Market factors to watch - Jan 12
... Europe woes > Gold hits 1-month high, breaks ranks with euro ---------------MARKET SNAPSHOT AT 0000 GMT ---------------- INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG S&P 500 1292.48 0.03 0.40 USD/JPY 76.86 -0.01 -0.01 US 10YR 1.91 0.20 0.00 SPOT GOLD 1642.19 ...
U.K. Unemployment Rises to Highest Rate in 16 Years as Euro Damps Outlook
UK unemployment rose to the highest in 16 years in the quarter through November, deepening concerns Britain is heading for another recession as turmoil in the euro area damps the global economic outlook. The unemployment rate based on International ...
New Zealand Dollar Drops From 11-Week High After Consumer Prices Decline
The New Zealand dollar slid from its highest in 11 weeks after a government report showed consumer prices unexpectedly dropped, providing scope for the central bank to avoid increasing interest rates. The so-called kiwi also fell against the yen after ...
Canadian Dollar Drops From Parity as January Job Growth Misses Forecast
I don't think the Canadian dollar will weaken off that much. The strength we've seen in the Canadian dollar has been pretty much related to US dollar weakness. The currency depreciated 0.2 percent to C$1.0016 per US dollar at 7:10 am in Toronto.
USD/JPY Forecast February 9, 2012, Technical Analysis
USD/JPY continues to grind higher on Wednesday as the market takes the recent admission of the Bank of Japan to intervening in the markets recently. The 77 handle is resistive and in the middle of recent consolidation, and could continue to fight
Yen Fluctuates Ahead of US Reports, Looks Down
The Japanese yen fluctuated, demonstrating a downside bias, as today’s reports from the United States are expected to be mixed. The yen slid versus the euro today on signs of stabilizing economic situation in Europe.
Japanese Yen Higher Against the US Dollar
Risk appetite is coming to the Forex market, sending high beta currencies higher. And, normally, this would mean that the US dollar would also be higher against the Japanese yen. Today, though, the yen is higher against the greenback.
USD/JPY Forecast Jan. 16, 2012, Fundamental Analysis
The USD/JPY pair dropped last week after the US dollar lost its momentum against other majors, yet with the return of the risk aversion on Friday with downgrade fears for the euro area the yen again held its gains.The current market sentiment
Sterling slips vs dlr, market braces for GDP contraction
Sterling dipped from a three-week high versus the dollar on ...
FX USD/JPY: Steady progress toward figure offers
A spike in WTI and rise in gold keeps the reflation trade on tap. Crosses are supported and USD/JPY has ongoing interest to buy at progressively higher levels. 76.80 is support with targets 77.15 stops after 76.90/77.00 offers.
Daily Summary on USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, CAD and NZD
v JPY remains within 1% of its all-time high against the USD after the Fed pledged to keep interest rates low through 2014 making the reduced cost of Japanese assets increasingly attractive. The USD consolidated towards the lower end of its recent ...
Japanese Stocks Swing Between Gains, Losses on Fed's Interest-Rate Pledge
Prices climbed on speculation that continued low interest rates in the US will boost growth. Tepco Surges Tokyo Electric Power gained the most on the Nikkei 225 (NKY), rising 7.4 percent to 217 yen after the Yomiuri newspaper reported the company will ...


