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Greece, Greece, oh and yes, the Fed

posted by Avatar wizardfx 344 days ago in USD

Bill Gross, the co-chief investment officer of PIMCO, the world's largest bond fund manager, has said, for example, that he expects a QE3 to take the form of interest rate caps on 2-3-year Treasuries. Others are less persuaded that the Fed will feel ... read more
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USD/JPY jumps after weak US bond auction

posted by Avatar wizardfx 352 days ago in USD

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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British Pound Falls to One-Month Low Versus Euro as Retail Sales Decline

posted by Avatar wizardfx 354 days ago in EUR, NZD

By Paul Dobson - Tue Jun 07 06:36:59 GMT 2011 The pound weakened against the euro for a sixth straight day after a report showed UK retail sales unexpectedly declined in May. Sterling also dropped against the New Zealand dollar and Swedish krona after ... read more
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Euro Touches One-Month High on Optimism EU Will Support Greece

posted by Avatar wizardfx 356 days ago in USD, EUR made popular 356 days ago

The dollar traded 0.3 percent from a one-month low versus the yen as signs of moderating US growth add to the case for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates near zero. The turning point was Greece, and we can suggest Greece is out of the way for ... read more
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Dollar tumbles, dented by drop in US bond yields

posted by Avatar wizardfx 365 days ago in USD, NZD

The New Zealand dollar marked a three-year high of $0.8200, coming within a whisker of a 26-year peak of $0.8215 hit in March 2008. It was last up 1.1 percent at $0.8186. The euro climbed 0.7 percent to $1.4244 EUR=, its rise having gained momentum ... read more
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Dollar broadly lower after weak US growth, jobs data

posted by Avatar wizardfx 366 days ago in USD, EUR

Forex Pros The US dollar was broadly lower against its major counterparts on Thursday, following the release of weak US growth and unemployment data, while the euro gave up gains after remarks by a senior European Union official. ... read more
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Australian dollar outlook 20 May 2011

posted by Avatar wizardfx 373 days ago in AUD, Economic Indicators made popular 373 days ago

The sour data even caused the USD to give up gains against the JPY on the same day Japan released a much worse than expected GDP number stemming from the March earthquake and tsunami. Cars are washed away by a tsunami at Tokyo Electric Power Co. ... read more
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Eurozone Economic Uncertainty Back In Focus And Weighing On Currencies

posted by Avatar wizardfx 376 days ago in EUR made popular 376 days ago

Another very quiet start to the week as the USD remains well bid and continues to consolidate its latest gains against most of the major currencies. Overall, there is an ongoing concern over the outlook for the Eurozone economy, and a persistent threat ... read more
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FOREX: Foreign Currency Speculators cut Dollar shorts. Japanese Yen positions ...

posted by Avatar wizardfx 377 days ago in JPY, AUD made popular 376 days ago

The data is a decline from the total short position of $35.01 billion on May 3rd, according to the CFTC data and calculations by Reuters which calculates the dollar positions against the euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, ... read more
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Euro Drops to Six-Week Low Versus Dollar Before Ministers Meet on Greece

posted by Avatar wizardfx 378 days ago in USD, EUR, JPY, AUD, Economic Indicators made popular 378 days ago

South Africa's rand tumbled against the dollar yesterday as data showed the jobless rate in Africa's biggest economy increased to 25 percent in the first quarter. The South African Reserve Bank left interest rates unchanged this week at 5.5 percent to ... read more
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Pound falls against dollar after news of bin Laden's death

posted by Avatar wizardfx 390 days ago in EUR, GBP made popular 390 days ago

Forex Pros The pound was down against the broadly stronger US dollar in thin holiday trade on Monday, after US President Barack Obama confirmed that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan. GBP/USD hit 1.6642 during European ... read more
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Equity markets continued to rise on Friday

posted by Avatar wizardfx 391 days ago in AUD made popular 391 days ago

The USD remains under pressure with figures released by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission which regulates the futures and options markets showing that the biggest positions are shorts of the USD against the AUD and the EUR. ... read more