tag archive - ‘EUR/USD’

iFOREX Daily- August 1st, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:20 | 01/08/12

The U.S. Dollar traded lower against most of its counterparts as risk appetite increased in anticipation of the two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting which ends today. However, the central bank has so far refrained from implementing another round of quantitative ...

iFOREX Daily- July 31, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:25 | 31/07/12

The U.S. Dollar gained against the majority of its peers as market investors continue to speculate on whether the European Central Bank will purchase bonds in order to stop their yields from climbing. Risk appetite was further dampened after German ...

iFOREX Daily- July 30, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:25 | 30/07/12

The U.S. Dollar declined against the majority of its peers as E.U. leaders pledged to work towards preserving the Euro currency. The greenback weakened after a government report showed that the economy slowed down in the second quarter; however, it ...

iFOREX Daily- July 27, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:10 | 27/07/12

The U.S. Dollar weakened against most of its peers following remarks by the European Central Bank’s President, Mario Draghi, indicating that regional leaders are willing to do whatever is necessary to preserve the Euro. The greenback remained low as risk ...

iFOREX Daily- July 26, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:20 | 26/07/12

The U.S. Dollar traded mixed but fell sharply against the Euro following positive comments by a senior member of the Council of the European Central Bank who stated that policy makers are considering issuing a banking license to the ESM. ...

iFOREX Daily- July 25, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:20 | 25/07/12

The U.S. Dollar strengthened in the latter part of the trading session as risk appetite increased following better than forecast data out of China indicating an increase in Manufacturing PMI from 48.2 to 49.5 in June. In addition, the Conference ...

iFOREX Daily- July 24, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:25 | 24/07/12

The U.S. Dollar rallied against the majority of its peers and traded close to a two-year high versus the shared currency on fresh Euro region concerns which prompted a flight to safety. New reports showed that six different regions in ...

iFOREX Daily- July 23, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:25 | 23/07/12

The U.S. Dollar rallied on Friday as investors sought safe havens due to concerns the crisis in the Euro region is deepening, especially as Spain’s borrowing costs rose above the dangerous 7 percent level. Also, there were further indications that ...

iFOREX Daily- July 20, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:20 | 20/07/12

The U.S. Dollar declined against the majority of its peers after newly released data reflected an unexpected decline in Existing Home Sales and a drop in Manufacturing in the Philadelphia area. In addition, Jobless Claims increased more than predicted, thereby ...

iFOREX Daily- July 19, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:15 | 19/07/12

The U.S. Dollar traded mixed as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, concluded his semi-annual speech before Congress. Chairman Bernanke indicated that the central bank is considering implementing a number of measures, should the sluggish job sector or ...