A higher Ifo boosted the euro earlier on the currency market, but the 18-nation currency has given back most of its gains and turned to losses now, thanks in large part to expectations of diverging monetary policy. Even though Germany is getting back on track, there are many who see further ECB easing as inevitable. The latest report on Germany’s business sentiment shows an improvement in the Ifo to 111.3 from 110.6. This is … “Euro Easing Expectations Outweigh German Optimism”
Month: February 2014
Indonesian Rupiah Shrugs Off Negative Sentiment
The Indonesian rupiah advanced with help of positive domestic fundamentals today, shrugging off the negative market sentiment caused by expectations of continuous quantitative easing tapering from the US Federal Reserve. Indonesia’s trade balance surplus reached the highest level in more than two years in December. The balance may improve even more as the country banned exports of raw ores, encouraging companies to build refineries for processing ores domestically. The positive economic … “Indonesian Rupiah Shrugs Off Negative Sentiment”
Won Falls on Prospects for More Stimulus Reductions from Fed
The South Korean won declined today on speculations that US policy makers will continue to reduce monetary stimulus despite the recent string of poor economic data. Several policy makers said on Friday that the current pace of asset-purchase reductions is appropriate and should be maintained. As for the recent unfavorable economic reports, they were attributed to bad weather and possibly do not reflect the actual economic situation. Prospects for continuous quantitative … “Won Falls on Prospects for More Stimulus Reductions from Fed”
Walking On The Moon
I remember taking off a t-shirt and throwing it across the room in anger and frustration in 2009. It seems quite funny now! Thinking about trading I can see why many people fail. If you were born into a regular home with a regular upbringing then believe it or not you are at a disadvantage. … “Walking On The Moon”
Pound Retreats After Week of Gains
This week was not particularly good for the Great Britain pound. The currency was flat versus the Japanese yen, which itself was very weak, and fell against other major currencies, including the US dollar and the euro. The sterling started the week soft due to fundamental data that was not particularly good. The currency extended losses as the minutes of the latest Bank of England monetary policy meeting showed that UK policy … “Pound Retreats After Week of Gains”
Pound Hurt by Retail Sales Report
The Great Britain pound fell against the US dollar and the euro today, erasing previous gains, as the retail sales report was even worse than pessimistic expectations. The currency managed to preserve gains versus the Japanese yen. Retail sales dropped 1.5 percent in January from a month, compared to the forecast of 0.9 percent drop. It followed the particularly strong growth by 2.5 percent. Yesterday, Confederation of British Industry released a manufacturing report … “Pound Hurt by Retail Sales Report”
US Dollar Index Lower as Greenback Loses Ground
Greenback is losing ground to enough currencies today that the US dollar index is heading lower. Helping the dollar move lower are gold prices, which are heading higher right now. The prospect of a commodity rally is weighing on the greenback a bit, since it often moves inversely to metals and oil. Gold prices have been making something of a comeback in recent days, and that is weighing on the dollar bit. … “US Dollar Index Lower as Greenback Loses Ground”
CAD Shows Mixed Performance as Economic Indicators Diverge
Macroeconomic data from Canada was mixed today as the inflation report surprised positively, but retail sales data frustrated traders. As a result, the Canadian dollar fell versus its US peer and the euro, but rose a little against the Japanese yen. The Consumer Prices Index rose 0.2 percent in January, at the same rate as in December, while analysts expected a bit smaller increase. Retail sales sank 1.8 percent in December, compared … “CAD Shows Mixed Performance as Economic Indicators Diverge”
Forex Best Awards 2014: Joel Kruger wins 2 awards, Adam
Congratulations to the 10 winners of the FXStreet Forex Best Awards 2014. Joel Kruger of JKonFX won two prizes, Adam Button of Forex Live won the Best Live Analysis Room Guest (in which I was also a candidate) and Vladimir Mihaylov won the MVP award of FXStreet’s social network, ForexStreet.net. The full list of winners and … “Forex Best Awards 2014: Joel Kruger wins 2 awards, Adam”
Sterling begins week with a bang, but cable retraces its
By Jake Trask at UKForex, an international money transfer service. Sterling started the week with a bang, with cable hitting 1.6820 during Asian trading in the early hours of Monday morning. The main reasons for this were improving sentiment surrounding the UK economy, as outlined in last week’s Bank of England Inflation Report, and worse than expected data … “Sterling begins week with a bang, but cable retraces its”