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Australian sharemarket falls, dollar surges after Reserve Bank holds interest rate

posted by Avatar ctrlaltdel 4 days ago in all made popular 4 days ago

Against the Japanese yen, the Australian currency changed hands at Y82.71, up from Y82.22 late yesterday, with the intraday high of Y82.82 setting an eight-session high. The move for the sharemarket pared gains made yesterday when the index jumped 1.1 ... read more
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Negative Euro-Zone News Gives USD Temporary Boost

posted by Avatar ctrlaltdel 8 days ago in EUR, Economic Indicators made popular 8 days ago

The AUD/USD range traded for much of the day, maintaining its recent bullish trend around the 1.0725 level. Turning to tomorrow, traders can expect significant volatility in the marketplace as the US Non-Farm Employment Change figure is set to be ... read more
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Japan Steps Up Yen Warning; Azumi Says Can't Overlook Speculative Moves

posted by Avatar ctrlaltdel 9 days ago in USD, JPY, CAD, AUD

The renewed strength of the yen once again is threatening the country's foreign trade and hampered the economy's prospects of recovery. Japan posted its first annual trade deficit since 1980 with a shortfall of JPY 2.49 trillion in 2011, data from the ... read more
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Ivanho Cambridge invests in London's residential market

posted by Avatar ctrlaltdel 10 days ago in CAD made popular 10 days ago

1, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Ivanho Cambridge, a real estate subsidiary of the Caisse de dpt et placement du Qubec, has made its foray into London's residential market with an investment of over CAD$150 million to acquire rental buildings in some of the ... read more
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South African Bonds Have Best Start Since 2003 on Interest Rates Outlook

posted by Avatar ctrlaltdel 10 days ago in USD, EUR, JPY, CAD, AUD, NZD made popular 10 days ago

South African government bonds are having their best start to the year since 2003 on speculation the central bank will keep interest rates on hold to support the economy even as inflation remains above its target. Government fixed-rate debt returned ... read more
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Canadian dollar declines amid strong retail sales, Greek debt worries

posted by Avatar ctrlaltdel 18 days ago in CAD

By Malcolm Morrison, The Canadian Press | January 24, 2012 Canadian dollar coins, or Loonies, are shown in Ottawa on Oct. 10, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was lower at midday Tuesday despite a stronger than ... read more
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Investopedia: Currency All-Time Highs And Lows

posted by Avatar ctrlaltdel 24 days ago in EUR made popular 24 days ago

Those doldrums did not last all that long, though, and the dollar rallied sharply in late 2008, likely due in no small part to the European sovereign debt crisis and the realization that for however bad the US economic and monetary situation was, ... read more
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Canadian dollar weakens following weak American trade report, eurozone worries

posted by Avatar ctrlaltdel 29 days ago in CAD

By Malcolm Morrison, The Canadian Press | January 13, 2012 Canadian dollars, or loonies, sit on American dollar bills on Sept. 20, 2007 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was lower Friday amid a weak trade ... read more
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US Dollar Index Starts 2012 With Nice Move to Upside

posted by Avatar ctrlaltdel 32 days ago in USD, CAD

I am watching this closely because if the commodity currencies roll back over, it could really kick the US Dollar Index rally into higher gear. The Canadian Dollar (FXC) really interests me because it looks like it is going to be the first commodity ... read more
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GBP Outlook

posted by Avatar ctrlaltdel 45 days ago in GBP made popular 45 days ago

A financial transaction tax would prove disastrous to the financial sector of the UK economy; if imposed, it could trigger a significant selloff in the pound. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, Britain's total debt, comprised of private, ... read more
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Dollar Mixed, European Shares Inching Higher

posted by Avatar ctrlaltdel 46 days ago in EUR

Meanwhile, Germany denied reports that it will cut its growth forecast for this year from the 1.0% expected previously, while a member of the government's council of economic advisers said the eurozone's largest economy will escape a recession with ... read more
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China investment wave unlikely to swamp EU

posted by Avatar ctrlaltdel 47 days ago in EUR

Euro zone governments would love Beijing to plough more of its USD 3.2 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves into their bonds. China is also likely to chip in with a loan to the International Monetary Fund to provide a financing backstop in case Italy ... read more