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The CAD Inches Away From Parity

By FXCompass — Wednesday, 17 March 2010

The Canadian dollar is only a hundred pips away from reaching parity with the U.S. dollar for the first time since August of 2007.

 

USD Weakens on FOMC Statement

By FXCompass — Tuesday, 16 March 2010

The dollar lost ground against other majors on Tuesday as the U.S. Federal Reserve remained cautious in its FOMC statement.

 

U.S. Retail Sales Beat Expectations

By FXCompass — Friday, 12 March 2010

A wave of risk-positive trades swept across the forex markets on Friday when U.S Retail Sales turned out higher than expected.

   

Dollar Choppy on Mixed Data

By FXCompass — Thursday, 11 March 2010

The dollar still couldn’t find a clear direction in the forex market a few hours after the release of U.S. trade data and unemployment claims.

 

Dollar Jumps on Jobs Report

By FXCompass — Friday, 05 March 2010

The dollar gains on better than expected U.S. jobs data early in the New York session.

   

USDJPY Rebounds on Unemployment Claims

By FXCompass — Thursday, 04 March 2010

Better than expect U.S. Unemployment Claims revitalised the dollar and triggered a technical rebound on the USDJPY.

 

Will the CAD Reach Parity?

By FXCompass — Tuesday, 02 March 2010

The Canadian dollar rose once again after the Bank of Canada released its decision to maintain its overnight rate at 0.25%. Now sitting in the 1.0300 region, the CAD continues its march towards parity against the dollar.

   

The Yen, Dollar Gain on Risk-Aversion

By FXCompass — Thursday, 25 February 2010

The recovery seems to have been stalling over the last few weeks as unemployment, low inflation, and deficit worries came back to haunt over-optimistic speculators.

   

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