FX Day Trading:
Last update - 9 Feb 12 |
Daily FX Trading updates covering the influences on the key FX markets. Daily updates include key FX market movements and features the Dollar, Pound, Euro and Yen as well as - see Article: FX Day Trading.
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FX Day Trader:
Last update - 8 Feb 12 |
A daily review of the currency markets concentrating on the major Dollar, Yen, Euro and Pound Sterling markets - see Article: FX Day Trader.
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Forex Spread Betting: Optimism on EU Summit Boosts Commodity Currencies:
Last update - 10 Jan 12 |
Forex Spread Betting: A side effect of the optimism was a boost to the commodity dollars, all three of which had a good day. Elsewhere in forex spread betting, there was a moment of high excitement for the Swiss - see Article: Forex Spread Betting: Optimism on EU Summit Boosts Commodity Currencies.
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FX Spread Trading: US Dollar Rallies on Strong Employment Data:
Last update - 9 Jan 12 |
Forex Spread Betting: Online spread betting investors reacted positively to the US employment news and, for once, that did not mean selling the dollar in favour of riskier FX spread trading currencies. They bought - see Article: FX Spread Trading: US Dollar Rallies on Strong Employment Data.
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EUR/JPY Spread Betting Market Falls as UniCredit Seeks €7.5bn of New Capital:
Last update - 6 Jan 12 |
Forex Spread Betting: Not surprisingly the euro had to endure another day of retreat. EUR/USD spread betting market conceded a cent and a half, EUR/JPY dropped three quarters of a yen whereas GBP/ EUR rose half a - see Article: EUR/JPY Spread Betting Market Falls as UniCredit Seeks €7.5bn of New Capital.
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European PMIs Boost EUR/CAD FX Spread Betting Markets:
Last update - 4 Jan 12 |
Forex Spread Betting: Beyond the PMIs and employment numbers, investors were not given much to play with. Consequently, exchange rate movements were moderate. EUR/USD and EUR/CAD each gained - see Article: European PMIs Boost EUR/CAD FX Spread Betting Markets.
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Spread Trading Investors Buy US Dollar in Search for Safe Haven:
Last update - 3 Jan 12 |
Forex Spread Betting: Spread trading investors are not yet unduly concerned about the risks faced by the US dollar. As far as most are concerned, the dollar and the yen represent a safe alternative to an unstable - see Article: Spread Trading Investors Buy US Dollar in Search for Safe Haven.
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Spread Betting Markets Remain Cautious Despite Failed Italian Bond Auction:
Last update - 30 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Movement was generally limited to half a cent and there was no apparent effort to repeat the drama of Wednesday, when the GBP/USD and the EUR/USD took an unexpected - see Article: Spread Betting Markets Remain Cautious Despite Failed Italian Bond Auction.
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Forex Spread Betting: ECB LTRO Causes Sterling to Fall Two Cents In Two Hours:
Last update - 29 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: In FX spread trading markets, Sterling went down at the same time as the euro fell, falling by two cents against the US dollar in less than two hours. It lost about quarter of a cent to the euro - see Article: Forex Spread Betting: ECB LTRO Causes Sterling to Fall Two Cents In Two Hours.
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Christmas Holidays Help Euro to Hold Up Against the US Dollar:
Last update - 28 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: In FX spread trading, the euro's position against the US dollar, the pound and the franc is almost unchanged from Friday morning. The story is similar for the Australian, Canadian and - see Article: Christmas Holidays Help Euro to Hold Up Against the US Dollar.
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Forex Spread Trading Investors Buy Euro After ECB QE Operations:
Last update - 22 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: When the ECB revealed the scale of its QE operation, forex spread trading investors' instant reaction was to buy the euro. After all, the €489bn could already be being ploughed into - see Article: Forex Spread Trading Investors Buy Euro After ECB QE Operations.
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Spread Betting Markets Await ECBs Long Term Refinancing Operation:
Last update - 21 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: There is high excitement in European spread betting markets about the ECB's provision of dirt-cheap three-year loans to any commercial bank that wants one. The facility - see Article: Spread Betting Markets Await ECBs Long Term Refinancing Operation.
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Forex Trading: GBP/EUR Struggles to Break Technical Resistance:
Last update - 20 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The GBP/EUR forex pair continued to struggle fruitlessly with technical resistance that has held it back for nearly a week. The commodity dollars edged higher, keeping - see Article: Forex Trading: GBP/EUR Struggles to Break Technical Resistance.
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USD/CHF Spread Betting Market Rises on Swiss National Bank Inaction:
Last update - 19 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The USD/CHF spread betting market is half a cent firmer, having built on the lack of action by the Swiss National Bank on Thursday. Friday's ecostats added nothing to - see Article: USD/CHF Spread Betting Market Rises on Swiss National Bank Inaction.
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Spread Betting Account Holders Accept Risk to France's AAA Rating:
Last update - 16 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Spread betting account holders have been aware of the risk to France's AAA status for more than a week. Having become accustomed to it, and because it was no - see Article: Spread Betting Account Holders Accept Risk to France's AAA Rating.
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Commodity Spread Trading Markets Weaken as US Dollar Rises:
Last update - 15 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: In commodity spread trading, prices for oil and gold moved lower as with equities, and commodity currencies. The US dollar was the day's top dog, closely followed by - see Article: Commodity Spread Trading Markets Weaken as US Dollar Rises.
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Weak Confidence on Forex Spread Betting Markets Hurts Euro:
Last update - 14 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: It was the euro that bore the brunt of an unconfident forex spread betting market on Tuesday. It starts this morning at the bottom of a league table topped by - see Article: Weak Confidence on Forex Spread Betting Markets Hurts Euro.
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GBP/EUR Spreads Jump Higher as Britain Opts Out of Fiscal Union:
Last update - 13 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The GBP/EUR jumped more than a cent to its highest level since March. Quixotic or not, the Prime Minister's gauntlet-throwing in Brussels on Friday morning seems to have won the respect of the spread betting markets. Sterling ought - see Article: GBP/EUR Spreads Jump Higher as Britain Opts Out of Fiscal Union.
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Pound Spread Betting Market Higher as EU Leaders Agree on Fiscal Union:
Last update - 12 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Against the Commonwealth dollars and the rand the pound is very slightly higher; there has not been the traditional rally that supports commodity-oriented currencies after each new solution to the European debt crisis - see Article: Pound Spread Betting Market Higher as EU Leaders Agree on Fiscal Union.
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EUR/USD Spreads Lower as ECB Cuts Interest Rates:
Last update - 9 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The EUR/USD lost a cent yesterday afternoon during the European Central Bank press conference. Financial spread betting investors were happy enough that the ECB had lowered its Refinancing Rate from 1.25% to 1%. They - see Article: EUR/USD Spreads Lower as ECB Cuts Interest Rates.
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Forex Spread Betting Market on Edge Ahead of ECB Rate Decision:
Last update - 8 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The forex spread betting market is on edge ahead of the ECB rate decision and any surprises from Sig. Draghi would feed FX volatility. That could mean spikes and troughs and opportunities to spread bet outside - see Article: Forex Spread Betting Market on Edge Ahead of ECB Rate Decision.
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USD/CAD Spreads Drop as Bank of Canada Hints at Rate Increase:
Last update - 7 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The Bank of Canada kept its target interest rate at 1%, as expected, but Governor Mark Carney sent the USD/CAD lower when he dropped a heavy hint that rates could be moving higher before too long. Today's significant - see Article: USD/CAD Spreads Drop as Bank of Canada Hints at Rate Increase.
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EUR/USD Spreads Lower as S&P Puts Eurozone on Negative Watch:
Last update - 6 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Standard & Poor's put 15 of the 17 Eurozone countries on ''creditwatch'' for a possible downgrade. Investors in New York responded to the news by selling the euro, taking the EUR/USD half a cent lower, and a similar reaction in the - see Article: EUR/USD Spreads Lower as S&P Puts Eurozone on Negative Watch.
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FX Spread Betting: US Dollar Higher on Fall in US Unemployment Rate:
Last update - 5 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: US unemployment fell from 9.0% to 8.6% and non-farm payrolls went up by 120k. A further 72k jobs were added to previous months' totals. FX spread betting investors saw the figures as another sign that the US economy is doing better than Europe and - see Article: FX Spread Betting: US Dollar Higher on Fall in US Unemployment Rate.
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Swiss Franc Spreads Dive Lower as Government Considers Negative Interest Rates:
Last update - 2 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The Swiss franc took a one-cent dive on Thursday afternoon after the Swiss government let it be know it was considering negative interest rates, a strategy most recently seen with Sweden's -0.25% deposit rate in - see Article: Swiss Franc Spreads Dive Lower as Government Considers Negative Interest Rates.
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Share Spread Betting Markets Lifted by Coordinated Central Bank Action:
Last update - 1 Dec 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Share spread betting prices in Europe and North America went up by more than 4% on the day, followed in the same direction this morning by equity markets in the Far East as a number of Central Banks launched a coordinated action to boost liquidity - see Article: Share Spread Betting Markets Lifted by Coordinated Central Bank Action.
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Sterling Spread Betting Market Higher Despite Lower UK Growth Forecasts:
Last update - 30 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Financial spread betting investors were comfortable with the Chancellor's message on UK growth forecasts, partly because they had feared worse and partly because they could see worse going on across the Channel. Sterling extended the previous day's gains - see Article: Sterling Spread Betting Market Higher Despite Lower UK Growth Forecasts.
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Fall in UK Retail Sales Pushes GBP/CHF Spread Betting Market Down:
Last update - 29 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The Confederation of British Industry reported that retail sales had fallen by more than expected in November, in a sixth consecutive month of decline. The pound fell against most major currencies, with the GBP/EUR and GBP/CHF spreads losing - see Article: Fall in UK Retail Sales Pushes GBP/CHF Spread Betting Market Down.
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EUR/USD Spreads Jump Higher on Reports of IMF Bailing Out Italy:
Last update - 28 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Italy's La Stampa newspaper reported yesterday that the IMF was preparing a bailout package of €600bn for Italy that would avoid the country having to refinance its debt next year. The EUR/USD spreads gapped a cent higher on the news and - see Article: EUR/USD Spreads Jump Higher on Reports of IMF Bailing Out Italy.
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Pound Spreads Down as Q3 GDP Growth Confirmed at 0.5 Percent:
Last update - 25 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Elsewhere the pound spread betting market is lower, but only marginally so. No damage was done by the first revision to Britain's third quarter GDP growth, which was unchanged at 0.5%. Today's statistical reckoning opened with a return to - see Article: Pound Spreads Down as Q3 GDP Growth Confirmed at 0.5 Percent.
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Disappointing German Bond Auction Sends EUR/GBP Spreads Lower:
Last update - 24 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Wednesday's failed German bond auction spooked financial spread betting markets. The EUR/GBP and EUR/USD spreads took a swift half-cent dive. Sterling had been unaffected half an hour earlier when the minutes of November's Monetary Policy - see Article: Disappointing German Bond Auction Sends EUR/GBP Spreads Lower.
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EUR/USD Spread Betting Market Lower Following Spanish Bond Auction:
Last update - 23 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: It was no great surprise that Spain had to pay 5.11% interest on three-month borrowings and 5.23% for six-month money, but it must have hurt. No great damage was done to the euro, however. Against the US dollar it is down by - see Article: EUR/USD Spread Betting Market Lower Following Spanish Bond Auction.
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GBP/EUR Spreads Lower Ahead of Spanish Bond Auction:
Last update - 22 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Sterling lost ground to the euro yesterday mainly for technical reasons. There could be more of that today in the GBP/EUR spreads unless the - see Article: GBP/EUR Spreads Lower Ahead of Spanish Bond Auction.
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ECB Bond Buying Helps Prop Euro Spread Betting Market:
Last update - 21 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Investors were seeing the euro in a positive light on Friday. Not only was the European Central Bank (ECB) soldiering on with its efforts to shore up the price of Spanish and Italian government bonds, there were rumours that it was about to scale - see Article: ECB Bond Buying Helps Prop Euro Spread Betting Market.
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Commodity Currencies Lower in Forex Spread Betting on Eurozone Worries:
Last update - 18 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Forex spread betting investors are worried about what will happen in Spain when opposition leader Mariano Rajoy wins this Sunday's general election. They decided not to wallop the euro, although they did give the commodity dollars a bit of a kicking - see Article: Commodity Currencies Lower in Forex Spread Betting on Eurozone Worries.
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Financial Spread Betting: UK Consumer Confidence Drops:
Last update - 17 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Overnight Nationwide's index of consumer confidence gave more ammunition to the bearish financial spread betting investors when it fell by nine points to 36. This morning's UK retail sales figures will probably be - see Article: Financial Spread Betting: UK Consumer Confidence Drops.
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Online Spread Betting: Eurozone Bond Yields Continue to Climb:
Last update - 16 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Tuesday was another bad day for most of Euroland's sovereign borrowers. Yields moved higher across the board, reflecting a growing reluctance among investors to buy any but the safest assets. The reason for online spread betting - see Article: Online Spread Betting: Eurozone Bond Yields Continue to Climb.
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FX Spread Betting Investors Sell Aussie Dollar on Rate Cut Speculation:
Last update - 15 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Overnight the Reserve Bank of Australia released the minutes of a policy meeting earlier this month at which the cash rate was cut by 25 basis points to 4.5%. FX spread betting investors inferred that rates may fall further and they sold the - see Article: FX Spread Betting Investors Sell Aussie Dollar on Rate Cut Speculation.
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EUR/USD Spreads Rise on Appointment of New Greek PM:
Last update - 14 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: On Friday investors got a taste of Euroland's brighter future when Lucas Papademos took over in Greece. They reacted positively, sending the EUR/USD spreads a cent higher. The market had to wait until yesterday for confirmation that - see Article: EUR/USD Spreads Rise on Appointment of New Greek PM.
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Euro Spread Betting Market Rallies as Greece Appoints New PM:
Last update - 11 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: On Thursday spread betting investors backed off from the previous day's assault and allowed the euro some breathing space. Helping to support that mood were the nomination of a new prime minister for Greece and - see Article: Euro Spread Betting Market Rallies as Greece Appoints New PM.
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Euro Spread Betting Market Lower as Italian Bond Yields Climb Above 7 Percent:
Last update - 10 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Ten-year yields on Italian bonds leapt a percentage point higher to well above 7%. Not surprisingly, the exodus from Italy dominated the FX spread betting market. The euro set off lower as London opened and - see Article: Euro Spread Betting Market Lower as Italian Bond Yields Climb Above 7 Percent.
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Lloyds Share Spread Betting Market Higher Despite CEO Stepping Down:
Last update - 9 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi says he will resign but not just yet and Lloyds CEO Antonio Horta-Osório is off sick with stress. Surprisingly, financial spread betting markets are not in the least dismayed by the lack of leadership. Lloyds shares are - see Article: Lloyds Share Spread Betting Market Higher Despite CEO Stepping Down.
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FX Spread Betting Markets Rangebound Ahead of German Trade Balance Data:
Last update - 8 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: In FX spread betting news, sterling, the euro, the yen, the Canadian dollar, the New Zealand dollar and the rand start today within a dozen ticks of their relative positions at yesterday's opening. Watch for Germany's balance of trade and - see Article: FX Spread Betting Markets Rangebound Ahead of German Trade Balance Data.
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GBP/CAD Spreads Higher on Rise in Canadian Unemployment Rate:
Last update - 7 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The data that did make a difference were those for Canadian employment. Unemployment, which was supposed to be unchanged in October at 7.1%, went up to 7.3%. Those numbers sent the GBP/CAD spreads up as - see Article: GBP/CAD Spreads Higher on Rise in Canadian Unemployment Rate.
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EUR/USD Spread Betting Market Rises Despite ECB Rate Cut:
Last update - 4 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: In the last 24 hours the EUR/USD spread betting market has strengthened by a cent and a half. That performance is all the more surprising in view of the interest rate cut delivered by the European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday. Whilst - see Article: EUR/USD Spread Betting Market Rises Despite ECB Rate Cut.
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Rise in Unemployment Sends New Zealand Dollar Spreads Lower:
Last update - 3 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Overnight an increase in New Zealand unemployment helped the New Zealand dollar along its already-downward path. Services sector PMIs from Britain, Euroland and the States are due today, as well as US factory orders. Dominating the - see Article: Rise in Unemployment Sends New Zealand Dollar Spreads Lower.
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Weak Manufacturing PMI Pushes Pound Spread Betting Market Down:
Last update - 2 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The GDP of Britain grew by 0.5% in the third quarter and by the same percentage in the year to September. The result was slightly better than spread betting investors were expecting but any advantage to the pound was obliterated by weaker - see Article: Weak Manufacturing PMI Pushes Pound Spread Betting Market Down.
