Day: July 30, 2012

July 30
2012

Ruble Falls as Optimism Retreats from FX Market

The Russian ruble fell today, erasing its earlier gains, as Forex traders felt themselves less optimistic and were reluctant to buy risky assets. Today’s trading session has started on a positive note as last week’s pledge of European Central Bank President Mario Draghi to support the euro caused optimism that persisted till today. Yet traders has started to wonder whether Draghi are ready to act or the promise was […]

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July 30
2012

Swedish Krona Rides Higher on Good GDP Growth

The Swedish krona climbed today as Sweden’s economy demonstrated solid growth in the past quarter, adding to the appeal of the currency. Swedish gross domestic product (seasonally adjusted) expanded by 1.4 percent in the second quarter of 2012 from the first quarter, when it grew 0.9 percent. The annual increase was at 2.3 percent. The currency also benefited from the general optimism on the Forex market that carried over from the previous week, though the positive […]

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July 30
2012

Japanese Yen Rises as Eurozone Uncertainty Grows

Japanese yen is gaining again, rising as eurozone uncertainty continues to grow. Concerns about what’s next for the eurozone dominate the markets right now, and worries about what could happen next have the yen in high demand as a safe haven. It’s an interesting time of divergence right now. Normally, when risk aversion is on the rise in currencies, stocks head lower. But stocks are actually higher right now, even […]

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July 30
2012

UK Pound Struggles Against Dollar on Recession Concerns

UK pound is struggling against the US dollar today, thanks in large part to concerns about a deepening recession. Fears about a British recession have been mounting in recent weeks, even with the Olympics being hosted in London. Economic focus is on the data in the United Kingdom, and it is doubtful that the Olympic Games are going to be able to counter that. One of the main factors in today’s slide for the UK pound […]

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July 30
2012

Your Forex Education — Poll

Apart from one short article on getting the Forex education (written back in 2008), I rarely write about this topic in general. According to one of my older polls, 97% of this blog’s visitors read Forex books but only two thirds of them do it regularly. About 60% participated in some educational conferences, webinars or courses (free or paid) on currency trading. At the same time 11% of the visitors believe that the lack […]

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