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Last week saw the Australian dollar post strong gains, rising 1.74%. The gains came about as the AUDUSD closed a second week with strong gains. Overall, the Aussie is up nearly 10% since the start of 2016 trading near the 0.755 handle. The…
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Image via World Economic Forum / Flickr On Monday, the EUR/USD gathered more selling interest with the release of fresh German factory orders figures. The major is continuing its downward path as the latest German data regarding factory…
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Image via RBNZ Museum The US Dollar closed the week as the weakest currency as a strong risk-on sentiment saw the AUD and the NZD close the week with gains of 4.31% and 2.81% respectively. The gains came on a broadly positive data from…
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Supported by strong growth numbers, the US Dollar closed the week on a firm footing against the Euro and the Yen. Economic data over the week saw Q4 GDP surprising to the upside, rising 1.0% against expectations of a dip to 0.40%. For the…
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On Wednesday, the USD/JPY pair fell to a two-week low hitting 111.31. The reason for the drop was the poor data release in the US service sector and less-than-expected new home sales. Across the markets, the greenback was going down due to…
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The US Dollar saw a mixed week, stronger against the Euro and the British Pound while the commodity risk currencies posted gains. The Australian dollar closed the week with 0.65% gains against the Greenback while the Canadian dollar gained…
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The Japanese Yen which gained steadily since January this year was seen easing back since Friday, led by more declines in today's early Asian trading. The Yen considered a safe-haven asset decline despite downbeat data from China and Japan.…
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The markets continued another week in a risk aversion mode with the equities continuing to push lower. WTI Crude oil prices were trending lower during the week with prices briefly trading near 13-year lows during the week. The Yen and the…
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Image via International Monetary Fund/Flickr The markets continue to remain in a risk aversion mode with the Japanese Yen gaining 3.70% for the week followed by 3.23% gains in the Swiss Franc. The safe haven currencies continue to…
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Equity markets spiked on Friday morning and posted a turnaround in what would have otherwise seen another week of slump and risk off sentiment. The markets rallied as the Bank of Japan introduced negative interest rates. Despite a weak…
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