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AUD/USD Spread Betting Market Lower on RBA Rate Cut:
Last update - 1 Nov 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The Australian dollar took a smack this morning after Australian house prices fell by -2.2% in the year to September and the Reserve Bank of Australia unexpectedly lowered its cash rate from 4.75% to - see Article: AUD/USD Spread Betting Market Lower on RBA Rate Cut.
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Dollar/Yen Spreads Head Higher on Bank of Japan Intervention:
Last update - 31 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The BoJ intervened earlier this morning to push the yen lower by selling it. The BoJ action took the US dollar higher across the board, simply because it is likely that the bulk of the BoJ's buying was in dollar/yen. It was the first real movement since - see Article: Dollar/Yen Spreads Head Higher on Bank of Japan Intervention.
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EU Debt Crisis Relief Rally Sends Online Spread Betting Markets Up:
Last update - 28 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Online spread betting investors spent Thursday on the crest of a wave of relief. Euroland leaders had come up with a credible agreement, roughly in line with expectations, and everyone wanted to believe in it. Nobody was keen to point a finger - see Article: EU Debt Crisis Relief Rally Sends Online Spread Betting Markets Up.
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EUR/USD Spread Betting Market Higher on EU Debt Crisis Agreement:
Last update - 27 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: At the end of hours of negotiation to resolve the southern European debt crisis EU leaders have come to an agreement. The initial reaction of financial spread betting markets has been guardedly positive, with the euro half a cent firmer against the US - see Article: EUR/USD Spread Betting Market Higher on EU Debt Crisis Agreement.
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New Zealand Dollar Spread Betting Market Lower on Inflation Data:
Last update - 26 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: In FX spread betting news, the Commonwealth dollars made every other currency's life easier by variously coming a cropper. With the Kiwi it was the low inflation figure earlier in the day that had set the negative tone. The Australian dollar suffered a - see Article: New Zealand Dollar Spread Betting Market Lower on Inflation Data.
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Shares Spread Betting Markets Rangebound Ahead of EU Summit:
Last update - 25 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: In 36 hours or so the EU will reveal, in all its full glory, the plan to resolve southern Europe's debt crisis. Until then, those with cash to invest are inclined to bide their time. If EU leaders get it right, that cash will go into shares spread betting markets, - see Article: Shares Spread Betting Markets Rangebound Ahead of EU Summit.
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FX Spread Betting Investors Await Outcome of EU Debt Crisis Summit:
Last update - 24 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: As for the euro, FX spread betting investors' expectations from the weekend summit meeting have been met almost perfectly. Having been warned there would be no result until Wednesday they cannot even feign disappointment. That is not to say - see Article: FX Spread Betting Investors Await Outcome of EU Debt Crisis Summit.
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Spread Betting: Demand For Safe Haven Currencies Weakens Ahead of EU Crisis Meeting:
Last update - 21 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Neither safe-haven yen and dollars nor risky commodity currencies have been in particular demand over the last 24 hours. The prices of gold and oil are virtually unchanged, as are share prices on the major exchanges. With - see Article: Spread Betting: Demand For Safe Haven Currencies Weakens Ahead of EU Crisis Meeting.
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Spread Betting Markets Lower as Disagreements Over EFSF Persist:
Last update - 20 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Spread betting investors did not wait until the evening to decide that Tuesday's glib optimism had possibly been misguided. Not only was the €2 trillion bailout fund story a crock; it looked as though an agreement was no closer than it - see Article: Spread Betting Markets Lower as Disagreements Over EFSF Persist.
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EUR/USD Spreads Higher on Rumours of Franco-German Agreement over EFSF:
Last update - 19 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The euro had a tolerable day on Tuesday, with the EUR/USD spread betting market collecting half a cent. Its get-out-of-jail-free card came in the form of renewed rumours of an agreement between France and Germany to boost the EFSF to - see Article: EUR/USD Spreads Higher on Rumours of Franco-German Agreement over EFSF.
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Euro Falls in FX Spread Betting on German Warning Over EU Crisis Summit:
Last update - 18 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble has stated that 'We won't have a definitive solution [to the EU debt crisis] this weekend'. This was not at all what FX spread betting investors had been looking for. The euro went down, the - see Article: Euro Falls in FX Spread Betting on German Warning Over EU Crisis Summit.
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Financial Spread Betting: EUR/USD Higher on Optimism Over Upcoming EU Debt Crisis Summit:
Last update - 17 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Rightmove reported a 2.8% monthly increase in the average asking price for real estate on its website, while the increase for the London area was a whopping 5.2%. The data will do sterling no harm but financial spread betting investors are unlikely to - see Article: Financial Spread Betting: EUR/USD Higher on Optimism Over Upcoming EU Debt Crisis Summit.
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FX Spread Betting: GBP/CHF Spreads Climb Higher:
Last update - 14 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Dynamo of the day in FX spread betting was sterling, which rose by a staggering 0.3% against the Swiss franc, a little under half a cent. Among major currencies the average net change was 0.1%. Total non-movers were the Australian and New - see Article: FX Spread Betting: GBP/CHF Spreads Climb Higher.
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Sterling Lower in FX Spread Betting as UK Unemployment Rises:
Last update - 13 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: While the euro was coasting to another easy win sterling was having a tougher time in FX spread betting. Figures released on Wednesday morning showed UK employment at its highest level in 15 years. Had it not been for fewer - see Article: Sterling Lower in FX Spread Betting as UK Unemployment Rises.
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FX Spread Betting: EC President Barroso to Unveil Bank Recapitalisation Plan:
Last update - 12 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: President Barroso will be on the podium today with his proposals for propping up banks and greater economic integration. Online spread betting investors are wholeheartedly in favour of anything that props up banks. In the FX spread betting - see Article: FX Spread Betting: EC President Barroso to Unveil Bank Recapitalisation Plan.
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Euro heads Higher in FX Spread Betting on Optimism Over EU Debt Plan:
Last update - 11 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: FX spread betting investors did not take a blind bit of notice of the deterioration in Sentix index of investor confidence; the imminent Club Med rescue plan and bank recapitalisation was far more important. As the euro prospered, the pound, the yen - see Article: Euro heads Higher in FX Spread Betting on Optimism Over EU Debt Plan.
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EUR/USD Spreads Rise on Better Than Expected US NFP Data:
Last update - 10 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Good news for the US economy was not good news for the dollar. It increased investors' appetite for risk and made them less inclined to crave the safety of the dollar and the yen. See also EUR/USD spreads. Except for - see Article: EUR/USD Spreads Rise on Better Than Expected US NFP Data.
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Online Spread Betting Market Rise as BoE Launches QE2:
Last update - 7 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Taking together QE2 in Britain, the ECB's provision of liquidity and the EU push to recapitalise banks, online spread betting investors decided the world was a less scary place. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief and equities and commodity-related - see Article: Online Spread Betting Market Rise as BoE Launches QE2.
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Financial Spread Betting: BoE Could Launch Quantitative Easing:
Last update - 6 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The focus in financial spread betting today will be on central bank policy announcements in London and Berlin. There is a faint possibility that the Bank of England will introduce a second round of asset purchases and an even more - see Article: Financial Spread Betting: BoE Could Launch Quantitative Easing.
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Shares Spread Betting: Apple Lower Following iPhone 4S Launch:
Last update - 5 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: On Tuesday Tim Cook unveiled Apple's latest iPhone, the 4S. It looked remarkably similar to its predecessor and technophiles were underwhelmed. Shares spread betting investors were not convinced and the share price of - see Article: Shares Spread Betting: Apple Lower Following iPhone 4S Launch.
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EUR/USD Spreads Betting Market Drops on Outcome of ECOFIN Council:
Last update - 4 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The ministers decided to hold off from signing the cheque for the €8 billion that Greece needs to pay next month's interest and payroll. All in all the outcome of yesterday's meeting did the EUR/USD spread betting market no favours - see Article: EUR/USD Spreads Betting Market Drops on Outcome of ECOFIN Council.
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Euro Falls in Online Spread Betting Market on Greek Worries:
Last update - 3 Oct 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Although online spread betting investors are not totally convinced that the confidence in Athens is justified, they have not punished the euro too severely in the Far East this morning. It is down by about half a yen and half a US cent from its position at the - see Article: Euro Falls in Online Spread Betting Market on Greek Worries.
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Spread Betting Markets Fall as Worry Over Eurozone Woes Returns:
Last update - 30 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Overnight, Asian stock spread betting markets declined and this morning worries about Europe have returned. The euro has given back all of the ground it gained yesterday and some commentators are now saying they want - see Article: Spread Betting Markets Fall as Worry Over Eurozone Woes Returns.
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FX Spread Betting: EUR/USD Higher on EU Debt Crisis Plan Speculation:
Last update - 29 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The euro actually enjoyed a brief rally in the FX spread betting market heading to a one-week-high against the US dollar yesterday on speculation European leaders will do all that is necessary to aid debt-strapped regional nations. This followed - see Article: FX Spread Betting: EUR/USD Higher on EU Debt Crisis Plan Speculation.
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GBP/USD Spreads Rally as Risk Appetite Returns:
Last update - 28 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The GBP/USD spreads rallied, tracking gains in the euro, as a rise in global stocks boosted risk sentiment and prompted investors to cut bets that the pound would fall. There was an air - see Article: GBP/USD Spreads Rally as Risk Appetite Returns.
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Online Spread Betting: EU Looks to Expand EFSF:
Last update - 27 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The European Politburo is now listening to the online spread betting market and seems prepared to fatten out the bailout fund – the EFSF – into the war chest it needs to be. Figures of €3-4 trillion are being spoken about (for reference the UK has - see Article: Online Spread Betting: EU Looks to Expand EFSF.
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FX Spread Betting Investors Turn to Dollar Amid Eurozone Crisis:
Last update - 26 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Until a solid plan of action over the Eurozone debt situtation is formulated, in FX spread betting, we are likely to continue to see US dollar strength and euro and commodity dollar weakness, with the pound caught somewhere in the - see Article: FX Spread Betting Investors Turn to Dollar Amid Eurozone Crisis.
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Relief Rally Likely in Indices Spread Betting Markets as G20 Leaders Promise Action:
Last update - 23 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: A release from the G20 acknowledging the need to do something (big) urgently means that at the end of this awful week we are likely to see a relief rally in the indices spread betting markets. Whether - see Article: Relief Rally Likely in Indices Spread Betting Markets as G20 Leaders Promise Action.
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Pound Sold Off in FX Spread Betting on Dovish BoE Minutes:
Last update - 22 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The Bank of England minutes had a significantly more dovish tone with many analysts now predicting a November increase in QE. Predictably, the pound was sold off on the news in the FX spread betting markets. Away - see Article: Pound Sold Off in FX Spread Betting on Dovish BoE Minutes.
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Pound Takes a Beating in FX Spread Betting Markets on QE Speculation:
Last update - 21 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: In FX spread betting, the pound took a beating in the build-up to this month's Bank of England interest rate meeting, as spread betting investors anticipate QE expansion. This morning the minutes of the meeting are released, shedding light - see Article: Pound Takes a Beating in FX Spread Betting Markets on QE Speculation.
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Forex Spread Betting: Dollar Surges on Safe Haven Buying:
Last update - 20 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: In spread betting, lead by renewed fears of an imminent Greek default and the perceived inability and unwillingness of European politicians to do anything other than bicker, the US dollar, revelling in its invigorated safe-haven status, took around - see Article: Forex Spread Betting: Dollar Surges on Safe Haven Buying.
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German Refusal to Increase ESFS Funds Frustrates Spread Betting Market:
Last update - 19 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The spread betting market certainly does not always know best, but Chancellor Merkel's dismissal of demands to introduce Eurobonds and increase the size of the European bailout mechanism, the ESFS, is only exasperating an already-desperate - see Article: German Refusal to Increase ESFS Funds Frustrates Spread Betting Market.
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Spread Betting: Central Banks Intervene to Supply Dollars to European Banks:
Last update - 16 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Five central banks are to supply three-month USD funding to Europe's increasingly besieged banks. The cynical view in the spread betting market this morning is that the co-ordinated central bank action is not so much a rescue, as confirmation that - see Article: Spread Betting: Central Banks Intervene to Supply Dollars to European Banks.
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Spread Betting: EU Leaders Pledge Support to Greece:
Last update - 15 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: With spread betting markets being very fragile, Ms Merkel and Mr Sarkozy had little choice but to say that they ''are convinced that the future of Greece is in the Eurozone''. European - see Article: Spread Betting: EU Leaders Pledge Support to Greece.
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Italian Bonds Continue to Rise Ahead of EU Finance Summit:
Last update - 14 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Investors made the Italian government pay through the nose to borrow five-year money, with Italian bonds at 5.6%. Admittedly that is less than the 37.1% they would theoretically demand from Greece but it is still eye-wateringly usurious compared - see Article: Italian Bonds Continue to Rise Ahead of EU Finance Summit.
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FX Spread Betting: SNB Euro Peg Fix Still Effective:
Last update - 13 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: A dearth of data yesterday contributed to relative calm in the FX spread betting market. Sterling is up by half a cent against the US dollar, down by that much against the euro and slightly firmer against the yen. The Swiss franc is obediently - see Article: FX Spread Betting: SNB Euro Peg Fix Still Effective.
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Euro/Swiss Franc Spreads Find Support in SNB Currency Peg Intervention:
Last update - 12 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The Swiss franc has lost two cents to the dollar since Friday morning. At least for now, the market is unwilling to take on the Swiss National Bank, which said that it would intervene ''in unlimited quantities'' to keep the euro/Swiss franc exchange rate - see Article: Euro/Swiss Franc Spreads Find Support in SNB Currency Peg Intervention.
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GBP/EUR Spread Betting Market Finds Support as ECB Lowers Growth Forecast:
Last update - 9 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The GBP/EUR spread betting market received additional support after the European Central Bank elected to stick with its 1.5% Refinancing Rate. It was not the unchanged rate that helped but the downgrade of internal ECB projections for - see Article: GBP/EUR Spread Betting Market Finds Support as ECB Lowers Growth Forecast.
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Euro Dollar Spread Betting Market Under Pressure Ahead of ECB Rate Decision:
Last update - 8 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: There is speculation that the ECB might decide that sluggish growth will lead to falling inflation and that there is no need to take the refinancing rate beyond its current 1.5% level. This could put the euro - dollar spread betting market - see Article: Euro Dollar Spread Betting Market Under Pressure Ahead of ECB Rate Decision.
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EUR/CHF Spreads Jump Higher on SNB Euro Peg Intervention:
Last update - 7 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Yesterday morning the SNB unveiled Plan E. The Bank ''will no longer tolerate a EUR/CHF exchange rate below one Swiss franc twenty. It is prepared to purchase foreign exchange in unlimited quantities''. The market swallowed - see Article: EUR/CHF Spreads Jump Higher on SNB Euro Peg Intervention.
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Oil Spreads Take a Hit as US NFP Data Sends Markets Lower:
Last update - 5 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Last Friday's employment report showed zero growth in non-farm payrolls. The figure was not good for confidence. Equities and oil spreads took a hit and gold went higher. Currency spreads showed only limited - see Article: Oil Spreads Take a Hit as US NFP Data Sends Markets Lower.
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Dollar Spread Betting Market Under Pressure Ahead of Non Farm Payrolls:
Last update - 2 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The imminent payrolls announcement will be a disincentive to trading activity this morning. In principle that means modest ranges, but it also provides would-be heroes with an opportunity to take the dollar for a walk in a thin spread betting market - see Article: Dollar Spread Betting Market Under Pressure Ahead of Non Farm Payrolls.
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FX Spreads: Sterling Unaffected by Weak Housing Stats:
Last update - 1 Sep 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Today's other UK release, Nationwide's house price index, is already out, down by 0.6% on the month and by 0.4% on the year. Nationwide believes 'the downside risks have increased'. FX spread betting investors seem to have taken the news in - see Article: FX Spreads: Sterling Unaffected by Weak Housing Stats.
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Rise in UK Mortgage Approvals Fails to Boost Sterling Spread Betting Market:
Last update - 31 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: In Britain mortgage approvals numbered 49,230 in July, 230 more than spread betting investors were expecting and the highest level since May last year. The news did no good for sterling though, perhaps because mortgage lending is still barely - see Article: Rise in UK Mortgage Approvals Fails to Boost Sterling Spread Betting Market.
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FX Spread Betting: Dollar Weakens as Bernanke Fails to Mention QE3:
Last update - 30 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The US dollar fell on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke failed to announce a third round of quantitative easing. FX spread betting investors had been more than half expecting him to announce QE3 at the same venue he had - see Article: FX Spread Betting: Dollar Weakens as Bernanke Fails to Mention QE3.
