February 2015

* Dollar groggy, USD index suffers biggest one-day fall overnight * Lingering Greece debt hopes prop up euro * Commodity currencies rally on crude oil surge * Greenback fares better against yen as Tokyo shares surge (Adds details, quotes) By Ian Chua and Shinichi Saoshiro SYDNEY/TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) – The dollar nursed broad losses Read More

* Dollar index suffers biggest one-day fall in over a year * Euro jumps on Greece debt hopes, commodity currencies rally By Ian Chua SYDNEY, Feb 4 (Reuters) – The greenback nursed broad losses early on Wednesday, having suffered its biggest one-day fall in over a year as investors cut long positions in a torrid Read More

* Dollar hits nearly two-week low against euro * Euro helped by short-covering, Greek government proposal * Australian dollar, New Zealand dollar rebound * Dollar gives back some gains against Swiss franc (Adds comments, updates prices) By Sam Forgione NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The dollar posted its worst day against major currencies since Read More

Investing.com – Investing.com – The dollar pushed lower against the other major currencies on Tuesday, after disappointing U.S. factory orders data added to Monday’s weak U.S. economic reports, dampening optimism over the strength of the country’s recovery. In a report, the U.S. Census Bureau said factory orders declined by 3.4% in December, worse than Read More

By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock markets around the world rallied on Tuesday while the U.S. dollar fell after the new Greek government dropped calls for a write-down of its foreign debt, easing concerns about growing instability in the euro zone. The government, led by the left-wing Syriza party that won elections just Read More

Crude oil, SPY, UUP, and gold ETFs react to the FOMC and US dollar (Part 4 of 5) (Continued from Part 3) Gold drops to two-week lows Gold prices dropped more than ~2% on January 29 ,  2015, to $ 1,254 per ounce after the Federal Open Market Committee (or FOMC) meeting. The FOMC, at its January Read More

Investing.com – Investing.com – The dollar slid lower against the other major currencies on Monday, after data showed that manufacturing activity in the U.S. expanded at the slowest rate in 11 months in January. In a report, the Institute for Supply Management said its index of purchasing managers fell to 53.5 last month from Read More

Crude oil, SPY, UUP, and gold ETFs react to the FOMC and US dollar (Part 3 of 5) (Continued from Part 2) PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish ETF (UUP) The PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish ETF (UUP) consists of long US dollar index or USDX futures contracts. The measure of the US dollar’s price Read More

Talking Points: US Dollar Positioning Warns of Downside Reversal Risk S&P 500 Threatens Range Support Below 2000 Figure Crude Oil Trying to Make Good on Bullish Chart Setup Can’t access the Dow Jones FXCM US Dollar Index? Try the USD basket on Mirror Trader. ** US DOLLAR TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices may be readying to Read More