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4 Global FX Events Lost in the Shuffle
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Dollar and Stock Traders Ready for Fed Guidance...
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Dollar and Stock Traders Ready for Fed Guidance on Taper British Pound Drops after Inflation Fi... -
USD Strengthens Before FOMC Meeting Tomorrow
18/06/2013 17:39
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Dollar Traders Eye FOMC Meeting- USDJPY Rally t...
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The Fed’s Likely Message This Week
18/06/2013 14:50
Look for the Fed to stay its course regarding its plans for tapering asset purchases while at the...
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Topping the news agenda for forex brokers and traders today is the latest twist in the Greek tragedy. According to reports, European officials are seriously considering the ramifications of a Greek ex »
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BoE keeps interest rates at record low
10/05/2012 14:24
The markets are likely to be unsurprised by the revelation that the Bank OF England has voted to maintain interest rates at a record low of 0.5 percent. The Monetary Policy Committee - headed up by M »
Editor’s morning forex review: It’s strife, Jim…
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ForexSpace.com - As the constituents of surrealism would have it, a peculiarly quaint ceremony took place in Greece this morning to set the Olympic flame alight ahead of the torch relay, which will be »
Forex brokers ponder BoE QE decision
10/05/2012 12:36
ForexSpace.com - Today marks the end of the Bank of England’s May meeting, with expectation running rife that interest rates will be held for another month so that, after a tricky month, Guvnor »
European Politics: A New Crisis Phase?
10/05/2012 11:06
ForexSpace.com - Current political events in Europe – which seem to be deepening by the day – could usher in a new phase of the debt crisis, says Giles Keating, Head of Global Research for »
Get Real in Brazil
09/05/2012 17:33
ForexSpace.com - Forex news, lead by Dow Jones, saw Brazil's use of Industrial Capacity Use (ICU) having fallen for a second consecutive month in March. Despite a continued recovery of industrial sale »
Dollars Down Under
09/05/2012 16:44
ForexSpace.com - Forex news continues to buzz with the political uncertainty in Greece, which has prompted a wholesale dump by investors of risky assets in favour of snaffling up safe-havens such as A »
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09/05/2012 15:02
ForexSpace.com - Having seen it economy growing at 4.3 percent last year, with 2012 growth expected to slow to around 2.5 percent, Poland's central bank unexpectedly hiked its interest rates by 25 bas »
Editor’s Morning Forex Review: Water water everywhere…
09/05/2012 11:05
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Taxing times hits Rupee rally
08/05/2012 17:40
ForexSpace.com - The Indian rupee tumbled today (Tuesday 8) on speculation that overseas investors would not be convinced by the government's postponement of its General Anti-Avoidance rules (GAAR) to »
Beware the Ides of May!
08/05/2012 14:51
So, now that we’ve had an opportunity to take stock of what happened in continental Europe over the weekend, in order to overlay political rhetoric on the markets, rookie forex traders and top f »
Editor’s Morning Forex Review: pricing in the pain
08/05/2012 12:41
Forex traders and top forex brokers shuffled back to their post-May Day bank holiday-cum-après Greek and French election desks in London this morning to a European stock market scene as flat as »
US payrolls data disappoints; market slips
04/05/2012 17:14
ForexSpace.com - Forex news just out reports how, according to the US Labor Department, Nonfarm payrolls saw a modest uptick by just 115,000 jobs in April, the smallest gain in six months, and conside »
Swiss retail data up; EUR/CHF still trades narrowly
04/05/2012 13:37
ForexSpace.com - The bitter wind of austerity may be blowing across much of the euro zone, but shoppers in Switzerland have been enjoying some retail therapy. Swiss high street sales data in rose more »
Spanish yields top forex broker predictions; French yields dow
04/05/2012 12:28
The results of a Spanish debt auction Thursday restored a little faith in the value of sovereign debt, with domestic banks clearly still interested in buying up. But many forex traders and top forex b »
Forex news: US jobless down
03/05/2012 17:22
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Life’s a Draghi
03/05/2012 16:45
ECB President Mario Draghi urged euro zone governments to come up with a strategy to revive growth in the struggling currency bloc while continuing to push for fiscal consolidation, in a press confere »
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03/05/2012 16:03
ForexSpace.com - Forex news reports show how, according to the latest quarterly economic forecast from the Confederation of British Industry, Britain’s economy will see growth resume in the seco »
Mea Culpa? Not me Guv!
