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Fed Lowers Interest Rate on Dollar Swaps

posted by fxhottie 73 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Sentiment made popular 73 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 78 days ago in EUR, Fundamental, Daily made popular 78 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 109 days ago in USD, EUR, Technical made popular 109 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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Looking to Jump Back in the EUR/USD Downtrend

posted by Pipcrawler 130 days ago in USD, EUR, Technical made popular 130 days ago

Good afternoon! The week has already kicked off and it looks like volatility has not yet left the building. The European debt and banking issues continue to drive sentiment, but earlier today, Bernanke's testimony to Congress may have setup anoth

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A Swing Back Lower for EUR/USD?

posted by fxhottie 151 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 158 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 171 days ago in JPY, Fundamental, Daily made popular 171 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 178 days ago in EUR, Fundamental, GDP made popular 178 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 178 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 179 days ago in EUR, CHF, Fundamental made popular 179 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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Is Risk Appetite Picking Up?

posted by krissylinne 182 days ago in EUR, CHF, Gold made popular 182 days ago

With high-yielding currencies gaining momentum and the favorite safe haven assets paring their gains, it looks like risk appetite picked up in markets yesterday. But was that really the case, or are we just missing a few points?

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Swiss Franc Falls Most Since 1999 on Possible Euro Peg

posted by fxhottie 183 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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