Taggar: market, point, rate, spread

EUR periphery debt beats Bernanke


"The speculation game begins. There is talk that the ECB is buying Irish debt is helping the EUR recover from its lows this morning. Thus far, the market has witnessed a 1-cent turnaround. The reasonin..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-11-09 13:12
Taggar: dollar, market, spread

October PMI Results Favor United States Over Euro Zone


"Purchasing managers survey results were more U.S.-advantageous in October than September and in September than August.  The sum of the U.S. minus Euroland manufacturing and services spreads, show..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-11-04 19:33
Taggar: point, spread

ECN Forex Broker with SUV Name ? 4RunnerForex


"4RunnerForex is the new ECN/MetaTrader Forex broker launched by a company from BVI. It’s notable for allowing both web-based and MetaTrader trading, while the MT4 a..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-10-19 17:20
Taggar: forex, metatrader, spread, trading

A stagnant BOJ a floundering Dollar and robust EUR make sense?


"These are unique trading times. Many twists to the plot of major currencies. Investors are trying to pre-empt any QE2 actions by the Fed. There is chatter that their direct market intervention may not..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-09-29 12:31
Taggar: currencies, market, spread, trading

Market Pessimism Shifts Back to Europe


"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%..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-09-23 13:24
Taggar: bank, dollar, kiwi, report, spread

Currency Pair Checklist - Here it is!


"I have received a number of requests for my Currency Checklist excel spreadsheet which I fill out every morning before I trade (admittedly some of them are linked to real time feeds and are automatica..."

Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2010-09-08 23:49
Taggar: currency, currency pair, spread

Fresh Concerns about Ezone Peripheral Economies


"The euro fell 0.9% against the dollar.  Stocks have declined 1.4% in Madrid, 1.2% in Paris, 1.0% in Zurich, 0.9% in London and 0.7% in Frankfurt.  Ten-year sovereign bund and gilt yields are..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-09-07 13:33
Taggar: dollar, point, spread

U.S. Regains PMI-Manufacturing Lead From Europe


"The U.S. minus euro area PMI differential in manufacturing swung to +1.2 in August from minus 1.2 in July.  The spread had been negative in July for only the first time since December 2008, avera..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-09-01 16:34
Taggar: point, spread

Eurozone Unemployment Remains at 10%


"For the fifth straight month, unemployment in the eurozone remains mired at a record high 10 percent. Nearly 16 million people in the region are out of work but the pain is not spread evenly amongst t..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-31 15:06
Taggar: employment, rate, spread

The Hidden Information in Charts During Economic News Releases That Gives You a Profitable Edge in Forex


"Guest post by Kris Matthews (http://tradeforexfundamentally.com) Let?s face it: Forex is a highly competitive game that takes more than the simple ?buy when one indicator crosses the..."

Blog: Alan's Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-26 10:40
Taggar: forex, spread

German Bonds Fall, Yield Spreads Increase


"German 10-year bonds fell nine basis points to a record low of 2.1 percent, while 30-year bonds also reached a record low, shedding 13 basis points to come in at 2.647 percent. Despite the declines, y..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-25 15:56
Taggar: point, spread

CMC Markets launches a new spread betting platform


"CMC Markets just announced the launch of its new spread betting platform, which was available on its website for a while now, and the result is simply stunning. It is easily one of the best web-based..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-19 13:41
Taggar: market, spread

Irish Borrowing costs ridiculous


"Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan has described Irish bond market spreads as a “setback”. Irish bonds spreads widened after the European Commission approved the Government’s move..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-12 15:58
Taggar: bank, market, spread

Crazy promotion by ETX Capital: lose but don?t pay


"More than a year ago I wrote about a crazy promotion by Swiss Dealing and another one by FX Pulp which offered to trade with ZERO spread AND ZERO Margin. Recently I stumbled upon the following ETX Cap..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-05 19:01
Taggar: margin, spread

The importance of narrow spreads


"By Justin LeBlang of MB Trading. There?s a constant debate raging in the FX community about which is preferred: Tight spreads with commissions for the transaction or wider spreads without commissions..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-14 13:01
Taggar: spread, trading

InvesttechFX offers fixed spreads on STP? I?m not buying?


