Day: July 14, 2010

July 14
2010

Dollar Falls vs. Pound & Yen, Fluctuates vs. Euro

The U.S. dollar rose against the euro on the concern for the Eurozone economy, then dropped on the unfavorable fundamentals, and yet rebounded after the Federal Reserve officials decreased the forecast for the growth and noted the threat to the economic recovery; the greenback slipped versus the Great Britain pound and the Japanese yen. The U.S. retail sales declined by 0.5% in June, compared to the forecast 0.2% decrease. The imports prices dropped by 1.3%, mainly because of the lower fuel prices. The imports prices went […]

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July 14
2010

Pound May Retain Strength Despite Budget Cuts

The Great Britain pound strengthened today for the second day after the labor market provided good numbers, suggesting that Britain’s economy may retain its strength despite the spending cuts. The number of people claiming the jobless benefits fell by 20,800 between May and June, somewhat more than the 20,100 decline analysts predicted. The unemployment rate for the three months to May 2010 was 7.8 percent, compared to expectations of 7.9 percent and down […]

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July 14
2010

Euro Weakens with Less than Expected Economic Growth

The euro weakened today s the Spanish lenders borrowed the record amount form the European Central Bank and after the region’s industrial production expanded less than predicted. Spain’s financial institutions borrowed the record €126.3 billion from the ECB last month as the investors avoided the local banks. The seasonally adjusted industrial production grew by 0.9 percent in May compared with April in the Eurozone. The median forecast was the growth by 1.2 percent. EUR/USD […]

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July 14
2010

New Zealand Dollar Halts Its Rally on Lower Retail Sales

The New Zealand dollar halted today its six-day rally against the U.S. currency as the macroeconomic data suggested that the nation’s economy might grow with slower than anticipated pace. The total retail sales rose 0.4 percent ($24 million) in May, while previous estimates indicated the 0.6 percent growth. The core retail sales decreased 0.2 percent ($10 million) instead of increasing 0.6 percent, as forecast suggested. This […]

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July 14
2010

EUR/USD Moves Up and Down Today, Remains at Opening Level

The euro went down today at the start of the trading session against the dollar after industrial production in Europe expanded less than expected and Spanish financial institutions borrowed record amount from the European Central Bank. Unfavorable reports from the U.S. pushed the dollar down later. While concern about the state of European economy persists, the focus of concerns about economic growth may shift to the U.S. EUR/USD trades near its opening […]

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July 14
2010

Pound Goes Up on High Inflation & Retail Sales

The Great Britain pound strengthened today on the speculation that the higher than expected inflation and the retail sales would cause the central bank to raise the interest rates. The annual inflation was at 3.2 percent level in June, which is lower than May reading of 3.4 percent, but still above the central bank’s limit of 3 percent. The survey, performed by the British Retail Consortium, showed the 1.2 percent increase of the retail sales. This […]

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