tag archive - ‘aud/usd’

iFOREX Daily- January 28, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:30 | 28/01/13

The U.S. Dollar traded mixed on Friday and reached the highest in over 2 ½ years against the Yen on comments by Japanese officials who suggested that the Yen still has room to depreciate. The greenback slipped against the Euro ...

iFOREX Daily- January 25, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:40 | 25/01/13

The U.S. Dollar traded steady throughout the day versus the majors and rallied against the Yen following bearish comments by Japanese Deputy Economy Minister, Yasutoshi Nishimura. The U.S. Labor Department revealed that the number of people who filed for Unemployment ...

iFOREX Daily- January 24, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:45 | 24/01/13

The U.S. Dollar rallied against its most traded counterparts as investors sought safe havens after the Bank of Canada announced that it would leave the benchmark rate unchanged. The greenback remained strong as the International Monetary Fund lowered its growth ...

iFOREX Daily- January 18, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:40 | 18/01/13

The U.S. Dollar traded mixed and rebounded against the majority of its counterparts following the release of positive Housing figures which helped improve the outlook for the U.S. economy. According to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book, the Housing market recovered. ...

iFOREX Daily- January 17, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:30 | 17/01/13

The U.S. Dollar rallied against the majority of its peers after the Washington based World Bank lowered its global growth forecast for 2013, citing low business confidence and high unemployment as the main reasons. The World Bank announced that global ...

iFOREX Daily- January 16, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 09:10 | 16/01/13

The December shopping season was busier than economists had expected. Data out of the U.S. showed that Consumer Consumption rose 0.5 percent and Retail Sales climbed 0.6 percent last month (which does not take into account the impact of a ...

iFOREX Daily- January 15, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 09:00 | 15/01/13

The U.S. Dollar declined during the beginning of the week as investors traded currencies in anticipation of an upcoming speech by the Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Chairman Ben Bernanke was expected to deliver clues on any possible changes to ...

iFOREX Daily- January 11, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:35 | 11/01/13

The U.S. Dollar declined as risk appetite improved in the market following an announcement by the European Central Bank indicating that its decision to leave interest rates at the same level was unanimous. However, the greenback remained close to 2 ...

iFOREX Daily- January 9, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:42 | 09/01/13

The U.S. Dollar rallied as demand for safe havens increased following the release of a report which indicated that the U.S. government may run out of money by the month of February. This publication, issued by the Bi-Partisan Policy Center, ...

iFOREX Daily- January 2, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:35 | 02/01/13

The U.S. Dollar gained against the majority of its peers as lawmakers tried to reach a deal to avert the fiscal cliff before the deadline. However, despite the progress made, the House refused to conduct a vote on Monday night ...