Gold Futures Gain on Weaker Dollar - March 16, 2012 23:52

Gold futures contract gained on Thursday in reaction to weakening US dollar. The gold futures contract for April delivery gained 1 percent or $16.60 to settle at $1.659.90 per ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Head of research, William Adams from FastmMarkets commented, “there is a risk of further weakness, […]

Euro Gains as European Partners Decide to Finalize the Bailout Package for Greece by Next Week - February 17, 2012 22:18

The euro gained on Friday in reaction to the news that Greece’s European partners will finalize a deal for the second bailout package by the next week. Director of currency research, Boris Schlossberg from GFT commented, “The euro rose as markets became convinced that the ongoing negotiations for the Greek bailout will finally conclude next […]

Crude Oil Futures Gain on API Data - January 19, 2012 23:49

Crude oil futures gained on Thursday’s Asian trading session in reaction to decrease in inventories data released by American Petroleum Institute. As per latest report of API the crude oil inventories fell 4.8 million barrels for the week ending January 13th, 2012 whereas analysts were expecting the increase of 2.6 million barrel in crude oil […]

Major Economic Events to Affect the Forex Markets - January 18, 2012 23:57

On Monday, stock markets in United States remained closed in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In euro zone, European Central Bank’s President, Mario Draghi appeared before the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. In United Kingdom, industry report on house price inflation was published. In Japan, official data on core machinery […]

Weekly Forex Outlook - December 13, 2011 23:46

On Monday, government data on federal budget balance was reported in United States. Japan reported its preliminary data on machine tool orders, household confidence and corporate goods price index. In Switzerland, official data on employment level was released. On Tuesday, December 13th, 2011, official data on retail sales was published in United States while US […]

EIA Reports Increase in Crude Oil Inventories - December 1, 2011 23:53

The Energy Information Administration reported a sudden increase in crude oil inventories on Wednesday which put the rallying oil prices under pressure at NYMEX. As per the latest report on the EIA, crude oil stockpiles increased by 3.9 million barrels for the week ended November 25th, 2011. Analysts expected the crude oil inventories to increase […]

Weekly Outlook for Forex - November 29, 2011 23:54

On Monday, November 28th, 2011, United States reported its official data on new home sales while in euro zone, Germany published its preliminary data on consumer price inflation along with report on consumer climate. In United Kingdom, industry data on retail sales was released. New Zealand reported its data on business confidence on Monday. Today […]

Single Currency recovers as Euro Bonds Stabilize - November 18, 2011 23:49

The euro recovered on Thursday as the investors were optimistic on stabilization of euro bond yields. The yield on the Italian 10-year government bond fell back to 6.81 percent from 7 percent in reaction to which the euro touched its intraday high of 1.3540. However, the Spanish government‘s 10-year bond still traded above the yield […]

US Dollar Recovers Versus its Rivals on Greece’s Debt Crisis - November 3, 2011 23:46

The US dollar gained versus its major rival currencies on Wednesday on dependence of Greece’s bailout package on the referendum announced by Greek officials. Strategist, Sue Trinh from RBC Capital Markets commented, “Headline risk remains acute as German Chancellor [Angela] Merkel and French President [Nicolas] Sarkozy speak with the Greek government, the International Monetary Fund […]