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Currency Index & Volatility

posted by Avatar Tottie 9 days ago in Economic Indicators

US data presently does not indicate robust recovery (eg US Pending Home Sales dropped by 3.5%), implying the need for stimulus to heal the economy. Closer to the end of the trading week government officials succeeded to some extent at convincing ... read more
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German retail sales unexpectedly fall in December

posted by Avatar Tottie 11 days ago in all made popular 11 days ago

"Typically, at year end, retail sales get underreported a lot and usually revised up significantly," he said. Germany's export-driven economy recovered quickly from the 2008/09 financial crisis, but the outlook has darkened as euro zone debt worries ... read more
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US wheat firm on output concerns; corn, soy dip

posted by Avatar Tottie 12 days ago in USD, EUR, AUD made popular 12 days ago

The US Department of Agriculture on Friday said exporters sold 133200 tonnes of US wheat to an unknown destination as well as 170200 tonnes of US corn to Mexico. Traders expect Russia, which has dominated global wheat export trade this year, ... read more
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Parametric Technology's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

posted by Avatar Tottie 15 days ago in CAD made popular 15 days ago

In 2009, after I became president, we created several business units to focus on some of the new opportunities that we felt were adjacent to the core businesses of CAD and PLM. And of course, in the core businesses, we continue to operate with a ... read more
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USD/CAD higher as Greece talks dominate

posted by Avatar Tottie 18 days ago in CAD

The Canadian dollar shrugged off data showing that core retail sales rose more-than-expected in November, ticking up 0.3% after a 0.6% rise the previous month. Analysts had expected core retail sales to rise 0.2% in November. read more
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EUR/USD up, risk-on trade up

posted by Avatar Tottie 22 days ago in EUR made popular 22 days ago

At the moment EUR/USD is up 0.135 at 1.2978, with resistance levels waiting at 1.3084 (high Dec.27), ahead of 1.3120 (high Dec.22) then 1.3177 (MA55d) and 1.3199 (high Dec.21). On the downside, a breach of 1.2875 (intraday support) would expose 1.2837 ... read more
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FX EUR/JPY: In focus, mega-stops tipped sub-97.00 on options

posted by Avatar Tottie 26 days ago in EUR made popular 26 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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Singapore Stocks-May open up; Sembcorp Indus, Ezra eyed

posted by Avatar Tottie 29 days ago in USD, EUR, JPY, CAD, AUD made popular 29 days ago

----------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 0008 GMT ------------ INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG S&P 500 1295.5 0.23% 3.020 USD/JPY 76.76 0.01% 0.010 10-YR US TSY YLD 1.9298 -- 0.003 SPOT GOLD 1647.25 -0.15% -2.550 US CRUDE 99.3 0.20% 0.200 DOW JONES ... read more
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Analysts: US Mfg Job Gains Come As Canadian Mfg Frets Cuts

posted by Avatar Tottie 32 days ago in CAD

This compared to September 2009, when "the Canadian wage rate was $22.73 vs. $19.91 in the US, but that was due to a short-lived drop in the value of the Canadian dollar," Shenfeld said. The last time the two countries costs were about equal was in ... read more
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USD/JPY up during Asian trade

posted by Avatar Tottie 36 days ago in USD made popular 36 days ago

All CFDs (stocks, indexes, futures) and Forex prices are not provided by exchanges but rather by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual market price, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading ... read more
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Yen Might be in Worse Shape Than the Euro, Reports Profit Confidential, a ...

posted by Avatar Tottie 46 days ago in EUR, Economic Indicators

This is a nation that has the highest debt/GDP ratioat 230%in the world, a budget deficit of 9.2%, and a central bank that is committed to devaluing its currency in the hopes of increasing exports. The Commitments of Traders (COT) report for ... read more
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GBP/CHF up in European trade

posted by Avatar Tottie 50 days ago in CHF

All stock prices, indexes, futures and Forex prices are not provided by exchanges but rather by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual market price, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading ... read more