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• U.S. Stock Indices Trading Lower Because Of Risk Aversion

  Published 06 April 2010 | viewed 1,967 times

  By James A. Hyerczyk The Dollar Index is trading sharply higher as the Dollar is gaining against the European currencies following reports of problems with…

• Dollar Unable to Recover after Bad ADP Jobs Report

  Published 01 April 2010 | viewed 1,676 times

  The U.S. Dollar traded sharply lower on Wednesday against the European currencies and gave back most of its gains against the others following a weaker…

• Euro Finishes Weaker; Uncertainty over Bailout Pressures Market

  Published 16 March 2010 | viewed 1,280 times

  The Euro finished lower on reports that a few Euro Region finance ministers are rejecting the idea of a bailout for Greece. Over the weekend,…

• April Gold Feels Pressure Because of Stronger Dollar

  Published 09 March 2010 | viewed 1,649 times

  The lack of major economic reports today means the direction of the Dollar is likely to exert more influence on the U.S. equity markets. With…

• Dollar Rises After Forex Traders Flock to Safer Assets

  Published 08 March 2010 | viewed 1,615 times

  The U.S. Dollar was up sharply against all major currencies as investors flocked to safer assets following a poor housing report and concerns about Greece's…

• Aggressive Sellers Hit the British Pound

  Published 02 March 2010 | viewed 1,154 times

  Investor optimism over a resolution to the sovereign debt problem in Greece and improvements in the U.S. economy are helping to boost U.S. equity markets…

• U.K. Facing Major Economic Problems

  Published 26 February 2010 | viewed 2,001 times

  Sovereign debt issues in Greece and a poor jobs report in the U.S. helped the Dollar finish better against most major currencies. Throughout the day,…

• Dollar Finishes Mixed in Lifeless Trade; Bernanke Key to Direction

  Published 23 February 2010 | viewed 1,872 times

  The U.S. Dollar traded mixed in a tight and narrow range. The trade weighted Dollar Index finished slightly lower after confirming last Friday's closing price…

• Euro Tumbles on Renewed Concerns Over Greek Budget Resolution

  Published 18 February 2010 | viewed 2,769 times

  The U.S. Dollar posted strong gains against all major currencies as concerns about Greece's ability to stick to its new strict budget flared up once…

• Bernanke Scheduled to Testify Before Congress

  Published 10 February 2010 | viewed 2,090 times

  Stock Indices, gold and crude oil are trading relatively flat overnight. Yesterday's strong buying has been met with uncertainty following the inability of the European…

• Pressure Likely to Remain on EUR USD

  Published 08 February 2010 | viewed 2,318 times

  The trading week ended with traders still fearing a widening and deepening debt situation in the Euro Region. Optimistic traders are looking for some solution…

• Thinning Trading Conditions

  Published 02 February 2010 | viewed 2,474 times

  The U.S. Dollar is trading mixed against most major currencies after a volatile, two-sided overnight trade. Thinning trading conditions and position squaring ahead of this…

• Yen Rallies as Investors Shift Assets from Troubled Euro Zone

  Published 29 January 2010 | viewed 2,036 times

  The Japanese Yen rose on Thursday as investors shifted assets out of the troubled Euro Zone on renewed budget turmoil in Greece. A spike in…

• News Sends Shockwaves Through Global Equity Markets

  Published 20 January 2010 | viewed 3,915 times

  U.S. Stock markets backed off from Tuesday's strong closes overnight as China took moves to limit lending in an attempt to slow down the economy.…

• U.S. Dollar Posts A Strong Gain Overnight

  Published 12 January 2010 | viewed 2,628 times

  Global stock markets weakened overnight after Alcoa released mixed results following yesterday's close. In addition, news that China may begin raising interest rates is pressuring…

• Reversal Bottom Sets Up Potential Dollar Rally

  Published 06 January 2010 | viewed 2,574 times

  The U.S. Dollar was able to mount a comeback after early session weakness. A lower than expected U.S. pending home sales report helped raise fears…

• Weaker Dollar Helps Support February Gold

  Published 05 January 2010 | viewed 2,403 times

  Commodity and stock prices are expected to continue to see support from investors demanding higher yields although short-term overbought conditions may limit upside action. Traders…

• U.S. Dollar Down Overnight

  Published 28 December 2009 | viewed 3,427 times

  Higher global equity markets are helping to boost demand for higher yielding assets, leading to a rise in U.S. stock index futures. The lack of…

• Dollar Gains on Upbeat Outlook for Economy

  Published 23 December 2009 | viewed 2,708 times

  The U.S. Dollar rallied following the release of a better than expected existing home sales report and never relinquished its gains. The rise in the…

• Dollar Bulls Get Their Wish

  Published 13 December 2009 | viewed 2,961 times

  Dollar bulls who wanted to see growth in the labor market and an increase in consumer spending received the latter in the form of a…