"I already wrote once about the shady tactics of this company which claims to be a STP while offering fixed spreads. This is an oxymoron. STP brokers will always display variable spreads because their..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-13 09:24
Taggar: brokers, spread

New Zealand Dollar Thriving in Obscurity


"It’s understandable that forex investors basically ignore New Zealand. Its economy is around 10% the size of its neighbor Australia, its currency is less liquid, and spreads are higher. Given th..."

Blog: Forex Blog: Currency Trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-09 07:18
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, economy, forex, spread

Why is the Euro Rallying?


"The euro has come along way since the end of June when it was trading below 1.20. Here are a few reasons why the EUR/USD has rallied: 1. Investors are Growing Less Nervous about the PIIGS - Credit De..."

Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-07 17:49
Taggar: market, spread, trading

Europe Doing Better Relative to the United States


"According to purchasing manager survey data, Euroland’s rate of expansion last month faltered by less the rate of U.S. expansion in non-manufacturing and manufacturing.  The algebraic sum o..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-06 16:49
Taggar: rate, spread

Markets Confused about Canadian Dollar


"On a trade-weighted basis, the Canadian Dollar (aka Loonie) has appreciated nearly 10% in 2010. At the same time, it has fallen 8% against the Dollar since the beginning of May. This contradiction is..."

Blog: Forex Blog: Currency Trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-02 17:49
Taggar: dollar, loonie, spread

U.S.-Euro Area PMI Spread in Manufacturing Collapses


"The point differential between the U.S. and euro area factory purchasing manager indices narrowed 3.6 points to +0.6 in June, the least U.S.-advantageous spread since December 2008.  Sooner or la..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-01 16:43
Taggar: currency, dollar, point, spread

Euro Meets Resistance in Forex 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..."

Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-21 09:47
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, forex, forex trading, market, report, spread, trading

New Uneasiness About European Public Finances


"Officials denied market rumors of a big aid package being forged for Spain.  German 10-year bund yields rose 3 basis points, and spreads of Spanish, Portuguese, and Greek sovereign debt yields ab..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-16 13:26
Taggar: dollar, market, point, spread

EUR squeeze not policy induced running flat


"It feels like an old fashion short squeeze. Yes, we did see the EUR advance in early May from a low of 1.2529 to a temporary high of 1.3109, albeit short lived. It was a detailed bail-out package indu..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-16 12:12
Taggar: spread

EUR in no-mans land


"Bernanke comments that the US economic recovery is moving at a ?moderate pace? has temporarily overshadowed concerns that the European sovereign debt crisis is spreading. Quite frankly, what else can..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-09 12:09
Taggar: consumer confidence, currency, economy, rate, spread

Euro Can?t Shake Gloom


"An analysis by Ralph Atkins, Frankfurt correspondent for the Financial Times, in Tuesday’s edition lays out four long-term scenarios for the Euroland’s sovereign debt problem and their res..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-02 20:30
Taggar: analysis, bear, financial, spread

Is the Plan to Save the Euro Working?


"It has been just under a month since the EU and the International Monetary Fund came through with a trillion dollar lifeline to prevent the malaise in Greece from spreading to the rest of Europe. Is i..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-01 21:54
Taggar: dollar, spread

Bond Market Troubles Could Signal Bursting of China Property Bubble


"A widening of spreads on dollar bonds issued by developers could signal the imminent bursting of China’s property bubble. These bonds have been the worst performing of all US-denominated, non-fi..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-31 15:27
Taggar: dollar, financial, rate, spread

FXCM is starting to integrate ODL?s customers


"FXCM issued the following statement to ODL’s clients notifying them that their Spread Betting accounts will be moved to FXCM’s proprietary Trading Station II platform. FXCM is gradually mo..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-28 14:39
Taggar: spread, trading

Euro Crisis Puts Pressure on Global Stock Markets


"Stock markets in Asia and Europe were down sharply Tuesday morning as investors worry that the Euro debt crisis is spreading to other countries. This fear was heightened over the weekend when the Span..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-25 14:49
Taggar: bank, day trading, market, share, shares, spread, trading

Canadian Dollar Still on the Slide


"Worries that the Greek debt crisis could spread to other European countries, has caused the Canadian dollar to fall almost four cents to its US counterpart in the past week. The dollar was worth about..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-20 15:10
Taggar: dollar, spread

Euro Opens in Positive Territory


"The euro gained slightly on yesterday’s sell-off on news that the first round of financial aid would be made available to Greece in time to meet tomorrow’s 8.5 billion euro bond repayment..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-18 15:01
Taggar: financial, spread

U.S. Dollar Continues to Gain Strength as Euro Flounders in Forex Trading


"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..."

