Posts Tagged ‘Roundup’

What’s on the Economic Horizon
BOE to Downplay Rising Prices in Inflation Report
U.S. Continues Trade Deficit
CAD Trade Figures On Tap
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With forex markets mostly in consolidation mode yesterday, the dollar found itself on the losing end against most of its major counterparts. European currency pairs like EUR/USD and GBP/USD edged slightly higher, while the comdolls made [...]

Thursday, May 12th, 2011 at 01:28 | 0 comments
Categories: Currency Charts

What’s on the Economic Horizon?
Greek debt gets downgraded
Australian trade surplus exceeds forecasts
Swiss CPI on deck

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The dollar may have ended last week with a grand finale, but the way it started this week was anything but amazing! Except against the euro, it retreated against ALL of its counterparts! How weak sauce is that?? EUR/USD slipped [...]

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 at 01:34 | 0 comments
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What’s on the Economic Horizon?
NFP rose to 244,000, US jobless rate climbs to 9.0%
ANZ job ads due today
Germany’s trade balance seen at 14.4 billion EUR

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What a grand finale for the Greenback! The dollar capped its week of gains with fireworks last Friday when a surprisingly better-than-expected NFP report boosted the scrilla in the charts. [...]

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 at 01:32 | 0 comments
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What’s on the Economic Horizon
U.S. NFP to print softer figure?
Canadian employment slated to show increase
U.K. PPI due to show 1.7% rise?
United States
And just like that, the dollar’s back in style! Not-so-hawkish remarks from the ECB and a sharp slide in commodities saw the USDX climb from 73.53 to a one-week high of 74.59. Meanwhile, EUR/USD [...]

Saturday, May 7th, 2011 at 01:27 | 0 comments
Categories: Currency Charts

What’s on the Economic Horizon
BOE Interest Rate Decision Today
ECB to Keep Rates on Hold at 1.25%?
Fed Head Bernanke Set to Testify
Canadian Ivey PMI Dipped to 67.1 Last Month?
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Boo yeah! Despite the slight bump during the Asian session, the U.S. dollar managed to recoup some of its losses for the day and end higher against [...]

Friday, May 6th, 2011 at 01:29 | 0 comments
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What’s on the Economic Horizon
ADP Non-Farm Employment to Show a 200K Gain
Euro zone’s Retail Sales Seen at +0.2% for March
Australian Retail Sales Also on Deck
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The dollar’s performance yesterday was as mixed as fruit salad yesterday! The dollar staged a nice rally versus the pound and the comdolls, ended the day barely changed against the [...]

Thursday, May 5th, 2011 at 01:28 | 0 comments
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What’s on the Economic Horizon
RBA to Keep Rates Steady at 4.75%?
U.K. Manufacturing PMI Due Today
U.S. Factory Orders Up by 1.9% in March?
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Did y’all see that huge comeback by the Greenback? The U.S. dollar partied along with the Americans on Ground Zero yesterday on news that U.S. forces were able to kill Al Qaeda leader [...]

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 at 01:28 | 0 comments
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What’s on the Economic Horizon
BOE Governor Mervyn King to Speak Today
Australia’s house price index declines by 1.7% in Q1
Swiss Retail Sales Expected to Rise 2.5%
United States
Keep rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ rollin’. The dollar bears danced to the tune of my brothas Limp Bizkit’s single last Friday as they continued to drag the Greenback lower against [...]

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 at 01:30 | 0 comments
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What’s on the Economic Horizon
PCE Index To Show Subdued Inflation
KOF Economic Barometer to Inch Lower
Canada: Did Not Grow in February?
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All you dollar bulls must be hurtin’ right now! Once again, the dollar found itself on the losing end during yesterday’s trading, as it struggled against most of its major counterparts. EUR/USD edged 26 pips [...]

Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at 01:55 | 0 comments
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What’s on the Economic Horizon
U.S. Fed decides to end QE2 on schedule
U.K. GDP in line with expectations
Australia’s CPI highest since 2008

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Guess who just came in and cheered the markets up like it was Christmas! Yesterday Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke announced the Fed’s decision to end its QE2 program as scheduled, which boosted risk appetite [...]

Friday, April 29th, 2011 at 01:27 | 0 comments
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