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USD/CAD Spread Betting Market Climbs on Softer Oil Prices:
Last update - 26 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: When the oil price turned tail and dropped three dollars, the Canadian dollar fell all the way back against the US dollar but elsewhere held on to at least some of its gains with varying degrees of success. See also USD/CAD spread betting. Its - see Article: USD/CAD Spread Betting Market Climbs on Softer Oil Prices.
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Financial Spread Betting: Cable Falls on Positive US Durable Goods Orders:
Last update - 25 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: US durable goods orders data showed a 4.0% monthly increase, double what had been forecast. Financial spread betting investors decided to use this as a stick to poke the pound. Cable fell - see Article: Financial Spread Betting: Cable Falls on Positive US Durable Goods Orders.
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GBP/JPY Spread Betting Market Drops Despite Japenese Credit Downgrade:
Last update - 24 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The news of the Japanese credit rating downgrade weakened the yen briefly early this morning but it has since made more than a full recovery, and the USD/JPY and GBP/JPY spread betting markets are - see Article: GBP/JPY Spread Betting Market Drops Despite Japenese Credit Downgrade.
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Australian Dollar Rises as FX Spread Betting Market Turmoil Ends:
Last update - 23 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Apart from an upward drift for the Australian and New Zealand dollars there was not a great deal of activity in the FX spread betting market. After two weeks of turmoil it is perhaps not - see Article: Australian Dollar Rises as FX Spread Betting Market Turmoil Ends.
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Forex Spreads: Swiss Franc and Euro Strengthen as Dollar Tumbles:
Last update - 22 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The single currency was slightly lower against the Swiss franc, but then so was everything else. It edged higher against the US dollar, the pound and the yen. As much as anything it was investors' dislike for the US dollar that propped it up. There - see Article: Forex Spreads: Swiss Franc and Euro Strengthen as Dollar Tumbles.
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Crude Oil Prices Tumble as Global Growth Forecasts are Lowered:
Last update - 19 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Four investment banks lowered their forecasts for global growth yesterday, thereby triggering a sell-off on world equity markets. Shares were down, crude oil was down and gold was up. The - see Article: Crude Oil Prices Tumble as Global Growth Forecasts are Lowered.
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Gold Spread Betting Market Heads for $1800 as Risk Appetite Fades:
Last update - 18 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: It was a bad day for risk-appetite, a good one for the gold spread betting market, which commentators now say could well reach $1,800 an ounce. Sterling did well enough, gaining ground across the board despite two major - see Article: Gold Spread Betting Market Heads for $1800 as Risk Appetite Fades.
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FX Spread Betting: Swiss Franc Falls on Speculation Over SNB Intervention:
Last update - 17 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The euro - as well as everything else - is another couple of cents higher against the Swiss franc, which is 11% off its peak a week ago. FX spread betting investors have been reducing long-franc positions in anticipation of a serious move to hold down the - see Article: FX Spread Betting: Swiss Franc Falls on Speculation Over SNB Intervention.
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Euro Currency Spreads Under Pressure Ahead of Franco German Summit:
Last update - 16 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: It will be all eyes on the euro currency spreads today, first to see just how weak Euroland growth was in Q2, then to hear what new agreement the French and German leaders have been able to cobble together. Both events will - see Article: Euro Currency Spreads Under Pressure Ahead of Franco German Summit.
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Spread Betting: Euro Rises Despite Fall in Eurozone Industrial Production:
Last update - 15 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Friday was a fairly good day for the euro. An unexpected 0.7% monthly fall in Eurozone industrial production did it no damage and online spread betting investors were content to overlook earlier rumours about French banks and - see Article: Spread Betting: Euro Rises Despite Fall in Eurozone Industrial Production.
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Euro/Swiss Franc Spreads Climb Higher on Pegging Rumours:
Last update - 12 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The euro/Swiss peg was the only idea in town yesterday so investors used the story as an excuse to take some profits on their long-franc positions, taking the currency three cents lower against the US dollar, four cents down against the euro and - see Article: Euro/Swiss Franc Spreads Climb Higher on Pegging Rumours.
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Euro Weakened by Rumours Over Fiscal Health of Societe Generale:
Last update - 11 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The dollar has strenghtened as a result of the euro's failure after rumours spread about Societe Generale being in trouble and France losing its triple-A credit rating. What do we - see Article: Euro Weakened by Rumours Over Fiscal Health of Societe Generale.
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US Dollar Spreads Drop as Fed Commits to Low Interest Rates Until 2013:
Last update - 10 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: The US dollar spreads moved lower across the board, on the prospect of another two years of minimal returns, while commodity-oriented currencies strengthened as a double-dip recession became - see Article: US Dollar Spreads Drop as Fed Commits to Low Interest Rates Until 2013.
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Gold Spreads Push Above $1750 as Equities Plummet:
Last update - 9 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: Gold spreads pushed ahead above $1750, the crude oil spread betting market extended to 30% its fall from the highs of late April, equities dumped another 5% (or whatever). Against - see Article: Gold Spreads Push Above $1750 as Equities Plummet.
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US Credit Rating Downgrade Puts US Dollar Spreads Under Pressure:
Last update - 8 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: In the Far East FX market this morning, reaction to the US credit rating downgrade has been muted. Although the US dollar spreads came under early pressure, it was by no means a one-way street. On one hand it is disconcerting - see Article: US Credit Rating Downgrade Puts US Dollar Spreads Under Pressure.
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Hang Seng Plunges 4.6 Percent as Stock Markets See Dramatic Sell Off:
Last update - 5 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: In a dramatic day European markets fell by more than 3%. The Dow Jones had its worst day in 3 years - 500 points down in one trading session! Asia continued the sell off with the Hang Seng index down 4.65%. - see Article: Hang Seng Plunges 4.6 Percent as Stock Markets See Dramatic Sell Off.
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Swiss National Bank Cuts Interest Rates as USD/CHF Spreads Hit 0.76:
Last update - 4 Aug 11 |
Forex Spread Betting: With USD/CHF at 0.76, EUR/CHF at 1.08 and GBP/CHF at 1.24 the Swiss National Bank cut its target rate to 'as close to zero as possible'. The purpose of the move was to prevent the further rise of the franc's value. Presumably - see Article: Swiss National Bank Cuts Interest Rates as USD/CHF Spreads Hit 0.76.
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FX Day Trading 3 Aug 2011:
Last update - 3 Aug 11 |
FX Day Trading 3 Aug 2011: The global growth worry has had an effect beyond equity markets. The oil spread betting market is down, gold and the Swiss franc are up, and the AUD, NZD and CAD commodity-dollar trio have all fallen by a cent or more against the pound. Other than - see Article: FX Day Trading 3 Aug 2011.
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FX Day Trading 2 Aug 2011:
Last update - 2 Aug 11 |
FX Day Trading 2 Aug 2011: After lunch the indices spread betting market was taken aback when the US manufacturing PMI came in at 50.9, having been expected to be at least four points higher - see Article: FX Day Trading 2 Aug 2011.
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FX Day Trading 1 Aug 2011:
Last update - 1 Aug 11 |
FX Day Trading 1 Aug 2011: The EUR/USD spread betting market was compromised on Friday by an announcement from Standard & Poor's that it had downgraded the credit rating of Cyprus from A- to BBB+. Together with a political crisis on the island, the - see Article: FX Day Trading 1 Aug 2011.
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FX Day Trading 29 Jul 2011:
Last update - 29 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 29 Jul 2011: Only against the yen and the pound is it lower. The yen came out on top, with the USD/JPY spread betting market approaching the lows which provoked co-ordinated G7 intervention in the aftermath of March's tsunami. It might have gone even higher - see Article: FX Day Trading 29 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 28 Jul 2011:
Last update - 28 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 28 Jul 2011: Just about the only currency against which the US dollar has not moved higher is the Australian dollar. The AUD/USD spread betting market built on yesterday's gains as result of the new upward tilt to the interest rate outlook. Sterling looks - see Article: FX Day Trading 28 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 27 Jul 2011:
Last update - 27 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 27 Jul 2011: The attitude in Washington and the bond market is still that there will be an eleventh-hour agreement to prevent the US going into default. The GBP/USD spreads are only half a cent lower. Investors - see Article: FX Day Trading 27 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 26 Jul 2011:
Last update - 26 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 26 Jul 2011: In the US, the House and the Senate still cannot come to an agreement on raising the debt ceiling. The dollar has headed lower across the board. Most notable is the way the EUR/USD has fallen by a cent, despite - see Article: FX Day Trading 26 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 25 Jul 2011:
Last update - 25 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 25 Jul 2011: Since the Eurozone debt agreement was announced on Thursday evening the euro spreads have covered a range of just one cent and gone precisely nowhere against the US dollar, the pound and the yen. The Swiss franc has strengthened across - see Article: FX Day Trading 25 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 21 Jul 2011:
Last update - 21 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 21 Jul 2011: Optimism over a proposed greek debt plan, together with an expectation that Washington will raise the debt ceiling before the clock strikes twelve, contributed to a lowering of tension in financial markets. US shares were only very slightly down - see Article: FX Day Trading 21 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 20 Jul 2011:
Last update - 20 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 20 Jul 2011: Investors looked on the bright side, abandoning safe havens and swarming into riskier assets. Gold, the yen and the Swiss franc went down; oil spreads, equities and the commodity currencies went up. Some - see Article: FX Day Trading 20 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 19 Jul 2011:
Last update - 19 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 19 Jul 2011: Investors' worries were primarily southern European government debt, the US debt ceiling and the global economy. Even for the most optimistic online spread betting investor that is a lot to handle. Gold touched another record high yesterday. As usual - see Article: FX Day Trading 19 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 18 Jul 2011:
Last update - 18 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 18 Jul 2011: Compared with Friday morning the pound spreads start today half a cent lower against the US dollar and quarter of a cent up on the euro. Sterling is down by half a yen and one Swiss cent. The pound has no - see Article: FX Day Trading 18 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 15 Jul 2011:
Last update - 15 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 15 Jul 2011: Sterling was able yesterday to take advantage of diversions to sneak into first place on the currency ladder. It is higher on the day against every major currency, even if some of those gains are not particularly large. There were no - see Article: FX Day Trading 15 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 14 Jul 2011:
Last update - 14 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 14 Jul 2011: The idea of a US downgrade accompanied by the printing of yet more money did not add to financial spread betting investors' enthusiasm for the dollar. It starts today nearly two cents down against the pound compared with Wednesday's - see Article: FX Day Trading 14 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 13 Jul 2011:
Last update - 13 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 13 Jul 2011: Spread betting investors were reassured early this morning by news that the pace of China's economic growth slowed only slightly in Q2, from 9.7% to 9.5%. Retail sales grew strongly on the year, rising by 17.7%, as did industrial production, up - see Article: FX Day Trading 13 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 12 Jul 2011:
Last update - 12 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 12 Jul 2011: Investors were buying the Swiss franc, taking the EUR/CHF and GBP/CHF spread betting markets to record lows. The yen was even more popular, close to a record high against the dollar and not far from the level at which G7 central banks intervened - see Article: FX Day Trading 12 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 11 Jul 2011:
Last update - 11 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 11 Jul 2011: It is a sign of the euro's sudden fall from grace that it even managed to lose ground to the US dollar, which was itself being given a kicking in the FX spread betting market. The US employment report was a horror story through and through, with - see Article: FX Day Trading 11 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 8 Jul 2011:
Last update - 8 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 8 Jul 2011: Spread betting investors were satisfied, by and large, with what ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet had to say at his news conference yesterday. As expected, the ECB had raised its refinancing rate from 1.25% to 1.5% and - see Article: FX Day Trading 8 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 7 Jul 2011:
Last update - 7 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 7 Jul 2011: The GBP/AUD is softer, courtesy of stronger-than-expected 23.4k jobs growth in June. Investors took the Aussie a cent higher on the news, having ignored a feeble 35.8 reading for Australia's construction PMI two hours earlier. Other - see Article: FX Day Trading 7 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 6 Jul 2011:
Last update - 6 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 6 Jul 2011: The EUR/CHF spreads traded lower as the Swiss franc was the main beneficiary of the news that Moody's had downgraded Portuguese government debt, rising by more than a cent against the euro and also jumping more than half a cent higher against - see Article: FX Day Trading 6 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 5 Jul 2011:
Last update - 5 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 5 Jul 2011: The euro and the pound currency spreads both conceded half a cent against the Swiss franc in the space of less than half an hour. Because the US dollar went up at the same time it looks as though there was a rush to buy safe-haven - see Article: FX Day Trading 5 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 4 Jul 2011:
Last update - 4 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 4 Jul 2011: Compared with Friday morning's opening levels, the EUR/USD starts in London this morning unchanged, give or take a dozen ticks. This is also the case for the euro against the pound and the yen. Friday's - see Article: FX Day Trading 4 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 1 Jul 2011:
Last update - 1 Jul 11 |
FX Day Trading 1 Jul 2011: The euro was deprived of nothing at all yesterday; it received its second vote of austerity in the Greek parliament (this time it's serious) and a broad swath of support in the forex spreads. With Greece firmly committed to a - see Article: FX Day Trading 1 Jul 2011.
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FX Day Trading 30 Jun 2011:
Last update - 30 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 30 Jun 2011: Shares spread betting investors were relieved yesterday when the Greek parliament voted by a narrow majority to accept in principle the tough conditions attached to the EU bailout package. There will be another vote to sign off on the details but that - see Article: FX Day Trading 30 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 29 Jun 2011:
Last update - 29 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 29 Jun 2011: Sterling had a dismal day, although it did manage to outpace the US dollar by half a cent and to add nearly one yen. The angle there was that investors were once again upbeat about the outcome of the Greek bailout and therefore - see Article: FX Day Trading 29 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 28 Jun 2011:
Last update - 28 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 28 Jun 2011: Investors were heartened that the problems of Greece have been sorted out and that global economic growth is no longer under threat. Stock markets moved higher, the price of crude oil edged upwards and demand for - see Article: FX Day Trading 28 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 27 Jun 2011:
Last update - 27 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 27 Jun 2011: Commodity dollars suffer alongside equity and commodities prices as a result of widespread nervousness about the slowing global economy and how that slowdown might be worsened by problems in Euroland. Again - see Article: FX Day Trading 27 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 24 Jun 2011:
Last update - 24 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 24 Jun 2011: Indices spread betting investors are nervous that the Greek predicament could exacerbate an economic slowdown that is already taking place. The Chinese manufacturing sector purchasing managers' index released yesterday morning was - see Article: FX Day Trading 24 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 23 Jun 2011:
Last update - 23 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 23 Jun 2011: The EUR/GBP rose but then virtually every other currency on the planet gained against the pound. Sterling had an awful day as a result of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee minutes. As could reasonably have been expected, the - see Article: FX Day Trading 23 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 22 Jun 2011:
Last update - 22 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 22 Jun 2011: Only the Canadian dollar has gone anywhere in the FX Markets, the GBP/CAD going up by a cent for reasons nobody can fathom. It was certainly nothing to do with a disappointing 0.3% monthly increase in Canadian retail sales. Sterling had a lucky - see Article: FX Day Trading 22 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 21 Jun 2011:
Last update - 21 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 21 Jun 2011: The RBA considers rates to be at an appropriate level. When central bankers talk of a policy rate being appropriate they mean they are not thinking of changing it. This did not go down well with financial spread betting investors, who knocked half a - see Article: FX Day Trading 21 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 20 Jun 2011:
Last update - 20 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 20 Jun 2011: The euro was heartened by news on Friday of the Franco-German agreement on the the extent of private sector investors' involvement in any rescheduling of Greek debt. Some of that euphoria has been lost over the weekend but euro/dollar is - see Article: FX Day Trading 20 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 17 Jun 2011:
Last update - 17 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 17 Jun 2011: Incomes are rising at less than half the speed that inflation is eating into them. The figures did not provoke a big hit for sterling, just a half-cent here and there, but it was embarrassing that the pound fared worse than the euro in the forex markets. The - see Article: FX Day Trading 17 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 16 Jun 2011:
Last update - 16 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 16 Jun 2011: As the Greek Prime Minister announced a cabinet reshuffle financial spread betting markets were in no mood even to consider giving a vote of confidence to Greece. They were not happy about any aspect of the situation and - see Article: FX Day Trading 16 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 15 Jun 2011:
Last update - 15 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 15 Jun 2011: Negotiations between EU finance ministers, aimed at reaching agreement on what to do about Greece, were inconclusive. Currency spreads investors evidently foresaw this outcome; there has been no backlash against the euro, which has - see Article: FX Day Trading 15 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 14 Jun 2011:
Last update - 14 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 14 Jun 2011: Whilst it was not a particularly showy performance the GBP/USD rate gained two US cents. The two principal factors behind the rally were investor nervousness about Greece and, unusually, the outlook for UK interest rates. With - see Article: FX Day Trading 14 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 13 Jun 2011:
Last update - 13 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 13 Jun 2011: The Loonie lost well over half a cent against the Greenback and only just managed to hold its position against the pound. The Canadian dollar's main problem was the price of crude oil, which had fallen by three dollars from its opening level. On a - see Article: FX Day Trading 13 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 10 Jun 2011:
Last update - 10 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 10 Jun 2011: Opinion is divided as to why the euro fell in forex trading. It could have been a case of buy the mystery, sell the history; financial spreads investors were competing with each other to take profits on speculative long-euro positions. Perhaps - see Article: FX Day Trading 10 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 9 Jun 2011:
Last update - 9 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 9 Jun 2011: On 8 June Moody's stated: ''Slower growth combined with weaker-than-expected fiscal consolidation could cause the UK's debt metrics to deteriorate to a point that would be inconsistent with an Aaa rating.'' Investors knocked a cent off - see Article: FX Day Trading 9 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 7 Jun 2011:
Last update - 7 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 7 Jun 2011: Try as they might, financial spreads investors could find not even the most tenuous hint that the RBA is minded to take interest rate higher under current circumstances. The Aussie dropped more than half a cent against the US Dollar and - see Article: FX Day Trading 7 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 6 Jun 2011:
Last update - 6 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 6 Jun 2011: In the FX spread betting markets, the euro is sailing imperturbably through the fuss surrounding Greek debt. As Greece prepares to receive the next tranche of last year's bailout, hopes are high that the beneficent EU/ECB/IMF 'troika' will - see Article: FX Day Trading 6 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 3 Jun 2011:
Last update - 3 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 3 Jun 2011: On the FX spread betting markets, the US currency is down by a cent on the day against the euro and slightly lower against the yen. Thursday's US ecostats did not help; whilst the weekly figure for initial jobless claims was a touch lower, continuing - see Article: FX Day Trading 3 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 2 Jun 2011:
Last update - 2 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 2 Jun 2011: Affecting the spread betting markets was another feeble figure for mortgage approvals emerging at the same time as the PMI announcement, the pound took an inevitable kick in the groin. Against the US dollar, the yen and the franc it - see Article: FX Day Trading 2 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 1 Jun 2011:
Last update - 1 Jun 11 |
FX Day Trading 1 Jun 2011: Forex spread bettors sold the dollar as in the US the Case-Shiller house price index fell by 3.6% in the year to March and the Chicago purchasing managers' index plunged 11 points to 56.6. The - see Article: FX Day Trading 1 Jun 2011.
