Questions about how long the euro can remain on top in Forex trading are being raised today as the 18-nation currency continues to hold its own against some of its major counterparts. While the euro is down against the yen, it is higher against the dollar and the pound. Even with the disappointing data recently released in the eurozone, the euro is heading higher against some of its major counterparts today. Sterling … “How Long Can the Euro Stay on Top?”
Month: June 2014
Moscow Exchange encourages competition by ranking market makers
By Andrew Saks-McLeod Members of the Russian venue are to compete on the quality of their market maker operations, evaluated according to the percentage of time spreads are maintained and trading volumes. Source: Leap Rate
Bank Indonesia Encourages Rupiah to Depreciate
The Indonesian rupiah fell today as the nation’s central bank signaled that it encourages weakness of the currency as it should help local exporters and improve the trade balance. Mirza Adityaswara, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank Indonesia, said yesterday that the currency should be temporarily âundervaluedâ to improve competitiveness of nationâs exports and reduce imports. This should reduce the trade balance deficit, which was biggest since July. The trade gap, … “Bank Indonesia Encourages Rupiah to Depreciate”
Conflict in Iraq Results in Risk Aversion, Ringgit Falls
The Malaysian ringgit dropped today, reaching the lowest level in a week, as the escalating conflict in Iraq resulted in the risk aversion sentiment on the Forex market and made investors less willing to buy riskier assets of emerging markets. Infightings in Iraq continue, and Islamist insurgents control large parts of the country. There were reports that Syria performed air strikes at its neighbor, resulting in deaths of 50 people. Geopolitical tensions made FX traders flee … “Conflict in Iraq Results in Risk Aversion, Ringgit Falls”
CySec issues warning to investors about Banc De Binary
By Andrew Saks-McLeod Concurrent with the ongoing and high profile US lawsuit which continues to plague Banc de Binary, CySec issues warning about another of the firm’s websites. Source: Leap Rate
Pound Drops, Driven by Dovish Comments from Carney
The Great Britain pound dropped today against the majority of most-traded currencies as UK policy makers tempered bets on interest rate hikes in near future by their dovish comments. Market participants, who have thought that central bank will tighten monetary policy soon, were unprepared for this. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney together with some other Bank members were speaking today at the Treasury Committee Hearing … “Pound Drops, Driven by Dovish Comments from Carney”
Dollar Higher on New Home Sales & Consumer Confidence
The dollar is broadly higher against other most-traded currencies today after positive reports about new home sales and consumer confidence allowed the currency to rise, erasing previous losses versus the euro. The Conference Board consumer sentiment index climbed from 82.2 in May to 85.2 in June, exceeding the predicted value of 83.6 by a wide margin. New home sales were at the seasonally adjusted annual rate of 504, 000 in May, compared … “Dollar Higher on New Home Sales & Consumer Confidence”
Euro Continues to Hold Its Own
Euro continues to hold its own in Forex trading, in spite of recent attempts by the ECB to stimulate the economy by weakening the currency. Poor data out of the eurozone isn’t slowing the euro much. In fact, the 18-nation currency is higher against many of its counterparts. The latest business activity data shows that the eurozone is slipping a bit, and there are concerns that the recent economic recovery is stalling. Even though data out … “Euro Continues to Hold Its Own”
Loonie Looks for Gains Against Greenback
Speculators taking short positions on the loonie against the greenback are starting to capitulate a little bit. With inflation picking up in Canada, there is interest in what policymakers will do next, and some think that action will include some sort of interest rate hike, or some other mechanism to slow inflation. Late last week, Statistics Canada released a report on consumer prices, showing that the annual rate of inflation … “Loonie Looks for Gains Against Greenback”
Ruble Gains on Cease-Fire in Ukraine
The Russian ruble advanced today as a cease-fire agreement between the government and separatists in Ukraine led to hopes that the geopolitical crisis in Eastern Europe will be resolved. Rebels in Eastern parts of Ukraine agreed to halt fighting with Ukrainian military after the truce announced by President Petro Poroshenko three days ago. The news led to hopes that the political crisis, in which Russia is also involved, may come to an end soon. The ruble … “Ruble Gains on Cease-Fire in Ukraine”