With an abnormal number of news events coming from Britain, the Euro-Zone and the United States today, forex traders have been in a frenzy to place their bets before the trading day gets underway. Trading during these news events, which typically carry a lot of market volatility, is a fast way to double your forex trading balance; the wise trader knows this. Special attention should be paid to the slew of manufacturing data coming from France and Germany between 7:00 and 9:00 GMT, as well as the U.S. Unemployment Claims report at 14:00 GMT. Will you take advantage of the impending volatility, or sit on the sidelines and miss out?
The Dollar experienced a very volatile day of trading on Wednesday as a number of different factors helped determine the closing rate of the Dollar versus its main currency crosses. The main factor that helped determine the greenback’s strength in yesterday’s trading was the banking worries led by Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo. This came about despite the Dow Jones rallying earlier in the day. This came to people’s dismay as Morgan Stanley produced positive figures in the previous quarter and the U.S. housing market posted some impressive figures on Wednesday.
The Dollar rose by a massive 160 points versus the British Pound, as investors dropped the GBP and put their money into equities rather than gamble on the Pound Sterling. The pair ended down at the 144.60 level. Against the JPY the USD slid by 50 points to 97.62, as traders responded positively to the recommendation by major banks of the positive Japanese financial sector, and that the worst of the economic decline in Japan may be over. The Dollar fell by 40 points to 1.2992 versus the EUR, as Europe’s financial sector edged higher yesterday. This marks an end to the EUR’s losing streak against the USD.
Looking ahead to today, we may see a strong Dollar as Britain and Europe react negatively to the late negative financial news that came out of the U.S. yesterday, as toxic debt and banking liabilities from the banking sector reach the forefront again. Britain and the Euro-Zone have been very susceptible to negative financial news coming out of the U.S. since the start of the financial crisis. There are a number of economic data releases that may help determine the Dollar’s value later today. The 2 most important of these are U.S. Unemployment Claims at 12:30 GMT and Existing Home Sales at 14:00 GMT. If the economy continues showing bearish figures, the USD may respond in kind.
