Day: September 10, 2015

September 10
2015

US Dollar Index Pulls Back as Euro Gains Ground

US dollar is pulling back today, now that the euro is gaining ground. Greenback is mostly lower against its major counterparts, and the weighting in the basket of currencies that make up the dollar index is bringing the US currency lower. The US dollar index is heading lower today, thanks in large part to a recovery from the euro. The 19-nation currency was lower earlier but is now gaining against […]

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September 10
2015

Pound Gains on Bank of England Rate Hike Talk

Pound is heading higher today, thanks in large part to the latest talk of a rate hike from the Bank of England. Even though the latest manufacturing data was a bit weak, expectations that the BOE will need to raise rates soon is helping sterling against its major counterparts. Sterling is a bit higher today as speculation about a Bank of England rate hike continues. Policymakers remain mostly unshaken by concerns […]

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September 10
2015

Employment Data Rescues Australian Dollar

The Australian dollar rallied today on the back of Australia’s positive employment data, reversing the earlier decline that was threatening to bring the currency back to its multi-year lows. The seasonally adjusted estimate of Australian employment increased by 17,400 in August from the previous month — more than 3 times the forecast growth. The unemployment rate ticked down by 0.1 point to 6.2 percent, but this could be attributed to the lower participation rate. […]

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September 10
2015

New Zealand Dollar Backs Off After RBNZ Cuts Rates

The New Zealand dollar slumped today, reversing yesterday’s gains. New Zealand’s central bank performed an interest rate cut overnight and signaled that additional cuts are likely. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand cuts its main interest rates by 25 basis points to 2.75 percent today. Analysts were expecting such move, and the real downer was the very dovish statement that accompanied the decision. The central bank revised […]

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September 10
2015

EUR/USD Logs Gains After Mixed US Reports

EUR/USD, which was slowly crawling up during this week, logged noticeable gains today as US macroeconomic data turned out to be mixed. It fueled speculations that the Federal Reserve is not going to raise interest rates during the next week’s policy meeting. Initial jobless claims were at the seasonally adjusted level of 275k last week. It was below the forecast of 279k and the previous week’s revised […]

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