Day: June 28, 2017

June 28
2017

Euro Extends Rally Even as ECB Tries to Downplay QE Tapering Expectations

The euro rallied today even as officials from the European Central Bank tried to downplay yesterday’s comments from Mario Draghi, which markets considered to be hawkish. The currency fell against the US dollar intraday, but the drop was short-lived. The euro was unable to beat the very strong Great Britain pound. While Draghi’s speech delivered on Tuesday was largely neutral, insisting that any changes to the existing extra accommodative […]

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June 28
2017

Euro Extends Rally Even as ECB Tries to Downplay QE Tapering Expectations

The euro rallied today even as officials from the European Central Bank tried to downplay yesterday’s comments from Mario Draghi, which markets considered to be hawkish. The currency fell against the US dollar intraday, but the drop was short-lived. The euro was unable to beat the very strong Great Britain pound. While Draghi’s speech delivered on Tuesday was largely neutral, insisting that any changes to the existing extra accommodative […]

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June 28
2017

Canadian Dollar Jumps as Poloz Shows Hawkish Bias

The Canadian dollar surged more than 1% against its most-traded counterparts today after the Bank of Canada chief demonstrated hawkish bias, adding to speculations that the central bank may consider an interest rate hike in the not-so-distant future. BoC Governor Stephen Poloz said in an interview to CNBC today:   Well rates are of course extraordinarily low and we cut them by 50 basis points in 2015 to counteract the effects of the oil […]

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June 28
2017

Canadian Dollar Jumps as Poloz Shows Hawkish Bias

The Canadian dollar surged more than 1% against its most-traded counterparts today after the Bank of Canada chief demonstrated hawkish bias, adding to speculations that the central bank may consider an interest rate hike in the not-so-distant future. BoC Governor Stephen Poloz said in an interview to CNBC today:   Well rates are of course extraordinarily low and we cut them by 50 basis points in 2015 to counteract the effects of the oil […]

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June 28
2017

US Dollar Trades Within Tight Range Against Euro on Mixed Economic Releases

The US dollar edged slightly lower against the euro on Wednesday, as fresh economic data in the United States painted a mixed image of the economy a single day ahead of gross domestic product data. An index of the US dollar’s strength against a basket of major currencies posted a bigger loss today amid broader declines versus the British pound and the Canadian dollar. Today’s first important economic release briefly supported the US dollar higher. The US […]

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June 28
2017

US Dollar Trades Within Tight Range Against Euro on Mixed Economic Releases

The US dollar edged slightly lower against the euro on Wednesday, as fresh economic data in the United States painted a mixed image of the economy a single day ahead of gross domestic product data. An index of the US dollar’s strength against a basket of major currencies posted a bigger loss today amid broader declines versus the British pound and the Canadian dollar. Today’s first important economic release briefly supported the US dollar higher. The US […]

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June 28
2017

EUR/USD Bounces After Dipping Intraday

EUR/USD slid intraday but bounced later after signals about possible monetary tightening in Great Britain and Canada drove the US dollar down. The unexpected drop of US pending home sales was not helping the greenback either. Pending home sales fell 0.8% in May from April instead of rising 0.9% as analysts had predicted. That was the third consecutive monthly decline. The April drop was revised from […]

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June 28
2017

British Pound Climbs as Carney Says Bank of England May Discuss Higher Rates Soon

The British pound surged against most of its major peers on Wednesday, reaching the highest level against the US dollar since June 8. The British currency rose following bullish comments from Bank of England Governor Mark Carney this afternoon, which took the market by surprise. The Governor of the Bank of England said at a European Central Bank conference in Portugal that the coming months will likely see discussions within the central bank […]

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June 28
2017

British Pound Climbs as Carney Says Bank of England May Discuss Higher Rates Soon

The British pound surged against most of its major peers on Wednesday, reaching the highest level against the US dollar since June 8. The British currency rose following bullish comments from Bank of England Governor Mark Carney this afternoon, which took the market by surprise. The Governor of the Bank of England said at a European Central Bank conference in Portugal that the coming months will likely see discussions within the central bank […]

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