The British pound touched its lowest level in two months against the US dollar on Tuesday, as the greenback gained more strength against its main peers. Traders expect the US currency to continue its strong performance in the first quarter of 2017. The British pound rose to its highest level in two weeks against the euro earlier today, after a new reading for manufacturing activity in the United Kingdom showed more gains than expected. […]
Read moreThe British pound touched its lowest level in two months against the US dollar on Tuesday, as the greenback gained more strength against its main peers. Traders expect the US currency to continue its strong performance in the first quarter of 2017. The British pound rose to its highest level in two weeks against the euro earlier today, after a new reading for manufacturing activity in the United Kingdom showed more gains than expected. […]
Read moreThe euro was falling against the US dollar during the entire day today. The positive macroeconomic reports that have been released from the USA have pulled the currency pair even deeper. Markit manufacturing PMI rose to 54.3 according to its final report for December. That’s slightly better than 54.2 of the preliminary report. (Event A on the chart.) ISM manufacturing PMI rose from 53.2 to 54.7 in December. The median forecast for this […]
Read moreThe US dollar opened trading in the new year on a bullish trend yesterday, which was further boosted by the release of positive manufacturing data today. The US ISM Manufacturing Report was released today indicating a positive change in the growth within the manufacturing sector. The US dollar strengthened against other currencies immediately after the release, but later lost some ground against major currencies such as the British pound. The US dollar continues with the bullish […]
Read moreThe US dollar opened trading in the new year on a bullish trend yesterday, which was further boosted by the release of positive manufacturing data today. The US ISM Manufacturing Report was released today indicating a positive change in the growth within the manufacturing sector. The US dollar strengthened against other currencies immediately after the release, but later lost some ground against major currencies such as the British pound. The US dollar continues with the bullish […]
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