March 16, 2014 8:37 am
The euro regained ground against the US dollar on Friday, after it retreated from the strongest level since October 2011 a day before, following comments by the ECB President Mario Draghi that the central bank is closely monitoring gains in the 18-nation common currency. EUR/USD touched a session high at 1.3936 at 14:15 GMT, after […]
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Australian dollar traded little changed against its US counterpart during the late phase of US session on Friday, as concerns that Chinese economy was slowing down and Crimea tensions urged market players to reduce their possessions of high-yielding assets, while the gauge of consumer confidence by Thomson Reuters and the University of Michigan regarding the […]
Read moreMarch 14, 2014 2:15 pm
The loonie, as the Canadian dollar is best known trimmed daily losses against its US counterpart to trade little changed, following the release of a weaker-than-projected US consumer sentiment and wholesale prices data. USD/CAD touched a session high at 1.1111 at 07:30 GMT, after which the pair trimmed daily gains to trade little changed at […]
Read moreMarch 14, 2014 10:24 am
The euro regained ground against the US dollar on Friday, after retreating yesterday from the strongest level since October 2011, following comments by the ECB President Mario Draghi that the central bank is closely monitoring gains in the 18-nation common currency. EUR/USD touched a session high at 1.3896 at 10:15 GMT, after which the pair […]
Read moreMarch 14, 2014 9:07 am
The yen was poised for the biggest five-day increase against the US dollar in seven weeks, as rising tension in Ukraine, ahead of a referendum in Crimea on splitting to join Russia, boosted demand for haven assets. USD/JPY touched a session low at 101.50 at 06:25 GMT, after which the pair consolidated at 101.60, losing […]
Read moreMarch 14, 2014 8:14 am
Australian dollar traded lower and was set to register a weekly loss against its US counterpart on Friday, as concerns that Chinese economy was slowing down and Crimea tensions urged investors to reduce their possessions of high-yielding assets, such as the Aussie. AUD/USD touched a session low at 0.8997 at 5:20 GMT, after which consolidation […]
Read moreMarch 13, 2014 2:12 pm
The loonie, as the Canadian dollar is best known, preserved daily gains against its US counterpart, despite retail sales in the US rose in February for the first time in three months, while initial jobless claims unexpectedly declined last week. However, loonies demand was supported after Statistics Canada reported today that prices of new houses […]
Read moreMarch 13, 2014 9:33 am
The yen rose the highest level in a week against the US dollar after downbeat Chinese industrial-production growth data and worsening tension between Ukraine and Russia, spurred demand for haven assets, including the Japanese currency. USD/JPY hit a session low at 102:42 at 08:29 GMT, after which the pair consolidated at 102.51, losing 0.25% for […]
Read moreMarch 13, 2014 8:30 am
The euro advanced to the strongest level in 2-1/2 years against the US dollar as European Central Bank policy makers signaled support for the 18-nation common currency areas recovery. EUR/USD touched a session high at 1.3956 at 08:00 GMT, after which consolidation followed at 1.3946, adding 0.3% for the day. Support was likely to be […]
Read moreMarch 13, 2014 8:14 am
Australian dollar rose against its US counterpart on trading Thursday, as a report showed the number of job positions, employers in Australia added, climbed over three times more compared to what was initially estimated, while the jobless rate remained steady in February. AUD/USD climbed to a session high at 0.9081 at 4:35 GMT, also the […]
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