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Fears over the Euro-zone Eased Slightly

By Darrell Jobman • Mar 12th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News, Currencies

Friday, March 12,  2010
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The Euro found support above 1.36 against the dollar on Thursday and had a generally firmer tone, although it was unable to make strong headway as ranges were generally narrow.
Fears over the Euro-zone eased slightly, although there was still a high degree of caution, especially with strikes within Greece [...]

Euro was able to Stage a Technical Recovery During the Day

By Darrell Jobman • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News, Currencies

Thursday, March 11, 2010
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The Euro again dipped to test support below 1.3550 against the dollar on Wednesday and the US currency was also unable to sustain a break below this level for the second day.
The Euro was able to stage a technical recovery during the day, bolstered by the ability to hold [...]

Euro Maintained a Firmer Tone

By Darrell Jobman • Mar 9th, 2010 • Category: Currencies

Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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The Euro maintained a firmer tone in early Europe on Monday as French President Sarkozy pledged support for Greece. The Euro also gained some support from generally firm global risk appetite.
The Euro-zone economic data was mixed with the Sentix business confidence index slightly stronger than expected for March while [...]

Payroll Data was Slightly Stronger than Expected

By Darrell Jobman • Mar 8th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News, Currencies

Monday, March 8, 2010
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The currency markets were generally quiet ahead of the US employment data release with the Euro holding just above 1.3550 against the dollar.
The payroll data was slightly stronger than expected with an decline in employment of 36,000 for February after a revised decline of 26,000 the previous month while [...]

US Payroll Data will be Watched Closely

By Darrell Jobman • Mar 5th, 2010 • Category: Currencies

Friday, March 5, 2010
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The Euro failed to extend gains in Asian trading on Thursday and weakened toward the 1.3650 region against the dollar ahead of the ECB interest rate decision.
The central bank interest rate decision was in line with expectations as interest rates were left on hold at 1.00%. The bank continued [...]

The Greek Government Confirmed that it would make a Further EUR4.8bn in Budget Cuts

By Darrell Jobman • Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News, Currencies

Thursday, March 4, 2010

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The Euro found support below the 1.36 level on Wednesday and maintained a generally firmer tone during the day in a continuing correction from recent lows.
The Greek government confirmed that it would make a further EUR4.8bn in budget cuts in order to curb the budget deficit and this helped [...]

The Domestic Economic Data Recorded a Larger than Expected Decline in Unemployment

By Darrell Jobman • Mar 3rd, 2010 • Category: Currencies

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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The Euro hit resistance above 1.3550 in early European trading on Tuesday and again dipped sharply ahead of the US open as a break of support near 1.35 triggered stop-loss selling. The Euro dipped to a low just below the 1.3450 which was a fresh 10-month low. There was [...]

Important Developments on the Crosses

By Darrell Jobman • Mar 2nd, 2010 • Category: Commodity News, Currencies

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

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The Euro was unable to push above the 1.3650 level against the dollar on Monday and was subjected to sharp selling pressure ahead of the US open with a slide to a low near the 1.3450 level.
There were important developments on the crossesas the dollar gained strongly against Sterling. [...]

US Data was Mixed and may have Undermined the Dollar Slightly

By Darrell Jobman • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: Currencies

Monday, March 1, 2010

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The Euro found support below 1.3550 during Friday and maintained a firmer tone during the day. The Euro spiked higher to a peak around 1.3680 late in the US session before dipping back slightly. The heavy speculative positioning in favour of the dollar will maintain the risk of sharp [...]

Bernanke Comments Negatively Impact Performance of the Dollar

By Darrell Jobman • Feb 26th, 2010 • Category: Currencies

Friday, February 26, 2010

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The Euro tested support close to 1.3450 against the dollar on Thursday as underlying sentiment remained negative. There was firm support near this level and it recovered back to highs above the 1.3520 level later in the US session. There were again reports of Euro buying by central banks [...]

Currencies React in Advance of Bernanke’s Testimony

By Darrell Jobman • Feb 25th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News, Currencies

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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The Euro consolidated in a 1.3520-1.3550 range against the dollar for much of Wednesday ahead of Fed Chairman Bernanke’s testimony to the House of Representatives.
The Fed Chief stated that economic conditions were improving and that deterioration in the labour market was also easing. There were also comments that the [...]

 

 

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