US Dollar (USD)

Policymakers at the US Federal Reserve acknowledged that the case to hike interest rates continued to strengthen. Despite a split vote, many members were of the opinion that a rate hike should happen "relatively soon," reaffirming that the…
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During the Asian session, the US Dollar had a blast, rising to its highest level since 2003 against all major currencies, as the Federal Reserve Chair Yellen kept the door open for a rate hike in December. The Index is currently trading…
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After yesterday’s mixed economic releases from the US, today is another day with an interesting collection of economic figures to be released during the upcoming US session, which is likely to have another major impact on the markets.…
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The South African rand remained fairly stable despite the US election led volatility just yesterday. USDZAR hit a 52-week low falling to 13.171 before managing to bounce back up and is seen currently trading at 13.448. The price level…
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Since the beginning of the year, most political and economic events have been far from expectations. We can consider this year a year of surprises. With the US election a few hours away, should we be expecting another surprise? The short…
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A few minutes ago, the US published its last Jobs Report ahead of a critical election next week. The US Jobs Report came in with positive news for President Obama, the Democratic Party and most importantly, the Democratic presidential…
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The US Federal Reserve Bank decided to leave the short-term interest rates unchanged at 0.50% at its meeting yesterday, in a widely expected outcome. While most members agreed to leave interest rates unchanged, there were still two…
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US Dollar managed to close last week higher, well above 97.50 and 98.00 resistance area, on a collection of positive economic releases on Friday, including PPI, Core PPI, Retail Sales and Core Retail Sales, while the initial reading of the…
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The US Dollar recovered all of last week's losses, rising all the way up above 97.50. This occurred on the back of hopes for a rate hike by the Federal Reserve in December. Lack of fundamentals and thin liquidity have also helped the upside…
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After a long week of high volatility and events, the big day has finally come, where everyone is waiting for one of the key events for the markets and for the Federal Reserve as well. It’s the US Jobs Report day. The report will be…
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