Day: November 29, 2013

November 29
2013

Positive GDP Does Not Help Canadian Dollar to Gain

Canada’s economy maintained pace of its growth in September. The Canadian dollar attempted to rally on the positive data, but failed and now trades near the lowest level since October 2011 against its US counterpart. Canada’s gross domestic product rose 0.3 percent in September on a monthly basis, the same rate of increase as in August. GDP increased 0.7 percent in the third quarter of 2013 after rising 0.4 percent in the second quarter. The loonie […]

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November 29
2013

Yen Maintains Weakness Despite Accelerating Inflation

The Japanese yen maintained its weakness today even after data showed that inflation accelerated, reducing incentive for the Bank of Japan to increase monetary accommodation. Japan’s core Consumer Price Index rose 0.9 percent in October after increasing 0.7 percent in the prior month. Tokyo core CPI went up 0.6 percent this month following the 0.3 percent increase in October. The data suggested that inflation moves closer […]

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November 29
2013

Latest Eurozone Economic Data Helps Euro

Euro has been see-sawing a bit today on low volume, and as the end of the month approaches. However, the 17-nation currency is getting some help from the latest economic data. Jobless claims are down and inflation is up, and that has some hoping that the ECB won’t resort to negative deposit rates. The latest economic data out of the eurozone indicates that the 17-nation currency region continues to improve — albeit at a slow pace. […]

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November 29
2013

Dollar Index Lower for Now

Even though the US dollar is edging higher against some of its major counterparts, the dollar index remains a little bit lower for now. There isn’t a lot of interest in the markets right now, with many waiting to see how retailers fare during the American shopping tradition known as Black Friday. Today is a big shopping day in the United States. Since there are no economic releases from the United […]

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November 29
2013

Pound Drops with Consumer Confidence, Losses Limited

The Great Britain pound slipped today, following the advance to multi-year highs, as Britons’ confidence unexpectedly worsened in November. Losses were limited as the housing market demonstrated good performance. The GfK consumer confidence index slipped by one point to -12 in November, while it was expected to improve to -8. Meanwhile, the Nationwide House Price Index increased 0.6 percent this month. British lenders granted 67,701 mortgages in October, the biggest number […]

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November 29
2013

NZ Dollar Falls with Building Permits, Pares Losses

The New Zealand dollar fell today after a report showed a drop of building permits last month, but the currency pared losses later and now trades near its opening level. The seasonally adjusted number of new dwellings, including apartments, fell 0.6 percent in October after rising 1.4 percent in the prior month. The ANZ business confidence index rose from 53 in October to 61 in November. The report said that there […]

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