Day: September 15, 2016

September 15
2016

Dollar Gains on Euro, Overcoming Impact of Bad Data

There was a huge number of economic reports released from the United States today, and many of them were bad. Yet that did not prevent the dollar to gain on the euro. September interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve is basically out of the picture, but plenty of traders continue to bet on monetary tightening in December. Seasonally adjusted PPI showed no change in August while forecasters had promised growth by at least […]

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September 15
2016

CHF Gains on USD, GBP & EUR After Central Bank’s Meeting

The Swiss franc gained on some of its most-trade counterparts, including the US dollar, the euro, and the Great Britain pound, following today’s monetary policy meeting of the Swiss National Bank. The SNB announced that it is keeping interest rates stable:   The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is maintaining its expansionary monetary policy. Interest on sight deposits at the SNB is to remain at â€“0.75% and the target range for the three-month Libor is unchanged […]

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September 15
2016

Pound Somewhat Soft After BoE Policy Announcement

The Great Britain pound fell today (though the drop was limited) after the Bank of England left its monetary policy unchanged but signaled that additional stimulus remains a possibility. The BoE left its policy without change, with the Bank Rate at 0.25% and the asset-purchase program at £435 billion. The bank signaled in its statement that an additional interest rate cut is possible in the future:     The Committee will assess […]

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September 15
2016

New Zealand GDP Trails Expectations, NZ Dollar Gives Ground

The New Zealand dollar lost its footing, falling against major rivals, after the GDP report missed forecasts made by analysts. New Zealand gross domestic product rose 0.9% in the June quarter, the same as in the previous three months. While not a bad reading by itself, it failed to reach the 1.1% growth predicted by forecasters. That is not good news, especially considering that just next week the Reserve Bank […]

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September 15
2016

Australian Dollar Remains Steady After Employment Data

The Australian dollar held steady after the surprise results provided by the employment report. The data surprised analysts, circumventing their forecasts completely. Australian employment shed 3,900 jobs in August even though experts had predicted a big increase by 15,200. At the same time, the unemployment rate ticked down to 5.6% whereas specialists had anticipated it to remain stable at 5.7%. Overall, the data did nothing to change the fact that the Aussie was […]

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