Day: December 5, 2017

December 5
2017

Canadian Dollar Fails to Rally, Erases Gains vs. Greenback

The Canadian dollar attempted to rally today but failed and has trimmed its gains by now. Against the US dollar, the loonie erased gains outright as the greenback was too strong during the current trading session. Canada’s trade balance deficit shrank to C$1.5 billion in October from C$3.4 billion in September. That was a smaller gap than the forecast C$2.3 billion. Yet the loonie could not outperform the greenback, which was […]

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December 5
2017

When Forex Will Be Legal in India?

Currency trading is a lucrative profession which can be started with a low investment. However, citizens of several countries across the globe are not permitted to participate in the Forex market. India is one such country where currency trading, exclusive of INR (Indian Rupee) based pairs, is deemed illegal and a non-bailable offence. As of date, citizens residing in India are allowed to trade derivative contracts underlining four currency […]

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December 5
2017

EUR/USD Drops Despite Slowing US Services Sector

EUR/USD dropped today even though data released over the trading session revealed that growth of the US services sector slowed in November more than was expected. Market analysts attributed the dollar’s strength to the euphoria after the Senate passed its version of the tax reform bill on the weekend. Now, the Senate and the House of Representatives need to reconcile their versions of the bill, and markets may act erratically depending on the news they will hear. […]

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December 5
2017

Euro Fails to Sustain Brief Rally Despite Solid Services PMI Data

The euro today failed to sustain its brief rally against the US dollar despite the release of solid Markit Services PMI data from across the Eurozone. The release of the Markit Eurozone Services PMI in the early European session was responsible for the EUR/USD’s brief rally. The EUR/USD currency pair rallied by over 30 points from a low of 1.1840 before the PMI releases to an intra-day high of 1.1873. The pair had retraced most of its gains […]

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December 5
2017

Australian Dollar Rallies on Economic Data, RBA Statement

The Australian dollar rallied today following good economic reports from Australia and its main trading partner, China. The statement released by the Reserve Bank of Australia following the policy meeting was also relatively helpful to the currency. The RBA kept its main interest rate at 1.5%, providing no surprise. The accompanying statement was almost the same as the previous ones for the most part, but it was interesting to see that the bank dropped […]

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December 5
2017

Sterling Slides as Brexit Talks Encounter Another Roadblock

The Great Britain pound dropped today after the Brexit talks planned for yesterday failed to yield a result, collapsing at the last minute. The fact that growth of Britain’s services sector slowed more than was expected did not help the currency either. Hopes were high yesterday for the meeting between British Prime Minister Theresa May’s lunch and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. Yet May had to cancel the talks after […]

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