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FX Day Trading 31 May 2011:
Last update - 31 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 31 May 2011: As a result of comments stating there would be no total restructuring of Greek debt by the head of the Eurozone's Finance Ministers, in the euro/dollar spreads market, the euro climbed by a cent. In the - see Article: FX Day Trading 31 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 27 May 2011:
Last update - 27 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 27 May 2011: Overnight news that prices in Japan went up by 0.3% in the year to April did nothing for the yen. Spread trading analysts do not believe it signals the end of deflation; they see it as a direct consequence of post-tsunami shortages. By the same token - see Article: FX Day Trading 27 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 26 May 2011:
Last update - 26 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 26 May 2011: The dollar was already on the slide in the forex spread betting markets when the news of a fall in durable goods orders came out and it continued lower, losing the best part of three cents against sterling on the day. Also - see Article: FX Day Trading 26 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 25 May 2011:
Last update - 25 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 25 May 2011: Financial spread betting investors ensured the pound was the day's joint-top performer alongside the Swiss franc. Sterling's gains were not huge, half a US cent, half a euro cent and the GBP/JPY rate rose 1 yen, but - see Article: FX Day Trading 25 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 24 May 2011:
Last update - 24 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 24 May 2011: There were signs yesterday that spread betting investors have not given up all hope of a solution to the Greek Debt Issue. The EUR/USD held steady and the euro rose by half a yen, half a penny and - see Article: FX Day Trading 24 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 23 May 2011:
Last update - 23 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 23 May 2011: There was no respite for the euro over the weekend either. The ruling parties in Spain and Germany were both trounced in local elections. The net result was a rotten day for the euro on the FX spreads markets. It is - see Article: FX Day Trading 23 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 20 May 2011:
Last update - 20 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 20 May 2011: Sterling got a leg up from April retail sales, which were up by a monthly 1.1% and by 2.8% compared with the same month last year. The figures were ahead of forecast and better than most spread betting investors had expected, even though - see Article: FX Day Trading 20 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 19 May 2011:
Last update - 19 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 19 May 2011: The currency market's concern on Wednesday was that the pound was not fit for anything other than selling. Financial spread betting investors were already hostile to sterling; the employment data and the minutes were - see Article: FX Day Trading 19 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 18 May 2011:
Last update - 18 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 18 May 2011: FX spread betting investors were right to have looked for a higher rate of inflation than the analysts had forecast. In the year to April CPI was up by 4.5%, the second-highest annual rise since 1997. Investors' initial reaction was to - see Article: FX Day Trading 18 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 17 May 2011:
Last update - 17 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 17 May 2011: News of the Portuguese bailout ratification went down well with financial spread betting investors and encouraged a round of profit-taking on short-euro positions. The ministers' endorsement of - see Article: FX Day Trading 17 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 16 May 2011:
Last update - 16 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 16 May 2011: On Friday the EUR/JPY rate lost one yen, the EUR/USD more than one and a half US cents and the single currency lost nearly a cent to the pound. It must all have been down to the Greek business because - see Article: FX Day Trading 16 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 13 May 2011:
Last update - 13 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 13 May 2011: Forex spread betting investors saw today's French and German GDP data as bringing closer the date of the next rate increase. The pan-Euroland GDP number at ten o'clock will - see Article: FX Day Trading 13 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 12 May 2011:
Last update - 12 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 12 May 2011: Sterling's performance against the euro was particularly impressive. Two hours after the governor started to speak, sterling was a cent higher. The GBP/USD rate also rose by - see Article: FX Day Trading 12 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 11 May 2011:
Last update - 11 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 11 May 2011: There were no UK figures but that did not prevent sterling moving lower in anticipation of disappointment at today's data. In particular, spread betting investors persuaded themselves that - see Article: FX Day Trading 11 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 10 May 2011:
Last update - 10 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 10 May 2011: During the last couple of months FX spread betting investors have been sweeping the Greek debt problem under the carpet, blinded by the glisten of rising euro interest rates. Now though - see Article: FX Day Trading 10 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 9 May 2011:
Last update - 9 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 9 May 2011: The April rise in US non farm payrolls was, after all, appreciably bigger than the 190k predicted by analysts and well above the 150k that pessimistic investors were talking about. When online spread betting investors saw - see Article: FX Day Trading 9 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 6 May 2011:
Last update - 6 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 6 May 2011: The market reacted instantly to Trichet's statement and unloaded euros. The currency eventually fell by more than three US cents on the EUR/USD spread betting markets - see Article: FX Day Trading 6 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 5 May 2011:
Last update - 5 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 5 May 2011: The economic philologists will be all over the vocabulary of Jean-Claude Trichet's press conference comments to discern whether the next rate hike comes in June or July. What remains to be seen is how forex spread betting investors will - see Article: FX Day Trading 5 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 4 May 2011:
Last update - 4 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 4 May 2011: In the FX spread betting markets, the US dollar had an unusually good day. In the context of broadly lower equity markets, lower commodity-oriented currencies and a stronger yen - see Article: FX Day Trading 4 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 3 May 2011:
Last update - 3 May 11 |
FX Day Trading 3 May 2011: For the next two days spread betting investors will be considering the near-certainty that sterling rates will not go up alongside the possibility that euro interest rates - see Article: FX Day Trading 3 May 2011.
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FX Day Trading 28 Apr 2011:
Last update - 28 Apr 11 |
FX Day Trading 28 Apr 2011: In the FX markets, a further rise in German inflation from 2.1% to 2.4%, surprisingly, did little good to the euro. US durable goods orders were respectably strong - see Article: FX Day Trading 28 Apr 2011.
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FX Day Trading 27 Apr 2011:
Last update - 27 Apr 11 |
FX Day Trading 27 Apr 2011: In the FX trading markets, it is the first-quarter GDP figure that will be critical for sterling. The UK economy shrank by -0.5% in the fourth quarter of last year - see Article: FX Day Trading 27 Apr 2011.
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FX Day Trading 26 Apr 2011:
Last update - 26 Apr 11 |
FX Day Trading 26 Apr 2011: Thursday had been somewhat busier for spread betting investors, although it seems an age ago now. The two things that mattered most to sterling were an off-the-wall retail sales figure and - see Article: FX Day Trading 26 Apr 2011.
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FX Day Trading 21 Apr 2011:
Last update - 21 Apr 11 |
FX Day Trading 21 Apr 2011: In other online spread betting news, it will be the retail sales figure that defines sterling's fortune today. A monthly fall of 0.5% is forecast. It will not help matters if public sector - see Article: FX Day Trading 21 Apr 2011.
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FX Day Trading 20 Apr 2011:
Last update - 20 Apr 11 |
FX Day Trading 20 Apr 2011: In FX spread betting markets, the Canadian dollar jumped a cent higher against the US dollar in anticipation of higher Canadian interest rates. The increase might not happen - see Article: FX Day Trading 20 Apr 2011.
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FX Day Trading 19 Apr 2011:
Last update - 19 Apr 11 |
FX Day Trading 19 Apr 2011: So what was the reaction on FX spread betting markets of the US dollar to the news of the US credit outlook downgrade? Well, it went up of course. - see Article: FX Day Trading 19 Apr 2011.
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FX Day Trading 12 Apr 2011:
Last update - 12 Apr 11 |
FX Day Trading 12 Apr 2011: The pound is also microscopically higher against the euro but only after touching a six-month low yesterday morning. GBP/EUR remains bogged down by its proximity to the - see Article: FX Day Trading 12 Apr 2011.
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FX Day Trading 8 Apr 2011:
Last update - 8 Apr 11 |
FX Day Trading 8 Apr 2011: In the spread betting markets, a potentially serious political spat is going in on in Washington at the moment with the two parties unable to agree on cost-cutting plans. Without an agreement - see Article: FX Day Trading 8 Apr 2011.
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FX Day Trading 7 Apr 2011:
Last update - 7 Apr 11 |
FX Day Trading 7 Apr 2011: In the spread betting markets, the governor of the Bank of England has made clear that he prefers to do nothing about an inflation rate of 4.4%, 120% above its 2% target - see Article: FX Day Trading 7 Apr 2011.
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FX Day Trading 6 Apr 2011:
Last update - 6 Apr 11 |
FX Day Trading 6 Apr 2011: The one to watch today for spread betting investors is the euro. It is now exactly at November's high against the US dollar. If it breaks that resistance it could - see Article: FX Day Trading 6 Apr 2011.
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FX Day Trading 5 Apr 2011:
Last update - 5 Apr 11 |
FX Day Trading 5 Apr 2011: Even more amazing was Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's acknowledgment yesterday that he was watching US inflation ''extremely closely''. The forex market was - see Article: FX Day Trading 5 Apr 2011.
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FX Day Trading 4 Apr 2011:
Last update - 4 Apr 11 |
FX Day Trading 4 Apr 2011: If nothing else, US job creation is keeping pace with population growth. The FX market's first reaction to the figures was indeed positive and the dollar strengthened - see Article: FX Day Trading 4 Apr 2011.
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FX Day Trading 1 Apr 2011:
Last update - 1 Apr 11 |
FX Day Trading 1 Apr 2011: The spread betting markets have not seen a lot of forex movement since yesterday afternoon except for the yen, which is drifting lower as investors become - see Article: FX Day Trading 1 Apr 2011.
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FX Day Trading 31 Mar 2011:
Last update - 31 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 31 Mar 2011: Despite the forthcoming Irish bank stress tests, the euro added a cent against the US dollar on Wednesday and held its own against the British pound. The only - see Article: FX Day Trading 31 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 30 Mar 2011:
Last update - 30 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 30 Mar 2011: Sterling picked up the Swiss cent that was left lying in its path by investors moving back into riskier currencies. It then collected the two yen on offer from investors who at last - see Article: FX Day Trading 30 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 29 Mar 2011:
Last update - 29 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 29 Mar 2011: The day's underlying theme in the FX markets was moderate risk avoidance. The commodity currencies were left behind as investors crept back towards the only safe haven currency - see Article: FX Day Trading 29 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 28 Mar 2011:
Last update - 28 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 28 Mar 2011: German chancellor Merkel's electoral defeat by the anti-nuclear Green party in Baden Wurttemberg on Sunday was of no help to the euro either. It gapped half a cent lower as - see Article: FX Day Trading 28 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 25 Mar 2011:
Last update - 25 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 25 Mar 2011: Since the inflation data came out on Tuesday morning sterling has fallen by nearly two and a half cents against the US dollar and by a cent and a half against the euro. It has even lost two yen, the - see Article: FX Day Trading 25 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 24 Mar 2011:
Last update - 24 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 24 Mar 2011: The FX markets bought AUD and the NZD dollar, as investors are feeling a lot more relaxed about risk, now the nuclear problems in Japan have been stabilised. When the reactors threatened to - see Article: FX Day Trading 24 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 23 Mar 2011:
Last update - 23 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 23 Mar 2011: The reaction of investors was to buy sterling on higher than expected inflation. After all, tradition has it that rising inflation is the precursor to rising interest rates, which - see Article: FX Day Trading 23 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 22 Mar 2011:
Last update - 22 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 22 Mar 2011: In normal circumstances, expectations of higher inflation would either have had FX investors filling their boots with sterling in anticipation of higher interest rates or selling it, however - see Article: FX Day Trading 22 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 21 Mar 2011:
Last update - 21 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 21 Mar 2011: Collaborative central bank action, together with the threat of more, put a reasonably effective cap on the yen. It has strengthened very slightly since Friday morning but has been - see Article: FX Day Trading 21 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 18 Mar 2011:
Last update - 18 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 18 Mar 2011: As the FX spread betting markets waited to see what the G7 would do and the reaction of the yen, there was minimal reaction to the economic statistics that appeared on Thursday. US consumer prices rose more quickly in the year - see Article: FX Day Trading 18 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 17 Mar 2011:
Last update - 17 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 17 Mar 2011: The nuclear crisis Japan has seen the yen rally and hit a record high against the US dollar last night. It is still not clear whether the buying is being done by insurers and other Japanese investors repatriating money or - see Article: FX Day Trading 17 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 16 Mar 2011:
Last update - 16 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 16 Mar 2011: Investors were uncomfortable with risk they were in no mad hurry for safety. Even gold was off its highs. Although the pound kept pace with the US dollar it had more trouble with the euro. Investors - see Article: FX Day Trading 16 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 15 Mar 2011:
Last update - 15 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 15 Mar 2011: The day's winner was the CHF, but only as the result of sharp rally in the hour before London opened this morning. There were no obvious Swiss fundamentals to drive it higher; in the absence of any other explanation it must be assumed that safety - see Article: FX Day Trading 15 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 14 Mar 2011:
Last update - 14 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 14 Mar 2011: The way the yen has responded to Japan's tsunami tragedy is somewhat tragic in itself. Having initially sold the currency investors piled back into it on Friday, sending the dollar one yen lower by close of business. The pound was down by - see Article: FX Day Trading 14 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 11 Mar 2011:
Last update - 11 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 11 Mar 2011: The wild card today will be the Japanese earthquake and its attendant tsunami. The initial response of the FX market was to sell the yen. After due consideration investors decided it was not an economy-threatening event and returned the yen to its pre quake levels. However - see Article: FX Day Trading 11 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 10 Mar 2011:
Last update - 10 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 10 Mar 2011: The Australian dollar had a burden to bear, in the shape of a disappointing employment report. After reporting 24k new jobs in January the ABS was expected to come up with another 21k in - see Article: FX Day Trading 10 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 9 Mar 2011:
Last update - 9 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 9 Mar 2011: The Canadian dollar was the day's winner, strengthening by half a cent helped by a 29 month high for oil prices and a higher than expected housing starts figure. Investors couldn't care less about - see Article: FX Day Trading 9 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 8 Mar 2011:
Last update - 8 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 8 Mar 2011: The forex spread betting markets saw a bull run by the New Zealand dollar this morning. It rallied by more than a cent, apparently as the result of technical targets having been met and a feeling that previous selling - see Article: FX Day Trading 8 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 7 Mar 2011:
Last update - 7 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 7 Mar 2011: On Friday, the FX spread betting markets eagerly watched the US non farm payrolls figure which, not for the first time, turned out to be a non event. The figure came in as expected at the - see Article: FX Day Trading 7 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 3 Mar 2011:
Last update - 3 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 3 Mar 2011: The dollar did attempt a rally when ADP's employment change figure exceeded expectations at 217k. It reinforced expectations that tomorrow's official non farm payrolls could show an increase of 183k after last month's disappointing 36k rise. But - see Article: FX Day Trading 3 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 2 Mar 2011:
Last update - 2 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 2 Mar 2011: The New Zealand dollar was worst hit after Prime Minister John Key said he would welcome a reduction in interest rates. In the opinion of investors he might well get one next week. The Australian dollar proved - see Article: FX Day Trading 2 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 1 Mar 2011:
Last update - 1 Mar 11 |
FX Day Trading 1 Mar 2011: The Loonie popped half a cent higher against the US dollar and carried on upwards. (It could make no net progress against the pound though; sterling started today more than a cent higher than - see Article: FX Day Trading 1 Mar 2011.
