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Speech by Jrg Asmussen, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB,at the ...

posted by Avatar butterscotch 43 days ago in EUR made popular 43 days ago

To frame the issue somewhat bluntly, the Irish State and people woke up to a painful new reality when the Irish housing bubble burst at the onset of the international financial crisis in 2007. Extraordinarily high growth in the run up to the crisis had ... read more
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UK March total retail sales +3.6% YoY Vs +2.3% in February

posted by Avatar butterscotch 46 days ago in GBP, AUD

The GBP seldom reacts to UK economic data during the Asian session, where the focus is usually on the JPY and the AUD amongst the majors. The content of this field will not be shown publicly. nihal bhat: i really appreciate the quality analysis from ... read more
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GBP/USD Consolidates After Tuesday's Slash

posted by Avatar butterscotch 51 days ago in USD, EUR, CAD, AUD

On Wednesday Pound/Dollar continued decreased with 85 pips. The Cable depreciated from 1.5915 to 1.5831 yesterday, in converse with the positive Interbank sentiment at nearly +39%, closing the day at 1.5887. Today the British Pound is trading quietly, ... read more
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Seoul shares seen rangebound, investors wait for signals

posted by Avatar butterscotch 62 days ago in all made popular 62 days ago

Seoul shares are expected to remain rangebound on Monday as investors await further signals on the state of the global economy, hoping that these will revive momentum. "As we approach the earnings preview season, ... read more
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GBP/USD down after UK mortgages

posted by Avatar butterscotch 64 days ago in USD made popular 64 days ago

Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all investors. The high degree of leverage can work against you as well as for you. Before deciding to trade foreign exchange you should carefully consider your ... read more
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Flash: Considerable downside risk on AUD/JPY - Westpac

posted by Avatar butterscotch 65 days ago in AUD, Economic Indicators made popular 65 days ago

On the AUD front, Sean said: "Sensitivity to Chinese growth momentum has risen noticeably since PM Wen kicked off the National People's Congress by lowering the official GDP forecast for 2012 to 7.5% from 8.0%. The AUD reaction to the March HSBC/Markit ... read more
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NZD/USD aiming to regain 0.8350 after giving ground

posted by Avatar butterscotch 95 days ago in NZD

Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all investors. The high degree of leverage can work against you as well as for you. Before deciding to trade foreign exchange you should carefully consider your ... read more
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OceanaGold reports strong FY profit on high gold prices

posted by Avatar butterscotch 100 days ago in NZD, Commodities made popular 100 days ago

Production guidance for the full year 2012 has been set at 230000 to 250000ounces of gold at cash coast of $980 per ounce (assuming NZD/USD exchange rate of $0.80). The result equated to earnings of 17 cents per share. Directors declared no final ... read more
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German GDP drops, France edges up, periphery deep in gloom

posted by Avatar butterscotch 101 days ago in USD, EUR, JPY, CAD, Economic Indicators made popular 101 days ago

Germany's economy contracted slightly in the last three months of the year while France eked out an anaemic level of growth, suggesting the euro zone may succumb to a mild recession with its ... read more
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EUR/USD Resumes Recovery As Greece Approves Austerity Bill

posted by Avatar butterscotch 104 days ago in USD, EUR, CAD, AUD made popular 103 days ago

On Friday Euro/Dollar decreased with 140 pips on Greek debt uncertainty. The European currency depreciated from 1.3291 to 1.3154 on Friday, not matching the positive Interbank sentiment projection at above +18%, closing the week at 1.3192. read more
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US dollar weaker on Greek bailout optimism

posted by Avatar butterscotch 109 days ago in USD, NZD made popular 109 days ago

... tool it had against deflation. Elsewhere, the greenback was weaker against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand counterparts with USD/CAD falling 0.04% to hit 0.9956, AUD/USD gaining 0.66% to hit 1.0784 and NZD/USD gaining 0.11% to 0.8348. read more
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Euribor rates keep on falling

posted by Avatar butterscotch 114 days ago in all

Euro zone bank-to-bank lending rates fell on Thursday as the ECB's recent injection of almost half a trillion euros in 3-year loans and the prospect of more to come later in the month continued to drive rates down towards 1 ... read more