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Overview: Gold, CHF Benefit from Financial Markets' Crisis Mode

posted by Avatar hanazawa 292 days ago in CHF made popular 292 days ago

The financial markets which clearly were already in crisis-mode last week, as fears about a double dip recession in the US and more general weakening growth in the industrial world and emerging countries resurfaced. The steep declines in equities were ... read more
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Technical Analysis: EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, USD/CHF

posted by Avatar hanazawa 297 days ago in CHF made popular 297 days ago

Before deciding to trade foreign exchange you should carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience and risk appetite. The possibility exists that you could sustain a loss of some or all of your initial investment and therefore you ... read more
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Market Morning Briefing

posted by Avatar hanazawa 298 days ago in JPY

Read our current comments and trade recommendations on EUR-USD, USD-JPY and EUR-JPY by registering to our newsletter. The US markets witnessed a sharp sell off as the Dow broke below the psychological level of 12000. Now the attention has shited from ... read more
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Neste Oil divests its gas business in Estonia

posted by Avatar hanazawa 299 days ago in Commodities made popular 299 days ago

The company had net sales of EUR 11.9 billion in 2010 and employs around 5000 people. Neste Oil's share is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Neste Oil has been selected into the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and is also featured in the Ethibel ... read more
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Chart of the Day: a strong Germany should man up on euro pain

posted by Avatar hanazawa 302 days ago in USD, EUR

by Gavin Lumsden on Jul 29, 2011 at 11:50 The German Federal Statistical Office yesterday revealed that the country's unemployment rate fell to a record low of 7% this month, with the creation of 11000 jobs. This brings to around 550000 the total ... read more
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Bykeki says Turkish exporters do not expect crisis

posted by Avatar hanazawa 303 days ago in CAD

The current level of the lira increases our competitiveness, meaning there is no need for a rate hike, he noted. Touching upon the current account deficit (CAD) problem facing Turkey, Bykeki said: If we can manage to increase our annual export ... read more
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SWATCH GROUP N: Half-Year Report 2011

posted by Avatar hanazawa 304 days ago in CHF made popular 303 days ago

Gross sales for the Group of CHF 3 362 million exceed the record half year 2010 by +24.2% at constant rates and +11.4% at current rates1). Strongly overvalued Swiss franc leads to a negative currency impact on sales of CHF 387 million at 2010 rates. ... read more
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Turkish lira remains in prime focus at present in Economy Meeting

posted by Avatar hanazawa 304 days ago in CAD made popular 304 days ago

The problem for the Turkish authorities is that they fear that a move to tighten policy will just see the lira strengthen undermining any positive impact on the CAD - a difficult balancing act indeed. The fear in the case of the CBRT, in particular, ... read more
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EUR/USD Rallies on Greece Bailout Confirmation

posted by Avatar hanazawa 310 days ago in EUR

On Thursday Euro/Dollar increased significantly with 300 pips on Greece bailout confirmation. The European currency appreciated from 1.4137 to 1.4438 yesterday, not matching the negative Interbank sentiment projection at under -4%, closing the day at ... read more
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The EUR strengthened significantly

posted by Avatar hanazawa 311 days ago in EUR, JPY made popular 311 days ago

Markets are awaiting Wednesday's release of the Bank of England's July meeting minutes which are expected to add to the view that interest rates will stay chained at record lows, which could weaken sterling. The Japanese yen traded firmer against the ... read more
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KBC: Swiss frank eases after setting all-time highs against HUF and PLN

posted by Avatar hanazawa 312 days ago in CHF made popular 312 days ago

Labour market statistics (employment, average gross wages) for June surprised slightly on the upside. A far more interesting story currently takes place at the CHF/PLN currency pair. According to the most recent NBP's financial stability report, ... read more
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Long-term Fix to the Debt Problem in the United States

posted by Avatar hanazawa 313 days ago in USD made popular 313 days ago

Further, in an economy, some sectors might be in a deflationary trend, while others in inflation, trying to keep rates lower and flood the system with liquidity to prevent deflation might not be the best idea In conclusion, the consumption and ... read more