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February 2015
Investing.com – Investing.com – The dollar held gains against the other major currencies on Thursday, after mixed U.S. economic reports as concerns over Greece’s debt continued to weigh on market sentiment. In a report, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said that its manufacturing index deteriorated to a 12-month low of 5.2 this month Read More
Investing.com – Investing.com – The dollar edged higher against the other major currencies on Thursday, shrugging off indications that the Federal Reserve will hold off from hiking interest rates for longer than expected as markets eyed upcoming U.S. data. Sentiment on the dollar became vulnerable after the minutes of the Fed’s January meeting showed Read More
* Dovish Fed minutes dent strong dollar scenario * Further Greek debt developments eyed for cues * Greece expected to ask for extension of loan agreement By Jemima Kelly LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The dollar slipped on Thursday after minutes from January’s Federal Reserve policy meeting showed officials were concerned that hiking interest rates Read More
(Recasts, adds details, fresh quotes) * Speculation of SNB buying puts bid under dollar * Dovish Fed minutes had hurt dollar * Greece requests extension of loan agreement By Anirban Nag LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The dollar recovered on Thursday, on talk the Swiss National Bank was buying the greenback, helping it recoup losses Read More
— Posted Thursday, 19 February 2015 | | Disqus In two musings last November, I explored the correlations of metals and oil prices with the US dollar index (Mercenary Musings November 14, 2014; November 24, 2014). My treatment documented strong negative correlation coefficients for DXY with world-exchange traded commodities from mid-July thru late November. I Read More
DailyFX.com – To receive Ilya’s analysis directly via email, please SIGN UP HERE Talking Points: US Dollar Technical Strategy: Holding Long via Mirror Trader Basket ** Support: 11740, 11653, 11513 Resistance:11876, 11963, 12103 The Dow Jones FXCM US Dollar Index may have finally started to turn lower as expected following the appearance of a bearish Read More
* Dovish Fed minutes dent strong dollar scenario * Further Greek debt developments eyed for cues * Greece expected to ask for extension of loan agreement * Pound holds gains after U.K. wage data boost (Adds details, quotes) By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The dollar fell against the yen and euro on Read More
* Dollar nurses wounds versus yen, euro * Further Greek debt developments eyed for cues * Greece expected to ask for extension of loan agreement * Pound holds gains after U.K. wage data boost By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The dollar was on the defensive against the yen and euro on Thursday, Read More
Investing.com – Investing.com – The dollar rose against the other major currencies on Wednesday, recovering from a recent downward streak fuelled by disappointing U.S. economic reports as markets eyed a fresh batch of U.S. data to be released later in the day. The euro slid lower against the dollar, with EUR/USD down 0.38% to Read More