03/05/2012 14:58
Regulating banks and “learning the lessons from this crisis” were top of the agenda for Bank of England Governor, Sir Mervyn King last night, in a speech in which he admitted that he shoul »
Editor’s Morning Forex Review: Super Mario to the rescue!
03/05/2012 14:41
ForexSpace.com - Forex news sees a set of somewhat conflicting data emanating from this morning’s UK services PMI figures. Forex traders and top forex brokers are already scratching their heads, »
EURopes and Downs
02/05/2012 15:51
ForexSpace.com - Forex news saw the euro fall off a cliff this morning as an avalanche of weak data struck. French, Italian and Spanish manufacturing PMIs all disappointed, combining to confirm a fast »
Greece off the Ropes?
02/05/2012 14:42
ForexSpace.com - Forex news this morning reports Standard & Poor’s has lifted the credit rating of Greece to CCC with a stable outlook. This was much in line with expectations, given the lengths »
Euro zone PMI reveals depth of recession; pressure mounts
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Emerging PMI data from countries across the euro zone has prompted many analysts to suggest that the recession is likely to plunge deeper than initially feared. The downward trending data is sure to h »
Editor’s Morning Forex Review: Sell in May...
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Dollar retraces euro losses on positive ISM data
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The USD took a surprise upward turn against the EUR and JPY after US manufacturing data topped forex broker predictions Tuesday. While general market consensus had pointed toward a drop from 53.4 to 5 »
Live forex charts track Aussie tumble after shock rates data
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ForexSpace.com - The Reserve Bank of Australia’s shock decision to slash interest rates by a deeper-than-expected 50 basis points has left the currency in free fall. At the time of writing, the »
Editor’s Morning Forex Review: UK Manufacturing Makes Heavy Going
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30/04/2012 17:10
ForexSpace.com - Forex traders and top forex brokers everywhere saw the greenback recover some ground in European trading Monday as market players revisited the potential for further US monetary easin »
Forex news: JPY makes gains against struggling dollar
30/04/2012 13:59
The dollar sunk to a two-month low against the yen Monday, still struggling under the pressure of disappointing Q1 US growth. The data, out Friday, revealed much-cooled growth and shunted the issue of »
Defying Gravity
30/04/2012 13:32
Forex traders and forex brokers alike see the top of the week in European credit markets kissing farewell to a turbulent April. In a continuation of Friday afternoon's rally, as of 0650GMT this mornin »
Top forex brokers speculate over non-farm US payrolls report data
30/04/2012 11:47
The prospect of more US jobs data is set to top the agenda for traders and forex brokers, with much energy likely to be directed at second-guessing what the non-farm payroll report will say when it is »
Editor’s Morning Forex Review: POLLS APART
30/04/2012 11:30
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Kiwi holds gains garnered by earlier interest rate announcement
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Hungary for a loan? Forint fed by EU talk speculation
27/04/2012 16:20
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Why the euro zone’s lifeboat is full of holes: The Rt. Hon. Alistair Darling MP talks exclusively to ForexSpace.com
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No more than a couple of weeks’ ago, it seemed pretty much everyone thought the Franco-Germanic accord would give rise to a rescue strategy to get us all out of the merde. But now, with the so-c »
Forex news: Asian currencies benefit from upbeat US data
27/04/2012 14:27
A basket of Asian currencies have gained on positive data which came out of the States Thursday, boosted by Bernanke’s dovish approach to further easing measures. The upbeat US economic data - i »
Spanish S&P downgrade spells recession, say top forex brokers
27/04/2012 12:47
The euro suffered a severe blow this morning after Standard & Poor’s downgraded Spain’s credit rating by another two crucial notches to BBB+. Against the USD the 17-nation currency is now »
Currency Bloc
27/04/2012 12:29
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US jobless data divides analyst opinion
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All eyes on the CBI
26/04/2012 17:16
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A Weale case for QE
26/04/2012 16:42
ForexSpace.com - In the week when sluggish UK gross domestic product figures appeared to strengthen the case for further Bank of England quantitative easing, forex news has just heard the BoE’s »
When uncertainty with a capital P stalks the markets
26/04/2012 15:28
