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Sterling Sentiment Improves on Carney Comments
After last week’s considerable rout in the wake of the bombshell dropped by the Bank of England last week which indicated in its policy statement that it was postponing what otherwise appeared to be an imminent rate hike in order to wait for wage growth to improve. Continue reading
Euro Holds Its Own Despite Dismal Data
Despite a disappointment in GDP numbers for the Eurozone, as well as its economic drivers, i.e. Germany, France and Italy, FX traders shrugged off the news which allowed the common currency to steady early in Asian trade. Continue reading
Euro Regroups after German Data Disappoints
The Euro suffered only a modest loss against the U.S. Dollar thanks to a rebound after a hard fall which came after the release of a key economic report from Germany showed that business sentiment once again deteriorated, now for the 7th straight month. Continue reading
Asia Shares Extend Rally as Geopolitics Ease
Asian bourses were mostly higher on Tuesday tracking Wall Street’s overnight gains amid easing geopolitical jitters save for markets in China and India. Continue reading
Euro Slide Continues on ECB Commentary
The European Central Bank yesterday made its policy announcement and though the outcome had been expected as indicated by a recently conducted poll of analysts and experts, it was Mario Draghi’s cautious commentary afterwards which sent the Euro lower amid investors’ fears. Continue reading
Dismal Data Sends Euro Broadly Lower
Unexpectedly disappointing economic data in the Eurozone put a dent in investor sentiment which resulted in the Euro’s decline; investors also remain wary ahead of the ECB’s policy review and interest rate decision which is due tomorrow. Continue reading
Upbeat U.S. Data Gives Greenback Lift
An unexpected improvement in activity in the services sector helped to push the U.S. Dollar Index higher to an 11-month peak; that improvement has helped to increase speculation that third quarter economic growth will have also improved and likely be o… Continue reading
USD Maintains Positive Momentum in Muted Trade
Market trading was exceptionally subdued as investors await the policy announcements from several of the world’s major central banks, including the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank. Continue reading
USD Trade Lackluster After NFP Disappointment
Disappointing economic data from the U.S. on Friday resulted in the U.S. Dollar later suffering the largest single day’s decline in more than three weeks. Continue reading
USD Rally in Question as NFP Looms
FX traders are eagerly awaiting tomorrow’s release of the U.S. Labor Department’s non-farms payroll data for July to either confirm the Federal Reserve’s assertion that the all-important labor sector still has room for improvement. Continue reading
