The U.S. Dollar extended gains and reached new session highs against the Yen after economic calendar reports showed that U.S. inflation climbed in line with forecasts in May, increasing the possibility the Federal Reserve may ...
The U.S. Dollar rallied against the Yen as investors look forward to the Federal Reserve’s two-day monetary policy meeting while speculating on whether policy makers will scale back the monthly asset purchases or not. The greenback received support as demand ...
The British Pound extended gains for a third week against the U.S. Dollar after reports indicated that the U.K.’s jobless claims declined more than forecast in May, thereby suggesting the country’s economy was improving. This raised speculation that the Bank ...
The Yen advanced against most of its Forex trading counterparts following the release of the Bank of Japan’s Monetary Policy meeting minutes, which revealed that one policy maker supported the idea of limiting stimulus to two years. The Japanese monetary ...
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Periodic Yields
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| Currency | Today | High | Low | Change | ||
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| EUR/USD | 1.3256 | 1.3300 | 1.3250 | -0.20% | ||
| USD/JPY | 96.92 | 97.17 | 96.22 | +0.35% | ||
| GBP/USD | 1.5436 | 1.5491 | 1.5434 | -0.25% | ||
| USD/CHF | 0.9296 | 0.9301 | 0.9253 | +0.02% | ||
| AUD/USD | 0.9241 | 0.9311 | 0.9237 | -0.43% | ||
| OIL/USD | 96.69 | 97.87 | 96.65 | -1.18% | ||
| XAU/USD | 1343.85 | 1348.10 | 1339.80 | -0.18% | ||
| GAS/USD | 3.9435 | 3.9520 | 3.9380 | -0.16% | ||
| COF/USD | 122.95 | 123.25 | 122.05 | +0.29% | ||
| SUG/USD | 16.94 | 17.06 | 16.65 | +1.44% | ||
Investors Search For Clues On Stimulus Cutback
David Sumner | 07:20 | 13/06/13
Forex market investors continued looking for clues that would indicate whether the Federal Reserve will begin to cut back on monthly asset purchases any time soon. This prompted the U.S. Dollar to erase gains and to decline against the Yen ...
BOJ Keeps Stimulus Unchanged
David Sumner | 08:00 | 12/06/13
The Bank of Japan announced that it will not introduce further stimulus measures at this time, prompting the Yen to appreciate versus all of its Forex market counterparts. The Japanese monetary unit snapped two days of declines against the greenback ...
Economic Calendar
| Hour | Importance | Country | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Period |
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| 23:50 |
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Tertiary Index - m/m | 0.0% | 0.2% | -1.3% | Apr | |
| 23:50 |
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Tertiary Index - y/y | 1.0% | 0.0% | Apr | ||
| 08:00 |
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Merchandise Trade - level | E1.91B | E3.24B | Apr | ||
| 09:00 |
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Merchandise Trade - level | 14.9B | E18.5B | E22.9B | Apr | |
| 09:00 |
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Imports - m/m | 0.5% | -1.0% | Apr | ||
| 09:00 |
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Imports - y/y | 1.0% | -10.0% | Apr |
Analysis
iFOREX Daily-June 19, 2013
19/06/13, 06:55 The U.S. Dollar mimicked the same trading patterns it displayed at the start of last week. While advancing against currencies ...
iFOREX Daily-June 18, 2013
18/06/13, 06:51 The U.S. Dollar traded mixed as volatility in the Forex market continued in anticipation of the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting ...