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US dollar higher on US employment data, Greece

posted by Avatar wizardfx 9 days ago in USD made popular 8 days ago

By Forexpros | Forex News | Feb 02, 2012 06:56PM GMT Forexpros - The US dollar gained against most of its major counterparts Thursday, as mixed messages from Greece and strong US employment data fuelled the greenback's advance. read more
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CBN retains interest rate at 12%, advises against raising oil price benchmark ...

posted by Avatar wizardfx 11 days ago in Economic Indicators

While the MPC advised the government against any plan to raise the oil price benchmark in the 2012 budget to USD 75/bbl from USD 70/bbl, it acknowledged the growing rate of employment in spite of the GDP growth recorded by the country. read more
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IMF's Grim Outlook to Davo's Sunny Slopes Gold Shines

posted by Avatar wizardfx 17 days ago in GBP, Commodities made popular 17 days ago

Gold's London AM fix this morning was USD 1659.00, GBP 1064.08, and EUR 1277.04 per ounce. Yesterday's AM fix was USD 1669.00, GBP 1072.69, and EUR 1282.17 per ounce. Gold edged up after an early dip on buying from jewellers in Asia this morning. read more
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Canadian Dollar Extends Losses After Domestic CPI

posted by Avatar wizardfx 22 days ago in CAD made popular 22 days ago

By Karen Johnson Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES TORONTO (Dow Jones)--The Canadian dollar extended overnight losses early Friday after a surprise drop in Canada's consumer price index for December. The US dollar was at C$1.0144 Friday morning, from C$1.0138 ... read more
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Australian Stock Market Report - Midday 1/18/2012

posted by Avatar wizardfx 24 days ago in USD, EUR, JPY, CAD, AUD, Commodities made popular 24 days ago

The Australian dollar (AUD) is buying US103.8 cents. The AUD is the world's fifth most traded currency behind the US dollar, the Euro, Japanese Yen and British Pound. The AUD accounts for around 7 pct of all foreign exchange trades. read more
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What to expect from the US Dollar Index in 2012

posted by Avatar wizardfx 25 days ago in USD, EUR made popular 24 days ago

Fundamental outlook Medium-term bullish The dollar's trend remains bullish on the European debt crisis and improved US economic growth. Bouts of short covering may boost the euro temporarily, but pressure remains from deteriorating interest rate ... read more
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USD/CAD pares losses after BoC keeps rate unchanged

posted by Avatar wizardfx 25 days ago in CAD made popular 25 days ago

Forexpros - The US dollar trimmed losses against its Canadian counterpart on Tuesday, after the Bank of Canada said the outlook for the global economy had deteriorated after it left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1% earlier. ... read more
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Sterling falls vs euro before UK CPI; rises vs dollar

posted by Avatar wizardfx 25 days ago in GBP, Economic Indicators made popular 25 days ago

Sterling fell against the euro ... read more
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Euro nears 16-month low on debt fears, world stocks fall

posted by Avatar wizardfx 31 days ago in EUR made popular 31 days ago

Oil prices also declined as investors rushed into the perceived safety of gold and sovereign bonds issued by the United States and Germany. The euro fell 0.8% to USD 1.2672, closing in on its 16-month low of USD 1.2666 set on Monday, after Fitch's head ... read more
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Pdvsa transfers USD 13.39 billion to the Treasury in nine months

posted by Avatar wizardfx 36 days ago in USD

Between January and September 2011, state-run oil company Petrleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa) transferred USD 13.39 billion to the National Treasury, according to the monthly bulletin issued by the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV). Based on the report, ... read more
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US dollar mostly flat in end of year trade

posted by Avatar wizardfx 42 days ago in USD

Although a gauge of euro zone manufacturing activity rose from 46.4 to 46.9 in December, readings below 50 still indicate economic contraction providing little hope for the region. Meanwhile, the greenback was higher against the yen and down against ... read more
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AUD/USD unchanged above 1.0150

posted by Avatar wizardfx 47 days ago in AUD made popular 46 days ago

Aussie remains firm against the greenback, although AUD/USD barely managed to print its fifth successive day of gains on Monday, ending at 1.0163, just 5-pips above its opening price. AUD/USD volatility and trading volumes ... read more