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* Upbeat US jobless data revives early rate hike views * Greece appears to soften stance on bailout * Market looks to euro zone meeting By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) – The dollar held firm on Friday after upbeat U.S. jobless claims data made views swing back in favour of an earlier rate 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 looks to have reversed downward as expected after putting in a bearish Evening Star candlestick Read More

Travel If you have been saving for a trip to Europe, now’s a great time to go, says Tom Meyers, founder and editor of eurocheapo, because you’ll get more bang for your buck. Sure, airfares are still high despite lower oil Read More

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