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A guide to ECN forex brokers
26/04/2012 15:13
If you have been involved with the forex markets for more than five minutes, you will know that there are literally hundreds of brokers out there trying to convince you that their trading approach is »
Forex news: Lira appreciates ahead on “hawkish” expectation
25/04/2012 18:01
Turkey’s lira (TRY) appreciated to new heights today as news emerged that the country’s central bank will be introducing new inflation-combatting measures. The TRY gained 0.5 percent to 1. »
Top 10 forex reserves by country
25/04/2012 17:20
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Fed-Funds Futures
25/04/2012 16:44
ForexSpace.com - Over to the US of A, where risky assets started the morning with a positive bid, uplifted by the flow of positive earnings. Ahead of the FOMC policy announcement and Bernanke's press »
Japan eyes up potential stimulus to curb its “one-thousand-pound gorilla”
25/04/2012 14:10
Forex traders are switching their gaze to Japan, as economists predict further stimulus measures to boost the waning effect of February’s asset purchases. New inflation forecasts, due out on Apr »
UK: Doubly Disappointing
25/04/2012 12:27
ForexSpace.com - The GBP has retreated from a seven-and-a-half-month month high against the greenback this morning, also toppling against the euro in the wake of data showing the UK economy had slid b »
Editor’s Forex Morning Review: USD – O for the wings of a dovish Fed
25/04/2012 11:40
ForexSpace.com - Today’s forex news will focus on the US, where the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will unveil its early musing as to the direction of monetary policy. After two days »
Top forex brokers speculate over UK GDP impact
25/04/2012 11:03
It’s a nervous morning in the City, and not just because the Apprentice is on tonight! In just over an hour, the Office for National Statistics will reveal important UK GDP data which will »
Canadian growth set to beat top forex broker predictions?
24/04/2012 15:03
A whole host of positive economic indicators and an impending interest rate hike look set to hoist the CAD higher than the USD. The Canadian currency could see itself at a level last seen in September »
Top forex brokers stunned by Aussie CPI - interest rate cut on the cards?
24/04/2012 13:05
Australian consumer price data provided a soft landing for the Aussie today, with headline inflation rising a weaker-than-expected 0.1 percent. Top forex broker estimations had placed the figure highe »
Forex news: Spanish borrowing costs soar
24/04/2012 12:36
ForexSpace.com - Forex news turns its eyes to Spain, where borrowing costs have practically double at two short term debt auctions this morning. At a well-sold auction of 3- and 6-month T-bills, inves »
Pass the Dutch Auction on the right-hand side
24/04/2012 12:14
ForexSpace.com - The Dutch bond auction results are in, and are seen as a success in spite of the country’s recent and ongoing political hiatus. The Netherlands sold almost €2bn of its &eur »
Trader confidence in Eurozone recovery wavers
24/04/2012 11:40
The release of disappointing PMI data in Germany has done little but add to fretful forex news headlines, conspiring as they are to unnerve traders about the prospect of a European recovery. The marke »
EDITOR’S MORNING FOREX REVIEW
24/04/2012 10:59
ForexSpace.com - Forex news wakes up to the morning after the day of turmoil across the single currency bloc, with investors tapping feverishly on their calculators having seen in excess of £122 »
Impending Japanese CPI data gets traders talking
24/04/2012 10:29
Thursday will see the release of Japan’s CPI data and, so far, the core reading is expected to remain in deflationary territory with additional easing remaining a strong possibility. The data w »
EuroDollar Bears Eye Further Weakness
23/04/2012 14:05
ForexSpace.com - Emphasising the shockwave set off by the triple-A rated Netherlands - supposed to be part of the solution, not adding to the problem – the wholesale stock market sell-off »
Dutch Caps The Market
23/04/2012 12:55
ForexSpace.com - Further to our forex news report this morning of the weekend’sbout of handbags when the anti-EU Freedom Party refused to agree with the centre-right coalition on how to slash up »
Ed’s Forex Market Review: Dollar still in stupor as the IMF’s Big Bazooka stand ready for action
23/04/2012 12:15
ForexSpace.com - The IMF’s Christine Lagarde has enjoyed a successful weekend, convincing governments around the world to stump up €430bn extra ammo for her organisation’s so-called B »
China’s Manufacturing PMI peaks but reveals another month of decline
23/04/2012 12:08
China’s latest Manufacturing PMI has reached a peak for 2012 but activity has contracted yet again, results from the private sector purchasing managers survey showed Monday. Despite an April pe »
FLASH, Bang, Wallop – What A Picture… of Gloom!