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FX Day Trading 28 Feb 2011:
Last update - 28 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 28 Feb 2011: A downwardly revised GDP figure cost sterling half a cent there and then against the US dollar and the euro. No surprise then, at least as far as the initial reaction was concerned, but - see Article: FX Day Trading 28 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 25 Feb 2011:
Last update - 25 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 25 Feb 2011: The Kiwi dollar received help in the FX markets when Standard & Poor's said the earthquake would not adversely affect New Zealand's credit rating. The Swiss franc fell back against the euro - see Article: FX Day Trading 25 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 24 Feb 2011:
Last update - 24 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 24 Feb 2011: US crude broke the $100 barrier and UK oil briefly topped $110 a barrel. Needless to say, the scare mongers are lining up to predict oil prices could double from current levels if the domino effect continues through the region. Saudi Arabia's ruler is - see Article: FX Day Trading 24 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 23 Feb 2011:
Last update - 23 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 23 Feb 2011: The yen has edged fractionally higher against the pound over the last 24 hours but has fallen behind the euro. Even the Swiss franc was unable to beat the euro. The two main currency winners are the Swedish krona and the Norwegian krone, with Norway's oil reserves tipping the scale in the currency. The euro - see Article: FX Day Trading 23 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 22 Feb 2011:
Last update - 22 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 22 Feb 2011: There is still no major flight to safety but equity markets around the world took a pace to the rear yesterday as oil prices jumped and Brent crude traded up to $108. Complicating the situation is a dilemma about which currencies offer the safest haven. Ratings - see Article: FX Day Trading 22 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 21 Feb 2011:
Last update - 21 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 21 Feb 2011: UK retail sales increased by 1.9% in January, more than offsetting December's downwardly revised 1.4% fall and generating a year on year increase of 5.3%. Sterling reacted positively; the currency jumped - see Article: FX Day Trading 21 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 18 Feb 2011:
Last update - 18 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 18 Feb 2011: Thursday's most significant ecostats to the FX markets, US consumer price index (CPI) inflation, was on target with a headline rate of 1.6% and a core rate, excluding the effect of food and fuel prices, of 1.0%. It appeared to - see Article: FX Day Trading 18 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 17 Feb 2011:
Last update - 17 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 17 Feb 2011: And that debunking cost sterling dearly in the FX markets. It was already on shaky ground before the governor opened his mouth, rattled by a disappointing UK employment report that showed 2,400 more jobseekers in January. During the course - see Article: FX Day Trading 17 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 16 Feb 2011:
Last update - 16 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 16 Feb 2011: Sterling blotted its copybook overnight when Nationwide's index of UK consumer confidence scored a 47, having been expected to come in at 49 after the previous month's 54. Although there was no strong reaction to the number it set a vaguely - see Article: FX Day Trading 16 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 15 Feb 2011:
Last update - 15 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 15 Feb 2011: It is very difficult to predict how sterling will react to the inflation data but it is a near certainty that there will be a reaction of some sort. If that sends the pound your way, take - see Article: FX Day Trading 15 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 14 Feb 2011:
Last update - 14 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 14 Feb 2011: In Canada, the expected small deficit materialised as a $3bn surplus. After due consideration investors decided it was a good thing for the Loonie and the Canadian dollar opens in London today a cent higher against - see Article: FX Day Trading 14 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 11 Feb 2011:
Last update - 11 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 11 Feb 2011: Forex investors were happy to forgive sterling for the MPC's failure to raise the Bank Rate because they had never really expected it to happen so soon. The pound did spike lower but - see Article: FX Day Trading 11 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 10 Feb 2011:
Last update - 10 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 10 Feb 2011: The forex market is convinced that a rate increase is on the way. That is perhaps why they totally ignored the announcement of a record UK trade deficit in December. Sterling did not even flinch. In fact - see Article: FX Day Trading 10 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 9 Feb 2011:
Last update - 9 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 9 Feb 2011: The pound was not quite the worst performer on the day in the forex markets. That honour went to the Swiss franc. It was one of the main laggards, giving up nearly a cent against the US dollar and more than half a cent against the euro. The franc's ongoing problem is that - see Article: FX Day Trading 9 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 8 Feb 2011:
Last update - 8 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 8 Feb 2011: A rush of sales in the first few days of January was followed by a slowdown in the second half of the month. The BRC announcement at midnight coincided with an improved RICS house price balance, also see Spread Betting on the Housing Market - see Article: FX Day Trading 8 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 7 Feb 2011:
Last update - 7 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 7 Feb 2011: A rate hike in the next few months is working in sterling's favour. Recent economic data have done nothing to detract from that positive view. Last week's purchasing managers' indices were good. The latest Halifax house price index went up by - see Article: FX Day Trading 7 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 4 Feb 2011:
Last update - 4 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 4 Feb 2011: Forex investors sold the euro following a press conference from ECB President Trichet, taking it a cent and a half lower against the US dollar and knocking one and a half yen off its value, also see Euro/Yen Spreads. Although its decline against the pound was less dramatic sterling still - see Article: FX Day Trading 4 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 3 Feb 2011:
Last update - 3 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 3 Feb 2011: The only news to get things moving came out overnight. The New Zealand unemployment rate went up from 6.4 per cent to 6.8 per cent, not at all what the Kiwi required. The NZ dollar dropped a cent and a half straightaway and has continued to - see Article: FX Day Trading 3 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 2 Feb 2011:
Last update - 2 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 2 Feb 2011: Sterling looked for a while as though it would avoid selling. Britain's manufacturing PMI jumped by more than three points to 62, its highest level since records began in 1992. On its own that would have been - see Article: FX Day Trading 2 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 1 Feb 2011:
Last update - 1 Feb 11 |
FX Day Trading 1 Feb 2011: Surprisingly, less than a week after its defeat at the hands of the negative fourth quarter GDP number, the pound was the best performer in the forex markets. It got its boost from nouveau hawk Martin Weale, the second Monetary Policy Committee member - see Article: FX Day Trading 1 Feb 2011.
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FX Day Trading 31 Jan 2011:
Last update - 31 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 31 Jan 2011: Despite a degree of nervousness about developments in Egypt the pound opens in London today unchanged from its level on Friday morning. The safe haven currencies of choice right now seem to be the yen and the Swiss franc. For the dollar this must be - see Article: FX Day Trading 31 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 28 Jan 2011:
Last update - 28 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 28 Jan 2011: Standard and Poor's lowered Japan's credit rating to AA minus, three steps below AAA. It fell by an instant one yen against all sorts of things and spent the rest of the day wandering aimlessly. The yen found some direction overnight and headed back in the direction - see Article: FX Day Trading 28 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 27 Jan 2011:
Last update - 27 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 27 Jan 2011: Almost without exception yesterday's opening levels marked the low of the day for sterling. It went on to add more than a cent against the US dollar, against which it starts today fractionally above its position before Tuesday's GDP figures - see Article: FX Day Trading 27 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 26 Jan 2011:
Last update - 26 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 26 Jan 2011: A Mervyn King speech brought a dismal end to what had been a miserable day for sterling. It had started badly enough, with investors selling the pound in anticipation of gross domestic product (GDP) growing by less in the fourth - see Article: FX Day Trading 26 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 25 Jan 2011:
Last update - 25 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 25 Jan 2011: Annual CPI inflation in calendar 2010 fell to 2.7 per cent. It was supposed to have risen to 3.0 per cent. The Australian dollar dropped more than half a cent on the news, only to regain the lost ground in the FX markets over the - see Article: FX Day Trading 25 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 24 Jan 2011:
Last update - 24 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 24 Jan 2011: Investors failed to punish the pound for a range of miserable statistics. It is not clear why they did not but let's guess that one of the reasons was their recent and personal memory of diabolical weather that - see Article: FX Day Trading 24 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 21 Jan 2011:
Last update - 21 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 21 Jan 2011: The market chose to associate the yen with the China risks rather than seeing it as a safe-haven, so it followed the Australian and NZ dollars lower. The US dollar received a boost when figures for - see Article: FX Day Trading 21 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 20 Jan 2011:
Last update - 20 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 20 Jan 2011: The pound went up against the commodity currencies and fell against the majors. The Australian and New Zealand dollars, the rand and, to a lesser extent the Canadian dollar, fell from favour as a result of lower equity and - see Article: FX Day Trading 20 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 19 Jan 2011:
Last update - 19 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 19 Jan 2011: The positive real interest rate of +1.9% is one of the reasons behind the rand's steady appreciation against the pound over the year. As for the - see Article: FX Day Trading 19 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 18 Jan 2011:
Last update - 18 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 18 Jan 2011: Compared with yesterday morning sterling is up by another US cent and by about a quarter of a cent against the euro. It is unchanged against the yen, the franc and the - see Article: FX Day Trading 18 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 17 Jan 2011:
Last update - 17 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 17 Jan 2011: At the aggressive end of forecasts, some analysts believe that the BoE could put rates up as soon as May. That sentiment has been helpful to the pound since Friday morning. Except against the Canadian dollar, where it is - see Article: FX Day Trading 17 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 14 Jan 2011:
Last update - 14 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 14 Jan 2011: Thursday's economic data did nothing to change sentiment in the spread betting markets with regrads to the euro. UK industrial production was on target with growth of 0.4% in November and 3.3% for the - see Article: FX Day Trading 14 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 13 Jan 2011:
Last update - 13 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 13 Jan 2011: There was a modest relief rally for the the euro, which strengthened gently against almost everything. Curiously, sterling went along for the ride, spending a third day within the half-cent range that has contained it in the FX markets since - see Article: FX Day Trading 13 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 12 Jan 2011:
Last update - 12 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 12 Jan 2011: With such a dearth of interesting ecostats the Iberian auction is likely to be the main focus for spread betting investors and the euro today. If Eastern buyers ride to the rescue and Portugal can - see Article: FX Day Trading 12 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 11 Jan 2011:
Last update - 11 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 11 Jan 2011: The euro strengthened by nearly a cent against the Swiss franc over the course of the day and, elsewhere in the forex markets, collected around half a cent against the US dollar and - see Article: FX Day Trading 11 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 10 Jan 2011:
Last update - 10 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 10 Jan 2011: Compared with Friday morning the pound looks better against everything. The improvement has little or nothing to do with the merits of sterling, it is the result of forex investors' misgivings about other currencies, particularly - see Article: FX Day Trading 10 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 7 Jan 2011:
Last update - 7 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 7 Jan 2011: Whilst the Chinese government appears happy to lend to troubled peripheral Euroland governments the investor in the street is less enthusiastic. That lack of enthusiasm for all things euro allowed the currency to fall to a - see Article: FX Day Trading 7 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 6 Jan 2011:
Last update - 6 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 6 Jan 2011: The North American dollars were in the driving seat in the FX market on Wednesday, especially after ADP's employment change figure came in at 297k. The number was way higher than - see Article: FX Day Trading 6 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 5 Jan 2011:
Last update - 5 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 5 Jan 2011: The pound set off higher as soon as the London market opened after the long weekend. It received additional assistance at mid morning when the UK manufacturing PMI hit - see Article: FX Day Trading 5 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 4 Jan 2011:
Last update - 4 Jan 11 |
FX Day Trading 4 Jan 2011: The Australian dollar's problems are twofold. Widespread flooding in Queensland has investors worried about the hit to agricultural production and the - see Article: FX Day Trading 4 Jan 2011.
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FX Day Trading 31 Dec 2010:
Last update - 31 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 31 Dec 2010: Sterling had another rocky day in the FX spread betting markets, to some extent because of the housing market news but also as a result of what was probably a - see Article: FX Day Trading 31 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 30 Dec 2010:
Last update - 30 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 30 Dec 2010: Profit preservation will be the watchword in the spread betting markets. That is neither good news nor bad news for sterling but it ought to mean - see Article: FX Day Trading 30 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 29 Dec 2010:
Last update - 29 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 29 Dec 2010: The likeliest explanation for the pound's fall is that it was simply the result of an oversized selling order in a seasonally undersized market. The outcome is that, compared to - see Article: FX Day Trading 29 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 23 Dec 2010:
Last update - 23 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 23 Dec 2010: Sterling built on its failures earlier in the week after the second, and theoretically final, revision to second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) brought a downward - see Article: FX Day Trading 23 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 22 Dec 2010:
Last update - 22 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 22 Dec 2010: As the euro spread betting market sagged the US dollar moved higher, accompanied by the yen and the Canadian and Australian dollar. The Loonie's kicking, threatened earlier by the market, failed to - see Article: FX Day Trading 22 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 21 Dec 2010:
Last update - 21 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 21 Dec 2010: Early this morning the euro did receive a bit of a leg up when Chinese vice premier Wang Qishan said his country was taking 'concrete action' to help the EU with its debt problems. Whether this means - see Article: FX Day Trading 21 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 20 Dec 2010:
Last update - 20 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 20 Dec 2010: Irish debt held sterling back in forex markets. It was steady against the Canadian dollar and the rand but only against the euro and the Swiss franc was it able to move ahead. With the euro out of favour - see Article: FX Day Trading 20 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 17 Dec 2010:
Last update - 17 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 17 Dec 2010: The pound is marginally higher against the US and Canadian dollars. It is approximately unchanged against the euro, the antipodean dollars, the rand and the yen. Only against the Swissy is it - see Article: FX Day Trading 17 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 16 Dec 2010:
Last update - 16 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 16 Dec 2010: The FX markets saw sterling drop lower on Wednesday. Against the US dollar it lost two cents to join the cent-and-a-half it gave up on Tuesday. Compared with yesterday morning it is - see Article: FX Day Trading 16 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 15 Dec 2010:
Last update - 15 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 15 Dec 2010: The pound opens in London today a cent and a half lower against the dollar than its position at half past nine on Tuesday. It is even fractionally lower against - see Article: FX Day Trading 15 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 14 Dec 2010:
Last update - 14 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 14 Dec 2010: The Swiss franc and the euro left the rest of the field choking in their dust yesterday. At the tail end of the FX markets, too far back even to see the dust, was the US dollar. There were two reasons for the lower dollar. One was - see Article: FX Day Trading 14 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 13 Dec 2010:
Last update - 13 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 13 Dec 2010: Over the course of Friday the pound added about half a cent against the euro. Other than a half yen rally it did not do so well elsewhere though. It was steady - see Article: FX Day Trading 13 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 10 Dec 2010:
Last update - 10 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 10 Dec 2010: Sterling cannot afford too many losses like those it suffered in the FX markets on Thursday. It took no individually serious hits but - see Article: FX Day Trading 10 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 8 Dec 2010:
Last update - 8 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 8 Dec 2010: The US dollar was the forex spread betting market's best performer, adding a cent against the pound and more than that against the euro. It is - see Article: FX Day Trading 8 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 7 Dec 2010:
Last update - 7 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 7 Dec 2010: Sterling is unchanged from yesterday morning against the US, Canadian and Australian dollars, fractionally higher against the New Zealand dollar and the Swiss franc and a touch lower against the yen. Compared with the euro - see Article: FX Day Trading 7 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 6 Dec 2010:
Last update - 6 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 6 Dec 2010: The pound suffered hardly at all from poor data, just as it gained no real benefit from Wednesday's 16-year high for the manufacturing PMI. The US employment - see Article: FX Day Trading 6 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 3 Dec 2010:
Last update - 3 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 3 Dec 2010: Given that the total package from the ECB failed to exceed, or even to meet, their most optimistic expectations, investors were surprisingly benign to the Euro after the event. They - see Article: FX Day Trading 3 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 2 Dec 2010:
Last update - 2 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 2 Dec 2010: In their marginally more relaxed mood about the euro, investors were able to pay more attention to the economic statistics on Wednesday. It was the manufacturing - see Article: FX Day Trading 2 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 1 Dec 2010:
Last update - 1 Dec 10 |
FX Day Trading 1 Dec 2010: The euro is about a cent lower on the day against the US dollar but all that damage took place within an hour of London opening yesterday. The euro's one-and-a-half yen loss - see Article: FX Day Trading 1 Dec 2010.
