Forex Market Commentary
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.
Bernanke: Rate to Stay Low
By FXCompass — Wednesday, 24 February 2010
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke testified to the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday. As expected, the content of his speech created no surprise.
New Home Sales Drop
By FXCompass — Wednesday, 24 February 2010
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a drop of 11.2% in sales of new single family houses in January.
Consumer Confidence Sends Markets Down
By FXCompass — Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Disappointing CB Consumer Confidence, used as an indicator to household spending, triggered wide-spread risk aversion when it came out at 46.0 instead of an expected 55.0.
EUR, GBP: Back in the Lows
By FXCompass — Tuesday, 23 February 2010
It is a hard day for European currencies. Risk-aversion is back amid disappointing economical data and less than flourishing Bank of England comments in its Quarterly Inflation Report.
Fed to Guide USD This Week
By FXCompass — Monday, 22 February 2010
A tornado hit currencies late last week when the Federal Reserve announced its discount rate hike, but then immediately minimized its impact on monetary policy. Now, traders will wait for more precisions about the Fed’s economy outlook and, more importantly, what its plans to do in the future.
EURUSD Recuperates
By FXCompass — Friday, 19 February 2010
The EURUSD managed to end the week at around the same level it was before yesterday’s Fed’s announcement, near 1.3600. Traders are re-evaluating the importance of the rate hike — the supposition of an approaching monetary policy tightening could be exaggerated.
USD Holding Well After Fed Comments, CPI data
By FXCompass — Friday, 19 February 2010
A shy retracement is the only relief majors got during the Asian and London sessions despite the Fed’s attempt to dampen the impact of its discount rate hike of the previous day.
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