23/04/2012 09:45
Gloomy data just out from the euro zone shows private sector activity has shrunk at the fastest rate in five months. Markit's composite PMI fell to 47.4 this month from 49.1 points in March. C »
Dutch government in turmoil over Brussels budget talks
23/04/2012 09:15
Over in the Nertherlands, tensions which began simmering away last week have now hit more of a rolling boil with Geert Wilders (pictured) sticking his nose up at new austerity targets set by Brussels. »
Forex news: Loonie disappoints the hawks
20/04/2012 17:29
ForexSpace.com - Latest figures from Canada show inflation rose 0.4 percent month-on-month during March. This forex news comes in slightly below expectations at +0.5 percent, fuelled over the past twe »
UK Retail Data Up 1.8% But Sending Mixed Messages
20/04/2012 12:53
The GBP has made gains against most of its major peers on the news that UK retail data leaped 1.8percent in March - their biggest monthly rise in over a year. The stronger-than-expected retail sales »
Editor’s View: Show Us The Money
20/04/2012 12:18
ForexSpace.com - Forex news sees European markets open for business this morning very much in a Friday-ish mood for a third consecutive session of losses, sliding in the first half hour of trading. Up »
Saxo Bank launch forex correlations tool on TradingFloor.com
20/04/2012 10:45
ForexSpace.com - Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, has launched a Forex correlations tool on TradingFloor.com. It is the third interactive application released on this trading c »
Not In The Moody
19/04/2012 18:33
ForexSpace.com - Here we go again. Forex news barely had time to digest this morning’s warning from Fitch that The Netherlands’ triple A rating is under scrutiny, when into the ring heave »
Editor’s View: Double Dutch
19/04/2012 10:41
ForexSpace.com - Nothing - or so it seems - gets forex news wires buzzing more excitedly than when one of the ‘big three’ ratings agencies hands down a verdict, especially in relation to a »
SNB Conference Keeps CHF Floor Steady
18/04/2012 18:20
It has been a busy day for forex traders of the CHF, with the SNB conference this morning revealing the extent of the entire bank’s commitment to enforcing its self-imposed cap. Newly appointed »
France in the Frame
18/04/2012 13:58
ForexSpace.com - There has been plenty of forex news reaction to French Socialist Party presidential candidate Francois Hollande’s remarks this morning that, if elected, he will renegotiate the »
Euro Dips As Likelihood Of Spanish Bailout Increases
18/04/2012 13:47
ForexSpace - Another day, another headline threatening Spanish economic ruin - that appears to be about the size of it at the moment. And today’s forex news doom-mongering comes off the back of »
MPC Minutes Wrong-Foots The Market
18/04/2012 13:06
ForexSpace.com - The UK economy could contract "for three successive quarters", according to Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee’s March minutes just out. The Bank also identified how euro »
Editor’s View: IMF - SOS
18/04/2012 11:29
ForexSpace.com - So, it’s the forex news morning after the IMF night before. Front pages and business sections are abuzz today at the growth forecasts published by the gnomic Fundsters. The head »
The Leaping Loonie
17/04/2012 17:37
ForexSpace.com - For forex news watchers and top forex brokers, the eagerly awaited Bank of Canada release has just confirmed that it has left its key interest rate at 1 percent today. While this is e »
The Inflation Game
17/04/2012 13:24
ForexSpace.com - Forex news notes the UK inflation figures just out show a rise in cost price index (CPI) to 3.5 percent in March, from 3.4 percent in February. This signifies the cessation to five-mo »
IMF Feeling The Pinch
17/04/2012 11:27
ForexSpace.com - Forex news hounds, currency traders and top forex brokers among us will be focusing on this afternoon’s release by the International Monetary Fund of its World Economic Outlook »
