The Canadian dollar jumped today as traders were feeling in mood to risk even as problems of Europe remained unresolved and it was unclear if the United States would be able to sustain its economic growth. Fundamentals have not changed, but for some reason traders changed their mood. Perhaps it was desire to see hope after a long time of hopelessness, perhaps markets were bouncing after a long slide. […]
Read moreThe Brazilian real rallied today on hopes that European politicians would find a way out of the sovereign-debt crisis that plague the countries of the European Union. Riskier currencies of emerging markets rallied on improving market sentiment. Leaders of Germany, France, Italy and Spain meet in Rome today, giving investors hope that some cure for the debt contagion may still be found. Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said that money […]
Read moreThe Hungarian forint climbed today, before trimming its gains, as the government may remove a legislative obstacle that prevented talks about a bailout. The currency pulled back after the initial gains, but recovered and headed for a third straight weekly advance. The Hungarian government plans to change the law on the Magyar Nemzeti Bank, the Hungarian National Bank, that caused concerns to the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The parliament may approve the bill […]
Read moreUS dollar is falling back today, heading lower as optimism makes an appearance. High beta currencies like the euro and the pound have the upper hand today as Forex traders look for a solution to the problems besetting the eurozone. Eurozone leaders from Germany, France, Spain and Italy are meeting today to try to hash out a solution to the eurozone debt contagion. At the same time, Spain is likely to request bank aid. The news has […]
Read moreEuro is moving higher right now as the markets calm down from yesterday’s huge break down. Concerns about the global economy, along with a mass downgrade of banks by Moody’s Investors Serve, send markets tumbling out of control yesterday. Today, though, things are calming down a bit, and the euro is seeing a bit of a lift. Providing some help for the euro on the Forex market is the fact that the eurozone’s “Big […]
Read moreThe Australian dollar slumped as Moody’s Rating Agency lowered credit ratings of several banks and global stocks dropped, giving evidence that markets are currently in a risk-off mode that is negative for commodity currencies. The Standard & Poorâs 500 Index dropped as much as 2.2 percent yesterday, demonstrating the biggest daily fall since June 1. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was down 0.5 percent. Moody’s cut ratings […]
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