On Monday copper prices approached the lowest level in six weeks, after official numbers showed that China's imports of the metal were slower in the previous month...
Metals
  • 463
8 June 2015, 10:24 #copper, China, metals
Compared with the previous week, the period from June 8 to June 12 has a less busy agenda. However, it will be more accurate to say the economic week has started from Sunday - the first day of the G7 Summit held in Germany...
Events
  • 740
8 June 2015, 09:31 #economic calendar, RBA, GDP
On Monday the greenback edged lower versus the yen in Asia trade, as investors kept their gains after last week's rally which brought the dollar to its 13-year peak. Investors were also cautious as the Nikkei index was lower from the opening bell, following the weakness in U.S. stocks Friday...
Currency
  • 514
8 June 2015, 09:01 #Wall Street, Nikkei, usd/jpy
On Friday the euro plunged below $1.11, while dollar was sharply higher after release of strong employment data. Concerns over Greek default continued to weigh on the single currency...
Currency
  • 1827
5 June 2015, 16:57 #usd/jpy, forex news, EUR/USD
The commodity complex is weaker post jobs data, analysts at INTL FCStone say noting that they expect more downside...
Metals
  • 1016
5 June 2015, 16:35 #gold
Dollar index surged 1% after data indicated U.S. payroll numbers rose more than expected in May...
Currency
  • 1263
5 June 2015, 15:06 #economy news, stocks, S&P 500
On Friday the euro was almost unchanged against its U.S. counterpart, after the release of positive German factory orders data. Sentiment on the dollar improved ahead of the day's highly anticipated report on U.S. employment...
Market News
  • 1029
5 June 2015, 09:11 #Troika, IMF, forex news
At a business conference in Washington, New York state's chief financial regulator, Benjamin Lawsky, introduced the final version of rules for businesses working in bitcoins...
Currency
  • 914
4 June 2015, 17:07 #Cryptocurrency, bitcoin
The dollar regained ground on Thursday after fresh data indicated that jobless claims in the U.S. were at the lowest level since 2000...
Market News
  • 887
4 June 2015, 16:01 #comex, usd/jpy, forex news
On Thursday the Bank of England announced interest rates will be unchanged at 0.5%. The Bank also maintained the size of its bond-buying stimulus programme unchanged at £375bn. The pound sterling remained higher against the dollar after the news...
Currency
  • 845
4 June 2015, 14:09 #Bank of England, GBP/USD