Norwegian Krone At 12-Month High Versus Euro on Oil

The Norwegian krone benefited today from a high rise in the crude oil rates, as Norway is one of the main suppliers of energy for the European Union, helping its currency to gain sharply versus the euro in foreign-exchange markets. Commodity related currencies ranked among the best performers today versus the euro and the U.S. dollar, and the krone was no exception, reaching the highest rate in more than a year versus the euro and also profiting from optimism … “Norwegian Krone At 12-Month High Versus Euro on Oil”

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South African Rand Advances on Metallic Commodities

This year started with a growing demand for metallic commodities as investors expect that the global economic recovery will rise industries’ needs for raw materials, helping the South African currency to start the year bullish. The rand managed to hit a one-month high versus the U.S. together backed mostly by an increase in the gold rates, in a risk fueled session were emerging markets and commodity producer currencies outperformed other options in foreign-exchange markets. USD/ZAR … “South African Rand Advances on Metallic Commodities”

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Video Weekly Outlook on Forex TV

On an appearance on Forex TV, Julie Sinha interviewed me about the outlook for this week. I’ve reviewed the major events on the calendar, and focused on the pivotal event – Non Farm Payrolls. I’ve also covered technical levels to watch out for, including currency pairs not covered in the weekly outlooks. Enjoy: I want … “Video Weekly Outlook on Forex TV”

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Canadian Dollar Up High on Oil Rally

The loonie, as the Canadian currency is nicknamed for the image of the waterfowl on the C$1 coin, started the year gaining versus most of the 16 main traded currencies as its chief export, the crude oil, advanced further, naturally forcing the Canadian correlated currency up in foreign-exchange markets. After the crude oil traded above $81 dollars for the first time since November, the Canadian dollar advanced significantly specially versus a less attractive U.S. dollar, as traders … “Canadian Dollar Up High on Oil Rally”

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Weak Dollar Start in 2010 on Equities Rally

The U.S. currency is having a negative start in this year’s first session as stocks and commodities rose worldwide, boosting demand for higher-yielding assets and currencies from commodity exporter countries, leaving the greenback in a second plan of attractiveness. After the crude oil traded above $80 a barrel today, the greenback posted a declined versus all of the 16 main traded currencies, showing the sharpest fall versus commodity exporter’s currencies, like the Canadian and Aussie … “Weak Dollar Start in 2010 on Equities Rally”

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Aussie Dollar May Gain on Commodities

The Australian dollar may start the year gaining against refuge currencies like the yen, and currently not so attractive currencies like the pound and the euro as a global recovery expected for 2010 may trigger stronger demand for commodity exports from Australia, favoring the national currency in foreign-exchange markets. The Australian currency ranked among the top performing currencies versus the greenback last year thanks mostly to, later confirmed, speculations that the Reserve … “Aussie Dollar May Gain on Commodities”

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Canadian Dollar Posts Monthly Gains, To Advance in 2010

The Canadian currency rebounded in the end of 2009 despite the nation’s central bank statements that a strong currency can be an obstacle for exporters and consequently to the economic recover, as global demand for commodities rose more than speculations regarding Canada’s central bank position towards loonie. The Canadian dollar ended last year posting the highest yearly rise versus its U.S. Counterpart since 2007 as the economic recovery in the country and globally provided support … “Canadian Dollar Posts Monthly Gains, To Advance in 2010”

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How will EUR/USD Perform in 2010? These 6 Insightful

As 2010 begins, I’ve searched the web for forecasts on the forex market’s most popular pair: EUR/USD. I found 5 insightful forecasts for this pair. Most of them see a stronger dollar in 2010. Here’s the list + a few notes about them. I’d be glad to here more thoughts! If you have a site … “How will EUR/USD Perform in 2010? These 6 Insightful”

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5 Predictions for the Forex Industry in 2010 and Beyond

The forex industry evolved nicely in 2009. Looking towards 2010, and the new decade, here are 5 predictions about the industry. I wrote this post after reading Kathy Lien’s excellent article about the top 5 events of this decade. I’m looking at trends that already began recently, as well as trends that I believe that … “5 Predictions for the Forex Industry in 2010 and Beyond”

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