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17 Jan 2014 - The Aud was the centre of interest today collapsing after the poor local jobs data, with only a muted recovery, so far, off the lows. US data was generally solid and …
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16 Jan 2014 - Improving US data has helped the US dollar make some decent gains, with the indicators suggesting that there could be more of the same to come. Today will see inflati…
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15 Jan 2014 - The US Retail Sales were slightly better than expected although a downward revision of November's figure tempered enthusiasm to buy the dollar too heavily although th…
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14 Jan 2014 - Yen, Aud and Kiwi strength were the main themes today although Cable had a wobble and headed lower, partly on some Scottish devolution concerns! The dollar remains un…
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13 Jan 2014 - The NFP had a big miss on Friday, coming in at only +74K (exp +195K), although the inclement weather suggested it may have been a one off blip. The improved headline …
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10 Jan 2014 - The ECB and BOE both did as expected and left rates unchanged although Mario Draghi's slightly dovish press conference has kept the pressure on the Euro as the focus …
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09 Jan 2014 - The FOMC minutes had little overall effect on the currency markets, leaving the dollar a bit mixed against the majors, and focus now turns towards the NFP/ Unemployme…
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08 Jan 2014 - Improved US trade data and Janet Yellen's confirmation as the next Chair of the Fed have helped equities today, although the performance of the dollar has been a bit …
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07 Jan 2014 - Softer US and China Services data has had the dollar on the defensive today, with most majors trading a bit higher. Gold missed a heartbeat, dropping a quick $30.00 o…
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06 Jan 2014 - A busy start to the year looks set to continue this week, with plenty of data to provide volatility. It appears that the US dollar may be building the legs for furthe…
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20 Dec2013 - The dollar has been range-bound since the FOMC announcement and the real moves have been in the commodities markets, with Gold off by over $40 oz, while WTI is headed …
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19 Dec 2013 - It has been a wild ride since the FOMC announced its $10 bio tapering, while promising to keep rates lower for longer than previously anticipated. The dollar is very …
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18 Dec 2013 - The markets remain on hold, waiting for the Fed tapering decision. There will be some other points of interest, the highlights being the German IFO, the UK Jobs data …
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17 Dec 2013 - All the action has been in the Equity and Commodity markets today following the improved manufacturing data which comes ahead of Wednesdays Fed announcement on taperi…
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16 Dec 2013 - The market is falling over itself trying to work out whether the Fed will or won't taper next week. I don't think they will, but players are being very cautious and t…
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12 Dec 2013 - Good US Retail sales data has helped the dollar out today but has kept the downside pressure on equities as the market begin to focus on next week’s FOMC meeting and …
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12 Dec 2013 - Equity markets have fallen today after a US budget deal removed some of the fiscal uncertainty hanging over the economy, increasing speculation that the Fed may soon …
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11 Dec 2013 - The US$ remains weak in the face of the rather confused outlook for US monetary policy and with little economic data out to day to provide guidance, we could be in fo…
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10 Dec 2013 - The dollar remains under pressure with the Euro and Sterling again finishing close to session highs as the market contemplates when Fed tapering might begin. We will …
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14 Dec 2013 - The improved US jobs data saw the equity markets recover strongly, but the dollar was unable to make any gains, except against the Yen, where the recently stalled upt…
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12 years ago
06 Dec 2013 - The ECB and BOE both left rates unchanged, with the outcome being that the Euro headed higher and Cable lower! Mario Draghi was less dovish than expected which assist…
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05 Dec 2013 - The US$ has given up its early gains after the market took a second look at today's data, deciding that tapering may not, after all, be imminently upon us. Today's US…
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04 Dec 2013 - The dollar was generally a bit weaker today, despite the stronger manufacturing data of the previous session, that had the equity markets declining in anticipation th…
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03 Dec 2013 - The US$ made some gains today after the stronger than expected US manufacturing data, which in turn came on the back of a mixed outlook from the EU figures. The Yen …
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02 Dec 2013 - There was a fair bit going on, on Friday although most currencies ended up not too far removed from where they started. The beginning of the coming week looks as thou…
