Day: May 24, 2012

May 24
2012

Euro Can’t Maintain Gains in Forex Trading

Earlier, the euro showed signs of fight as it headed higher against the US dollar. Now, though, the euro can’t maintain gains in Forex trading and is headed lower. Worries about the eurozone, and what’s next for the currency region, are causing doubt, and uncertainty means that Forex traders are looking for safety — and safety can’t be found in the euro right now. After seeing some earlier gains and breaking back […]

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May 24
2012

Better Data Boosts Risk Appetite, Sending US Dollar Lower

US dollar is moving lower right now, thanks to improved risk appetite. Most of that risk appetite is coming from enthusiasm over better data in the United States. Improvements to the US economy are helping high beta currencies, even after continued disappointment in Europe and China. Good news in the United States is providing a boost to high beta currencies, and sending the US dollar lower, as risk appetite returns […]

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May 24
2012

Kiwi Pauses Decline, Can It Keep Gains?

The New Zealand dollar stalled its declined and rebounded today on speculations that losses were excessive. Gains were limited, though, as the disagreement between European leaders hurt demand for higher-yielding assets. Losses were indeed big as the kiwi (the nickname of New Zealand’s currency) was falling since the beginning of May against the greenback and since the beginning of March versus the yen. In fact, just yesterday the currency touched the lowest level this year. […]

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May 24
2012

Rupee Suffers on EU Summit & Poor Prospects for India’s Growth

The Indian rupee dropped today as a disagreement for the European leaders about a way to tackle the debt problems lead to risk aversion sentiment on the Forex market that hurt riskier currencies of emerging markets. Still, the currency managed to rebound at present. As was expected, the summit of the European Union chiefs has not provided a positive result. And the rupee desperately needs a bullish story, but it has not found it in Europe and it is not […]

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May 24
2012

EUR/USD Flat After Reaching 22-Month Low

EUR/USD was flat after earlier today it reached the lowest level since July 2010. The euro was continuously declining since the beginning of May as the possibility of Greece’s exit from the eurozone was becoming more and more material. As for news from the United States, durable goods orders grew slower than expected, but unemployment claims were almost unchanged, signaling that the US labor market has stabilized. Initial […]

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May 24
2012

CAD Reaches Four-Month Low vs. USD

The Canadian dollar slipped to the four-month low against its US counterpart and the three-month low versus the Japanese yen. The currency gained against the euro and the Australian dollar. Interestingly enough, traders were scared by the meeting of European chiefs in Brussels tonight. Previously, the European Union summits were a source of optimism for market participants, but it looks like now people just get tired from empty promises and do not believe that […]

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