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Weak U.S. rebound calls for low rates

posted by mateo 779 days ago in USD, Inflation, Employment made popular 779 days ago

A gradual U.S. economic recovery marked by high unemployment and tame inflation will require interest rates to remain very low for an "extended period," Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn said on Thursday.

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House prices rise 1.1%

posted by mateo 780 days ago in GBP, Housing made popular 779 days ago

House prices increased by 1.1% to £168,521 last month, according to the latest Halifax house price index.

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Oil ends down as dollar

posted by mateo 780 days ago in USD, Oil, Employment made popular 780 days ago

Oil prices fell 1 percent on Wednesday, snapping a string of six straight sessions of gains, pressured by a stronger dollar and U.S. government data showing a bigger-than-expected increase in crude inventories.

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Euro Declines Amid Speculation EU Plan for Greece May Falter

posted by mateo 782 days ago in EUR, Trade made popular 782 days ago

The euro declined for a third day against the dollar amid speculation that a plan for Greece to obtain European Union and International Monetary Fund help in cutting its budget deficit may falter.

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Critical Juncture for U.S. Housing Market, Gold

posted by mateo 783 days ago in USD, Gold, Housing made popular 783 days ago

Let's turn our attention to real estate for a minute. The thorn in the economic recovery's side, after all, has been the mortgage market. Investors are worried that with so many mortgage holders under water, the hoped for economic reversal has no

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Currency fight pits U.S. jobs vs. China's

posted by mateo 784 days ago in USD, Employment, Consumer made popular 783 days ago

On paper, the Chinese accumulated hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars. But instead of cashing in its hoard, China lent much of it back to Americans to help finance ever-higher consumer borrowing, as well as federal deficits and cheap mortgages.

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Officials Wake Up to Peak Oil

posted by mateo 784 days ago in USD, Oil made popular 784 days ago

When I began writing about peak oil professionally in 2006, it was generally considered a tinfoil hat theory. The notion that oil production might peak around 2012 (plus or minus) was only taken seriously by a few analysts who were considered ext

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Forex Trading Strategies

posted by mateo 784 days ago in Special, Trading Psychology made popular 784 days ago

Current monetary policy allows for free and open exchange of currencies at market rates for most US and European trading partners. In essence, by looking at the exchange rates, and by prognosticating on foreign and international news, foreign exc

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USD Rises to Seven-Month High Versus Yen on Economic Outlook

posted by mateo 785 days ago in USD made popular 785 days ago

The dollar touched the strongest level against the yen in more than seven months as a government report added evidence to speculation that the labor market is recovering, helping to fuel U.S. economic growth.

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Is It Too Dangerous To Trade The News?

posted by mateo 785 days ago in Daily, Trading Psychology made popular 785 days ago

If you are someone who has traded the fx market for any period of time you know that news announcements are one of the primary movers in the market. Because the market is open for trading 5 days out of the week there is always some news pronounce

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USD gains on major rivals in Asian trading

posted by mateo 786 days ago in USD, Employment made popular 786 days ago

The dollar gained against major rivals in Asian trading Friday, amid thin holiday volume, as investors positioned for the key U.S. jobs report due later in the session.

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Euro Rises Against USD as Greece Aid Plan Boosts Confidence

posted by mateo 790 days ago in USD, EUR made popular 790 days ago

The euro strengthened against the dollar for a second day as a European Union aid package for Greece boosted confidence in the region’s assets.

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