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Fed Lowers Interest Rate on Dollar Swaps

posted by fxhottie 70 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Sentiment made popular 70 days ago

The Federal Reserve cut the cost of emergency dollar funding for European banks as part of a globally coordinated central-bank response to the continent’s sovereign-debt crisis.

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Revisiting Eurobonds

posted by fxhottie 75 days ago in EUR, Fundamental, Daily made popular 75 days ago

European bond auctions have been hogging the spotlight lately, and not in a good way. With bond yields rising here and there, the idea of joint euro zone bonds has resurfaced as a potential savior for the region. If you didn't get a chance to rea

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Trendline Break on EUR/USD for a Day Trade?

posted by fxhottie 106 days ago in USD, EUR, Technical made popular 106 days ago

Good morning forex friends! Breaking news from Eurozone leaders and a nice chart pattern propelled me to take a day trade on EUR/USD today. Check it out and see if it makes sense to you.

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A Swing Back Lower for EUR/USD?

posted by fxhottie 148 days ago in USD, EUR, Technical

Good afternoon! Looks like quite a few patterns are signaling a potential swing move back to the downside for EUR/USD. Are traders ready for another round of euro selling?

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Swiss Franc Declines Amid SNB Intervention Speculation

posted by fxhottie 155 days ago in EUR, CHF, Fundamental

The Swiss franc weakened against the dollar and euro, amid speculation the nation’s central bank will take measures to curb the currency’s strength after consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in almost a year.

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Yen Strengthens Following Noda Announcement

posted by fxhottie 168 days ago in JPY, Fundamental, Daily made popular 168 days ago

The yen strengthened, erasing earlier declines against the U.S. dollar, after Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced a $100 billion effort to curb gains in the national currency.

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Stalling EU Economy May Hold ECB Rates

posted by fxhottie 175 days ago in EUR, Fundamental, GDP made popular 175 days ago

Europe’s unexpectedly sharp economic slowdown has increased the risk of another recession and may prevent the European Central Bank from raising interest rates again this year.

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Euro Drops After Rejection of Bonds & Resuce Fund Expansion

posted by fxhottie 175 days ago in EUR, Technical, Fundamental

The euro declined against the yen for a second day after German and French leaders rejected calls for a joint-borrowing plan to stem the region’s debt crisis and amid signs growth is slowing.

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Swiss Ponder Battle Over Runaway Franc

posted by fxhottie 176 days ago in EUR, CHF, Fundamental made popular 176 days ago

Switzerland, the nation that hasn’t gone to war with a foreign power since Napoleon, is reluctantly debating a generational taboo: ceding monetary independence to win a battle over its runaway currency.

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Swiss Franc Falls Most Since 1999 on Possible Euro Peg

posted by fxhottie 180 days ago in CHF, AUD, NZD

The franc tumbled the most against the euro since the shared currency’s 1999 debut after Swiss National Bank Vice President Thomas Jordan said a temporary peg to the euro would be legal as policy makers try to stem the franc’s gains.

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As Gold Briefly Hits $1,800, Traders Fear Party Is Ending

posted by fxhottie 180 days ago in Technical, Fundamental, Gold made popular 180 days ago

As gold topped a record $1800 on Wednesday, traders that are long gold [GCCV1 1768.20 16.70 (+0.95%) ] began to get nervous that they were behind a trade that may not have any potential new buyers left. After all, a trade only keeps work

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Aussie & Kiwi Drops as U.S., Europe Woes Curb Risk Bid

posted by fxhottie 180 days ago in AUD, NZD, Technical

New Zealand’s currency extended a second weekly drop versus the dollar as concern that the U.S. economy and Europe’s debt crisis will worsen damped demand for higher-yielding assets.

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