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22 Oct 2012 - Lack of any direction regarding Spain and Greece was forthcoming from the EU summit and this saw the dollar make some mild gains on Friday, in quiet conditions, where…
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19 Oct 2012 - A late NY sell-off has been today's highlight, with little yet to come out of the EU Summit and more interest lying in the Google profit release debacle, which saw th…
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18 Oct 2012 - Moody's inspired the markets today following its decision to maintain Spain's credit rating, sending the US dollar lower, with the Euro and particularly the Aud and K…
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17 Oct 2012 - Euro was centre-stage today as risk sentiment improved on hope that Spain is finally coming to an agreement for a bailout of some form or other. The EU Summit takes p…
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16 Oct 2012 - More consolidation took place today, given the conflicting stories coming out of the EU, but with the Euro looking unlikely to go too far in either direction ahead of…
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15 Oct 2012 - Currencies remained largely rangebound last week but upcoming sessions provide plenty of opportunity, with a raft of data to keep us busy, particularly from China, wh…
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12 Oct 2012 - Markets remain within recent ranges despite yesterdays downgrade of Spain by S+P, with the Euro having recovered from its session lows, and it looks like being a bit…
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11 Oct 2012 - Soggy global growth outlook, Spain Greece etc. all continue to weigh on markets although most currencies remain rangebound, but with equities a bit lower. The Euro is…
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10 Oct 2012 - The IMF warning on global growth capped the markets today, with the tension in Greece remaining firmly in focus, given Angela Merkel's visit to Athens. Risk markets …
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09 Oct 2012 - Markets are generally a little softer and waiting for the outcome of Angela Merkels meeting in Athens today with the Greek PM to discuss the release of the next tranc…
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08 Oct 2012 - The NFP sprung no major surprises on Friday , although the overall US unemployment rate sunk to a near 4 year low, giving Obama a nice lift ! Risk markets initially l…
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05 Oct 2012 - Markets remained supported by Mario Draghi's Press Conference, backing up the fact that the ECB is ready to commence its bond buying programme and to support Spain. …
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04 Oct 2012 - It has been a pretty quiet session, with Spanish concerns continuing to cap the Euro and with the dollar enjoying a mildly bid tone following improved US data. Today …
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03 Wed 2012 - The Aud remains heavy following the RBA rate cut and their concerns over global growth. Elsewhere, Spain is the main game and the market is hanging on to see if they …
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02 Oct 2012 - China, EU manufacturing PMI data was still soft, although the US ISM is showing mild signs of recovery. Most currencies remain within recent ranges and the focus con…
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01 Oct 2012 - We have plenty of volatility but not too much in terms direction last week and this looks likely to continue given the constant stream of contradictory and confusing …
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28 Sep 2012 - The Euro rallied today after Spain announced Eur40 bio of spending cuts in the budget although there is still no news of whether Spain will need to ask for a bailout…
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27 Sep 2012 - More negative news from Europe kept the pressure on the Euro today as funds flowed back into the safe haven of the Dollar. This looks likely to continue, with Spain a…
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26 Sep 2012 - A lot of noise but not much in terms of volatility today, although riots in Spain may see the Euro come under further pressure later in the session. Today sees German…
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25 Sep 2012 - Risk was lifted throughout much of the session with Spain and Greece still weighing on Europe and not helped by the weak German IFO data. China is adding to the press…
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24 Sep 2012 - The choppy consolidation continued last week and much the same looks likely in the days to come. The focus remains on Spain and whether it will ask for an official E…
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21 Sep 2012 - Soft data, first from China and then from the EU kept the pressure on the Euro and the risk trade in general today, with global growth continuing to be a concern and …
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20 Sep 2012 - Markets generally moved sideways today, although the Jpy strengthened following yesterdays easing from the BOJ which the market has deemed insufficient, relative to t…
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19 Sep 2012 - Another day spent consolidating last weeks gains, although the Aud is a little soft following yesterday's dovish RBA minutes. More of the same looks likely today, wit…
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18 Sep 2012 - The session was largely spent consolidating last weeks gains, although commodities and the commodity bloc currencies are all a bit lower. Today's focus will be on the…