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FX Day Trading 30 Nov 2010:
Last update - 30 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 30 Nov 2010: Over the course of the day the euro lost another two cents to the US dollar and another yen. Since the rot set in at the beginning of last week the euro has given up a total of - see Article: FX Day Trading 30 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 29 Nov 2010:
Last update - 29 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 29 Nov 2010: Against the US dollar, the euro went up by a cent, down by a cent and a half and is currently in the throes of what could be a cent-and-a-half rally. Investors like the idea that - see Article: FX Day Trading 29 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 26 Nov 2010:
Last update - 26 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 26 Nov 2010: the euro spent another day in a condition doctors would describe as 'comfortable' in the forex spread betting markets. It lost less than half a cent to the US dollar and the Swiss franc, it is unchanged against - see Article: FX Day Trading 26 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 25 Nov 2010:
Last update - 25 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 25 Nov 2010: The Euro had a relatively easy ride on Wednesday. It lost less than a cent against the US dollar and under a quarter of a cent against the pound. Against the yen it is - see Article: FX Day Trading 25 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 24 Nov 2010:
Last update - 24 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 24 Nov 2010: The pound was unable to shrug off its perceived links to Euroland and Ireland. It gained ground against the euro and kept pace with the Swiss franc and the New Zealand dollar but fell back - see Article: FX Day Trading 24 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 23 Nov 2010:
Last update - 23 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 23 Nov 2010: The markets have turned their attention to Portugal's alleged problems even before the Irish bailout is complete, leaving the IMF, the EU and its various stability funds fighting on two fronts. The euro was a big faller in the FX spread betting markets - see Article: FX Day Trading 23 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 22 Nov 2010:
Last update - 22 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 22 Nov 2010: In the FX spread betting markets, as London opens, it looks as though investors have yet to be convinced that the Euro's problems are over. With the debt problem still looming, they are shifting their attention to - see Article: FX Day Trading 22 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 19 Nov 2010:
Last update - 19 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 19 Nov 2010: British shares will be affected by any Irish bailout as many of them have a vested interest in the survival of the Celtic Tiger and its financial institutions. State-owned RBS allegedly has - see Article: FX Day Trading 19 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 18 Nov 2010:
Last update - 18 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 18 Nov 2010: The pound managed slight gains against the US dollar and the yen but it lost ground everywhere else despite the help of the employment data. The losses probably owed - see Article: FX Day Trading 18 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 17 Nov 2010:
Last update - 17 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 17 Nov 2010: Sterling moved lower by a further US cent. It was an unfortunate result for sterling after what had begun as a promising day in the FX spread betting markets. The consumer price index went up - see Article: FX Day Trading 17 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 16 Nov 2010:
Last update - 16 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 16 Nov 2010: Once again the economic data took a back seat to political developments on Monday. A better than expected Euroland trade surplus did nothing to help the euro, which actually - see Article: FX Day Trading 16 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 15 Nov 2010:
Last update - 15 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 15 Nov 2010: The pound advanced against almost everything except the euro, where it has lost about a quarter of a cent since Friday morning. Perversely, the first reaction of the euro was to - see Article: FX Day Trading 15 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 12 Nov 2010:
Last update - 12 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 12 Nov 2010: As they had been doing immediately before the conference, investors bought the US Dollar and the yen after they heard with relief that, contrary to appearances, America had not - see Article: FX Day Trading 12 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 11 Nov 2010:
Last update - 11 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 11 Nov 2010: The dollar will be one of the main topics at this week's G20 meeting. Brazil and others would like to see the dollar replaced as the world's default unit of account by a currency basket - see Article: FX Day Trading 11 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 10 Nov 2010:
Last update - 10 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 10 Nov 2010: In the FX markets, there was very little positive news for sterling on Tuesday. Whilst the pound did not suffer any particular punishment, neither did it perform in a spectacular way. Its best performance was against the - see Article: FX Day Trading 10 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 9 Nov 2010:
Last update - 9 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 9 Nov 2010: The day's big faller was the NZ dollar, which moved lower this morning, apparently as a result of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand pulling the plug on its temporary - see Article: FX Day Trading 9 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 8 Nov 2010:
Last update - 8 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 8 Nov 2010: The good employment numbers were positive for the dollar, although it took a while for the currency to get going. Sterling had a decent run - see Article: FX Day Trading 8 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 5 Nov 2010:
Last update - 5 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 5 Nov 2010: The pound had already got off to a good start when Lloyds Group revealed that its 'Halifax' house price index had risen by - see Article: FX Day Trading 5 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 4 Nov 2010:
Last update - 4 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 4 Nov 2010: The pound/US dollar opens in London this morning just a dozen ticks off its position immediately before the Fed announcement. The euro has made more ground but - see Article: FX Day Trading 4 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 3 Nov 2010:
Last update - 3 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 3 Nov 2010: Britain's construction sector PMI was below forecast and down on the month. The pound went down. It was falling against the euro and the Swiss franc even before - see Article: FX Day Trading 3 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 2 Nov 2010:
Last update - 2 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 2 Nov 2010: The FX spread betting markets saw sterling strengthen; the pound moved half a cent higher. There is no way of knowing what might happen - see Article: FX Day Trading 2 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 1 Nov 2010:
Last update - 1 Nov 10 |
FX Day Trading 1 Nov 2010: In the FX markets, the pound recorded gains against the Swiss franc, the Canadian and US dollars and the yen, it lost ground to the antipodean dollars. Against the euro - see Article: FX Day Trading 1 Nov 2010.
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FX Day Trading 29 Oct 2010:
Last update - 29 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 29 Oct 2010: The dollar fell yesterday by one yen, by half a cent against the euro and by more than a cent against the pound but otherwise its performance was OK. The FX spread betting markets saw - see Article: FX Day Trading 29 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 28 Oct 2010:
Last update - 28 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 28 Oct 2010: There was very little movement in the FX spread betting markets. Sterling's drift was vaguely downwards but it was more a matter of fading interest from the buyers than growing activity among the - see Article: FX Day Trading 28 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 27 Oct 2010:
Last update - 27 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 27 Oct 2010: The sterling spike ahead of London's opening appeared to be caused by investors second-guessing a better-than-expected figure for Britain's third quarter (Q3) gross domestic product (GDP). If that is indeed what they were doing, then - see Article: FX Day Trading 27 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 26 Oct 2010:
Last update - 26 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 26 Oct 2010: Sterling showed almost no reaction to negative data released today. It was a similar story elsewhere in the FX spread betting markets: half an hour later, the data for Euroland industrial new orders showed - see Article: FX Day Trading 26 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 25 Oct 2010:
Last update - 25 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 25 Oct 2010: FX investors moved towards the risk currencies: the commodity dollars have moved ahead over the weekend and the Swiss franc has - see Article: FX Day Trading 25 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 22 Oct 2010:
Last update - 22 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 22 Oct 2010: Before the poor retail sales, the pound had taken a hit against the euro from better-than-expected purchasing managers indices from Germany and Euroland. Even before this, sterling had been on the retreat, apparently as a result of - see Article: FX Day Trading 22 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 21 Oct 2010:
Last update - 21 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 21 Oct 2010: The chancellor said during his spending review yesterday that he would extract the maximum sustainable tax revenues from financial services. None of it had any great impact on the value of sterling. From start to finish sterling fell by - see Article: FX Day Trading 21 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 20 Oct 2010:
Last update - 20 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 20 Oct 2010: The People's Bank of China (PBC) raised its one-year interest rates by 25 basis points yesterday, the lending rate to 5.56 and the deposit rate to - see Article: FX Day Trading 20 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 19 Oct 2010:
Last update - 19 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 19 Oct 2010: The pound did not fare too horribly yesterday. FX spread betting traders saw it move lower against almost everything and fractionally higher against the - see Article: FX Day Trading 19 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 18 Oct 2010:
Last update - 18 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 18 Oct 2010: Maybe it was with that in mind that investors bought the US dollar on Friday. It was difficult to identify any other overwhelming motive. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a speech in which he spoke of - see Article: FX Day Trading 18 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 15 Oct 2010:
Last update - 15 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 15 Oct 2010: Having popped its head above parity with the Greenback, the Canadian dollar fell back to register a net half-cent loss on the day against its neighbour. A very similar result saw the Australian dollar - see Article: FX Day Trading 15 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 14 Oct 2010:
Last update - 14 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 14 Oct 2010: In the FX spread betting markets, the average currency goes up against the US dollar. Almost all of the average currencies gained the equivalent of a - see Article: FX Day Trading 14 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 13 Oct 2010:
Last update - 13 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 13 Oct 2010: And how unlucky was sterling on Tuesday? Consumer price index (CPI) inflation remained stubbornly above its 1%-3% band at - see Article: FX Day Trading 13 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 12 Oct 2010:
Last update - 12 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 12 Oct 2010: Elsewhere in FX spread betting markets, the last 24 hours have cost sterling about half a US cent and a little over - see Article: FX Day Trading 12 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 11 Oct 2010:
Last update - 11 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 11 Oct 2010: An increase in payrolls used to be good for the dollar on the basis that a strengthening US economy implied greater demand for the currency. However - see Article: FX Day Trading 11 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 8 Oct 2010:
Last update - 8 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 8 Oct 2010: When the BoE announced yesterday that it had decided against renewing its Asset Purchase Programme, there was a sigh of relief and the pound moved - see Article: FX Day Trading 8 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 7 Oct 2010:
Last update - 7 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 7 Oct 2010: The euro collected another US cent and another half yen and strengthened by a cent against - see Article: FX Day Trading 7 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 6 Oct 2010:
Last update - 6 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 6 Oct 2010: In the spread betting markets yesterday, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, was doing his bit to keep the US dollar - see Article: FX Day Trading 6 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 5 Oct 2010:
Last update - 5 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 5 Oct 2010: Sterling has had a successful 24 hours in the forex spread betting markets. As well as its buckshee rallies against the yen and the Australian dollar, it has gained ground against - see Article: FX Day Trading 5 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 4 Oct 2010:
Last update - 4 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 4 Oct 2010: In the financial spread betting markets, the euro, too, appears almost unshakable Over the last four weeks it has - see Article: FX Day Trading 4 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 1 Oct 2010:
Last update - 1 Oct 10 |
FX Day Trading 1 Oct 2010: Elsewhere in forex spread betting markets, the euro had the best day of them all, gaining against - see Article: FX Day Trading 1 Oct 2010.
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FX Day Trading 30 Sep 2010:
Last update - 30 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 30 Sep 2010: In FX spread betting markets today, the pendulum of angst is swinging back towards Euroland. Ireland will bite the bullet on another $10 billion bailout - see Article: FX Day Trading 30 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 29 Sep 2010:
Last update - 29 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 29 Sep 2010: A five-point slump in the Conference Board's index of consumer sentiment cost the dollar more than - see Article: FX Day Trading 29 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 28 Sep 2010:
Last update - 28 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 28 Sep 2010: In the FX spread betting markets, neither the IMF nor the economic data had any impact on the pound yesterday. Give or take half a dozen ticks, sterling is - see Article: FX Day Trading 28 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 27 Sep 2010:
Last update - 27 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 27 Sep 2010: Sterling did well to keep pace with the IFO stoked euro. Except against the single European currency, it was stronger - see Article: FX Day Trading 27 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 24 Sep 2010:
Last update - 24 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 24 Sep 2010: There was no evidence of intervention by the Bank of Japan and in the following couple of hours the yen - see Article: FX Day Trading 24 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 23 Sep 2010:
Last update - 23 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 23 Sep 2010: Elsewhere in spread betting markets, the US dollar was also under pressure for the same reason after the previous evening's statement by the Federal Open Market Committee said that it was - see Article: FX Day Trading 23 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 22 Sep 2010:
Last update - 22 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 22 Sep 2010: The euro was the winner of the day in forex spread betting, eventually adding more than two US cents and strengthening by more than - see Article: FX Day Trading 22 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 20 Sep 2010:
Last update - 20 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 20 Sep 2010: Barclays Bank said Ireland might have to seek outside support if the problems at Allied Irish Bank got worse, the market - see Article: FX Day Trading 20 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 17 Sep 2010:
Last update - 17 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 17 Sep 2010: There is widespread feeling that economic recovery in any given country is hampered by an unduly strong currency. The Swiss National Bank said - see Article: FX Day Trading 17 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 16 Sep 2010:
Last update - 16 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 16 Sep 2010: In the Far East this morning Japanese exporters decided to take advantage of - see Article: FX Day Trading 16 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 15 Sep 2010:
Last update - 15 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 15 Sep 2010: The Bank of Japan has been buying dollars against the yen. Yes, it's intervening for the first time in - see Article: FX Day Trading 15 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 14 Sep 2010:
Last update - 14 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 14 Sep 2010: In the Yen/Dollar spread betting market, the currency opened in London this morning within - see Article: FX Day Trading 14 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 13 Sep 2010:
Last update - 13 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 13 Sep 2010: The Canadian dollar held steady against the US dollar but both lost ground to - see Article: FX Day Trading 13 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 10 Sep 2010:
Last update - 10 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 10 Sep 2010: Sterling is is fractionally higher against the yen and the Swiss franc, fractionally lower against the commodity dollars and - see Article: FX Day Trading 10 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 9 Sep 2010:
Last update - 9 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 9 Sep 2010: Sterling was moving in the right direction yesterday morning, even before analysts were pleasantly surprised with - see Article: FX Day Trading 9 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 8 Sep 2010:
Last update - 8 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 8 Sep 2010: It was another outing for the tin hats and in the FX spread betting market, another hugely unwanted step forward for the Japanese currency, which came within - see Article: FX Day Trading 8 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 7 Sep 2010:
Last update - 7 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 7 Sep 2010: In spread betting, the euro fell by a cent against the US dollar in fairly short order. It dragged the pound down in its wake, taking nearly - see Article: FX Day Trading 7 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 6 Sep 2010:
Last update - 6 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 6 Sep 2010: Figures earlier this morning for Australian securities inflation and job adverts both showed increases but have done nothing for the Australian Dollar. The only statistic - see Article: FX Day Trading 6 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 3 Sep 2010:
Last update - 3 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 3 Sep 2010: All bubbles burst, given time. So how might that timing work? Dollar/Yen is five Yen - call it 5% - off the record low it hit in - see Article: FX Day Trading 3 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 2 Sep 2010:
Last update - 2 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 2 Sep 2010: US weekly jobless claims will encourage spread betting investors to consider how tomorrow's non-farm payrolls might - see Article: FX Day Trading 2 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 1 Sep 2010:
Last update - 1 Sep 10 |
FX Day Trading 1 Sep 2010: The BIS figures make clear the difference between EUR/USD, which hogs 28% of all FX turnover, and the also rans; USD/JPY 14%, GBP/USD 9% and all the others - see Article: FX Day Trading 1 Sep 2010.
