CURRENCY REPORTS

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US Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaking
03 February 2012
Currencies Direct
The expectations this afternoon are for the US economy to add around 150K jobs in January
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Euro Rallied On Both Announcements
03 February 2012
World First
Euro rallied on both announcements but has not been able to break out of the ranges that it finds itself in.
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Australian, New Zealand Dollars Weakened
03 February 2012
VFX
The Australian and New Zealand dollars weakened on signs Greece’s government is struggling to reach an accord with its creditors on a debt swap
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Major Currencies Start Today
03 February 2012
MoneyCorp
All the major currencies start today within a couple of dozen ticks of yesterday's opening levels.
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Currencies Direct Daily Rates Update. - 3/02/2012
03 February 2012
Currencies Direct
Currencies Direct Daily Rates Update. - 3/02/2012
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Greek Debt Restructuring Talks
02 February 2012
MoneyCorp
The false alarm from Greece roughly coincided with the release of manufacturing sector purchasing managers' indices from around Europe.
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US Dollar Exchange Rate Rallied
02 February 2012
Halo Financial
US Dollar exchange rate rallied as well; the weakness of the US Dollar is the major factor here.
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Currencies Direct Daily Rates Update. - 2/02/2012
02 February 2012
Currencies Direct
Currencies Direct Daily Rates Update. - 2/02/2012
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The Pound Was Bolstered
02 February 2012
Currencies Direct
The pound was bolstered by a rise in manufacturing activity for the UK last month showing output expanding at the fastest pace since March last year
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EU Saw Inflation Remain Low
02 February 2012
World First
EU we saw inflation remain low yesterday with CPI coming through at 2.7% on the year.
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The Euro Rose Against The Dollar
02 February 2012
VFX
The euro rose against the dollar for the first time in three days as a purchasing managers.
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Currencies Direct Daily Rates Update. - 1/02/2012
01 February 2012
Currencies Direct
Currencies Direct Daily Rates Update. - 1/02/2012
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IFX Daily Market Report - 01/02/12
01 February 2012
IFX
IFX Daily Market Report - 01/02/12
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Euro Still Tittering
01 February 2012
Currencies Direct
Today is a relatively data light day with the majority of focus surrounding the Greek and Swiss situations.
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US Consumer Confidence
01 February 2012
World First
Job market pessimism seemed to be primary reason, but this was confined to the short term with future expectations improving.
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The US Dollar Slipped
01 February 2012
VFX
The US dollar slipped against its main currency rivals throughout the day yesterday
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Sterling Wins By A Neck
01 February 2012
MoneyCorp
It's PMI day today, with manufacturing purchasing managers' indices from around the world
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ECB’s Liquidity Operations
27 January 2012
World First
Today will be very much like a non-farm Friday with trade likely quiet until the US GDP reading for the 4th quarter.
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US Third Quarter GDP
27 January 2012
MoneyCorp
Good morning. Five years ago the government decided to increase police efficiency by giving officers smart phones with which they could send and receive emails.
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IFX Daily Market Report - 27/01/12
27 January 2012
IFX
IFX Daily Market Report - 27/01/12
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Preliminary Figures Always Volatile
26 January 2012
World First
On UK GDP it was obvious that the relatively solid numbers from last quarter’s services sector have been completely overawn by falls in the manufacturing and industrial sectors.
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Fed Minutes Cause Whiplash
26 January 2012
Currencies Direct
The UK economy contracted by 0.2% in the previous quarter, which was slightly more than the consensus estimate of -0.1% but not large enough to overly worry the markets given than ONS regularly adjusts initial GBP readings by over 0.1%.
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IFX Daily Market Report - 26/01/12
26 January 2012
IFX
IFX Daily Market Report - 26/01/12
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The Swiss National Bank
26 January 2012
VFX
Bernanke defended the Federal Open Market Committee's decision to extend until at least late 2014 the period
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IFX Daily Market Report - 25/01/12
25 January 2012
IFX
IFX Daily Market Report - 25/01/12
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Currencies Direct Daily Rates Update. - 25/01/2012
25 January 2012
Currencies Direct
Currencies Direct Daily Rates Update. - 25/01/2012
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The Euro Strengthened
25 January 2012
World First
It was again another mixed bag in markets yesterday with good data mixed in with bad and sentiment both damaged and encouraged by comments from various of the global economic elite.