Stock Prices Set to Pare Yesterday?s Gains


"Global stock markets are giving up some of yesterday’s gains following the news that a deal had been reached to provide nearly US$1 trillion in funding to prevent the debt crisis in Greece from..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-11 15:22
Taggar: market, share, shares, spread

EU Rescue Deal Spurs Markets


"Monday was destined to be a busy day once news broke that the European Union had reached a deal to provide emergency funding to prevent the Greek credit crisis from spreading to other countries. The t..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-10 21:56
Taggar: spread

Euro Strengthens vs. Dollar as European Crisis May Be Resolved


"EUR/USD halted its 4-day decline today on the speculation that the European Central Bank and the Group of Seven Nations will act to prevent a debt crisis to..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-07 21:13
Taggar: bank, economy, employment, rate, spread

ECB Holds Interest Rates Unchanged at 1.0%


"As expected, the European Central Bank left its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 1.0 percent on Thursday. While this came as no surprise, US stock index futures fell, as investors were looking for..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-06 15:17
Taggar: announcement, bank, market, rate, spread

Euro Likely to Remain Weak in Forex Trading


"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..."

Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-06 10:40
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, point, rate, report, spread, trading

U.S. Minus Euroland Services Spread Narrowed Last Month


"Implied activity in the United States service sector remained brisk last month but failed to quicken further.  This allowed it to be overtaken marginally by Euroland’s index and caused the..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-05 17:31
Taggar: margin, spread

Cypriot MT4 Forex Broker ? TFI FX


"TFI FX is a rather old Cypriot Forex broker with a European regulation. Its has been listed on EarnForex.com today (mainly as a MetaTrader broker). It’s available on-lin..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-04 21:11
Taggar: forex, metatrader, rate, spread, trading

Ex ICAP exec loses millions on spread betting


"Remember my post not so long ago about spread betting and associated risks? There you go. Obviously this is not City Index’s fault but the trader’s himself however this just goes to show y..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-04 16:41
Taggar: forex, investment, leverage, spread

Greek Concerns Haven?t Dissipated


"In Europe, the Paris Cac, British Ftse and German Dax have lost 1.5%, 1.1%, and 0.8%.  Public-sector workers are protesting in the streets of Athens.  Fear persists that the crisis could spr..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-04 13:36
Taggar: spread

Euro Tanks in Forex Trading Against the U.S. Dollar


"EUR/USD in currency tradingThe euro is tanking in forex trading against the U.S. dollar today as fallout from the Greek bailout continues. There are widespread concerns that the euro zone is loading u..."

Greek Borrowing Cost Could Top 10%


"Following yesterday’s assignment of “junk” status to Greek debt by ratings agent Standard & Poors, the interest rate spread between Greek bonds and the benchmark German bonds, j..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-28 15:16
Taggar: rate, spread

Euro Falls after Merkel Comments on Greek Aid and Portugal Contagion


"European stock markets continue to fall after concerns the European debt crisis is spreading to Portugal, Spain, Ireland and Italy. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday that she won’t..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-27 12:48
Taggar: finance, market, spread

Forex Hunting or Forex Trading ? New Broker


"ForexHunt is the newest Forex broker that was added to the list on EarnForex.com today. It’s quite an original broker that offers a lot of interesting trading..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-26 21:30
Taggar: forex, metatrader, spread, trading

3 Things That Could Keep Financial Markets in Check


"Kathy Lien offers three items that will likely check marketsRisk appetite is making an appearance again, and that has some of the high beta currencies moving higher. Investors are looking for increase..."

