Forex News

June 27
2018

US Dollar Rises as Trump Avoids Harshest Measures on China

The US dollar today rallied higher against its main trading partners as news emerged that President Donald Trump‘s administration would not be pursuing the harshest measures against China. Several positive releases from the US docket such as the advance goods trade balance also served to strengthen the greenback in the early American session. The US dollar today gained against its main trading peers as tracked by the US Dollar […]

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June 26
2018

British Pound Falls on the BoE’s Newest Member’s Dovish Speech

The Sterling pound today fell to new lows against the US dollar following a dovish speech by the Bank of England‘s newest member Jonathan Haskel at his appointment hearing before the UK Parliament. Haskel’s comments coupled with renewed US dollar demand served to trigger the selling of the pound given that Haskel is replacing a hawkish BoE member. The GBP/USD currency pair today declined from a high of 1.3292 to a low of 1.3207, but […]

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June 26
2018

British Pound Falls on the BoE’s Newest Member’s Dovish Speech

The Sterling pound today fell to new lows against the US dollar following a dovish speech by the Bank of England‘s newest member Jonathan Haskel at his appointment hearing before the UK Parliament. Haskel’s comments coupled with renewed US dollar demand served to trigger the selling of the pound given that Haskel is replacing a hawkish BoE member. The GBP/USD currency pair today declined from a high of 1.3292 to a low of 1.3207, but […]

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June 26
2018

Yen Continues to Get Boost from Trade War Fears, Ignores Soft Inflation

The Japanese yen gained on its major rivals today despite somewhat soft inflation print that came out in Japan during the Asian trading session. The major supporting factor for the currency remained fears of trade wars. The Bank of Japan core Consumer Price Index rose 0.5% in May, year-on-year, the same as in April. Analysts had expected inflation to accelerate to 0.6%. The Services Producer Price Index rose 1.0% in May, year-on-year, also […]

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June 26
2018

Yen Continues to Get Boost from Trade War Fears, Ignores Soft Inflation

The Japanese yen gained on its major rivals today despite somewhat soft inflation print that came out in Japan during the Asian trading session. The major supporting factor for the currency remained fears of trade wars. The Bank of Japan core Consumer Price Index rose 0.5% in May, year-on-year, the same as in April. Analysts had expected inflation to accelerate to 0.6%. The Services Producer Price Index rose 1.0% in May, year-on-year, also […]

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June 25
2018

Canadian Dollar Soft Under Pressure from Trade War Fears

The Canadian dollar fell against major currencies today, joining other commodity currencies in decline. The main theme on Monday was the escalating threat of trade wars between world’s major economies. Commodity currencies are usually sensitive to swings in market sentiment, and this was certainly the case lately. With signs of more and more protectionist measures from the United States and similar responses from their trading partners, risk aversion was […]

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June 25
2018

Canadian Dollar Soft Under Pressure from Trade War Fears

The Canadian dollar fell against major currencies today, joining other commodity currencies in decline. The main theme on Monday was the escalating threat of trade wars between world’s major economies. Commodity currencies are usually sensitive to swings in market sentiment, and this was certainly the case lately. With signs of more and more protectionist measures from the United States and similar responses from their trading partners, risk aversion was […]

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June 25
2018

Turkish Lira Rallies After Erdogan’s Victory in Presidential Election

The Turkish lira rallied today after victory of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the presidential election. Erdogan’s victory in the Turkish presidential election reduced political uncertainty, making the lira a bit more appealing to investors. Market analysts argued, though, that there is a high chance that the rally will be short-lived. They pointed out that Erdogan’s presidency was the major reason for the 21% depreciation of the currency this year in the first place. […]

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June 25
2018

Turkish Lira Rallies After Erdogan’v Victory in Presidential Election

The Turkish lira rallied today after victory of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the presidential election. Erdogan’s victory in the Turkish presidential election reduced political uncertainty, making the lira a bit more appealing to investors. Market analysts argued, though, that there is a high chance that the rally will be short-lived. They pointed out that Erdogan’s presidency was the major reason for the 21% depreciation of the currency this year in the first place. […]

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June 25
2018

Chinese Yuan at Lowest Since December

The Chinese yuan fell to the lowest level in six months today amid worsening trade tensions between the United States and China, which led to risk aversion on the Forex market. Washington announced restrictions of Chinese investment in US in addition to the previously announced tariffs on Chinese goods — a move that will likely prompt a retaliation from the word’s second biggest economy. In the wake of worsening trade tensions, the People’s Bank of China reduced the reserve requirement […]

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