Day: May 5, 2016

May 5
2016

New List of Brokers — High-Leverage Ones

It is a common wisdom in the markets that trading with a high leverage can be dangerous. It is also obvious that huge leverage offered by the Forex brokers is one of the most prominent advantages of the online foreign exchange market. It allows controlling large positions with relatively small amounts of funds. The daily rate fluctuations in major currency pairs are very low when compared to such trading […]

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May 5
2016

Pound Soft vs. Dollar After Another Disappointing Report

Great Britain’s economic data provided yet another disappointing reading, this time for the services sector, making the pound fall against the US dollar today. The sterling fared better against other majors, actually rising against the euro. The Markit/CIPS UK Services PMI dropped from 53.7 to 52.3 in April while economists had hoped for the indicator to stay almost unchanged. It was the lowest reading in more the three years. The services […]

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May 5
2016

Australian Dollar Overcomes Impact of RBA Cut

The Australian dollar was able to overcome the negative impact of the surprise interest rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia, rising today. The advance happened with the help of positive macroeconomic data from Australia. Retail sales rose 0.4% in March on a seasonally adjusted basis, exceeding forecasts and the previous month’s rate of growth. The trade balance deficit shrank from A$3.04 billion to A$2.16 billion in March while analysts had predicted much […]

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