Greece?s Borrowing Costs Continue to Rise


"The interest rate gap for Greek bonds – that is, the difference demanded for Greek bonds compared to the German equivalent – jumped again on Thursday. The spread between a Greek 10-year bo..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-19 15:12
Taggar: point, rate, spread

Greek Risk Again Weighing on the Euro


"It took just four days for concerns about Greek debt to roar back.  A third of the post-aid package decline in Greek two-year yields has been reversed, and the Greek-German ten-year spread again..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-15 13:24
Taggar: point, spread

Risk Trade Pulls Back on the Forex Market


"Forex trading with riskier currenciesThe risk trade appears to have hit a wall on the forex market today, as the U.S. dollar makes solid gains. Even though Chinese data gave risk currencies a boost ye..."

Greek Bond Sales Weak While Portugal Raises 2B Euros


"For the third straight day, Greece was forced to increase the yield on 10-year bonds today, raising yields to 7.034 percent, up from 6.815 percent on Tuesday, and 6.637 percent on Monday. The spread w..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-14 21:32
Taggar: point, spread

Euro's Rally Eases in Forex Trading


"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..."

Investors Losing Confidence n Greece


"As the spread yield on Greek bonds continues to increase over the benchmark German bonds, the heads of several of the world’s largest investment firms have joined forces to say that Greece requi..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-09 15:17
Taggar: financial, investment, spread

Borrowing Costs for Greek Government on the Rise


"Investors continue to demand higher interest on Greek government bonds as fears grow that Greece could default on its debt obligations. The spread between Greek government bonds and German government..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-08 15:06
Taggar: rate, spread

Yen and Dollar Up on Relentless Jitters About Greece


"Greek-German rate spreads widened further ahead of ECB press conference. Stocks suffered their biggest losses in quite some time.  Equities lost 3.5% in Thailand, 1.7% in Indonesia, 1.4% in India..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-08 13:32
Taggar: rate, spread

IG Index gets US regulatory approval to offer binaries to FCMs


"Nadex (formerly known as HedgeStreet) is a US regulated futures exchanged and a fully owned IG Group’s subsidiary. Nadex just received CFTC approval to allow intermediated access to brokers. Wha..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-02 13:40
Taggar: brokers, spread

U.S. Dollar Surges in Currency Trading


"Greenback moves higher in forex tradingThe U.S. dollar is surging in currency trading on the FX market as the debt situation in Europe deteriorates. There may be some furor over health care reform in..."

Review: Following the Plan


"There are many obstacles that prevent most traders that have an excellent trading plan from following it properly. Almost all of these factors are psychological.Review: Following the Plan Let's say yo..."

Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-23 09:05
Taggar: analysis, bear, currency, currency pair, point, rate, spread, trading

Will Health Care Reform Ruin the U.S. Dollar? Probably Not.


"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..."

Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-23 08:00
Taggar: dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, report, spread, trading

Broker with Fixed 2-Pip Spreads on Majors


"2pipfixed is a Forex broker with a rather strange name; it has been added to my site today. It provides fixed 2-pip spreads on all major Forex currency pairs but the name..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-21 10:12
Taggar: currency, currency pair, forex, market, spread

A EURO parachute has holes


"A EURO parachute is available it seems for Greece, breaking all their own rules. Member governments have laid the ?life-line groundwork? if need be. However, policy makers continue to voice their opti..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-16 12:05
Taggar: market, spread

The rise of forex broker spreads comparison sites


"Spreads have always been one of the most important things forex traders are looking at when selecting their forex broker. While this is indeed an important aspect of forex trading often enough the imp..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-12 15:28
Taggar: forex, forex trade, forex trading, rate, spread, trading

Euro Continues to Struggle in Forex Trading


"Currency trading with the euroThe euro continues to struggling in forex trading on the currency market, with a number of concerns weighing. The 16-nation currency is still dealing with the debt proble..."

