The Yen rebounded after having reached the lowest price since 2008 and made the biggest gains in three weeks after Japan’s Economy Minister, Akira Amari, suggested that further currency declines would probably have a negative ...
The British Pound extended losses for a second consecutive week against the U.S. Dollar as foreign exchange market investors speculated on whether the Federal Reserve was close to putting an early end to the asset-purchasing program. The Sterling declined to ...
The U.S. Dollar rallied on Friday against all of its trading peers after economic calendar reports showed that U.S. Consumer Sentiment climbed in May while the index of leading indicators rose during the previous month. This prompted speculation the Federal ...
The Euro currency slumped to a six-week low versus the U.S. Dollar after reports indicated that the Euro region’s economy contracted while Germany’s economic growth lost momentum. According to official data, gross domestic product shrank 0.2% in the last quarter, ...
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Periodic Yields
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| Currency | Today | High | Low | Change | ||
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| EUR/USD | 1.2912 | 1.2919 | 1.2842 | +0.16% | ||
| USD/JPY | 102.41 | 102.88 | 102.16 | +0.24% | ||
| GBP/USD | 1.5163 | 1.5261 | 1.5114 | -0.64% | ||
| USD/CHF | 0.9684 | 0.9750 | 0.9666 | +0.14% | ||
| AUD/USD | 0.9814 | 0.9840 | 0.9753 | 0.00% | ||
| OIL/USD | 96.69 | 97.20 | 95.75 | -0.13% | ||
| XAU/USD | 1379.95 | 1401.50 | 1360.10 | -0.66% | ||
| GAS/USD | 4.1745 | 4.1800 | 4.0820 | +1.91% | ||
| COF/USD | 132.88 | 135.68 | 132.43 | -2.10% | ||
| SUG/USD | 16.86 | 16.89 | 16.72 | +0.09% | ||
U.S. Retail Sales Post Increase
David Sumner | 09:10 | 14/05/13
The U.S. Dollar rose against the majority of its online Forex trading peers following the release of economic reports which showed that retail sales in the world’s biggest economy climbed 0.1% during the month of April. The greenback strengthened further ...
G-7 Focuses On Japan’s Recovery
David Sumner | 08:19 | 13/05/13
Central bankers and Finance Ministers from seven key nations gathered in Aylesbury, outside of London, for the G-7 summit during which time financial chiefs addressed Japan’s recovery measures and stated that they would accept a depreciation of the Yen at ...
Economic Calendar
| Hour | Importance | Country | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Period |
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Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) - level | -0.53 | -0.23 | Apr | ||
| 00:00 |
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BoJ Interest Rate - change | 0bp | 0bp | May | ||
| 00:00 |
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BoJ Interest Rate - level | 0-0.1% | 0-0.1% | May | ||
| 00:00 |
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Leading Indicators - m/m | 0.1% | 0.3% | |||
| 01:30 |
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Protocol of last interest rate meeting | |||||
| 04:30 |
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All Industry Index - m/m | -0.3% | 0.6% | Mar |
Analysis
iFOREX Daily-May 21, 2013
21/05/13, 07:35 The U.S. Dollar weakened against most of the majors, including the Yen, after Japan’s Economy Minister, Akira Amari, stated that ...
iFOREX Daily-May 20, 2013
20/05/13, 06:55 Friday’s economic reports indicated that U.S. Consumer Sentiment climbed to the highest level since 2007 while the index of Leading ...