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Australia dollar hits 6-wk high; curve flattens

posted by hachibi 811 days ago in AUD made popular 811 days ago

The Australian dollar climbed to its highest in over six weeks on Monday after its breach of a key chart level propped up trading momentum amid healthy demand for riskier assets.

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GDP growth will be slower than forecast

posted by hachibi 812 days ago in GBP, GDP

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) had forecast GDP growth in 2011 at 2.3% but now says it will be nearer 2.1%.

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Hot Tips for Successful Online Forex Trading

posted by hachibi 813 days ago in Special, Trading Psychology made popular 813 days ago

There is no one-size-fits all solution for online forex trading. You will do your most successful online forex trading with a system that is customized to fit your needs, your style of trading and your risk comfort level.

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Mortgage rates slip

posted by hachibi 814 days ago in USD, Housing made popular 814 days ago

Mortgages rates have dipped below 5 percent again, four weeks before a government program that is helping keep rates low is scheduled to run out. The average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 4.97 percent this week, down from 5.05 percent

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USD Retraces Gains as Sentiment Improves

posted by hachibi 815 days ago in USD, Sentiment made popular 814 days ago

Risk appetite has slowly recovered and the initial shock of the Federal Reserve’s surprise discount rate hike has diminished this past week. Naturally, the combined influence these two developments would have on the US dollar would further weaken

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AUD Gains for 2nd Day on View RBA to Raise Rates

posted by hachibi 818 days ago in AUD, Inflation made popular 818 days ago

The Australian dollar rose for a second day on speculation the central bank will increase interest rates tomorrow to the highest level since 2008.

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Fear of Inflation Driving Gold Prices

posted by hachibi 818 days ago in USD, Gold, Inflation made popular 818 days ago

One of the most important drivers of the rise in gold prices since the end of the Great Financial Crisis has been the fear of impending inflation. The gold bulls (AKA “Gold Bugs”) believe that the key source of this inflation will be an increase

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Oil up above $78 on soft dlr, recovery doubts weigh

posted by hachibi 821 days ago in USD, Oil made popular 821 days ago

Oil prices rebounded above $78 a barrel on Friday after sliding more than 2 percent the day before, lifted by a weaker dollar, but worries over the U.S. economy weighed on the market.

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Falling dollar helps boost commodity prices

posted by hachibi 822 days ago in USD, Agriculture, GDP made popular 822 days ago

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the House Financial Services Committee as part of his semiannual report to Congress that low rates are needed to help support a rebound in the economy by stimulating lending.

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Forex International Currency Market

posted by hachibi 827 days ago in Special, Trading Psychology made popular 826 days ago

Naturally, with the demanded account difficult financial situations, namely shortage of means, the big quantity of people are almost every day set by a problem to earn in the Internet the real incomes. In addition to it is necessary to allocate t

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Employers given fit notes guidance

posted by hachibi 827 days ago in GBP, Employment made popular 827 days ago

New guidance for employers on the use of “fit notes” has been published today by the Department of Work and Pensions.

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CAD hits one-week high, helped by firm commodities

posted by hachibi 835 days ago in USD, CAD, Employment

Canada's currency jumped to a one-week high against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, helped by stronger-than-expected Australian jobs data and stronger commodity prices.

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