Day: November 1, 2016

November 1
2016

EUR/USD Climbs as Outcome of US Elections Clouded

EUR/USD rallied as the victory of Hillary Clinton in the US presidential elections looked less certain after the Federal Bureau of Investigation reopened the probe into Clinton’s emails. While on Monday it seemed like the impact of the news faded, today market analysts use the investigation as an explanation for the dollar’s weakness. As for US economic data, the manufacturing sector looked strong while construction spending showed an unexpected decline. Markit manufacturing PMI climbed from 51.5 […]

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November 1
2016

Australian Dollar Records Limited Gains Despite Supportive Data

Australia’s dollar started November off with gains against the US dollar as markets speculate that the Reverse Bank of Australia could be moving away from reducing its interest rates any time soon. The nation’s central bank took a decision earlier today to maintain its interest rates without any changes at 1.50%, stating strong conditions in the labor market, improved commodity prices and the stable economic situation in China as the main […]

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November 1
2016

Australian Dollar Records Limited Gains Despite Supportive Data

Australia’s dollar started November off with gains against the US dollar as markets speculate that the Reverse Bank of Australia could be moving away from reducing its interest rates any time soon. The nation’s central bank took a decision earlier today to maintain its interest rates without any changes at 1.50%, stating strong conditions in the labor market, improved commodity prices and the stable economic situation in China as the main […]

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November 1
2016

Dollar Falls as Political Uncertainty Shadows Recent Gains

The US dollar took a negative turn today after an increase in traders’ demand for gold as a safe haven prior to the presidential elections in the USA, which is due to happen on November 8. Political uncertainty increased in the world’s biggest economy after the FBI said it’s investigating new emails related to Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server when she was the secretary of state. The statement decreased Hillary’s lead over Donald Trump to be as small […]

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November 1
2016

Dollar Falls as Political Uncertainty Shadows Recent Gains

The US dollar took a negative turn today after an increase in traders’ demand for gold as a safe haven prior to the presidential elections in the USA, which is due to happen on November 8. Political uncertainty increased in the world’s biggest economy after the FBI said it’s investigating new emails related to Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server when she was the secretary of state. The statement decreased Hillary’s lead over Donald Trump to be as small […]

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