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FX Day Trading 31 Aug 2010:
Last update - 31 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 31 Aug 2010: As far as the spread betting market is concerned, investors are not sure quite how to pigeonhole the pound at the moment. That confusion was - see Article: FX Day Trading 31 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 27 Aug 2010:
Last update - 27 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 27 Aug 2010: Investors are in a quandary. They see - indeed they are responsible for - the Dow Jones falling below 10,000 and oil prices changing direction - see Article: FX Day Trading 27 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 26 Aug 2010:
Last update - 26 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 26 Aug 2010: As far as the online spread betting markets are concerned there seems to be a growing queue of people talking about selling the US dollar in the face of - see Article: FX Day Trading 26 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 25 Aug 2010:
Last update - 25 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 25 Aug 2010: In forex spread betting, Sterling also confounded its critics yesterday by getting a C in swimming. Despite beginning the day clutching a concrete lifebelt it - see Article: FX Day Trading 25 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 24 Aug 2010:
Last update - 24 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 24 Aug 2010: Whilst none of the risks listed by Mr Weale is unique to the United Kingdom, the currency judges snapped up the opportunity to take it out on Sterling - see Article: FX Day Trading 24 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 23 Aug 2010:
Last update - 23 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 23 Aug 2010: What will an Australian coalition government, and one that relies on independents for a majority in the lower house, mean for the Australian Dollar? What it - see Article: FX Day Trading 23 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 20 Aug 2010:
Last update - 20 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 20 Aug 2010: On Wednesday it was the Monetary Policy Committee minutes that set the ball rolling for Sterling. Yesterday it was a combination of - see Article: FX Day Trading 20 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 19 Aug 2010:
Last update - 19 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 19 Aug 2010: Canadian wholesale sales might have some impact on the Canadian Dollar FX spread betting market and the Philadelphia Fed's - see Article: FX Day Trading 19 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 18 Aug 2010:
Last update - 18 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 18 Aug 2010: Compared with Tuesday's London opening, Cable is a cent lower, as is Sterling/Euro. It is one Yen lower and softer across the - see Article: FX Day Trading 18 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 17 Aug 2010:
Last update - 17 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 17 Aug 2010: The inflation figures will be the most important event for the Sterling spread betting today, even though they have no direct relevance to - see Article: FX Day Trading 17 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 16 Aug 2010:
Last update - 16 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 16 Aug 2010: In spread betting the NZ Dollar was the biggest beneficiary, not because of its commodity status but because the retail sales figure was so - see Article: FX Day Trading 16 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 13 Aug 2010:
Last update - 13 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 13 Aug 2010: Sterling spread betting markets reacted negatively to the report, as it had to the UK employment figures earlier in the morning. Despite the - see Article: FX Day Trading 13 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 12 Aug 2010:
Last update - 12 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 12 Aug 2010: In the FX Spread Betting markets, the Dollar fell by nearly a 1.5¢ against the Pound and the Euro in the minutes after the - see Article: FX Day Trading 12 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 11 Aug 2010:
Last update - 11 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 11 Aug 2010: Net-net the Dollar has not suffered terribly in the spread betting markets. It has lost half a Yen - see Article: FX Day Trading 11 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 10 Aug 2010:
Last update - 10 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 10 Aug 2010: The Dollar gained ground on every front, leaving Sterling all but unchanged against the Euro and half a cent stronger against the Swiss Franc - see Article: FX Day Trading 10 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 9 Aug 2010:
Last update - 9 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 9 Aug 2010: There had been a lucky break for Sterling spread betting earlier in the day with the industrial and manufacturing production data. Industrial production - see Article: FX Day Trading 9 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 6 Aug 2010:
Last update - 6 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 6 Aug 2010: In the currency spread betting markets, neither the Yuan nor the Euro has shown any reaction to these developments. The first week of August is - see Article: FX Day Trading 6 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 5 Aug 2010:
Last update - 5 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 5 Aug 2010: In the online spread betting markets the news weakened the NZ Dollar by more than two cents against the Pound. Today's data are few and far - see Article: FX Day Trading 5 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 4 Aug 2010:
Last update - 4 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 4 Aug 2010: It will be worth keeping an eye on the US Dollar. The Pound/Dollar spread has been going up since the middle of May. In the last fortnight it has - see Article: FX Day Trading 4 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 3 Aug 2010:
Last update - 3 Aug 10 |
FX Day Trading 3 Aug 2010: The Pound/Euro spread finds itself bogged down in real or imagined technical resistance and investors who are online spread betting seem - see Article: FX Day Trading 3 Aug 2010.
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FX Day Trading 30 Jul 2010:
Last update - 30 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 30 Jul 2010: Over the 20 years since the stock market popped the Yen has strengthened by 85% against the US Dollar, 92% against the Pound and by - see Article: FX Day Trading 30 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 29 Jul 2010:
Last update - 29 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 29 Jul 2010: 'Stable' forex rates could be described as 'tedious'. That has been the case for most currencies over the last 24 hours. Cable has moved by less than the bid-offer spread. The Pound/Euro - see Article: FX Day Trading 29 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 28 Jul 2010:
Last update - 28 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 28 Jul 2010: The Euro has risen against both the Dollar and the Yen once more this morning as improving demand for riskier assets continues to push European shares - see Article: FX Day Trading 28 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 27 Jul 2010:
Last update - 27 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 27 Jul 2010: It is interesting that Deutsche Bank has not yet come clean about the size of its exposure to sovereign risk. Only the government bonds on - see Article: FX Day Trading 27 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 26 Jul 2010:
Last update - 26 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 26 Jul 2010: The Pound/Dollar rate had a good day on Friday. It went up by a cent and a half after the figures for UK economic growth in the second quarter of the year. According to - see Article: FX Day Trading 26 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 23 Jul 2010:
Last update - 23 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 23 Jul 2010: Bear in mind that, although the FTSE and DAX will be closed when the EU stress test results are published, Wall Street will still be open - see Article: FX Day Trading 23 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 22 Jul 2010:
Last update - 22 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 22 Jul 2010: It was not exactly what Sterling needed to hear. The Pound headed south and opens this morning lower against most currencies - see Article: FX Day Trading 22 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 21 Jul 2010:
Last update - 21 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 21 Jul 2010: There was rather less evidence of affection between the Euro and the FX market. It was not that events conspired against the - see Article: FX Day Trading 21 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 20 Jul 2010:
Last update - 20 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 20 Jul 2010: It is inconceivable that the Federal Reserve will hurry to deliver the tighter monetary policy that might encourage buyers of the Dollar. Unless there is an abrupt - see Article: FX Day Trading 20 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 19 Jul 2010:
Last update - 19 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 19 Jul 2010: Investors have a similar attitude to the Japanese Yen. When things become difficult in shares markets and data looks flaky they buy the Yen. They are not sure why - see Article: FX Day Trading 19 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 16 Jul 2010:
Last update - 16 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 16 Jul 2010: Share spreads took a hit and the commodity currencies came under pressure. The Canadian dollar was first obvious target because - see Article: FX Day Trading 16 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 15 Jul 2010:
Last update - 15 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 15 Jul 2010: The market was happy to see the headline employment numbers moving in the right direction and investors' first reaction was to buy the pound - see Article: FX Day Trading 15 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 14 Jul 2010:
Last update - 14 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 14 Jul 2010: The pound/euro rate encountered a sort of quantum rally that turned into a retreat as soon anyone measured it - see Article: FX Day Trading 14 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 13 Jul 2010:
Last update - 13 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 13 Jul 2010: Rubbing salt into Sterling's wounds was MPC member Adam Posen. He was quoted by a regional newspaper as saying 'There is a chance we could - see Article: FX Day Trading 13 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 12 Jul 2010:
Last update - 12 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 12 Jul 2010: One might have expected the Euro to feel some benefit from a world cup victory by one of its member states. The Spanish economy will - see Article: FX Day Trading 12 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 9 Jul 2010:
Last update - 9 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 9 Jul 2010: From the financial markets' standpoint that was an encouragement from the IMF to stock up with shares and - see Article: FX Day Trading 9 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 8 Jul 2010:
Last update - 8 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 8 Jul 2010: Potentially of more interest than any of those will be the monetary policy decisions from the Bank of England and the - see Article: FX Day Trading 8 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 7 Jul 2010:
Last update - 7 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 7 Jul 2010: If it begins to look as though the current interest rate status quo will be around for a while, the higher-yielding currencies ought to be the - see Article: FX Day Trading 7 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 5 Jul 2010:
Last update - 5 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 5 Jul 2010: Having prepared itself for a -110k fall in payrolls, the market saw the actual figure, -125k, as negative for the Dollar. But the - see Article: FX Day Trading 5 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 2 Jul 2010:
Last update - 2 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 2 Jul 2010: The perceived wisdom has it that the fortunes of the Dollar this afternoon will depend not on the number that emerges at half past one but on the - see Article: FX Day Trading 2 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 1 Jul 2010:
Last update - 1 Jul 10 |
FX Day Trading 1 Jul 2010: The Euro could not hold its own against the Swiss Franc or the Yen but it was steady against the US Dollar and higher against the - see Article: FX Day Trading 1 Jul 2010.
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FX Day Trading 30 Jun 2010:
Last update - 30 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 30 Jun 2010: Financial markets had a bad day on Tuesday. Investors are worried about the sustainability of growth and the survivability of commercial - see Article: FX Day Trading 30 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 29 Jun 2010:
Last update - 29 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 29 Jun 2010: When the chancellor rose to speak last Tuesday Pound/Euro rate stood at €1.1994. Ahead of London's opening this morning it was - see Article: FX Day Trading 29 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 28 Jun 2010:
Last update - 28 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 28 Jun 2010: The US dollar has weakened, largely as a result of concern that the US economy is not performing as strongly as investors previously thought. On top of the - see Article: FX Day Trading 28 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 25 Jun 2010:
Last update - 25 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 25 Jun 2010: The investment bank Morgan Stanley says GBP/USD will reach US$1.52 by the end of next year and that sterling/euro pair will be - see Article: FX Day Trading 25 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 24 Jun 2010:
Last update - 24 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 24 Jun 2010: The day's crop of economic data was almost wholly dismal. Canadian retail sales dropped by -2.0% in April, taking the Canadian Dollar - see Article: FX Day Trading 24 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 23 Jun 2010:
Last update - 23 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 23 Jun 2010: Sterling is firmer this morning against everything. Its gains are smallest against the Japanese Yen, which collected support from two different - see Article: FX Day Trading 23 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 22 Jun 2010:
Last update - 22 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 22 Jun 2010: Sterling pottered around like an England mid-fielder, marking the Euro, the Australian Dollar and the NZ Dollar but achieving nothing. No inspiration was - see Article: FX Day Trading 22 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 21 Jun 2010:
Last update - 21 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 21 Jun 2010: The People's Bank of China will 'strengthen the flexibility' of the exchange rate. Investors' first response was to buy the currencies of - see Article: FX Day Trading 21 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 18 Jun 2010:
Last update - 18 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 18 Jun 2010: On Thursday investors were content to look at the retail sales figures, and Sterling, in a positive light. The Pound/Dollar spread, which was already - see Article: FX Day Trading 18 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 17 Jun 2010:
Last update - 17 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 17 Jun 2010: The Euro was lower on a wide front as a result of rumours that Spain was in trouble, and not just on the football field. Newspaper El Economista claimed - see Article: FX Day Trading 17 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 16 Jun 2010:
Last update - 16 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 16 Jun 2010: The Pound reacted by dropping half a cent against the Dollar and the Euro. Other figures on Tuesday showed - see Article: FX Day Trading 16 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 15 Jun 2010:
Last update - 15 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 15 Jun 2010: Pound/Dollar spreads added almost a full cent and was also ahead against the commodity Dollars, all three of which were unchanged against - see Article: FX Day Trading 15 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 14 Jun 2010:
Last update - 14 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 14 Jun 2010: The US Dollar made ground against the Yen as a result of the more upbeat risk-attitude. It was hampered by a disappointing - see Article: FX Day Trading 14 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 11 Jun 2010:
Last update - 11 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 11 Jun 2010: Sterling is having a good run against the Dollar this week, but is now nearing strong resistance. Today could be a very good day for - see Article: FX Day Trading 11 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 10 Jun 2010:
Last update - 10 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 10 Jun 2010: Overnight, the New Zealand Dollar strengthened after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand raised interest rates to 2.75% as was - see Article: FX Day Trading 10 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 9 Jun 2010:
Last update - 9 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 9 Jun 2010: The Pound lost 1% against the Euro and the Dollar and nearly twice that against the Australian Dollar, New Zealand Dollar and - see Article: FX Day Trading 9 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 8 Jun 2010:
Last update - 8 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 8 Jun 2010: The Pound did a bit better today, although it made hard work of pushing a cent and a bit higher against the Euro before falling back - see Article: FX Day Trading 8 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 7 Jun 2010:
Last update - 7 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 7 Jun 2010: A rally in the Euro (not impossible) could quickly propel the Pound/Euro spread back toward £1.17-£1.18. Don't look a - see Article: FX Day Trading 7 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 4 Jun 2010:
Last update - 4 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 4 Jun 2010: British Airways was forced to issue an apology yesterday after a photograph on the cover of a staff magazine showed a - see Article: FX Day Trading 4 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 3 Jun 2010:
Last update - 3 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 3 Jun 2010: The French central bank chief, Christian Noyer, tried to shrug off any panic as he commented that the Euro was not in trouble and was - see Article: FX Day Trading 3 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 2 Jun 2010:
Last update - 2 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 2 Jun 2010: Sterling reached its highest level in 18 months against the European currency and finally made some progress against the Dollar - see Article: FX Day Trading 2 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 1 Jun 2010:
Last update - 1 Jun 10 |
FX Day Trading 1 Jun 2010: BP sank more than 12% as its latest attempt to plug the leak failed. The company said the cost of tackling the spill - see Article: FX Day Trading 1 Jun 2010.
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FX Day Trading 28 May 2010:
Last update - 28 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 28 May 2010: It was votes of confidence in the Euro from China and Kuwait that had the most impact on markets yesterday. Wednesday's Financial - see Article: FX Day Trading 28 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 27 May 2010:
Last update - 27 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 27 May 2010: The general tone of the day was more positive than it had been on Tuesday, allowing the global shares markets to recover some of the - see Article: FX Day Trading 27 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 25 May 2010:
Last update - 25 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 25 May 2010: The Pound quietly added more than half a cent against the Euro over the course of the day, helped by confirmation that Britain's new government is - see Article: FX Day Trading 25 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 24 May 2010:
Last update - 24 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 24 May 2010: Sterling edged 0.5¢ higher against the Dollar and nearly 1c against the Euro. It was steady or slightly firmer against the Yen and the commodity currencies. Euroland data - see Article: FX Day Trading 24 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 21 May 2010:
Last update - 21 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 21 May 2010: Shares markets around the world fell further as investors continued to react fearfully to the German chancellor's War on Speculation. Going down with - see Article: FX Day Trading 21 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 20 May 2010:
Last update - 20 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 20 May 2010: Currencies were all over the place. Having traded at a 14 month low against the US Dollar, the Euro rebounded by 3c before falling back by 1c. The Pound-Dollar spread - see Article: FX Day Trading 20 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 19 May 2010:
Last update - 19 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 19 May 2010: Germany, meanwhile, is heading in the other direction. A new ban on naked short selling of European government debt and Germany's 10 largest banks - see Article: FX Day Trading 19 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 18 May 2010:
Last update - 18 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 18 May 2010: The Pound's task today will be to accentuate the positive inflation number and to eliminate the negative sentiment attached to Britain's whopping - see Article: FX Day Trading 18 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 17 May 2010:
Last update - 17 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 17 May 2010: With equity markets and the Euro on the retreat, Friday saw the Yen forging ahead, closely followed by the US Dollar. The Swiss Franc saw little - see Article: FX Day Trading 17 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 14 May 2010:
Last update - 14 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 14 May 2010: The Canadian Dollar might find some extra support if manufacturing shipments improve by more than the expected +1%. It is the US - see Article: FX Day Trading 14 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 13 May 2010:
Last update - 13 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 13 May 2010: The market did an admirable job of containing its enthusiasm for Sterling, which is within half a cent of yesterday morning's levels against - see Article: FX Day Trading 13 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 12 May 2010:
Last update - 12 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 12 May 2010: A -3.4% fall in Australian mortgage lending and a +3.0% rise in investment lending roughly cancelled each other out and had no impact on the Australian Dollar - see Article: FX Day Trading 12 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 11 May 2010:
Last update - 11 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 11 May 2010: The odds on a second election this year shortened dramatically and the odds against the Pound/Dollar spread being higher by - see Article: FX Day Trading 11 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 10 May 2010:
Last update - 10 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 10 May 2010: The Euro has jumped by more than two US cents on the back of this latest rescue effort and has recovered most of the ground it lost to the - see Article: FX Day Trading 10 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 7 May 2010:
Last update - 7 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 7 May 2010: On Thursday evening US equity prices plunged by 9%, triggering huge volatility in the FX market that saw currencies swing wildly across - see Article: FX Day Trading 7 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 6 May 2010:
Last update - 6 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 6 May 2010: Stock market indices around the world fell further, together with commodity-oriented and emerging market currencies, as investors - sorry, speculators - unloaded risk - see Article: FX Day Trading 6 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 5 May 2010:
Last update - 5 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 5 May 2010: The distribution of currency popularity was more logical on Tuesday than it has been for a week. Investors are worried about the Euro. They are worried that - see Article: FX Day Trading 5 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 4 May 2010:
Last update - 4 May 10 |
FX Day Trading 4 May 2010: Now that there is agreement on the EU/IMF rescue package for Greece (déjà vu or what?) everything is going to be alright for the single currency (déjà vu or what?). The European Central Bank has - see Article: FX Day Trading 4 May 2010.
