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Canadian Dollar Near 2-Month High

Canadian Dollar Near 2-Month High

Today the Canadian dollar were near 2 months high as its chief export, the crude oil, rallied as demand for energy increases. This has favored currencies having a similar profile in foreign-exchange markets as the Australian dollar, which is…

Dollar Flat ahead of U.S. jobs data; Canadian dollar climbed

Dollar Flat ahead of U.S. jobs data; Canadian dollar climbed

On Friday as investors waited for the U.S. government’s monthly employment report to offer clues to the potential pace of tightening in U.S. monetary policy so, the dollar was slow versus a basket of major currencies.In November the U.S. economy lost 130,000 jobs, as compared to…

Dollar Supported By ECB Comments On Strong Dollar

Dollar Supported By ECB Comments On Strong Dollar

After that The European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet expressed support for a strong dollar and as he announced small steps toward the withdrawal of extraordinary liquidity measures, the dollar recovered from near 16-month lows against the euro. European Central Bank President’s Statement It has been said by Trichet that the euro zone had a [...]

Improvement in Economic Outlook leads towards Dollar’s Decline

Improvement in Economic Outlook leads towards Dollar’s Decline

As positive euro-zone economic data, easing concern over the Dubai debt crisis and rising global equities helped swing investor sentiment in favor of riskier assets so the dollar declined against the euro on Tuesday…

Dollar Reduced its Losses As Dubai Debt Fears Remain

Dollar Reduced its Losses As Dubai Debt Fears Remain

On Monday morning in New York the dollar recovered some of its earlier losses as investors continue to fret over Dubai’s debt crisis despite of the United Arab Emirates’ move of providing funds to local banks. On the day the U.S. currency remains down against…

Dollar jump on Dubai Debt Worries, but Markets remained calm

Dollar jump on Dubai Debt Worries, but Markets remained calm

On Friday the yen hit a 14-year high against the dollar and it rallied broadly, while the dollar climbed against most other currencies as carry trades and risk exposure were cut down by the investors on concern about Dubai’s debt problems. However, by mid-session in London, exchange rates had recovered some…

Factors Affecting U.S. Dollar

Factors Affecting U.S. Dollar

When we are talking about taking a position in the dollar, then it is important for the currency trader to assess the different factors that affect the value of the dollar so that the trader may be able to determine a direction or trend. We can divide that methodology into three groups…

Dollar slides as U.S. data, Rate Outlook Improved

Dollar slides as U.S. data, Rate Outlook Improved

As the decline in weekly jobless claims and a rise in personal consumption improved the outlook for the U.S. economy, the dollar fell to a fresh 15-month low against a basket of currencies on Wednesday. Traders had earlier sold the dollar across the board, which results in pushing the dollar to a 10-month low against the yen, as it has been showed by…

Euro gained against dollar after firmer German Ifo

Euro gained against dollar after firmer German Ifo

On Tuesday the euro rise against the dollar, reversing earlier losses as a firmer-than-expected German sentiment survey offset concerns about the country’s banking sector.A bigger-than-expected rise in the German Ifo November business climate index has helped the euro. The index rose to…

Euro Hovers Near $1.50 As Risk Is Back On

Euro Hovers Near $1.50 As Risk Is Back On

On Monday the euro has shown some advancement, hovering near the $1.50 level in New York trading as demand for the greenback has been hurt by the comments from a Federal Reserve official. The remarks helped in encouraging a broad rally in global stocks, oil, gold and higher-yielding currencies that reversed…

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