tag archive - ‘Federal Reserve’

iFOREX Daily- April 4, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:10 | 04/04/12

The U.S. Dollar advanced the most in one week against the Euro following the release of the Federal Reserve’s most recent monetary policy meeting minutes. The minutes indicated that the Fed would not consider further monetary easing for now, but ...

iFOREX Daily- March 29, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:25 | 29/03/12

The U.S. Dollar strengthened against the majority of its peers as investors continued to grow concerned over the likelihood that global economic growth will slow down. The greenback rallied further, after the Commerce Department announced that orders for Durable Goods ...

Reports Undermine Case For Stimulus

David Sumner | 10:00 | 28/03/12

The U.S. Dollar strengthened against the Euro and the Yen after economic reports showed a slowdown in the drop of home prices while consumer confidence remained close to the highest level recorded this year. According to analysts, these readings weaken ...

Further Stimulus May Be Necessary

David Sumner | 09:45 | 27/03/12

The U.S. Dollar weakened against high-yield currencies after the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, indicated that further accommodative monetary policies may be needed in order to solve the unemployment problems in the United States. The Euro rate rose against the greenback ...

iFOREX Daily- March 27, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:09 | 27/03/12

The U.S. Dollar traded remarkably lower against high-yield currencies after the Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, opened the door to a possible third bout of quantitative easing by suggesting that more accommodative monetary policy may be needed to stem growing ...

iFOREX Daily- March 26, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:04 | 26/03/12

The U.S. Dollar weakened towards the end of last week, giving back early gains following extremely disappointing data on New Home Sales revealing a decline of 1.6 percent. The figures suggest that the U.S. economy has not yet fully recovered. ...

Stock Gains Fuel Risk Appetite

David Sumner | 09:54 | 25/03/12

Commodity-linked currencies including the Australian and New Zealand Dollars advanced against the U.S. monetary unit as a hike in the price of stocks and raw material spurred demand for growth assets. Meanwhile, the greenback declined against the Yen following the release ...

iFOREX Daily- March 22, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:15 | 22/03/12

The U.S. Dollar continued to rally against the majority of its peers as investors grew concerned the yields from high risk assets may have exceeded the outlook for growth of the economies. However, the greenback dipped soon after U.S. industrial ...

U.S. Not Out Of The Woods

David Sumner | 08:30 | 20/03/12

Investors sold off their U.S. Dollars and purchased Swiss Francs, thereby causing the Dollar Index to dip to a one-week low. The Euro traded higher against the U.S. currency after it weakened versus the majority of its counterparts in anticipation ...

iFOREX Daily- March 20, 2012

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:00 | 20/03/12

The U.S. Dollar weakened against the majority of its counterparts following an auction during which Greece settled on the payout of credit default swaps. The greenback was further weighed down by dovish statements issued by William Dudley, the President of ...