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Tag Archives: US dollar
11.06.13
Aussie Dollar Falls to Lowest Level Since Sept 2010
Aussie dollar heavily sold off against majors Euro buying may be limited ahead of German court hearing US outlook revised to stable by S + P Yen rebounds after BOJ keeps policy unchanged Sterling trades sideways against majors ahead of … Continue reading
28.05.13
Dollar Strength Seen Ahead of Consumer Confidence Data
Greenback strenthens ahead of key US consumer confidence data Sterling reverses losses vs euro on speculation UK economy is recovering Yen rallies for 3rd day, worry BoJ is struggling to control jump in bond yields South African Rand falls to … Continue reading
21.05.13
Sterling Dips Ahead of Key Inflation Data
Dollar sold off vs majors ahead of key speech by Fed Chairman Wednesday Sterling eyes key inflation data after posting recovery Monday vs majors Euro rides dollar weakness to gain nearly a cent in EUR/USD Gold spike sends precious metal … Continue reading
17.05.13
Dollar Rally Continues
Sterling closes out the week positive versus euro but cable suffers Dollar remains bid versus majors Single currency continues to be under pressure South African currency suffers steep losses versus majors
09.05.13
Sterling Finds Support on Speculation BoE will not Increase Monetary Stimulus
Sterling rallies versus dollar on ‘risk on’ move and BoE speculation Risk on move in currency markets sends US dollar lower Bank of England expected to leave interest rates and QE unchanged Euro gains most in 3 weeks versus dollar … Continue reading
03.05.13
Draghi Comments Send Euro Lower
Sterling comes close to 18 week high vs euro as ECB cuts rates ECB cuts key interest rate to record low of 0.5% as recession lingers UK construction data suprises to the upside to support the pound Dollar gains against … Continue reading
23.04.13
Pound Focuses on Todays UK Public Finance Data
Sterling shrugs off credit rating downgrade Euro could see further decline on German economic data Risk markets ignore disappointing US data as dollar remains lower Aussie, Kiwi dollars drop on Chinese data
19.04.13
Sterling Closes out the Week on Front Foot Versus Majors
Sterling brushes aside disapointing retail sales data to post gains Euro posts losses versus majors Disappointing US data stems dollar gains versus sterling and euro G20 Meetings continue today
18.04.13
Dollar Rallies as Risk Appetite Falls
Euro posts steep decline on ECB comments to adjust interest rates Credit rating agency downgrades Germany as euro slides Sterling mixed as cable falls but GBP/EUR sees recovery Risk appetite falls as equities post losses and dollar and yen rally
18.06.13
FX Markets Focus on UK CPI Data & Fed Statement
Sterling drops against majors ahead of key CPI data Dollar focus remains as markets eye Fed signals due Wednesday G8 Meetings continue in Northern Ireland RBA saw potential for lower Aussie $ as rate-cut scope remains