Posts Tagged ‘ weakness ’

Intervention Looms as Yen Closes in on Record High

It was only a few weeks ago that I last wrote about the possibility of intervention on behalf of the Japanese Yen, and frankly, not a whole lot has changed since then. On the other hand, the Japanese Yen has continued to appreciate, the Japanese economy has continued to deteriorate, and the Bank of Japan [ READ MORE ]

USD: Looking For A Reason To Cheer

The rally in the U.S. dollar against the Japanese Yen and Swiss Franc indicate that the greenback’s weakness against other currencies reflects an improvement in risk appetite. [ READ MORE ]

FX: GDP Not Likely To Help Dollar

The recent price in the foreign exchange markets indicate that investors really want to sell U.S. dollars. Who can blame them when most economic reports show continued weakness in the U.S. economy, the central bank is sounding dovish while policymakers in other parts of the world are raising interest rates. [ READ MORE ]

USD: Prospect Of Further Weakness

The end of the month has brought unusual volatility to the financial markets with currencies and equities seesawing throughout the North American trading session. Weaker than expected second quarter GDP numbers were met with stronger manufacturing data out of the Chicago region. The theme in the markets continues to be dollar weakness with [ READ MORE ]

USD: 3 Questions For Bernanke

U.S. equities turned positive, erasing triple digit losses in the second half of the NY trading session. The improvement in risk appetite also extended to currencies as safe haven flows eased out of the U.S. dollar. The British pound, Swiss Franc and commodity currencies benefitted from the weakness in the greenback. [ READ MORE ]

Dollar Poised for Further Losses After US Data

Forex traders have continued to dump the dollar after the first set of U.S. economic reports showed additional weakness in the U.S. economy. [ READ MORE ]

FOREX: U.S. And China

The lack of the U.S. economic data has put the financial markets in a consolidative mood today. The only two currencies that saw any meaningful action were the British pound and Canadian dollars, which were also the only two countries that released market moving data. After days of significant weakness, the U.S. dollar managed [ READ MORE ]

EUR/USD Extends Gains on Unexpectedly Bad Economic Indicators

The EUR/USD currency pair extended its gains today as U.S. macroeconomic indicators left a very unpleasant impression today. The manufacturing sector showed a slowdown in the economic activity and home market confirmed its tremendous weakness, as pending home sales dropped a way more than was expected. Unexpected increase of jobless claims… [ READ MORE ]

USD: Big Moves Question Strength Of Us Recovery

The new quarter has started out with a bang as volatility ripped through the forex market on the first trading day in July. The euro staged its strongest rally against the U.S. dollar since March 18, 2009 while the dollar fell to its weakness against the Yen since November. Considering that equities have weakened across [ READ MORE ]

Bracing For G-20

Ahead of this weekend’s G-20 meeting, dollar weakness was seen across the board with substantial gains being posted in the pound and the commodity currencies. However, the yen’s outperformance throughout the week signals that traders are still a little cautious going into the G-20 proceedings. [ READ MORE ]

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