tag archive - ‘aud/usd’

iFOREX Daily-April 11, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:41 | 11/04/13

The U.S. Dollar rose against the majority of its peers following the publication of the recent Monetary Policy meeting minutes by the Federal Open Market Committee. The minutes revealed that a number of its members believe the outlook on the ...

iFOREX Daily-April 10, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:51 | 10/04/13

The U.S. Dollar traded mixed against the majority of its currency peers, including Japan’s Yen, after Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, delivered a speech which failed to indicate whether the central bank would end the loose policies currently in place. ...

iFOREX Daily-April 8, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:50 | 08/04/13

The U.S. Dollar weakened against most of the majors after Friday’s reports revealed that U.S. employers added fewer jobs than predicted. Despite the fact that Unemployment fell from 7.7 to 7.6 percent, the Department of Labor stated that payrolls grew ...

iFOREX Daily-April 5, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:50 | 05/04/13

The U.S. Dollar weakened against the majority of its trading peers, but rose dramatically against the Yen after the governor of the Bank of Japan, Haruhiko Kuroda, led policy makers to implement more aggressive easing measures, following in the footsteps ...

iFOREX Daily-April 3, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:50 | 03/04/13

The U.S. Dollar gained against the majority of its peers as risk appetite ebbed in the market following the release of the Euro region’s unemployment rate, and as investors await the conclusion of several major central bank policy meetings scheduled ...

iFOREX Daily-March 25, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:46 | 25/03/13

The U.S. Dollar rallied versus most of the majors as the deadline for the Cyprus bailout approached. And the U.S. Congress passed spending cuts to the amount of $1.2 trillion, thereby preventing a number of Federal agencies from having to ...

iFOREX Daily-March 20, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:15 | 20/03/13

The U.S. Dollar rallied against the majority of its peers in anticipation of the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting during which policy makers are expected to address the current stimulus program. The greenback remained strong as the situation in Cyprus prompted ...

iFOREX Daily-March 19, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:30 | 19/03/13

The U.S. Dollar rallied against most of the majors as a proposed tax on Cypriot bank deposits appeared to worsen the Euro-region’s debt crisis. On Monday, risk appetite ebbed in the markets due to news that revealed depositors in Cyprus ...

iFOREX Daily-March 18, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:36 | 18/03/13

The U.S. Dollar traded at a one-week low versus the Euro after reports indicated that inflation for the biggest economy has been contained. Analysts speculate that this may prompt the Federal Reserve to continue with the current stimulus program. The ...

iFOREX Daily- March 15, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:40 | 15/03/13

The U.S. Dollar weakened after it reached the highest level since the month of December versus the Euro as European leaders met to discuss ways to improve economic growth. On the data front, the U.S. Labor Department reported that Initial ...