Archive for the 'forex' Category

Labor Day - US Market Is Closed.

Monday, September 1st, 2008

Last week, the USD went through some choppy waters while showing mixed results against the majors. The greenback gained a respectable 100 pips versus the EUR closing at 1.4670, also making strides against the GBP and CHF. The USD did experience some bearishness against the JPY, due to a strong news week by the Asian […]

The Greenback Ranges after Strong Bullish Move

Friday, August 29th, 2008

The USD underwent a bullish trading session yesterday, as it appreciated against all of its major currency rivals. The dollar rose 0.1% and closed at around 1.4710 versus the Euro in yesterday’s trading session. Also, the USD saw steady gains against the GBP and CHF.
The greenback saw gains yesterday as Preliminary GDP figures beat out […]

US GDP might Take the USD Down

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

The greenback saw mixed results versus its rival counterparts during yesterday’s trading session. The USD initially retreated from recent highs against a basket of rival currencies caused mainly by a rise in Oil prices, as well as another round of concerns over the U.S. healthcare and banking system. The USD pared losses after a report […]

Durable Goods Might Push The USD Further Up

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Yesterday the greenback saw rising trends against most of its major currency counterparts, including a 6 month record against the EUR, and a two year high against the GBP. However, equal concerns on downside risks to growth and upside risks to inflation are keeping dollar activity restrained in the aftermath of yesterday’s FOMC Minutes.
Two main […]

New Home Sales On Tap

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Intra-day gains in the dollar on a better-than-expected U.S. Existing Home Sales report tended to be short lived even though stabilization in the U.S. housing market is seen as critical to ending some of the concerns on the U.S. economy. The dollar finished yesterday’s trading session with mixed results versus the major currencies while staying […]

Existing Home Sales on Tap

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Last week was a volatile trading week for the U.S. dollar and overall it saw mixed results with gains against most counterparts besides the EUR. During last week, there was a slight loss against the EUR while a lot of bullishness was seen against the GBP in particular during the end of the market week. […]

The Greenback Retreats

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Yesterday, the greenback saw bearish trends against its rival currencies, retreating from this week’s eight-month highs versus a basket of currencies. The greenback was greatly affected by an unexpectedly rise of Crude Oil prices and constant worries of the U.S. financial sector which tumbled the USD and set it on track for its worst one […]

The Greenback Might Go Bear Localy.

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Yesterday the EUR/USD pair experienced a highly volatility and finished trading session with mixed results versus its major rivals. The EUR/USD bounced up and down during most of the day, finally closing at 1.4773 level, unchanged from the day prior. Overall, it lost 0.2% vs. the EUR yesterday when it declined to $1.4773 from $1.4747. […]

Crude Oil Daily Review

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Crude Oil prices are continuing to rise, as oil made its third consecutive day of bullish behavior. A barrel of oil is currently traded around $116.50, $3 above yesterday’s midday rate.
The U.S Crude Oil Inventories indicator has initially dropped oil prices down to $113 a barrel, as the publication of the indicator showed that prior […]

Crude Oil Inventories Might take The USD Up

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

The greenback experienced a trading session of mixed results yesterday. Soon after the trading day began, the USD reached a 6 month record against the EUR as the pair fell to a rate of 1.4630. However, it was a straight or shall we say “strait” downfall for the USD ever since, as the cross rose […]