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Dollar retreats as risk appetite returns
On the first day of the new week it was the dollar that was in retreat as investors shed some of their pessimism and risk appetite returned. Bolstered by Google’s announcement that it was buying Motorola, and Warren Buffet’s admission that Berkshire Hathaway had jumped back into equities in a big way last week, the
Risk Factor – Explained
Why does EUR/USD drop when US economic figures disappoint? This is not normal. But we are not in normal times. Here is an explanation of these phenomenons, also known as “risk aversion” and “risk appetite”. Since the big financial crisis erupted in the fall of 2008, there have been many such absurd period. The current
Recovery in risk appetite thwarts the dollar
After a sharp flight from risk on the first day of this week, investors rapidly recovered their poise yesterday and again overnight. Decent manufacturing and services PMI data out of Germany and France, better-than-expected housing news from the US, and strong earnings news from the likes of Intel and IBM helped placate fears that the
AUD/USD Breaks Significant Barrier
AUD/USD made an important breakout and reached a 5 month high on Chinese data and risk appetite. There are more technical barriers ahead for this strong currency. Update on technicals and fundamentals. In the weekly AUD USD forecasts, I’m always mentioning the important 0.9327 line. This accompanies the Aussie for almost a year. It was
Best Non-Farm Payrolls in 13 Years?
The upcoming Non-Farm Payrolls release on June 4th holds high expectations – a job gain of 500K jobs, the best since 1997, but this includes special government hiring. Here are the things to watch for in this release, and the expected impact on currencies. It’s important to stress that the Non-Farm Payrolls release is the
Will the US Finally See Job Gains?
The American job market has reached a turning point, where a gain in jobs is at a hand. In this preview, there are arguments for both options, expected market behavior and possible strategies for trading this major news event. In a previous post about forex binary options, I’ve shown how a binary option can be
Forex Daily Outlook – November 4th 2009
A very busy day expects forex traders with a rate decision in the US being the highlight of the day. There are important figures from all over the world. Let’s see what’s up: Here’s the Arabic version of this daily forex forecast. British Nationwide Consumer Confidence is expected to edge up from 71 to 72
Canadian dollar should enjoy good GDP
After being blown away from parity following the rate decision, Canada’s monthly GDP might help the Canadian dollar. The good GDP release in the US could signal that also Canada’s GDP is will be on the bright. Here’s a preview for the Canadian GDP. Canada publishes its monthly GDP on Friday at 12:30 GMT. Canada
Finding New Pairs to Trade
Guest Post by ForexTraders.com By nature, traders, forex or otherwise, can be creatures of habit. That is if we find something that works, we stick with it until it stops working. As it pertains to forex trading, this includes the pairs we trade. Many forex traders get into the game and focus on just one
Moody’s Good Mood – Bad For the Dollar
Moody’s calmed investors by keeping the credit rating a solid Triple A for the US. This lowered fears and casued risk appetite – the dollar is falling across the board. After Britain’s credit downgrade, there were strong fears that this could happen in the US. Today, Moody’s had a good mood for the US dollar.