tag archive - ‘EUR/USD’

iFOREX Daily- June 21, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:14 | 21/06/12

The U.S. Dollar weakened against the majority of its counterparts after the Federal Reserve announced that it wouldn’t implement a third round of quantitative easing and will expand “operation twist.” This plan calls for substituting short-term assets with longer-term debt ...

iFOREX Daily- June 20, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:30 | 20/06/12

The U.S. Dollar weakened across the board as the Federal Reserve begun a two-day meeting during which the central bank is expected to discuss the implementation of further monetary easing in order to revive the economy. A recent slew of ...

iFOREX Daily- June 19, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:19 | 19/06/12

As optimism returned to the markets over news that Greece’s pro-bailout parties won Sunday’s elections, the U.S. Dollar declined. However, market investors remain cautious and remember that during the last elections the parties were unable to form a coalition government. ...

iFOREX Daily- June 18, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:10 | 18/06/12

The U.S. Dollar weakened on Friday against the majority of its counterparts as the world’s central banks braced for a possible Greek exit from the Euro monetary zone. However, Sunday’s elections showed that the two pro-bailout parties obtained the number ...

iFOREX Daily- June 15, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:35 | 15/06/12

The U.S. Dollar weakened against the majority of its most traded peers following the release of worse than expected economic news. Its decline was limited as market investors continued to worry about Sunday’s Greek elections and the increase in borrowing ...

iFOREX Daily- June 14, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:09 | 14/06/12

Yesterday’s economic reports revealed that Retail Sales in the U.S. fell for a second consecutive month, thereby suggesting that the economy is slowing down. According to official Department of Commerce data, Retail Sales slipped by 0.2 percent in May, which ...

iFOREX Daily- June 13, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:25 | 13/06/12

The U.S. Dollar strengthened yesterday while risk appetite faded amid more bad news out of the Euro region. Bond markets reported that Spanish bond yields climbed to a Euro-era record of more than 6.7 percent; and Italy wasn’t too far ...

iFOREX Daily- June 12, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:20 | 12/06/12

The U.S. Dollar dipped at the start of the week given the developments in the Euro region over the weekend. According to reports, E.U. Finance Ministers agreed to provide Spain with a 100 billion Euro loan to help its troubled ...

iFOREX Daily- June 11, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:15 | 11/06/12

The U.S. Dollar gained on Friday after risk aversion took over market sentiment following news that Fitch Ratings downgraded Spain by three notches to BBB. However, despite a lower than forecast contraction of the Trade Deficit, the U.S. currency fell ...

iFOREX Daily- June 8, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:24 | 08/06/12

The U.S. Dollar traded mixed against its peers as the Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, gave no indication that the central bank will take further steps at this time to spur economic growth. In his statement to the Joint Economic ...