Day: September 16, 2020

September 16
2020

Canadian Dollar Soft Despite Surge in Crude Oil Prices

The Canadian dollar was soft today, falling or staying flat against its most-traded peers. Even the strong rally of crude oil prices was unable to aid the currency. One of the possible reasons for the loonie’s weakness was disappointing domestic inflation data. Statistics Canada reported that the Consumer Price Index fell 0.1% in August, without adjustments for seasonal factors, instead of rising at the same rate as analysts had predicted. With seasonal […]

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September 16
2020

Pound Rallies on Brexit Optimism, Later Falls on FOMC Decision

The British pound today rallied higher against the US dollar amid optimism that the UK would not crash out of the EU after Boris Johnson toned down his rhetoric. The GBP/USD currency pair’s rally was also driven by the dollar’s selloff coupled with the upbeat UK inflation data released earlier today, which boosted the pound. The GBP/USD currency pair today rallied from a low of 1.2875 in the Asian market […]

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September 16
2020

US Dollar Mixed As Federal Reserve Pledges to Keep Interest Rates Low Until 2023

The US dollar is trading mixed against its G10 currency rivals midweek following the Federal Reserve‘s completion of its two-day policy meeting. The central bank left interest rates unchanged, and it pledged to keep rates lower for a few more years to support the economic recovery. With rates hovering near zero until at least 2023, how will this impact the greenback? The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced […]

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September 16
2020

Should I Get a Short-Term Loan to Avoid Bankruptcy?

These are challenging times for small businesses and self-employed people across the UK, with the economy in an unprecedented free-fall and a no-deal Brexit looming. There are uncertain days, weeks, months, and perhaps even years ahead of us. Most businesses have seen a loss of revenue because of the worldwide pandemic, and many have already […]

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September 16
2020

Japanese Yen Stable, Gains on US Dollar

The Japanese yen was stable against other most-traded currencies today, even managing to gain on the US dollar, despite the generally positive market sentiment. Traders were more cautious than usual, though, due to the upcoming FOMC monetary policy announcement, resulting in quieter-than-usual trade. Yoshihide Suga, who was serving as Chief Cabinet Secretary, will replace Shinzo Abe as Japan’s prime minister. Abe had step down due […]

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September 16
2020

Australian Dollar Firm Ahead of Employment Report

The Australian dollar was firm today amid the generally positive market sentiment. While today’s domestic macroeconomic data was good, it was of limited importance, and traders are more interested in tomorrow’s employment report. Meanwhile, markets wait for the FOMC monetary policy announcement that will happen later today. The six-month annualized growth rate in the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index (which shows the likely pace of economic activity relative […]

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September 16
2020

AUD/NZD May Retest the 1.0826 Support

The Australian versus the New Zealand dollar currency pair seems not to be prepared yet for the next upward leg. Is this just a delay or a bearish sign? Long-term perspective From the 0.9991 low, the price extended until the 1.0880 high before retracing under the 1.0826 level, thus coining a false break. However, the resulting depreciation stalled at the 1.0566 low. Upon the formation of the low, the bulls took their chance and head for 1.0826 […]

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