Day: December 5, 2014

December 5
2014

US Dollar Index Continues to Climb

The US dollar index continues to climb, heading higher as better economic news remains the dominant storyline for the greenback. The latest economic news and forecast released by the Federal Reserve indicates a number of positive changes, and that is good for the US dollar as it moves against its counterparts. Recently, the Federal Reserve released information about its economic outlook, including specific news for different regions. The news is somewhat encouraging, focusing on better […]

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December 5
2014

Aussie Dips vs. Greenback Ahead of Employment Data

The Australian dollar ticked down against the US dollar today as traders waited for US non-farm payrolls. The losses were limited, and the currency gained against the Japanese yen at the same time. Traders anticipated a positive employment report from the United States, and this helped the US currency to gain on the Australian one. Yesterday’s data about jobless claims in the USA added to the greenback’s appeal. AUD/USD did not drop far though the currency pair […]

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December 5
2014

Yen Falls Below 120 per Dollar First Time Since 2007

The Japanese yen fell today against other most-traded counterparts. The currency fell yesterday below the 120 per dollar level for the first time since July 2007. The yen also touched the lowest level since October 2008 versus the Great Britain pound. It is widely expected that the Bank of Japan will keep its extremely lose monetary policy for a long time and may expand the stimulus program even more. […]

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December 5
2014

Dollar Rallies After Huge NFP Figure

Today, EUR/USD sank to a new low in several years. The main reason for the drop was the release of US nonfarm payrolls. While forecasts were optimistic, even they did not predict such huge employment growth. The overwhelmingly positive employment data allowed the dollar to rally even though other reports were not particularly good. Nonfarm payrolls demonstrated huge growth by 321k in November, which was far above the consensus […]

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December 5
2014

Canadian Dollar Turns Down

The Canadian dollar rallied on Wednesday after the Bank of Canada kept its monetary policy unchanged. The currency fell on Thursday and continued to move down during the early Friday’s session, though it did not erase its Wednesday’s gains completely. The BoC decided to keep its key interest rate at 1 percent. The central bank said in the statement that “Canada’s economy is showing signs of a broadening recovery”. Yet the bank also […]

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