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• Big Test Tomorrow for USD CAD

  Published 05 June 2009 | viewed 3,580 times

  June 05, 2009 The USD CAD erased about half of yesterday's gains following the release of the results of the latest Bank of Canada meeting.…

• Traders Become Nervous

  Published 04 June 2009 | viewed 4,774 times

  Yesterday's action in the U.S. Dollar demonstrated how much of an influence this instrument can have on other markets. Since almost every futures market group…

• Dollar Way Up

  Published 03 June 2009 | viewed 4,164 times

  A combination of technical and fundamental factors helped contribute to a huge rise in the U.S. Dollar against all major Forex pairs on Wednesday. This…

• Investors Shy Away

  Published 03 June 2009 | viewed 3,280 times

  Trading in the financial markets has been light so far this week ahead of Friday's U.S. Non-Farm Payroll Report. Traders seem to be willing to…

• Toxic Debt Still Present

  Published 02 June 2009 | viewed 3,630 times

  Traders should start to watch the currency markets which have central bank meetings this week. These include the Canadian Dollar, Euro and the British Pound.…

• Global Investors Express Concerns over U.S. Ability to Fund Deficit

  Published 01 June 2009 | viewed 2,867 times

  The U.S. Dollar finished the month of May sharply lower as investors bought higher-yielding currencies betting on a speedy global economic recovery. On Friday the…

• Euro and British Pound Approach Key Retracement Prices

  Published 29 May 2009 | viewed 2,714 times

  A strong fundamental report drove the EUR USD higher on Thursday. Following three days of lower-lows, the Euro came back with a vengeance as the…

• Bullish Euro Investors Exposed to Downside Risks

  Published 28 May 2009 | viewed 2,660 times

  The EUR USD was under pressure from the start on Wednesday. Tuesday's loss following bullish news regarding a better than expected U.S. Consumer Confidence Report…

• Higher Consumer Confidence Report Weakens U.S. Dollar

  Published 27 May 2009 | viewed 3,206 times

  May 27, 2009 The EUR USD recovered from early selling pressure but still closed lower for the session. Traders were selling the Euro overnight and…

• Fundamentals Bearish for Dollar But Technical Areas Could Stop Slide

  Published 26 May 2009 | viewed 3,319 times

  Rising Treasury yields are weakening the U.S. Dollar. Traders are also concerned that the growing federal deficit will lead to a reduction of the U.S.…

• FOMC Minutes Contribute to U.S. Dollar Weakness

  Published 21 May 2009 | viewed 3,055 times

  Investor need for riskier assets continued to support the Euro this afternoon. In addition, the U.S. Dollar extended its losses following the release of the…

• Bullish Conditions Won't Go Away Overnight

  Published 20 May 2009 | viewed 3,578 times

  Treasuries are trading mixed this morning. There is slight pressure on the June Bonds while June Notes are flat. Growing confidence in the global economy…

• This Week's Issue? Interest Rates

  Published 12 May 2009 | viewed 4,620 times

  Now that the bank stress tests, the unemployment report and the Treasury auctions are out of the way, Forex traders are likely to return their…

• Fed Prepares To Buy Back Several Billions of Dollars of Mortgages

  Published 12 May 2009 | viewed 4,684 times

  11 May 2009 Now that the bank stress tests, the unemployment report and the Treasury auctions are out of the way, traders are likely to…

• Some Relief from the Stress Tests

  Published 11 May 2009 | viewed 2,796 times

  All hail the free market system. When short sellers were pounding Bank of America and Citigroup stock into oblivion in February and prices were nearing…

• You Can Pretty Much Kiss It Good-Bye ...

  Published 08 May 2009 | viewed 6,058 times

  The key report today is the U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls Report. Pre-Report guesses are for a loss of 600,000 jobs. Earlier in the week the ADP…

• Bank Stress Tests Much Ado about Nothing

  Published 08 May 2009 | viewed 3,594 times

  In late breaking news, the U.S. Dollar is trading weaker against all major currencies after the Fed's bank stress test results showed none of the…

• Equity Markets Surge Overnight

  Published 07 May 2009 | viewed 3,545 times

  Equity markets are surging overnight as traders are optimistic that the release of today's bank stress results will yield no major surprises. Rumors have been…

• Weaker U.S. Dollar Drives Commodity Currencies Higher

  Published 05 May 2009 | viewed 3,059 times

  The U.S. Dollar started the day stronger but early U.S. housing and construction spending reports came out better than expected and triggered a reversal in…

• Hint of U.S. Economic Recovery Fuels Increased Demand Risk

  Published 04 May 2009 | viewed 4,391 times

  May 04, 2009 The key story this week affecting the Forex markets turned out to be the global economy rather than the U.S. Treasury auction…