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Japan worries yen surge will hurt budding recovery

posted by chezka 911 days ago in JPY, Employment made popular 911 days ago

A fall in Japan’s jobless rate pointed at recovery in the world’s number two economy Friday, but the government fretted that the surging yen could again derail the export-reliant economy.

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Crude Oil Decline on Rising U.S. Inventories, Stronger USD

posted by chezka 913 days ago in USD, Oil made popular 913 days ago

Oil fell in New York as traders sold contracts to lock in gains ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday and after the U.S. Energy Department said crude inventories held by the world’s largest energy consumer rose.

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Crude oil prices rebound slightly

posted by chezka 913 days ago in USD, Oil

Crude oil prices regained some ground on the New York Mercantile Exchange Wednesday, climbing above $76 per barrel.

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Oil rises first day in three on Iran worries, dollar weaknes

posted by chezka 915 days ago in USD, Oil made popular 915 days ago

Crude-oil futures rose Monday for the first session in three, as Iran started five days of large-scale war games, heightening global political tensions amid worries that oil supplies might be disrupted

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USD/CHF – Weekly technical Outlook

posted by chezka 916 days ago in USD, CHF made popular 916 days ago

USD/CHF’s choppy rise from 1.0034 continued last week and is still in progress. Initial bias remains on the upside this week as long as 1.0122 minor support holds.

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USD strengthens on risk aversion

posted by chezka 918 days ago in USD made popular 918 days ago

The dollar rose against most of its rivals Friday as investors looked to hunker down with safe-haven assets amid fresh concerns about the strength of global economic recovery, analysts said.

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Gold prices slip on firm dollar

posted by chezka 918 days ago in USD, Gold made popular 918 days ago

Gold slipped lower in Europe on Friday as the dollar firmed, dampening the momentum which has lifted prices more than nine percent this month after reports of central bank gold buying.

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Euro edges lower to USD 1.4915 overnight

posted by chezka 918 days ago in USD, EUR made popular 918 days ago

The euro has slipped by 0.1 pc overnight to USD 1.4915, with talk continuing of double-no-touch options at USD 1.48-1.51 expiring later today.

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The housing market revival continues

posted by chezka 920 days ago in GBP, Housing

London is leading the upturn in prices with far more surveyors reporting rises rather than falls for London, according to the figures published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors last week.

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USD slips against major rivals after U.S. data

posted by chezka 922 days ago in USD, Retail Sales

The dollar slipped against major rivals Monday, after news U.S. retail sales rose more than economists predicted suggested improvement in the economy and emboldened investors to move towards riskier assets and away from the relative safe-haven of

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Obama warns over imbalances; APEC shuns exchange rates

posted by chezka 924 days ago in USD

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday the world economy was on a path to recovery but warned that failure to re-balance the global economic system would lead to further crises.

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Imports jump widens US trade gap

posted by chezka 925 days ago in USD, GDP, Trade made popular 925 days ago

US government figures show that the country's trade deficit widened in September by an unexpectedly large 18.2%, the biggest jump in more than 10 years. The wider gap came as oil prices rose for the seventh straight month and imports from China b

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