Editor’s View: Divided They Rule
17/04/2012 10:53
ForexSpace.com - Euro zone stress, most notably emanating from Spanish quarters, is seen by forex traders and top forex brokers alike as continuing their downward pressure on market sentiment. With eq »
Forex news: Norway Gains Ground Against The Euro
16/04/2012 18:08
ForexSpace.com - Norway has been hitting international headlines in a big way today, with the final day of the trial of Anders Behring Breivik culminating in an emotional outpouring from the seemingly »
Top Forex Brokers Reviewed
16/04/2012 17:49
If you are keen to get stuck into trading forex online it is essential that you find yourself a top forex broker. Whilst a fool-proof trading plan is a key aspect of achieving forex success, having a »
Delhi Belly Strikes Nervous Traders Ahead Of Indian Rate Data
16/04/2012 14:09
Indian government bonds have edged higher in the afternoon trade, after highly-anticipated data revealed that core inflation eased off in March. Investors have been spurred on by the data, which has f »
Spanish CDS turn “Crisis Mode”
16/04/2012 14:01
ForexSpace.com - This morning’s widening of Spain’s credit default swaps (CDS) has given forex traders and many other market watchers alike much material for musing the increased likelihoo »
Shutting the stability door after the bourse has halted
16/04/2012 13:30
ForexSpace.com - According to a note to forex traders this morning from JPMorgan, if Spain's 10-year bond yield went over 6.50 percent, the European Central Bank might decide to reactivate its recentl »
Forex news: Pound Up, Euro Down
16/04/2012 12:59
The pound rose to its strongest point in 18 months against the euro on fresh concerns over the fate of the Euro zone. Forex trader sentiment towards the troubled euro plummeted as a result of hugely »
EDITOR’S VIEW: CHINA’S WEEKEND WIDENING
16/04/2012 11:55
ForexSpace.com - The weekend’s key forex news was China’s move to widen its currency fluctuation band (CNY) against the greenback by 0.5 percent to 1percent. Whilst not especially surprisi »
How Much for a Munch!?
13/04/2012 18:17
Forex news has just popped along to cast our eyes upon one of the world’s most famous - and therefore most ‘valuable’ paintings, which has gone on preview from today in Sothebys of L »
Is The Spanish Crisis Forcing Markets To Reconsider The ‘Safe West’?
13/04/2012 17:20
As if the prospect of Friday the 13th was not intimidating enough for the superstitious amongst us, forex news reports have given us something very real to fear in the shape of the ongoing Spanish cri »
The Best Android Apps For Forex Traders
13/04/2012 16:31
Nobody goes far without a mobile phone these days. From banking to buying groceries, there are a whole range of apps available to help you save time and effort in all aspects of daily life. Given the »
Forex News: JPY Slips Further Against The Greenback
13/04/2012 16:09
The dollar made further gains against the yen this morning, with some forex news reports suggesting that warnings from the Bank of Japan (BoJ) over further monetary easing have helped to prevent the c »
Editor’s View: China growth - is the rocket stalling?
13/04/2012 11:10
Asian markets gained overnight after a strong rally on Wall Street, but as forex news came through, the gains were eventually stymied by figures out of China that showed the world's second largest eco »
WTO - Normal Momentum No Time Soon
12/04/2012 17:28
Forex news notes a new set of data from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) which says the global economy has "lost momentum". The WTO sees a slowdown in global trade growth this year to 3.7percent, fr »
US - Sign of Life
12/04/2012 16:44
ForexSpace.com - US stocks look set to rise at Thursday’s open after futures pared gains following a surprise uptick in the number of Americans claiming out of work benefits for the first time. »
Forex news: Does Swiss Plan Has More Holes Than A Slice Of Emmentale?
