One of the biggest themes over the last 5 weeks has been the sharp decline in the Japanese Yen. While the pace of weakness may certainly slow, Japan continues to have long standing structural issues, which combined with its loose central bank policy should continue to put pressure on the Read More Will Japanese Yen [...]
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(Dow Jones via eFXnews) With the dollar resurgent and bond yields rising sharply, will Asian markets crumble? For most of the past decade most bullish periods for Asian investors have coincided with a falling U.S. currency. The flip side has b 41 Vote(s) Read More Will Asian Markets Party Like Its 1999
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Despite the supposed improvement in the Euro-region’s financial situation and expected boost to risk appetite seen through the US employment report, the safe haven dollar clearly came out on top through the end of this past week. Read More Dollar Ready to Revive Bull Trend, Perhaps the Fed will Provide
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Despite a seeming improvement in progress on the Greek crisis, the euro ended this past week with its biggest drop since the plunge that opened the year. Read More EURUSD and Risk Trends Retreat but Will They Reverse Next Week
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While Friday may have seemed a reserved day for the capital markets, the US dollar put in for a commendable performance. The Dow Jones FXCM Dollar Index posted its biggest, single-day rally in two months and subsequently marked a remarkable reversal of fortune in the span of a single week. Read More Dollar Posts its [...]
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The Cambridge Union has seen some colourful debates of late, none more so than January’s Amazonian battle between Rachel Johnson, editor of The Lady, and Katie Price, once known as the model, Jordan. Read More The UK will only be a business capital when our Government starts helping companies
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Tomorrow (at 10.15 GMT) brings the release of the results of the European Central Bank’s second 3-year Long Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO2). The first operation, held in December last year saw 523 Eurozone banks, (including RBS through its Dutch subsidiary) borrow Euro 489 bn in exchange for eligible collateral. The Read More How Much ECB [...]
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USD traded lower as risk sentiment improved and the good jobless claims numbers further supported risk appetite (see spotlight). For today, there could be some interest in new homes sales, but U.of Michigan confidence is a revision and will unlikely draw much market attention. USD will likely be largely influenced Read More EUR USD Edges [...]
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The US is showing Britain how to create jobs – everything else we’ve tried has failed, says Jeremy Warner. Read More Firms will hire more workers if we make it easier to fire them
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Will the start of the week feature a continuation of the risk-on rally we have seen over the past month and a half? That risk rally was stalled last week because of concerns around Greece securing its second bailout, which we have moved one step 34 Vote(s) Read More Greek Parliament Passes Austerity Vote, Will [...]
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