Crude Oil Rally to Continue; Gold Rebounds to $1,437 an Ounce
March 7, 2011 7:29 am by Yan PettersIt is now safe to say that the past month’s most lucrative investment has been crude oil. Traders that opened a long position for oil on February 16th bought it at around $85 a barrel. If they kept the position ...
Interest Rate Differentials Drive EUR/CHF
February 10, 2011 6:58 pm by Russell GlaserThe euro came under renewed pressure today as spreads on Portuguese debt widened versus its German counterparts. The rise in spreads may have been caused by renewed fiscal worries in the euro zone. However, deflationary pressures in Switzerland may prevent ...
European Interest Rates on Tap Today
February 3, 2011 7:00 am by Greg HoldenRising market optimism seems to have driven a number of the higher-yielding, European currencies upward in value this week. The US dollar, on the other hand, has experienced a steady free-fall against the majority of its primary currency counterparts as ...
EUR Minimum Bid Rate Tomorrow!
January 12, 2011 11:42 am by Dan EduardTomorrow's trading session promises to be a busy one, as a batch of news from both the euro-zone and US get set to inject heavy volatility in the marketplace. The two most significant of these news events appear to ...
Irish Debt Crisis Leads to Big Gains for Krona
December 21, 2010 2:39 pm by Dan EduardInvestor fears that the euro-zone will be unable to successfully combat the Irish debt crisis have caused the euro to tumble against all of its main currency rivals, including the Scandinavian kroner. While the ECB has laid out a ...
Selling Euro Strength
December 2, 2010 9:37 pm by Russell GlaserThe announcement by ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet to extend ECB liquidity provisions helped to continue the mini euro rally into today. Trying to decipher if the rally has legs or is simply a technical correction may be more complicated.
Markets May See Volatility Despite Slow News Day
November 11, 2010 11:20 am by Natalie R.Euro zone sovereign debt issues on the one hand, and the Federal Reserve resumption of bond buying programs on the other, continue to dominate market sentiment, causing great swings in currency levels, particularly the EUR/USD pair.
Can Today’s Speech from the ECB President Help the Euro?
November 10, 2010 2:31 pm by Dan EduardWith renewed investor concerns in euro-zone debt back in the news, and the EUR/USD pair steadily falling over the last few days, all eyes will be on the speech from the European Central Bank president scheduled to take place at ...
Can the U.S. Dollar Drop Further?
October 11, 2010 9:14 am by Yan PettersOver the past week, the most significant trend was surely the bearish U.S. dollar. The bearishness of the dollar was the trigger for some rather fascinating developments. The most notable one was the free-fall of the USD/JPY pair. The pair ...
The Greek Debt Crisis: A Must-Read for Forex Traders!
October 7, 2010 4:22 pm by Natalie R.Today, FOREXYARD’s Chief Market Analyst Greg Holden releases his much anticipated study of this year’s Greek debt crisis. From his unique Forex analyst perspective, Greg has been able to provide stimulating insights into how traders managed to ride the ...
