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Currency Articles - October 31, 2012 20:45
China, Japan Do the QE Thing While U.S. Markets Sleep
On Monday the Bank of Japan announced another addition to their near-limitless QE program, Â¥11 trillion to be precise. The market was hoping for Â¥15 trillion and as such the Yen promptly rose by 40 basis points. This is what passes for markets these days.  The front-running of what traders expect central banks to do […]
Euro Ends the Week Flat, Awaits Spain’s Capitulation
As we enter the winter it looks like we are going to be treated to another season ofWill They, Won’t They in which another Euro-zone country on the verge of defaulting on its sovereign debt attempts to wriggle out of its self-imposed straight jacket of debt. Last season it was Greece, this year the series […]
Yuan Hits All-Time High Vs. The Dollar
Slowly but surely the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury Department are getting what they want, a weaker U.S. Dollar (AMEX:UUP). If you were to watch the trade-weighted USDX you might not see it as it is being managed on practically a tick for tick basis these days. Headlines are timed to ensure that the […]
Forex Outlook for the Week Ending October 12th, 2012
Significant economic events which could substantially affect the trading of currencies and forex markets for the week ending October 12th, 2012 are as under: On Monday, October 8th, 2012, Germany reported its official figures on trade balance, imports, exports and current account along with data on industrial production. In euro zone, data on Sentix investor […]
Euro Ends Week over $1.30 in a Show of Strength
I know there are a lot of you out there that truly believe the drama surrounding the Euro is real; that somehow after 60 years of working diligently to bring about fiscal and political unification of Europe through the chains of social democracy it would somehow at the final moment slip through the fingers of […]
Forex Outlook for the Week Ending September 28th
Major economic events to affect the trading of forex markets and currencies trading for the week ending September 28th, 2012 are as follows: On Monday, September 24th, 2012, data on IFO business climate, expectations and current assessment was reported in Germany. United States came up with data on manufacturing activity while US Federal Reserve’s official […]
Weekly Forex Outlook for the Period Ending September 7th, 2012
List of major upcoming economic factors which could affect the forex markets for the week ending September 7th, 2012 are as under: On Monday, September 3rd, markets remained closed in United in observance of Labor Day while in euro zone, Italy, Germany and France reported their data on purchasing managers’ index for manufacturing sector while […]
Forex Outlook for the Week Ending August 31st
Weekly outlook of currencies’ trading and Forex markets for the week ending August 31st, 2012 are as below: On Monday, August 27th, 2012, data on Germany’s import price index, IFO expectations, IFO current assessment and IFO Business Climate was published. France reported net change in jobseekers data. In United States, Dallas’s Federal Reserve reported its […]
Forex Outlook for the Week Ending August 24th
Major economic events which could significantly affect the forex markets for the week ending August 24th, 2012 are as under: On Monday, August 20th, euro zone reported its data on construction output while in United States, Chicago Federal Reserve, reported its Nat Activity index. In United Kingdom, data on house prices was released. On Tuesday, […]
Forex Outlook for the Week Ending July 27th
List of major economic events to affect the forex markets and currency movements for the week ending, July 27th, 2012 are as under: On Monday, July 23rd, data on consumer confidence was published in the euro zone while United States presented its Fed Nat activity index. Switzerland reported the data on M3 money supply. In […]
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