Trading The News Is A Fools Game

In the world of trading people have devised all types of methods for trying to turn a profit. Some are fundamental traders while others are technical, and some use indicators while others focus on price action. The aforementioned traders make up the majority of traders, but there is another group. A group that some might … “Trading The News Is A Fools Game”

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New Zealand Currency Attempts to Rise After Slump vs. US Dollar

The New Zealand tumbled today, reaching the lowest level in three weeks on the outlook that the Federal Reserve would buy less assets to stimulate the US economy, before regaining its strength of the comments of New Zealand’s central bank. The currency extended its gains versus the euro. The New Zealand currency gained after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand said that the high export prices and the reconstruction in Canterbury, which were hit by the earthquake, … “New Zealand Currency Attempts to Rise After Slump vs. US Dollar”

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Fed May Buy Fewer Bonds — Dollar Gains

The US dollar climbed today against all other major currencies on the speculation that the bonds purchases by the Federal Reserve would be less extensive than anticipated. The moves of the dollar recently were very strongly tied to the talks about the quantitative easing. The easing was priced in the weaker dollar, so any signs of less stimulus being added by the Fed make the dollar stronger. The good macroeconomic reports from the US add to the speculation … “Fed May Buy Fewer Bonds — Dollar Gains”

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South Africa’s Finance Minister May Weaken Rand

The South African rand fell today on the speculation that the Prime Minister would announce the measures to weaken the currency during his today’s speech. South Africa’s unemployment rate reached 25.3 percent in the third quarter of this year, while it was 25.2 percent in the second. The labor unions and the manufacturers claim that the strong currency are hurting exports and increasing unemployment, spurring Pravin Gordhan, South Africa’s Minister of Finance, to weaken … “South Africa’s Finance Minister May Weaken Rand”

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Norwegian Krone Drops on Outlook for Interest Rates

Norway krone fell today as the central bank would refrained from increasing the interest rates and on the speculation that the bank would slow the monetary tightening in the future. Norway’s central bank left its overnight deposit rate unchanged at 2 percent today as was expected. The analysts also expect that the bank would postpone the rates increases till the beginning of the next year as the struggling global economic recovery threatens the Norwegian economy. USD/NOK … “Norwegian Krone Drops on Outlook for Interest Rates”

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Aussie Falls as Slower Inflations Curbs Bet On Interest Rates Hike

The Australian dollar fell after the report showed that the consumer prices rose less than expected, decreasing the possibility of the interest rates hike by the central bank. The consumer prices in Australia rose 0.7 percent in the third quarter from the second quarter, compared to the median forecast of 0.8 percent. The prices increased by 2.8 percent from a year ago. The expected value was 2.9 percent. The report caused the speculation that the interest rates increases … “Aussie Falls as Slower Inflations Curbs Bet On Interest Rates Hike”

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Pound Rises on GDP and Better Outlook from S&P

The Great Britain pound surged today after the Standard & Poor’s raised the credit outlook for Britain and the GDP report trimmed the bets for the quantitative easing. The Standard & Poor’s raised the Britain’s outlook from negative to stable and confirmed the Britain’s AAA credit rating. The preliminary GDP report showed that the gross domestic product grew 0.8 percent in the third quarter, compared to the expected value of 0.4 percent. GBP/USD went up from … “Pound Rises on GDP and Better Outlook from S&P”

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Yen Weakens on Intervention Concerns

The Japanese yen fell today as the concerns about another intervention continue to mount. The yen appreciated more than 5 percent since the last intervention. Yoshihiko Noda, Japan’s Minister of Finance, said on October 23rd that Japan’s government is ready to intervene if it’d deem necessary. He also stated the government’s currency policy hasn’t changed after the Group of Twenty meeting. USD/JPY rose from 80.81 to about 81.37 … “Yen Weakens on Intervention Concerns”

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