posted by
commodityblog
55 minutes ago
in Fundamental, Oil, Agriculture
Corn futures fell in Chicago today, heading for a second straight weekly loss. Crude oil dropped amid falling confidence among U.S. consumers today.
posted by
marius
1 hour 7 minutes ago
in USD
The United States should not make a political issue out of the yuan, a Chinese central banker said on Friday, as the two countries lurched towards a potential bust-up over Beijing's currency regime.
posted by
everafter
1 hour 18 minutes ago
in Sentiment, Consumer
Markets mostly fell on Friday after a report showed consumer sentiment softened in March. Boris Schlossberg, director of research at GFT Forex, Ben Lichtenstein, president of TradersAudio and Peter Beutel, president of Cameron Hanover shared thei
posted by
lazybug
1 hour 33 minutes ago
in USD, EUR, Retail Sales
European shares ended at their highest level in more than seven weeks on Friday as positive retail sales data boosted sentiment, while banks rose as U.S. Senate negotiations to overhaul financial regulation collapsed.
posted by
chocolatmousse
1 hour 42 minutes ago
in USD, EUR
European stock exchanges closed generally higher on Friday on news that retail sales in the United States rose unexpectedly in February for the second straight month.
posted by
yaymenow
1 hour 57 minutes ago
in USD, EUR, Gold
Gold pared gains in Europe on Friday as the dollar lifted from one-month lows versus the euro, after better-than-expected U.S. retail sales data boosted expectations may be on the road to recovery.
posted by
yosoybeloved
2 hours 2 minutes ago
in USD, CAD
On Friday, the Canadian Dollar hit a 20-month high after a report showed strong gains in the labor market after it climbed to 98.32 cents USD, which is up from Thursday’s close of 97.68USD, according to the Globe and Mail.
posted by
mattypark
2 hours 29 minutes ago
in USD, GBP
Sterling rose against the dollar on Friday, lifted by broad weakness in the U.S. currency and by an opinion poll showing the opposition Conservatives on course to win a majority in an upcoming general election.
posted by
mintyheart
2 hours 47 minutes ago
in USD, Retail Sales
The storied American consumer braved blizzards and economic headwinds to shop in February, unexpectedly pushing up retail sales for the second straight month, official data showed Friday
posted by
likethewindmillsofanemptymind
3 hours ago
in USD, Metals
South Africa’s rand snapped a two- day decline against the dollar as precious metals prices advanced, boosting prospects for earnings from the country’s biggest sources of foreign revenue.
posted by
jameschen
3 hours ago
in USD, CAD, Technical
Bearish price action on USD/CAD, a daily chart of which is shown, has finally made a tentative breakdown below the key 1.0200 support level after respecting this level several times this week. Friday’s (3/12/2010) breakdown of 1.0200 establishes
posted by
minxybrilo
3 hours ago
in CAD, Employment
Canada created more jobs than expected in February and the jobless rate fell to a 10-month low, cementing Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s view that the economic recovery is under way.