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Dollar Retreats On All Fronts – Week’s Roundup
The US dollar is beaten this Friday. It loses ground everywhere. This happened before the disappointing GDP figure, and also after them. Bad Friday for the greenback, yet again. A long term fall in the dollar is imminent. Economic Figures At the beginning of the week, I wrote about 6 key events, in my post:
Risk Appetite Rules
The first significant figure was released – and it was too good to be true. CB Consumer Confidence was excellent – but the dollar lost it’s early gains. After the North Korean risk aversion reaction – risk appetite is back in the game. Consumer Confidence, supplied by the Conference Board, was much better than expected.
The Road To Recovery is Narrow
After a few long weeks of good news from the American economy, this week’s figures have given a blow to the hopes of recovery. What does this mean for the US dollar? Non-Farm Payrolls, the single top rated indicator, was better than expected, showing a fall of “only” 539K jobs in April. This was the
Hangover from Friday Effect – What’s next for the Greenback?
After Friday’s late dollar selling, the markets have allowed the dollar to breath. Will the dollar recover or has the fall stopped temporarily? On Friday, Non Farm Payrolls were better than expected. "Only" 539K jobs were lost in April, contrary to early expectations that were at -615K and later improved to 590K. The good figure
Forex Daily Outlook – April 27th 2009
Forex trading begins slowly this week, with a few indicators and some news affecting the markets. Let’s see what’s up. Trading will be affected by the optimistic G7 Meetings. Finance ministers expressed a notion that “the worst is behind us”. This could ignite risk appetite, which will send the dollar down. Read more about how
G7 Optimism – Bad for the Dollar
G7 Finance ministers expressed optimism in their meetings this weekend. This optimism ignites risk aversion which isn’t good for the US dollar, and might send other currencies higher against it. Finance ministers of the Group Of Seven met this weekend in Washington DC to discuss the state of the global financial crisis. These finance ministers,
IMF World Economic Outlook and the Dollar
This Wednesday, the IMF will release the World Economic Outlook. After the previous gloomy outlook, this week’s forecast will significantly impact the mood of traders and the direction of the US dollar. World Recession On April 22nd, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will release it’s World Economic Outlook. Last time, the IMF said that whole
Long Stock Market Rally and the Dollar
Wall Street has rallied for 5 consecutive weeks. This has contributed to the weakening of the dollar. This week, the stock market is challenged by a flood of reports that might stop the rally. Will the dollar make gains? Wall Street has enjoyed an uncommon 5 week rally. Stocks rose on good news and lots
Summers of Hope For The Dollar?
Obama’s senior advisor, Larry Summers, said that the bottom of this recession is already behind us. If his optimism is real, where does it send the dollar? President Barack Obama’s chief of the White House National Economic Council, Larry Summers spoke in a panel in Washington DC, and stated that the economic free fall will end
Euro Still Suffers Aftershocks
The Euro has been hit by the Italian earthquake and by weak Retail Sales, and seems lost. Which direction will it take? I see a gloomy picture. EUR/USD began the week with a neat weekend gap of nearly 100 pips. The new forex trading week sent EUR/USD above 1.35, and almost at 1.36. But this