Day: November 3, 2010

November 3
2010

Britain’s Services PMI Report Supports Pound

The report today showed the unexpected growth of Britain’s services PMI, helping the Great Britain pound to gain and causing the speculation that the central bank would keep its policy unchanged tomorrow. Britain’s Services Purchasing Managers’ Index grew to 53.2 in October from 52.8 in September, while the analysts predicted the decline to 52.4. The good economic data caused the speculation that the Bank of England wouldn’t follow the US Federal Reserve into the quantitative […]

Read more
November 3
2010

New Zealand Dollar Strengthens Before Fed Meeting

The New Zealand dollar rose against its US counterpart on the speculation that the US Federal Reserve would announce today the next round of the quantitative easing. The greenback weakened against the higher-yielding currencies, including the New Zealand one, as the market participants anticipate the Fed to announce its asset-purchase plans today. There’s the risk, of course, that the Fed would surprise everybody and wouldn’t perform the easing or the stimulus wouldn’t be that big. Such […]

Read more
November 3
2010

EUR/USD Rise as Fed Announces Quantitative Easing

Economic reports from the US were rather beneficial for the dollar today, but their influence was outweighed by the announcement of the quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve. EUR/USD surged and is likely to rise further. EUR/USD trades now at 1.4132. ADP employment rate increased by 43k from September to October on a seasonally adjusted basis. Forex traders expected a smaller advance to 21k. The estimated change of employment from August to September was revised up […]

Read more
November 3
2010

Pound Weakens on Slower Construction Growth

The Great pound dropped against the euro, erasing the two-day gains, after the report showed the slower construction growth, reinforcing the concerns for Britain’s economy and the outlook for the quantitative easing by the Bank of England. The Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index dropped from 53.8 in September to 51.6 in October. The much smaller decline to 53.1 was expected. The report somewhat muted the impact of the positive economic data last week on the outlook for the UK economy. The Bank of England should set […]

Read more