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Last Friday’s better than expected U.S. labor data helped to push the U.S. Dollar Index to a new 3-year peak; the Index measures the greenback’s relative strength against a weighted basket of its major peers. Continue reading →

Last Friday’s better than expected U.S. labor data helped to push the U.S. Dollar Index to a new 3-year peak; the Index measures the greenback’s relative strength against a weighted basket of its major peers. Continue reading →

After leaders at both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank surprised markets with monetary policy stances that were more dovish than previously, the U.S. Dollar broadly rallied during the Asian session. Continue reading →

After leaders at both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank surprised markets with monetary policy stances that were more dovish than previously, the U.S. Dollar broadly rallied during the Asian session. Continue reading →

As risk averse investors shun all things related to the Eurozone, the U.S. Dollar has been reaping the benefit. Continue reading →

As risk averse investors shun all things related to the Eurozone, the U.S. Dollar has been reaping the benefit. Continue reading →

With financial markets in the U.S. closed today for the Independence Day holiday, the U.S. Dollar held steady in overnight Asian trade after investors cut back their long positions ahead of Friday’s market moving data release, namely the monthly non-farms payroll report. Continue reading →

With financial markets in the U.S. closed today for the Independence Day holiday, the U.S. Dollar held steady in overnight Asian trade after investors cut back their long positions ahead of Friday’s market moving data release, namely the monthly non-farms payroll report. Continue reading →

A continually strong US Dollar has pushed gold prices to the lowest they’ve been in the past 7 weeks. Although leaders at last week’s EU summit agreed to a plan to build a rescue fund, the Fitch Ratings has commented that this plan did not sufficiently ease the pressure on the region’s sovereign bond ratings. Continue reading →

A continually strong US Dollar has pushed gold prices to the lowest they’ve been in the past 7 weeks. Although leaders at last week’s EU summit agreed to a plan to build a rescue fund, the Fitch Ratings has commented that this plan did not sufficiently ease the pressure on the region’s sovereign bond ratings. Continue reading →