Day: May 19, 2012

May 19
2012

Bad Week for Loonie in Spite of Some Good News

The Canadian dollar had a pretty bad week as talks about the European debt crisis plagued the Forex market, driving traders away from riskier commodity currencies. Fears that Greece would exit the eurozone and that the crisis is spreading to Spain hammered the loonie, as the Canadian currency is usually nicknamed. Domestic fundamentals were actually good for the currency. Manufacturing sales climbed 1.9 percent in March and consumer price inflation was […]

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May 19
2012

Forex Technical Analysis for Week 05/21—05/25

Floor Pivot Points Pair 3rd Sup 2nd Sup 1st Sup Pivot 1st Res 2nd Res 3rd Res EUR/USD 1.2385 1.2513 1.2647 1.2775 1.2909 1.3037 1.3171 GBP/USD 1.5267 1.5499 1.5658 1.5890 1.6049 1.6281 1.6440 USD/JPY 76.89 77.94 78.46 79.51 80.03 81.08 81.60 EUR/JPY 96.51 98.35 99.67 101.51 102.83 104.67 105.99 GBP/JPY 119.21 121.92 123.44 126.15 127.67 […]

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May 19
2012

Chile’s Central Bank Holds Main Interest Rate, Peso Advances

The Chilean peso rose even after Chile’s central bank refrained from increasing interest rates. Good prospects for the nation’s economy and possibility of an interest rate hike in the future may be responsible for the currency’s gains. The Central Bank of Chile decided to maintain its main interest rate at 5 percent. Analysts had different view on future monetary policy of the central bank. Some said that the bank would boost the rate in the second […]

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