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Dollar Slide Versus
25 January 2012
VFX
A slight gain in risk appetite over the last few days and a bounce in equities has seen the dollar slide versus the majors of late.
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Sterling The Two Big Ones
25 January 2012
MoneyCorp
For sterling the two big ones are January's Monetary Policy Committee minutes and the first stab at fourth-quarter gross domestic product.
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US Dollar Currency Zone
25 January 2012
MoneyCorp
Evidence of US economic performance was thin on the ground and not particularly coherent.
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Euro strengthened Against Dollar, Pound
24 January 2012
Currencies Direct
Sterling has remained in the middle against its major rivals as the Euro strengthened against both the Dollar and the Pound dragging Cable higher with it.
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Germans Willing To Combine Funds
24 January 2012
World First
The two debt auctions from Germany and France both went well yesterday with good demand seen for both.
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IFX Daily Market Report - 24/01/12
24 January 2012
IFX
IFX Daily Market Report - 24/01/12
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The Slavery Abolition Act
24 January 2012
MoneyCorp
Things get slightly busier this morning with provisional Euroland purchasing managers' indices,
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Currencies Direct Daily Rates Update. - 24/01/2012
24 January 2012
Currencies Direct
Currencies Direct Daily Rates Update. - 24/01/2012
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US Interest Rates Will Go Up
24 January 2012
VFX
investors will be eagerly watching for news out of the two-day Federal Reserve Policy Meeting scheduled to start today.
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The US 4Q GDP
23 January 2012
Currencies Direct
This translates into Dollar strength at least over the coming month versus Sterling and the Euro
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Deadline for Greek Haircuts Approaches
23 January 2012
World First
The biggest risk to the pound this week is Wednesday’s GDP announcement.
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IFX Daily Market Report - 23/01/12
23 January 2012
IFX
IFX Daily Market Report - 23/01/12
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Dollar Closed Out The Week
23 January 2012
VFX
The dollar closed out the week on the back foot Friday as some risk appetite was seen in global financial markets.
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Currencies Direct Daily Rates Update. - 23/01/2012
23 January 2012
Currencies Direct
Currencies Direct Daily Rates Update. - 23/01/2012
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Yen Kept Pace With Sterling
23 January 2012
MoneyCorp
December's UK retail sales figures were helpful to the pound, rising by 0.6% in December and by 2.6% on the year.
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The Euro Strengthened
20 January 2012
VFX
The euro strengthened to a two-week high against the dollar and the yen yesterday and posted gains on the pound as Spain raised more than its maximum target at a debt sale
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IFX Daily Market Report - 20/01/12
20 January 2012
IFX
IFX Daily Market Report - 20/01/12
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Currencies Direct Daily Rates Update. - 20/01/2012
20 January 2012
Currencies Direct
Currencies Direct Daily Rates Update. - 20/01/2012
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Nationwide Consumer Confidence In December
20 January 2012
Currencies Direct
Against all the odds the single European currency has been resilient this week moving up towards the year to date highs of 1.3068, clawing back its losses and more.
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EU Fiscal Compact Draft Revealed
20 January 2012
MoneyCorp
At the same time Brussels has released a draft of the fiscal compact that will compel EU member states to run budget deficits of less than 0.5% of gross domestic product.
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IMF Is Running Out Of Money
19 January 2012
World First
This is an obvious plea to the BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) for funding in an attempt to boost the Fund’s firepower for dealing with the Eurozone;
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Currencies Direct Daily Rates Update. - 19/01/2012
19 January 2012
Currencies Direct
Currencies Direct Daily Rates Update. - 19/01/2012
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Sterling Rose Against Dollar
19 January 2012
VFX
Sterling rose against the dollar but lagged the euro on Wednesday as reports the International Monetary Fund.
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