Last Friday, the greenback continued gaining all across the board against the major currencies. The EUR/USD pair fell for the first time in six weeks below the psychological level of 1.5400, closing the trading session at the rate of 1.5380. The USD continued its bullish momentum mainly as a result of favorable economic data release during the day. By midday, the Employment data for April was released and gave traders many good reasons to buy dollars. With the figures released, the USD sharply gained 70pts against the EUR and 82pts against the ... ( read more )
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April 30, 2008 - US Intrest Rate Statement On Tap
Yesterday, the USD gained against most of the major currencies on speculation the Federal Reserve will signal that it has finished lowering Interest Rates after 6 reductions since September.
The dollar traded at 1.5559 vs. the EUR at 6:10 a.m. in Tokyo, after rising 0.6% yesterday and touching 1.5541, the strongest rate since April 3. Futures on the Chicago Board of Trade show an 82% chance the Fed will cut the target rate for overnight lending by a quarter of a percentage point to 2% today and odds of 71% that the rate will be held at that ... ( read more )
April 25, 2008 - The Greenback Pushes Up
Yesterday the greenback underwent an extremely bullish momentum, ascending against its major currency rivals. The USD undertook a dominant bullish trend against the EUR, beginning the trading day with the rate of 1.5876, and rising up to 1.5639. The USD also made dominant gains vs. the GBP, the JPY and the CHF.
Some favorable data arrived yesterday for the Dollar. The first great news came from the Core Durable Goods Orders. The survey was expected to be much better than last month's result which was a negative 2.1%. Analysts expected a turn... ( read more )
April 22, 2008 - Existing Home Sales Will Be Released Today.
Yesterday, the greenback lost ground on what had been a bullish closing to last week's trading. The US was absent from the day's economic calendar, which pushed the Dollar to record lows against the Euro in particular. The greenback has struggled to make a steady recovery against its major currency rivals, as bullish trends have proven to be short lived lately. With so many contributing factors to the fate of the dollar and the overall importance it has on the global economy, many investors still believe the greenback has the ability to recover... ( read more )
April 7, 2008 - The USD Floats After Bad Employment Data
The USD pared its gain against the EUR on Friday as investors digested the U.S. March Unemployment Report and the Nonfarm Employment Change figures. Last Friday's Payrolls hit the -80K mark, marking the biggest decline in 5 years. Unemployment also spurred downside risks for the economy as it rose to 5.1% from 4.8%, and heightening the bearish sentiment for the U.S. economy in general. In fact, Fed Chairman Bernanke acknowledged last week that the economic expansion may slow down significantly, as homebuilding, employment and spending deteriora... ( read more )