Day: August 17, 2017

August 17
2017

EUR/USD Declines Through the Day, Recovers After US Fundamentals

The euro was in a downtrend versus the US dollar for the first half of the trading session today. It stalled after the New York session opening and entered a recovery uptrend as the US industrial production report disappointed the USD bulls. Initial jobless claims fell from 244k to 232k during the week ending August 12. The value came out better than the 240k forecast for the figure. (Event A on the chart.) Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index continued […]

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August 17
2017

US Dollar Gives up Early Gains as Political Woes Remain in Play

The US dollar rose against the euro and other major currencies on Thursday, even after giving up some of the gains it made earlier today. A smaller drop than expected in manufacturing activity in Philadelphia and a low number of jobless claims supported the greenback. However, rippling effects from the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes and political developments in the United States limited the greenback’s gains today. An index that tracks manufacturing conditions in the Philadelphia region […]

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August 17
2017

US Dollar Gives up Early Gains as Political Woes Remain in Play

The US dollar rose against the euro and other major currencies on Thursday, even after giving up some of the gains it made earlier today. A smaller drop than expected in manufacturing activity in Philadelphia and a low number of jobless claims supported the greenback. However, rippling effects from the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes and political developments in the United States limited the greenback’s gains today. An index that tracks manufacturing conditions in the Philadelphia region […]

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August 17
2017

Euro Declines Against US Dollar on Dovish ECB Minutes

The euro today declined against the US dollar after the release of the European Central Bank‘s minutes of their monetary policy meeting, which outlined a dovish stance. The US dollar was stronger against the euro due to the high buying interest in the greenback as tracked by the US Dollar Index, which hit new highs in today’s session. The EUR/USD currency pair lost over 100 points at the height of its decline as investors reacted to the dovish ECB […]

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August 17
2017

Euro Declines Against US Dollar on Dovish ECB Minutes

The euro today declined against the US dollar after the release of the European Central Bank‘s minutes of their monetary policy meeting, which outlined a dovish stance. The US dollar was stronger against the euro due to the high buying interest in the greenback as tracked by the US Dollar Index, which hit new highs in today’s session. The EUR/USD currency pair lost over 100 points at the height of its decline as investors reacted to the dovish ECB […]

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