Day: December 9, 2016

December 9
2016

Euro Extends Decline for Another Session

The euro extended its decline for the second day during the Friday’s trading session following Thursday’s policy meeting of the European Central Bank. The currency still managed to beat the very soft Japanese yen but fell against other most-traded rivals. Yesterday, the ECB announced that it reduces the size of asset purchases but postpones the planned end of the asset-purchase program from March 2017 to December 2017. Markets considered the net result […]

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December 9
2016

Euro Extends Decline for Another Session

The euro extended its decline for the second day during the Friday’s trading session following Thursday’s policy meeting of the European Central Bank. The currency still managed to beat the very soft Japanese yen but fell against other most-traded rivals. Yesterday, the ECB announced that it reduces the size of asset purchases but postpones the planned end of the asset-purchase program from March 2017 to December 2017. Markets considered the net result […]

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December 9
2016

US Dollar Maintain Its Gains Before Federal Reserve’s Meeting

The dollar edged higher against the euro and the Japanese yen on Friday. Investors speculated that the US currency will continue strengthening next week due to an anticipated monetary policy decision from the Federal Reserve. The dollar’s steady climb today followed a sharp gain on Thursday that resulted from the European Central Bank’s announcement that it will be reducing the value of its quantitative easing program from April. However, it […]

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December 9
2016

US Dollar Maintain Its Gains Before Federal Reserve’s Meeting

The dollar edged higher against the euro and the Japanese yen on Friday. Investors speculated that the US currency will continue strengthening next week due to an anticipated monetary policy decision from the Federal Reserve. The dollar’s steady climb today followed a sharp gain on Thursday that resulted from the European Central Bank’s announcement that it will be reducing the value of its quantitative easing program from April. However, it […]

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December 9
2016

Sell-Off of EUR/USD Continues

Sell-off of EUR/USD that has started yesterday continued today. While the currency pair attempted to halt the decline intraday, it has resumed the downfall by now. Yesterday, the European Central Bank announced changes to its quantitative easing program. The bank trimmed the size of asset purchases but extended the program till the end of the next year. On the whole, the changes led to extension of the QE, not tapering, therefore they had very negative impact […]

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December 9
2016

Australian Dollar Stages Bounce After China’s Data

The Australian dollar rallied today after diving intraday. The currency managed to stage a bounce after China’s economic data surprised economists pleasantly. The National Bureau of Statistics of China reported that the Consumer Price Index rose 2.3% in November from a year ago, a bit more than analysts had predicted (2.2%). The Producer Price Index was up 3.3% whereas the median forecast was also at 2.2%. Australia, being the trading […]

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December 9
2016

Australian Dollar Stages Bounce After China’s Data

The Australian dollar rallied today after diving intraday. The currency managed to stage a bounce after China’s economic data surprised economists pleasantly. The National Bureau of Statistics of China reported that the Consumer Price Index rose 2.3% in November from a year ago, a bit more than analysts had predicted (2.2%). The Producer Price Index was up 3.3% whereas the median forecast was also at 2.2%. Australia, being the trading […]

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December 9
2016

Japanese Yen Drops amid Rally of Global Stocks

The Japanese yen dropped against other most-traded currencies (even the euro that dropped sharply yesterday) as the rally of global stocks limited demand for safety provided by the Japanese currency. Shares around the world rallied after the European Central Bank announced yesterday prolongation of its quantitative easing. As a result, speculators showed little interest in buying safe haven assets, like the yen. The fall of the currency was not big, though, as markets felt […]

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December 9
2016

Japanese Yen Drops amid Rally of Global Stocks

The Japanese yen dropped against other most-traded currencies (even the euro that dropped sharply yesterday) as the rally of global stocks limited demand for safety provided by the Japanese currency. Shares around the world rallied after the European Central Bank announced yesterday prolongation of its quantitative easing. As a result, speculators showed little interest in buying safe haven assets, like the yen. The fall of the currency was not big, though, as markets felt […]

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