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Inflation Reports and ZEW Sentiment to Lead Today’s Markets

January 18, 2011 6:30 am by Greg Holden

With US markets absent from yesterday’s trading due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the USD experienced mixed results against its currency rivals. The EUR appears to have continued paring last week’s gains while the British pound looks stronger from ...

U.S. Long-Term Purchases on Tap

February 16, 2010 10:21 am by Yan Petters

Yesterday we experienced a peaceful trading session with most of the major currencies holding their respective levels. The exception was spot gold which rose by almost $20.

Dollar Slides Whilst Crude Climbs

November 10, 2009 7:00 am by Dan Eduard

The U.S. Dollar slid against its main currency counterparts yesterday. For example, the EUR/USD pair climbed for the second day, as it now approaches the 1.5050 level.

EUR’s Trends to be Set by German ZEW Economic Sentiment

November 10, 2009 3:10 am by Dan Eduard

The EUR's trends for the upcoming day are likely to be set by the outcome of the German ZEW Economic Sentiment publication at 10:00 GMT. The forecast is 58.9, versus the 56.9 previous result. A result matching the forecast, or ...

U.S. Federal Budget Balance to be at the Forefront of Today’s Trading

October 13, 2009 6:22 am by Dan Eduard

The Dollar experienced in most cases a bearish trading day on Monday, as it fell against the EUR, the CAD and the CHF. With regards to the British Pound, the British currency tumbled vs. the USD, EUR and JPY. Crude ...

Forex Update

September 15, 2009 7:11 am by Dan Eduard

The USD experienced a very volatile trading day, as it fell to its lowest level in almost a year against the EUR. The British Pound made significant gains against the JPY yesterday, whilst plummeting against the EUR. In late trading yesterday, ...

GBP and Gold to Dominate Trading

July 14, 2009 6:00 am by Dan Eduard

After quite a bearish trading session yesterday, the USD is continuing to lose support. The EUR/USD is continues its rise above the 1.4000 level, whilst the GBP/USD is trading at the 1.6275 level. The most dominant currency and commodity today are ...

Positive ZEW Economic Expectation Boost the EUR

May 20, 2009 3:03 pm by Greg Holden

The EUR experienced a bullish day of trading yesterday, mainly due to the German ZEW Economic Expectation figures. The ZEW indicator jumped to 31.1 in May from 13.0 in April, above economist estimates of a 20.0 reading. This suggests that ...

German ZEW Economic Sentiment Expectations

April 20, 2009 10:09 pm by Natalie R.

German Economic Sentiment is a leading indicator of the country's economic health. This indicator reflects the difference between the share of analysts that are optimistic and the share of analysts that are pessimistic for the expected economic development in Germany ...