Day: January 11, 2018

January 11
2018

EUR/USD Rallies on ECB Meeting Account and Poor US Data

The euro rallied versus the US dollar immediately after the December ECB meeting accounts have been made public (event A on the chart). The account turned out to be more hawkish compared to what the market participants had expected. The currency pair then continued to grow following the poor macroeconomic data from the USA. Producer price index (PPI) fell by 0.1% in December instead of rising by 0.2% in accordance with the median forecast. November […]

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January 11
2018

Euro Rallies Higher on ECB Minutes and Weak US Data

The euro today rallied to new highs against the US dollar after the European Central Bank released the minutes of its last meeting. The single currency rallied much higher during the early North American session after the release of weak US macro data. The EUR/USD currency pair gained over 100 points to rally from a low of 1.1928 hit in the early European session to reach a high of 1.2060 in the early American session. The release […]

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January 11
2018

US Dollar Retreats as Economic Data Reveals Signs of Lagging Inflation

The US dollar declined against the euro on Thursday following economic data in the United States that showed a small drop in prices at factory gates, which is an important indicator of inflation. The greenback also retreated against the British pound, despite the lack of positive releases in the United Kingdom today. US producer prices dropped for the first time in about one and a half years in December, according to a fresh report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The producer […]

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