Risk aversion increased in the foreign currency markets as talks aimed at forming a government in Greece failed. This fueled further concerns that Greece may exit the Euro-zone and caused the Euro to trade close ...
The Euro traded at the lowest price in close to four months against the U.S. Dollar as a political impasse in Greece forced the E.U. to consider the likelihood that the indebted nation may exit the Euro-zone. The shared currency ...
The Canadian Dollar gained against the majority of its peers as official data from Statistics Canada confirmed that the nation sustained the biggest two-month employment gain in over 30 years. The news brought on further speculation that the Bank of ...
The Euro extended losses for an eighth consecutive day as political turmoil in Greece entered its fourth day. Coalition talks have produced no results while Greece continues to struggle to form a new government. At this point, it looks like ...
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Periodic Yields
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| Currency | Today | High | Low | Change | ||
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| EUR/USD | 1.2713 | 1.2758 | 1.2682 | -0.16% | ||
| USD/JPY | 80.33 | 80.54 | 80.21 | +0.01% | ||
| GBP/USD | 1.5911 | 1.5988 | 1.5891 | -0.46% | ||
| USD/CHF | 0.9448 | 0.9469 | 0.9416 | +0.15% | ||
| AUD/USD | 0.9914 | 0.9967 | 0.9873 | -0.29% | ||
| OIL/USD | 92.81 | 94.14 | 91.83 | -0.54% | ||
| XAU/USD | 1539.85 | 1552.10 | 1527.50 | -0.23% | ||
Greece May Exit Euro Region
David Sumner | 08:35 | 09/05/12
The Euro declined for a seventh consecutive day against the U.S. Dollar as politicians in Greece failed to form a new government following Sunday’s elections. This increased the likelihood that Greece may exit the Euro zone. The 17-nation currency continued ...
Greek And French Election Results Weigh On Euro
David Sumner | 07:55 | 08/05/12
The U.S. Dollar gained against the majority of its currency trading peers after the market experienced a dramatic sell-off following the release of Europe’s election results. Risk aversion in the Forex market increased on concerns over the Euro-zone’s debt crisis ...
Economic Calendar
| Hour | Importance | Country | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Period |
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| 22:45 |
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Retail Trade -q/q | -1.5% | -1.3% | 2.2% | Q1 | |
| 22:45 |
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Retail Trade - y/y | 4.4% | 8.5% | Q1 | ||
| 23:50 |
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Capital Goods Price Index (PPI) - m/m | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Apr | |
| 23:50 |
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Capital Goods Price Index (PPI) - y/y | -0.2% | -0.3% | 0.6% | Apr | |
| 01:30 |
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Home Loans - m/m | 0.3% | -2.0% | -2.5% | Mar | |
| 01:30 |
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Home Loans - y/y | 11.0% | 9.8% | Mar |
Analysis
iFOREX Daily- May 16, 2012
16/05/12, 07:15 The U.S. Dollar benefitted yet again from risk aversion in the market as talks aimed at forming a coalition government ...
iFOREX Daily- May 15, 2012
15/05/12, 07:05 The U.S. Dollar rallied against the majority of its most traded counterparts as the situation in Greece has forced the ...