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Commodity Currencies Lifted by Improved Chinese Data
Commodity-linked currencies such as the Canadian, New Zealand and Australian Dollars benefited from a recently released report which showed that the factory sector in China accelerated for the first time since the end of last year with new orders unexp… Continue reading
Asia Stocks Widen Gains after China PMI
Asian stocks and the Australian dollar rose on Monday as upbeat news from China’s factory sector and fresh highs on Wall Street fueled investor appetite for riskier assets. Crude oil held near nine-month highs as fighting in Iraq intensified. Continue reading
Asian Stocks Up: U.S. Dollar Dips
Global stocks reached near record highs on Friday as markets betted monetary policy would remain loose in the United States, Europe and Japan for quite a while to come. Get the news for June 20, 2014 here. Continue reading
Fed Surprises with Continuing Dovishness
In spite of the Fed’s recent rhetoric which led investors to believe that the U.S. central bank was poised to take up a more hawkish bias, the Federal Reserve yesterday failed to follow through, indicating instead that interest rates would remain at their current historic lows for the near term. Continue reading
Inflation Data Surprise Supports Greenback
The U.S. Dollar maintained recent gains after an across the board strengthening which came after inflation data showed a large and surprise increase which sparked investor speculation that the Fed may be closer to considering raising interest rates. Continue reading
USD Gets Support Despite Looming Fed
Wary investors gave the U.S. Dollar some minimal support but for the most part exercised caution as the monetary policy decision of the Federal Reserve Bank looms large. Get the full news analysis for June 17, 2014 here. Continue reading
Markets Consider Safe Havens
The U.S. Dollar edged lower against the Japanese Yen, following the trend in Japan’s equity markets which have fallen about 0.6%. Get the full news analysis for June 16, 2014 here. Continue reading
USD Higher as BOJ Maintains Policy
The U.S. Dollar inched up versus the Japanese Yen during Friday’s Asian trading session but investors says that the greenback remains subdued as they ponder what the Federal Reserve’s next move might be given recent economic data. Continue reading
Asian Stocks Retreat from Six Year High
Asian shares fell on Thursday, June 12, 2014 while growing violence in Iraq supported oil prices. Japan’s Nikkei share average (.N225) led the retreat, falling 0.8 percent while MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.4 perc… Continue reading
Euro Dips on Yield Differentials
Nearly a week after the European Central Bank announced new stimulus measures to ensure that the Eurozone economy recovers, the Euro is languishing close to a 4-month trough relative to its U.S. counterpart, driven especially by the widening yield diff… Continue reading
