Jens Nordvig, managing director of currency research at Nomura Holdings Inc., closed out a bet the dollar will strengthen against the yen with a slight profit, and another bet that it would strengthen against the euro, with a small loss, MarketWatch just reported...
Analytics & Forecasts
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19 June 2015, 17:28 #Bank of Japan, usd/jpy, Fed
On Friday gold held steady after logging solid gains on Thursday, when the metal hit a one-month high of $1,205.70...
Metals
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19 June 2015, 16:00 #comex, IMF, silver
The dollar regained ground on Friday after markets digested the Fed statement and mixed U.S. data released on Thursday...
Currency
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19 June 2015, 13:10 #IMF, GBP/USD, forex news
The yen was lower against the dollar on Friday after the Bank of Japan stood pat on its monetary policy. Meanwhile, the greenback regained ground after Thursday's data...
Currency
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19 June 2015, 09:37 #Bank of Japan, usd/jpy
Remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen helped to weaken the U.S. dollar, as investors digested her dovish tone. Gold was thus pushed to multi-week highs overnight...
Metals
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18 June 2015, 16:47 #FOMC, metals, Fed
The dollar dipped after the FOMC statement as investors viewed the Fed statement and remarks by Chairwoman Janet Yellen with a dovish cast. The central bank also lowered its interest-rate projections for the coming years...
Currency
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18 June 2015, 16:10 #Janet Yellen, FOMC
On Thursday the Swiss franc rose even higher reaching fresh one-month highs against the dollar after the Swiss National Bank left its deposit rate unchanged at a record low. The regulator said, however, that it is ready to take further action to weaken the franc...
Currency
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18 June 2015, 14:29 #Swiss National Bank
Chinese stocks head for the biggest weekly loss in six years as IPOs drain cash from the market this week and as investors are wary that the market is in a bubble...
Market News
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18 June 2015, 13:17 #stocks, China
On Thursday the pound sterling reached seven-month peak against the greenback when data showed that U.K. retail sales rose last month. The dollar was weaker after the FOMC statement...
Currency
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18 June 2015, 11:57 #eur/gbp, FOMC, GBP/USD
The eurozone finance ministers meet in Luxembourg on Thursday afternoon, with Greece in focus. However, hopes for a deal faded away after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he’ll reject any agreement that imposes “catastrophic” policies on the burdened country...
Market News
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18 June 2015, 11:09 #Troika, ECB