Japan Jobless Rate Falls Below 5%


"Japan?s jobless rate fell below 5 percent in January for the first time in nearly a year and job availability rose, in a sign steady improvements in exports and output are spreading to other sectors o..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-02 15:23
Taggar: economy, employment, industrial production, rate, spread

Greece will test the EURO even with a rescue package


"There are rumors that the EU is working towards a package to help Greece avoid ?the contagion? spreading out to the rest of the European Union and the EUR. Germany and France are considering a plan, w..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-01 12:59
Taggar: spread

Bernanke Gives Dollar the Green Light


"Who has itchy fingers then? OK, we had our suspicions after the Fed minutes this week. The gut said the next meeting was appropriate, but they just could not wait. Last night, the Fed raised the disco..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-19 13:29
Taggar: market, rate, spread

U.S. Dollar Gets Boost in Forex Trading from Fed Discount Rate Hike


"Currency trading with the greenbackThe U.S. dollar got quite the boost in overnight forex trading after the Federal Reserve announced that it is hiking the discount rate by 25 basis points. By now, th..."

Canada December wholesale trade beats estimates


"Greater business demand for machinery and equipment helped boost Canadian wholesale trade by 0.7 percent in December from November while inventories shrank to a three-year low, Statistics Canada said..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-17 17:39
Taggar: market, spread

partymarkets.com rebrands as intertrader.com


"partymarkets.com the spread betting service of PartyGaming, one of world’s largest online gaming companies, has rebranded and is now called intertrader.com. PartyGaming has also switched its whi..."

Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-12 14:53
Taggar: market, spread

What are Credit Default Swaps?


"Since I am stuck in a snow storm in Michigan, I want to take this opportunity to republish an article that I posted on FX360.com earlier this week to explain Credit Default Swap Spreads ? a term that..."

Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-10 14:27
Taggar: financial, spread

EUR disappoints despite rumors of aid for Greece


"With the Greeks rumored to be on the verge of being taken care of, who will capital markets ?bully? into submission next? Fitch yesterday indicated that the UK?s triple ?A? rating is vulnerable, Europ..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-10 13:05
Taggar: bull, market, spread

BOE Committee disagrees on EU Hedge Fund Draft


"Draft European Union legislation designed to regulate the hedge fund industry would trigger ?systemic failure and widespread market disruption? if it became law. Those are the findings of the Financia..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-08 13:23
Taggar: bank, financial, market, spread

The EUR and its sovereign concerns dictate position taking


"These unique times require one to step back and decipher last week?s actions. The North American employment numbers gave the market some positive fodder to chew on. However, the European Sovereign deb..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-08 13:06
Taggar: employment, market, spread

Zulutrade welcomes Dukascopy


"Greetings forex autotraders. I’ve got news from ZuluTrade that they’ve added the popular Swiss ECN forex broker, Dukascopy, to their supported brokers list. I for one believe this is exce..."

Blog: Alan's Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-05 17:49
Taggar: brokers, dukascopy, forex, rate, signal provider, spread, trading, zulutrade

Global Stock Prices Decline as Debt Worries Grow


"Global stock prices continued their downward descent on Friday on fears that the debt crisis in Greece will soon spread to other vulnerable countries including Spain and Portugal. In Europe, the FTSE..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-05 14:21
Taggar: market, point, share, shares, spread

Euro woes deepen relying on NFP for relief


"Trichet is finding it difficult to convince global investors of the strength of European solidarity. The PIIGS, one by one, are being set upon methodically by capital markets. They are losing credibil..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-05 12:56
Taggar: dollar, investment, market, spread

Euro Has a Long Struggle Ahead in Forex Trading


"EUR/USD lower in currency tradingThe euro forex trading forecast shows the likelihood of a long struggle. EUR/USD is reaching multi-month lows as risk aversion sets in, and as economic realities in th..."

Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-04 09:10
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, rate, spread, trading

U.S. Minus Euroland PMI-Mf?g Spread Nearly Doubled


"Although the pace of manufacturing activity accelerated in January in both Euroland and the United States and outperformed expectations in each case, the improvement was considerably more dramatic in..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-01 17:41
Taggar: point, rate, spread

Polish Currency


"If you are considering, long term investment, like one or two months than Polish currency might be interesting for you. For the last year it got stronger and stronger. Just checkout the charts below..."

12 Major currency pairs


"Well to be honest there is no such thing as 12 major currency pairs, there are actually about 7 (depends on how you count) major currencies, and well ... many major currency pairs.So what's with your..."