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15 Aug 2013 - A largely soporific session today, with the soft US PPI containing any dollar strength, but with the Euro unable to benefit from the improved GDP. More of the same lo…
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14 Aug 2013 - The US$ made mild gains against most counterparts today, following improved retail sales and higher interest rate yields, as the market continues to wonder whether or…
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13 Aug 2013 - Some mild US dollar buying was the main theme of a pretty uninteresting session as the market continues to eye the possibility of the Fed beginning to taper its stimu…
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12 Aug 2013 - The majors mostly marked time on Friday, allowing the Aud to be the star of the show and looking as though there is the chance for further gains in the days to come. …
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09 Aug 2013 - The dollar remains under pressure due to the ongoing confusion over when the Fed might commence tapering its stimulus programme. The Aud was the star performer on the…
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07 Aug 2013 - Talk of tapering from a couple of Fed board members pushed equities and commodities a bit lower today, although the dollar took little notice and, unable to make any …
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06 Aug 2013 - An interesting session, with the Aud and Kiwi recovering from their early lows, the Yen making gains, seemingly on follow-through from Fridays US data, Cable improvin…
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05 Aug 2013 - The NFP missed expectations on Friday, sending the dollar generally a little lower against the major currencies, although both the Aud and the Kiwi remain under press…
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02 Aug 2013 - The ECB and BOE both left rates unchanged today and the main market mover was the improving US data, which again saw the dollar and equities make gains, as did oil. T…
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01 Aug 2013 - Strong US data, followed up by no guidance from the Fed as to when to expect any tapering of the stimulus programme has made for a choppy session. US$ mixed, Equities…
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31 Jul 2013 - The US$ is mildly firmer ahead of the upcoming double whammy of the US GDP and FOMC decision. The main loser today was the Aud - after the RBA Governor's dovish outlo…
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30 Jul 2013 - The market has largely been on hold awaiting the main events of the week - the interest rate decisions from the Fed, ECB and BOE , the US GDP, and on Friday, the NFP.…
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29 Jul 2013 - It is going to be a big week with a plethora of data to provide all the volatility you could wish for! The US$ is looking soft again and it seems that the Jpy could r…
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26 Jul 2013 - The dollar remains under heavy pressure, not helped today by mixed US data, and late in the session, an article in the WSJ suggesting that the current asset buying pr…
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25 Jul 2013 - Better than expected EU PMIs were followed up by improved US housing data and more or less balanced each other out, although the US$ has ended up the winner, making m…
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24 Jul 2013 - It was a pretty tedious session in thin conditions, with the main theme being a continuation of US$ weakness on the lack of any immediate sign of tapering from the Fe…
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23 Jul 2013 - The dollar remains under pressure against most currencies after the soft US data with GBP, AUD and JPY all making good gains. Gold and Silver have also seen a decent …
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22 Jul 2013 - Markets ended the week on a mixed note. Equities and Commodities were generally a little higher, as were the Euro, Gbp and Chf. The Yen and Aud were weaker, with the …
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19 Jul 2013 - Ben Bernanke today reiterated his recent mantra and continued to calm the markets , playing down fears of any immediate curtailing of the QE programme. The Yen was t…
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18 Jul 2013 - Bernanke says nothing new to Congress, and most markets, despite some short term volatility are not too far removed from 24 hours ago. The US$ is generally a little f…
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17 Jul 2013 - The US$ is a weaker ahead of Bernanke's testimony later today and if he is as dovish as he was last week we can expect a continuation of the trend. The Aud is recover…
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16 Jul 2013 - Dovish talk from the ECB undermined the Euro before the softer than expected US Retail Sales turned things around, sending the US dollar slightly lower. Markets are l…
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15 Jul 2013 - There was plenty to pressure the Euro on Friday, but it remained largely intact as the market continues to regain its balance, following Thursday's steep sell-off of …
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12 Jul 2013 - It was a wild ride after the Bernanke inspired sell-off of the dollar and the market is now left licking its wounds. The equities and commodities markets liked it, bu…
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11 Jul 2013 - The FOMC minutes, indicating that the Fed wishes to see further evidence of economic growth before committing to any tapering of QE have seen a quick US$ sell-off. Al…
