Hungarian Forint Declines on Interest Rate Speculations

The forint is starting this week under pressure falling from the highest level in almost 10 days before the Hungarian central bank meeting today, which is likely to slash the national benchmark interest rate to a record low for the country since the end of the socialist era. The Hungarian central bank will publish its decision regarding the current interest rate levels today at noon, GMT time, and according to most economists the Central … “Hungarian Forint Declines on Interest Rate Speculations”

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Will the Dollar Rebound This Week?

The U.S. currency lost towards the end of the past week as several factors improved investors’ confidence worldwide, attracting investors to emergent-market currencies, as commodities and stocks surged fueled by positive reports in Europe and Asia, shunning investors from greenback priced assets. Last week’s end was predominantly optimistic in markets around the world, mainly with Germany and France posting signs of economic growth as PMI increased in both countries and as Federal Reserve … “Will the Dollar Rebound This Week?”

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Forex Trading At Summer Time

The month of August is vacation time for many people. This affects the forex market’s volume, which is lower, but it doesn’t necessarily impact the volatility. There’s one more summer week left. Afterwards the moves will be stronger. Some currency pairs trade in narrow and expected ranges, while others go wild. Let’s see some examples, … “Forex Trading At Summer Time”

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Canadian Dollar Hits 2-Week High on Stocks, Crude Oil

The Canadian dollar extended its yesterday’s gains today as optimism rose worldwide regarding the so much waited economic recovery, pushing commodities that influence loonie’s rates up. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke affirmed today that the global slump may be close to its end, creating a bullish pattern in equities and commodities markets today, attracting investors to riskier assets and damping demand for the greenback and the yen. Being the loonie … “Canadian Dollar Hits 2-Week High on Stocks, Crude Oil”

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Yen Declines On U.S. Home Sales Improvement

The Japanese currency declined before the end of this week’s session on improved U.S. housing data, suggesting that the wealthiest country in the world is finally reacting economically from the worst recession in decades. Two events moved markets towards the close of this week’s trading session, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stated that the world is recovering economically adding to a positive U.S. home sales report that brought risk … “Yen Declines On U.S. Home Sales Improvement”

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Brazilian Real Climbs on European Confidence

The Brazilian real, the best performing currency among the emergent markets, rose today after the German and French positive PMI reports, which brought investors back to riskier assets relying on speculations that the economic recovery has already started. The Brazilian currency had a weak of losses as several news mainly in China and U.S. brought risk aversion among traders this week, benefiting mostly the Japanese yen, as its the safest bet in currency … “Brazilian Real Climbs on European Confidence”

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German Manufacturing Provides Support for Euro Climb

Germany and France posted favorable reports today indicating that the wealthiest countries in the Eurozone may be finding its way out of recession, evidence which helped the euro to gain versus several currencies towards the end of this week’s session. After surprising economists worldwide several days ago when Germany and France posted an unexpected growth for the second quarter, today, the strongest economies in the Eurozone bloc posted a rise in manufacturing and services … “German Manufacturing Provides Support for Euro Climb”

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Catious European Recovery Helps EUR/USD

European recovery is lead by Germany and France. Today’s PMI figures showed. The other countries are lagging behind, and the forex market reacts cautiously. Will the whole continent prosper? Will EUR/USD break out of the range? European Purchasing Managers’ Indexes were better than expected. Data from France was the earliest. French Flash Services PMI scored 48.9, … “Catious European Recovery Helps EUR/USD”

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Brazilian Real Declines on U.S. Jobs Data

The Brazilian real declined today slightly, after three consecutive days performing positively, as U.S. jobless claims posted an unexpected rise, damping demand for emergent-market currencies. After climbing on national unemployment data, which dropped to 8 percent in July from 8.1 in June, the Brazilian currency was affected by overseas job figures, as a U.S. report indicated that more unemployed people filed for benefits in July, proving economists expectations … “Brazilian Real Declines on U.S. Jobs Data”

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Goldman Sachs Influences Canadian Dollar Rally

The Canadian dollar traded at the highest level this week after one of the most relevant investment banking corporations in the world suggested that the loonie is likely to gain versus its U.S. counterpart in the short term. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. stated through a note today that the Canadian dollar profile extremely related to crude oil rates is likely to be more attractive then its U.S. counterpart, according to the investment … “Goldman Sachs Influences Canadian Dollar Rally”

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