12/04/2012 14:25
The Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) decision to impose a ceiling on the franc’s value against the euro – a move which will restrict its value to less than 1.20 per euro – is likely »
Forex news: China’s Contradictory Fitch Ratings
12/04/2012 14:01
ForexSpace.com - Yesterday, forex news reports were abuzz with the news that Fitch Ratings agency confirmed China’s ‘A+’ foreign currency issuer rating with a Stable Outlook, while t »
Italy Under The Hammer
12/04/2012 13:42
ForexSpace.com - Yesterday saw the euro eek out modest gains of 0.2 percent, but it still remains range-bound, with caution keeping a cap on ahead of today’s Italian long-term debt auction. No s »
Time to Take Stock… with a Pinch of Salt
11/04/2012 17:24
ForexSpace.com - So, as we forex news geeks gather breath and settle down after our turbulent return from an Eastertide holiday of chocolate egg-flavoured overindulgence, it hasn’t come as altog »
No Renaissance Yet for Italy
10/04/2012 18:23
ForexSpace.com - Arguably, whilst the euro zone may in some eyes have reached a potential economy turning point, economic activity in Italy and France is likely to bump along the bottom, according to »
Seconds out as Swissy watches the runes
10/04/2012 16:44
ForexSpace.com - Switzerland's labor market has been seen to be doing better than expected in March, with numbers of Swiss unemployed dropping from a 10-month high. Nonetheless, from a forex news stan »
Forex news: Delayed European Reaction To Poor US Jobs Data
10/04/2012 12:32
European stocks dropped Tuesday, following a four day Easter break and Friday’s disappointing U.S. nonfarm payrolls data. The data broke a three-month growth average of 200,000 jobs, having onl »
Trader Goes Large
05/04/2012 15:16
ForexSpace.com - Picture the scene: the VIP lounge of a fancy Liverpool nightclub, 2001: A Space Odyssey blaring over the speakers, and several bar staff staggering through swirling dry ice beneath th »
Forex news: Aussie And Kiwi Merger On The Horizon?
05/04/2012 12:35
Forex news wires are abuzz with the suggestion that Australia and New Zealand are again considering adopting a single shared currency. The proposal has been out forward by the countries’ produc »
It’s A Mega Maundy Thursday!
05/04/2012 12:25
ForexSpace.com - In the UK, today’s Bank of England meeting is not expected to produce any adjustments in QE or rates. Nonetheless, the minutes, along with the inflation report, will provide a s »
Editor’s View: The Real Cost Of This Greek Tragedy
05/04/2012 10:58
ForexSpace.com - Forex News reports how the economic crisis in Greece took a tragic turn yesterday, serving as a heart-rending reminding that austerity comes with a human face. A 77-year-old pensioner »
Forex News: More Rain For Spain
04/04/2012 18:27
Aside from the fight for French leadership and its potential consequences for forex traders, political volatility is also a feature of the Spanish landscape as we head into a Q2. According to the Spa »
EURO EXTENDS LOSSES AS DRAGHI SPEAKS
04/04/2012 15:42
ForexSpace.com - The euro may suffer over Easter break by a growing divergence between the growth outlooks for the US and euro zone. While the Fed has been seen to have rolled back from further QE, EC »
Live forex news: ECB Build-Up
04/04/2012 13:57
There is just under an hour to before the ECB makes its highly anticipated policy rate decision and, according to Forex Space contacts, forex traders are not expecting any surprises. As the live forex »
Forex news: Gold Loses Its Sparkle
04/04/2012 13:19
The price of gold tumbled yesterday after the Fed. said inflation appeared to be under control. The yellow brick is often bought as a hedge against inflation, and the reserved comments soon encourage »
Enter The Draghi
04/04/2012 12:23
ForexSpace.com - The ECB is widely expected to keep interest rates at their current all-time low of 1 percent later today, a day earlier than normal due to the Easter break. But as Simon Denham, MD of »
EDITOR’S VIEW: YO-FO-YO-MC
04/04/2012 10:46
ForexSpace.com - This morning’s markets opened lower in the wake of last evening’s eagerly awaited US Fed minutes. The yo-yo of QE – is it on, or is it off, goes on. Just last week, »
Greece is still the Word
03/04/2012 18:13
ForexSpace.com - A reminder that Greece is far from of the woods, the country looks unlikely to pay off its investors when a bond governed by non-Greek law falls due on May 15. Such an outcome is seen »
The Pain in Spain...
