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Forex Market Review (Asian Session) – Dollar weighed by political woes, close to 13-month low; aussie gains

Posted on July 24, 2017 at 7:42 am GMT

As Asian traders were about to complete their trading day, the dollar index was up on the day after previously hitting a fresh 13-month low. Excluding aussie/dollar, most major pairs were moving within a relatively narrow range during Asian trading hours, while gold was down after recording a one-month high. The dollar’s index against a basket of major currencies fell to 93.82 today – it’s lowest since June 24 of last year. It later managed to recover to last trade [..]

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Forex Market Review (European Session) – Dollar at 13-month lows; loonie gains on rising hike prospects; euro at fresh high

Posted on July 21, 2017 at 3:11 pm GMT

Barring inflation and retail sales data out of Canada, today’s European session was a rather quiet one in terms of data releases. In the absence of data during the rest of the session, forex market participants placed their orders having in mind developments from yesterday’s European Central Bank meeting, as well as developments on the US political front. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback against the currencies of six major US trading partners, fell to 93.99 today, a 13-month [..]

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Aussie tumbles on Deputy Governor’s dovish speech; US dollar weak on political woes

Posted on July 21, 2017 at 7:15 am GMT

The Australian dollar tumbled amid a dovish speech by Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Guy Debelle. The US dollar remained under pressure against most majors following the plunge yesterday when news broke out about expansion of an investigation into Trump’s links with Russia. The aussie fell to $0.7907 during Asian trading as the RBA Deputy Governor said that no importance should be given to the board’s discussion around the neutral rate and that it doesn’t imply monetary policy tightening. [..]

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Forex Market Review (European Session) – Euro rallies despite dovish Draghi; sterling weakens despite upbeat retail sales

Posted on July 20, 2017 at 3:13 pm GMT

The euro rallied to a near 14-month high against the dollar during the European session following ECB President Mario Draghi’s speech at a news conference today. Sterling was briefly lifted against the US currency, but gave up on gains and was down on the day as the US session started. During the end of the session, forex markets reacted significantly on the back of just released news regarding Trump’s links with Russia. The dollar index was down 0.60% at 94.22. [..]

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Forex Market Review (Asian Session) – Yen weakens following BoJ meeting; aussie gains on healthy job market

Posted on July 20, 2017 at 7:53 am GMT

Forex markets experienced more volatility today as it was busier one compared to others this week. The yen weakened against the dollar following the release of the Bank of Japan monetary policy report. The aussie had an initial boost against the greenback after employment data had been released, however it fell soon after. The euro was slightly up ahead of the European Central Bank meeting later in the day. The BoJ kept monetary policy steady, a report showed today. While [..]

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Forex Market Review (European Session) – Oil surges on inventories draw; dollar drops against yen despite upbeat construction figures

Posted on July 19, 2017 at 2:55 pm GMT

Today’s European session was a relatively quiet day as no major data releases were reported. US figures pointing to healthy construction activity and crude oil inventories were the main figures of the day. The dollar continued sliding against the yen while sterling and the euro were under some pressure against the greenback. US homebuilding rebounded more than expected in June after declining for three consecutive months. However, this pick-up did little for the second quarter expansion that remained subdued when [..]

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Forex Market Review (Asian Session) – Markets calm ahead of ECB, BoJ meetings; oil pressured on US inventories

Posted on July 19, 2017 at 7:45 am GMT

It has been a quiet overnight session ahead of what could be a stormy Thursday with the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan holding their policy meetings. Most majors traded in a narrow range, while oil prices recorded the biggest move of the day. The Australian and New Zealand dollars continued gaining against their US counterpart during the Asian session. Aussie/dollar was up to last trade at 0.7932, supported by comments perceived to be hawkish from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s policy [..]

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