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FX Day Trading 30 Apr 2010:
Last update - 30 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 30 Apr 2010: So riled are the Germans about the prospect of funding 'luxury' Greek pensions, that the German edition of the Financial Times printed its name in Greek yesterday. Irritation with - see Article: FX Day Trading 30 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 29 Apr 2010:
Last update - 29 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 29 Apr 2010: Bizarrely, only against the Yen was Sterling able to move ahead. Could that phenomenon possibly have something to do with - see Article: FX Day Trading 29 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 28 Apr 2010:
Last update - 28 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 28 Apr 2010: Standard & Poor's has at last downgraded Greek government debt to BB+. No longer is it 'investment grade' but 'junk'. The Pound-Euro spread is - see Article: FX Day Trading 28 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 27 Apr 2010:
Last update - 27 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 27 Apr 2010: The Euro did not suffer particularly on Monday, holding its own against the US Dollar, Sterling and the Swiss Franc. Even against the safe-haven - see Article: FX Day Trading 27 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 26 Apr 2010:
Last update - 26 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 26 Apr 2010: The Euro is slightly stronger against Sterling (Euro/Sterling) than it was on Friday morning but that has more to do with Sterling's shortcomings than with any - see Article: FX Day Trading 26 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 23 Apr 2010:
Last update - 23 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 23 Apr 2010: The Australian Dollar reacted badly to comments this morning by Reserve Bank of Australia Glenn Stevens. He said in a speech that AUD interest rates are - see Article: FX Day Trading 23 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 22 Apr 2010:
Last update - 22 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 22 Apr 2010: Since the mother of all opinion polls at the end of last week put the Liberal Democrats in the lead, almost guaranteeing a hung parliament, the Pound has - see Article: FX Day Trading 22 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 21 Apr 2010:
Last update - 21 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 21 Apr 2010: As far as the market was concerned, the BoC implied a rate increase in June. The Loonie jumped above parity with the US$ and added - see Article: FX Day Trading 21 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 20 Apr 2010:
Last update - 20 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 20 Apr 2010: The Dollar and the Yen both lost ground as risky currencies regained some momentum and US equities - see Article: FX Day Trading 20 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 19 Apr 2010:
Last update - 19 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 19 Apr 2010: The SEC alleges that Goldman Sachs fraudulently misled customers by persuading them to buy worthless - see Article: FX Day Trading 19 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 16 Apr 2010:
Last update - 16 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 16 Apr 2010: The first televised election debate was scheduled for last night. The Pound was largely unmoved, perhaps unsurprisingly. - see Article: FX Day Trading 16 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 15 Apr 2010:
Last update - 15 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 15 Apr 2010: The US inflation figures were of little help to the Dollar, which is unchanged on the day against the Euro and the - see Article: FX Day Trading 15 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 14 Apr 2010:
Last update - 14 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 14 Apr 2010: The Singapore Dollar strengthened by 1% against the US Dollar as a result of an announcement by the - see Article: FX Day Trading 14 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 13 Apr 2010:
Last update - 13 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 13 Apr 2010: Since Monday's London opening the Euro is lower against the Dollar, the Yen and the Swiss Franc and has - see Article: FX Day Trading 13 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 12 Apr 2010:
Last update - 12 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 12 Apr 2010: Investors have reduced short Euro positions and the common currency has recovered by two Yen, two US cents and a cent each against the - see Article: FX Day Trading 12 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 9 Apr 2010:
Last update - 9 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 9 Apr 2010: On balance it was another good day for Sterling. It made progress against the US Dollar, the Yen, the Euro and the Swiss Franc while - see Article: FX Day Trading 9 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 8 Apr 2010:
Last update - 8 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 8 Apr 2010: Canada's cross-sector Ivey PMI jumped by six points, helping the Loonie to mount another assault on parity with the US Dollar, a level - see Article: FX Day Trading 8 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 7 Apr 2010:
Last update - 7 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 7 Apr 2010: The Euro was the day's laggard, depressed by a story that the Greek government was unhappy with the strings attached to the IMF aid - see Article: FX Day Trading 7 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 6 Apr 2010:
Last update - 6 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 6 Apr 2010: Sterling is higher against the US Dollar, the Euro, the Yen, the Swiss Franc and the - see Article: FX Day Trading 6 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 1 Apr 2010:
Last update - 1 Apr 10 |
FX Day Trading 1 Apr 2010: The Swiss Franc does not normally react so strongly to economic data but yesterday's figures coincided with - see Article: FX Day Trading 1 Apr 2010.
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FX Day Trading 31 Mar 2010:
Last update - 31 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 31 Mar 2010: Against the US Dollar and the South African Rand the Pound is all but unchanged; against everything else it has - see Article: FX Day Trading 31 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 30 Mar 2010:
Last update - 30 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 30 Mar 2010: The Euro continued to trade off the Greek bailout agreement, even though its details remain elusive. Athens was able to - see Article: FX Day Trading 30 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 29 Mar 2010:
Last update - 29 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 29 Mar 2010: Whatever the Euro has done since Friday morning, Sterling has done better. Granted, the Pound/Euro spread is only a couple of dozen ticks - see Article: FX Day Trading 29 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 26 Mar 2010:
Last update - 26 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 26 Mar 2010: In an interesting session for the South African Rand the market was first presented with data showing an - see Article: FX Day Trading 26 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 25 Mar 2010:
Last update - 25 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 25 Mar 2010: In contrast with last year's budget, Mr Darling's speech lasted a slightly longer 58 minutes. When he sat down, Pound/Dollar and Pound/Euro were precisely - see Article: FX Day Trading 25 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 24 Mar 2010:
Last update - 24 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 24 Mar 2010: For Sterling the main event is Mr Darling's budget speech. During the 50 minutes of his last one, 11 months ago, Sterling fell by - see Article: FX Day Trading 24 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 23 Mar 2010:
Last update - 23 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 23 Mar 2010: The Pound did make full recoveries against the Euro, the Australian Dollar and the Swiss Franc. In fact - see Article: FX Day Trading 23 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 22 Mar 2010:
Last update - 22 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 22 Mar 2010: For the Pound/Euro the pressure was mitigated by the ongoing soap opera, playing in Brussels and directed by - see Article: FX Day Trading 22 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 19 Mar 2010:
Last update - 19 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 19 Mar 2010: The Pound kicks off today virtually unchanged against the Yen, the Euro and the - see Article: FX Day Trading 19 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 18 Mar 2010:
Last update - 18 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 18 Mar 2010: A lot of short Sterling positions were turned around very quickly at half past nine, pushing the Pound sharply higher to - see Article: FX Day Trading 18 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 17 Mar 2010:
Last update - 17 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 17 Mar 2010: A general upswing in risk-appetite left the Dollar and the Yen feeling abandoned while Sterling led the 'risky' commodity currencies - see Article: FX Day Trading 17 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 16 Mar 2010:
Last update - 16 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 16 Mar 2010: On a day when investors were already nervous about political outcomes the prospect of negative growth was enough to - see Article: FX Day Trading 16 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 15 Mar 2010:
Last update - 15 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 15 Mar 2010: The Canadian Dollar received a boost on Friday after figures showed a net increase of 21k jobs in February and a fall in - see Article: FX Day Trading 15 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 12 Mar 2010:
Last update - 12 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 12 Mar 2010: The Canadian employment report, unemployment rate and monthly change in employment, will be important to the Canadian Dollar and - see Article: FX Day Trading 12 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 11 Mar 2010:
Last update - 11 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 11 Mar 2010: Sterling's most useful support yesterday came from, of all places, Downing Street. The prime minister's announcement of a pay freeze for - see Article: FX Day Trading 11 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 10 Mar 2010:
Last update - 10 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 10 Mar 2010: The Euro had another banana skin thrown in its path this morning with some less than helpful German data. The country's trade surplus - see Article: FX Day Trading 10 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 9 Mar 2010:
Last update - 9 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 9 Mar 2010: You cannot blame swings in risk appetite when Sterling gives ground to safe-haven and commodity currencies at the - see Article: FX Day Trading 9 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 8 Mar 2010:
Last update - 8 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 8 Mar 2010: The Non-farm news had a positive impact on risk-appetite and a mixed effect on the US Dollar. It jumped higher against the Japanese Yen and - see Article: FX Day Trading 8 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 5 Mar 2010:
Last update - 5 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 5 Mar 2010: The Euro sagged slightly on M Trichet's hard line but gained support from news that Greece had managed to find - see Article: FX Day Trading 5 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 4 Mar 2010:
Last update - 4 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 4 Mar 2010: The Pound-Dollar spread added 0.5¢ and the Pound picked up a couple more cents against each of the two - see Article: FX Day Trading 4 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 3 Mar 2010:
Last update - 3 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 3 Mar 2010: In the Pound-Dollar spreads market, Sterling received half a cent's worth of assistance overnight from a - see Article: FX Day Trading 3 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 2 Mar 2010:
Last update - 2 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 2 Mar 2010: GBP/USD spreads dropped nearly 4¢ in half as many hours. The Pound lost ¥3.5, four Canadian cents, and created new lows against the - see Article: FX Day Trading 2 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 1 Mar 2010:
Last update - 1 Mar 10 |
FX Day Trading 1 Mar 2010: The US Dollar's reaction to an upwardly revised fourth quarter GDP figure was less vicious than Sterling's plunge but it - see Article: FX Day Trading 1 Mar 2010.
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FX Day Trading 26 Feb 2010:
Last update - 26 Feb 10 |
FX Day Trading 26 Feb 2010: It was a bad day for the Euro, a bad day for the Pound, a bad day for risk-appetite, a bad day for share prices and a bad day for - see Article: FX Day Trading 26 Feb 2010.
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FX Day Trading 25 Feb 2010:
Last update - 25 Feb 10 |
FX Day Trading 25 Feb 2010: After a week or so on the back burner it looks as though the Euro's exposure to Club Med will once again be - see Article: FX Day Trading 25 Feb 2010.
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FX Day Trading 24 Feb 2010:
Last update - 24 Feb 10 |
FX Day Trading 24 Feb 2010: For Sterling the result of the Dollar strength was a sharp rally against the Euro, the Swiss and the mining Dollars like - see Article: FX Day Trading 24 Feb 2010.
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FX Day Trading 23 Feb 2010:
Last update - 23 Feb 10 |
FX Day Trading 23 Feb 2010: With no figures to motivate them investors found it difficult to muster any enthusiasm. Stock markets indices faded and the commodity currencies lost - see Article: FX Day Trading 23 Feb 2010.
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FX Day Trading 22 Feb 2010:
Last update - 22 Feb 10 |
FX Day Trading 22 Feb 2010: GBP/USD clawed back half a cent as the euphoria surrounding the higher US discount rate faded. The - see Article: FX Day Trading 22 Feb 2010.
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FX Day Trading 19 Feb 2010:
Last update - 19 Feb 10 |
FX Day Trading 19 Feb 2010: One of the Pound's smallest setbacks was against the Yen but that was as a result of happenings in the - see Article: FX Day Trading 19 Feb 2010.
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FX Day Trading 18 Feb 2010:
Last update - 18 Feb 10 |
FX Day Trading 18 Feb 2010: The day's Currency markets leader was the US dollar, which managed to reverse the losses it incurred on - see Article: FX Day Trading 18 Feb 2010.
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FX Day Trading 17 Feb 2010:
Last update - 17 Feb 10 |
FX Day Trading 17 Feb 2010: The EUR/USD was one of the days top gainers as the concerns over the Greek economy - see Article: FX Day Trading 17 Feb 2010.
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FX Day Trading 16 Feb 2010:
Last update - 16 Feb 10 |
FX Day Trading 16 Feb 2010: Today is a big day for the British Pound. At 09.30 we have the latest official inflation figures in the form of CPI and - see Article: FX Day Trading 16 Feb 2010.
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FX Day Trading 11 Feb 2010:
Last update - 11 Feb 10 |
FX Day Trading 11 Feb 2010: There could be more fireworks to come today with a special EU economic summit; the focus of which is on the budget deficits of - see Article: FX Day Trading 11 Feb 2010.
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FX Day Trading 10 Feb 2010:
Last update - 10 Feb 10 |
FX Day Trading 10 Feb 2010: So far today, we've already has Australian home loan numbers come in slightly worse than expected. The AUD/USD is down around - see Article: FX Day Trading 10 Feb 2010.
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FX Day Trading 9 Feb 2010:
Last update - 9 Feb 10 |
FX Day Trading 9 Feb 2010: Today's early forex moves indicate that the risk takers might just be willing to dip their toes back in - see Article: FX Day Trading 9 Feb 2010.
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FX Day Trading 8 Feb 2010:
Last update - 8 Feb 10 |
FX Day Trading 8 Feb 2010: Dollar - Swiss Franc will be the forex pair to watch for the Swiss retail sales announcement and - see Article: FX Day Trading 8 Feb 2010.
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FX Day Trading 5 Feb 2010:
Last update - 5 Feb 10 |
FX Day Trading 5 Feb 2010: This morning we are seeing a slight bounce back, especially against the Japanese Yen by those currencies which - see Article: FX Day Trading 5 Feb 2010.
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FX Day Trading 4 Feb 2010:
Last update - 4 Feb 10 |
FX Day Trading 4 Feb 2010: There is a clear move away from the high interest currencies of the New Zealand and - see Article: FX Day Trading 4 Feb 2010.
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FX Day Trading 2 Feb 2010:
Last update - 2 Feb 10 |
FX Day Trading 2 Feb 2010: The shock Australian interest news is dominating early currency trends today. Analysts were expecting a - see Article: FX Day Trading 2 Feb 2010.
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FX Day Trading 29 Jan 2010:
Last update - 29 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 29 Jan 2010: In the currency markets, the problems in Greece continue to weigh on the Euro, but the Pound is holding its ground reasonably - see Article: FX Day Trading 29 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 28 Jan 2010:
Last update - 28 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 28 Jan 2010: This morning has a more positive tone to it with the Australian Dollar leading the charge. Just behind this, the - see Article: FX Day Trading 28 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 27 Jan 2010:
Last update - 27 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 27 Jan 2010: Keep your eye out for the news at 19.15 and the reaction on the Pound - Dollar, Euro - Dollar and especially the - see Article: FX Day Trading 27 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 26 Jan 2010:
Last update - 26 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 26 Jan 2010: The big gainer this morning is the Japanese Yen, scoring big moves against the Australian Dollar (AUD/JPY), Euro (EUR/JPY) and - see Article: FX Day Trading 26 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 25 Jan 2010:
Last update - 25 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 25 Jan 2010: Looking at the forex markets, the best moves are happening on the currencies that got beat up the most last week; namely the - see Article: FX Day Trading 25 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 22 Jan 2010:
Last update - 22 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 22 Jan 2010: After yesterday’s big moves it's interesting to see who the real movers and shakers have been over - see Article: FX Day Trading 22 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 21 Jan 2010:
Last update - 21 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 21 Jan 2010: The Yen is generally weaker across the board, even against the beleaguered Euro. The US Dollar is - see Article: FX Day Trading 21 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 20 Jan 2010:
Last update - 20 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 20 Jan 2010: A quick glance at the morning's currency moves and it is apparent that something spooked the markets. That 'something' is primarily - see Article: FX Day Trading 20 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 19 Jan 2010:
Last update - 19 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 19 Jan 2010: This morning's currency pair in demand is the GBP/USD with the Pound riding high and - see Article: FX Day Trading 19 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 18 Jan 2010:
Last update - 18 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 18 Jan 2010: This morning, the Pound is the dominant player with key moves against the Dollar, Yen and against the - see Article: FX Day Trading 18 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 15 Jan 2010:
Last update - 15 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 15 Jan 2010: The Euro is under considerable pressure, especially against the Yen. Other than the Euro, the - see Article: FX Day Trading 15 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 14 Jan 2010:
Last update - 14 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 14 Jan 2010: The EUR/USD, in particular, could be an exciting pair today as we have US retail sales and unemployment claims released at the same time as - see Article: FX Day Trading 14 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 13 Jan 2010:
Last update - 13 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 13 Jan 2010: Yesterday's biggest fallers, the AUD/JPY on the currency markets for example, are amongst the top gainers today, though they still have - see Article: FX Day Trading 13 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 12 Jan 2010:
Last update - 12 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 12 Jan 2010: Commodities and commodity currencies (Canadian Dollar and Australian Dollar) are amongst the biggest fallers as - see Article: FX Day Trading 12 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 11 Jan 2010:
Last update - 11 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 11 Jan 2010: The financial markets have started the week with a positive bias. The reaction to Friday's US Non Farm Payroll report was quite frankly - see Article: FX Day Trading 11 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 8 Jan 2010:
Last update - 8 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 8 Jan 2010: The latest US jobs numbers (Non Farm Payroll – NFP) came in much worse than expected. This has caused the Dow Jones to open - see Article: FX Day Trading 8 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 7 Jan 2010:
Last update - 7 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 7 Jan 2010: The Japanese yen has been under pressure all day, especially against the US dollar. The reason? Early this morning, Japan's new finance - see Article: FX Day Trading 7 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 6 Jan 2010:
Last update - 6 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 6 Jan 2010: The Yen is still under considerable pressure with the USD/JPY down by - see Article: FX Day Trading 6 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading 5 Jan 2010:
Last update - 5 Jan 10 |
FX Day Trading 5 Jan 2010: The Canadian economy is closely linked to the price of oil and, with prices approaching $82 this morning, the Canadian Dollar is once again - see Article: FX Day Trading 5 Jan 2010.
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FX Day Trading Index:
Last update - 9 Feb 12 |
FX Day Trading Index: Index of the daily FX trading articles from MoneyCorp - see Article: FX Day Trading Index.
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