After days of decline versus the dollar, the euro climbed against the greenback after the German economic sentiment rose at a level higher than expectations, creating speculations of a quick European economic recovery, spurring demand for the Eurozone currency. The German ZEW economic sentiment, a report that is highly taken into consideration by traders, since it reflects the biggest European economy financial scenario, reached […]
Read moreThe yen had a day of massive gains versus the main high-yielding currencies as Asian stocks fell after speculations that a report may indicate a slowdown in U.S. industrial production, creating a risk aversion sentiment among traders. After a day of weak performance in most of the global equities markets, the yen rebounded, after several weeks of losses caused by improved confidence among investors, triggered to take higher-yielding positions in the stock and currency market. Speculations […]
Read moreEUR/USD rose today after the yesterdays deep fall. Its still trading below the Mondays open level but managed to recover more than a half of its loss. Good housing statistics from U.S. made Forex traders to bet against the dollar in favor of the high-yielding currencies. EUR/USD is now trading near 1.3882. Building permits rose from the seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 498k to 518k in May on 508k forecast. […]
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