May 17, 2013 7:02 am
During Friday trade the US dollar was on its way towards 10 month high against a basket of major currencies, after the president of Federal Reserve Bank for San Francisco, John Williams, announced FEDs intention of a possible exit of the easing program by the end of this year. Most investors saw similarity between John […]
Read moreMay 16, 2013 3:03 pm
Natural gas plunged 3% after the U.S. Energy Information Administration recently published data showing U.S. gas reserves increased more than expected. Natural gas storage rose by 99 million cubic feet last week, above the forecast for an increase of 95 billion cubic feet. The five-year average change for the week stood at 69 billion cubic […]
Read moreMay 16, 2013 2:18 pm
Initial Jobless Claims indicator rose during last week, as the number of american citizens in search for a job increased. This could be interpreted as continuing uncertainty about the recovery of US labour market. Claims rose to 360 000 during last week, from the revised number of 328 000 during the previous period. Experts estimated […]
Read moreMay 16, 2013 12:47 pm
Sugar fell to its weakest level since August 9, 2010. The reason lies in the forecast for a record harvest of 589.6 million metric tons of sugar cane in Brazils center-south region, where around 90% of the countrys production is situated. Millers crushed 31.5 million tons of cane in the second half of April compared […]
Read moreMay 16, 2013 12:06 pm
Based on increased demand for U.S. supplies by China- the biggest importer of the oilseed, soybeans rose in Chicago. China is showing continuing interest for soybeans, which accounts for a 0,2% price increase for the day. According to data compiled by Bloomberg, China imported 3.98 million tons of soybeans in April. According to the grains […]
Read moreMay 16, 2013 9:32 am
Earlier today was reported, that Euro zones third largest economy, Italy, reached surplus on its trade balance during March. The amount was 3.2 billion euros, which significantly exceeded the 1.8 billion euro surplus during March 2012. Reasons behind this result could be traced in the decreased level of demand in the country itself, while export […]
Read moreMay 16, 2013 8:34 am
New Zealand dollar decreased its value against the US dollar during Thursday session, despite the positivity around manufacturing sector in New Zealand. NZD/USD pair fell to 0.8208, lowest value during Asian session, followed by certain increase to 0.8217. Support levels were expected at 0.8175, lowest value from Wednesday trade, while the pair was likely to […]
Read moreMay 16, 2013 7:17 am
During Thursday trading session the single currency reached six week low against the US dollar, after crucial data, that came out on Wednesday, regarding the contracting Euro zone economy for sixth quarter in a row. EUR/USD cross reached levels at 1.2855-57, followed by certain increase and consolidation at 1.2866, during Asian session. The pair was […]
Read moreMay 15, 2013 6:20 pm
During todays trading session after the statements of Bank of England experts and optimistic data from UK, british pound managed to preserve gained ground versus the US dollar. GBP/USD cross reached 1.5272 in the early phase of US session today, followed by consolidation at 1.5240. Resistance level was expected at 1.5331, highest value from Tuesday, […]
Read moreMay 15, 2013 2:28 pm
New York Empire Manufacturing Index unexpectedly contracted in May as factories remained short of orders and sales slowed down, Bloomberg reported. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s general index dropped to -1.43 this month from 3.05 during April. Values below zero stress on contraction in New York, northern New Jersey and southern Connecticut. Bloomberg […]
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