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Basel Ruling Slashes Size of Kangaroo Bond Sales by 50%: Australia Credit

posted by Avatar ColdFire 377 days ago in USD, EUR, AUD, NZD, Economic Indicators made popular 377 days ago

The Australian dollar climbed 18 percent against the US dollar over the past year to $1.0574 on May 13. The so-called Aussie touched $1.1012 on May 2, the highest since exchange controls were scrapped in 1983. While Australia's benchmark interest rate ... read more
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The dollar extends the rise on growth jitters

posted by Avatar ColdFire 380 days ago in USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, AUD, Economic Indicators made popular 380 days ago

This downbeat sentiment kept refuge demand on the dollar and only the dollar, where already gold is under heavy liquidations with the commodities rout and the yen is volatile with fears of intervention, though it still gained grounds too. ... read more
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UK March Visible Trade Deficit Widens

posted by Avatar ColdFire 381 days ago in USD, GBP, NZD made popular 381 days ago

UK's visible trade deficit increased to a seasonally adjusted GBP 7.7 billion in March from GBP 7 billion in February, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. The expected level of deficit was GBP 7.5 billion. ... read more
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AUD/USD closed US Session with dipping below 1.0800

posted by Avatar ColdFire 383 days ago in EUR, AUD made popular 383 days ago

AUD/USD was again like a mirror of the Euro during European and US trade after opening near 1.0755 following the Euro higher with the AUD being capped by 1.0785 offers before falling on the Greek downgrade to test solid corporate buying at 1.0710 ... read more
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Banks announce half-year profits

posted by Avatar ColdFire 385 days ago in NZD

NEAL WOOLRICH: On the other hand, ANZ was buffeted by the high Australian dollar, which trimmed some of the profits from its Asian business. Another drag at home for all of the big four has been the tepid rates of growth in business lending, ... read more
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Aussie Mixed Ahead Of RBA Interest Rate Decision

posted by Avatar ColdFire 389 days ago in USD, AUD made popular 389 days ago

At 12:30 am ET Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia is due to announce its interest rate decision. Analysts expect the central bank to keep rates unchanged at 4.75 percent. Ahead of the announcement, the Australian dollar showed mixed ... read more
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Dollar Index Has Its Biggest Monthly Drop Since September; Franc Rallies

posted by Avatar ColdFire 392 days ago in CHF

The Labor Department's report on May 6 may show that the unemployment rate stayed at 8.8 percent. The euro surged 4.7 percent to $1.4829, from $1.4158, after touching $1.4882 on April 28, the highest level since December 2009. ... read more
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EUR/USD Flows: German Advisor Feld: Greece can't avoid debt ...

posted by Avatar ColdFire 396 days ago in EUR made popular 396 days ago

You must be aware of the risks of investing in forex, futures, and options and be willing to accept them in order to trade in these markets. Forex trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Please do not trade with ... read more
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Metal, Forex-Metal

posted by Avatar ColdFire 410 days ago in Commodities

As a result, the GBP/USD pair dropped to $1.6262 minimums. According to the expectations, the Bank of Japan would leave the principal rate at the previous level of 0.1%. The USD/JPY pair reached maximum of Y85.52 level on Wednesday. Gold rate continued ... read more
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politics exacerbate the greenback's decline

posted by Avatar ColdFire 414 days ago in USD, EUR, JPY, AUD made popular 414 days ago

So going forward EUR and GBP strength could be fuelled by dollar weakness. Added to this a budget/ debt crisis in the US is unlikely to be conditions where the Fed would hike rates.... The dollar impact pushing the euro and pound higher today can be ... read more
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Austria's Trade Gap Widens

posted by Avatar ColdFire 414 days ago in USD, EUR, JPY, AUD made popular 414 days ago

Austria's trade deficit widened to EUR 563.8 million in January from EUR 387.6 million recorded a year ago, preliminary results from Statistics Austria showed Friday. During the month, exports rose 26.3 percent year-on-year EUR 8.67 billion ... read more
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Pound Trades Near 2-Week High Versus Dollar Before Interest-Rate Decision

posted by Avatar ColdFire 415 days ago in USD, EUR, GBP made popular 415 days ago

Sterling appreciated versus the euro. The Monetary Policy Committee will leave the benchmark interest rate at 0.5 percent, according to all 57 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. The European Central Bank will probably increase its main refinancing ... read more