03/04/2012 15:50
ForexSpace.com - Open Europe, the influential eurosceptic think-tank and interest group, founded in London by UK business people, has just released a statement saying it does not consider Spain to be »
Osborne under pressure - BCC ups the ante
03/04/2012 15:05
A brace of surveys published today (Tuesday) suggest Britain's economic outlook appears modestly upbeat after businesses across all sectors staged a rebound in the first quarter of 2012. The British C »
Perfect Storm gathering for Euro
02/04/2012 17:50
ForexSpace.com - The economic signals across Europe on the first day’s trading of a new quarter certainly do not auger well. The final reading of March’s manufacturing PMI confirmed that t »
Euro zone jobless
02/04/2012 17:17
ForexSpace.com - On the first trading day of a new fiscal quarter, some grim data emerged to put the dampers on any thoughts of green Spring-time shoots. According to the European Union statistics off »
My Big Fat Greek Crisis: More misery for Philippos Sachinidis?
02/04/2012 15:55
ForexSpace.com - The Greek economy is in for an even bumpier ride as the year progresses, according to reports from the country’s well-respected think tank. The Foundation for Economic and Indu »
High Chinese PMI boosts metal-heavy rand
02/04/2012 13:40
ForexSpace.com - The rand notched up a second day of gains after positive economic data from China boosted metal prices. Forex news reports about China’s PMI climbing to a one-year high of 53.1 »
Another brick in the Firewall
30/03/2012 17:15
ForexSpace.com - The much-touted two-day meeting of EU finance ministers has got under way in Denmark. Set against a tumultuous backdrop, the key decision - whether to increase the financial »
TURNING OFF THE TAPAS
30/03/2012 16:44
ForexSpace.com - The final trading day of Q1 looks to be closing out with a bang, forcing the market higher at the open. When we look back on Q1 of 2012 we will remember it for a decent rally in stock »
Forex news: US Dollar Index slips despite overnight gains of 0.5%
30/03/2012 13:34
The US Dollar Index – which analyses the greenback’s strength against its major rivals - has slipped for the third consecutive week. Surprisingly dovish comments from Bernanke and several »
TEETERING ON THE BRINK
29/03/2012 16:18
ForexSpace.com - In euroland it never rains – except mostly on the Spanish plains – but it pours! Coming on the coat-tails of much negative data emanating from the single currency ar »
US: Oiling the Wheels?
29/03/2012 15:33
ForexSpace.com - News from the US today headlined with Q4 growth figures, which show the economy expanded as anticipated, while personal income grew at a much faster pace than previously thought, all »
Spain strikes; Europe suffers
29/03/2012 15:09
ForexSpace.com The European markets are in free-fall as today’s Spanish general strike against austerity measures continues to affect trading. The measures, due to be announced in tomorrow&rsqu »
German jobless rate defies expectation; proves German resilience
29/03/2012 14:59
ForexSpace.com - The German jobless rate hit the lowest level since the Berlin wall fell two decades ago, data from the Federal Labour Agency has shown. The number of people out of work fell to a sea »
CASH IN THE STATIC
28/03/2012 17:12
ForexSpace.com - In news which suggests the huge injection of cheap cash courtesy of the ECB has done little to revive the region’s ailing businesses, latest data show the monthly flow of loans »
THE GREAT FIREWALL OF CHINA!
28/03/2012 13:29
ForexSpace.com - news Trade ministers conference of the BRICS group of emerging nations today, Chinese trade minister Chen Deming stressed that his country was “keen’ to contribute to a fu »
UK growth figures “worse than expected” – but what does it mean for 2012?
28/03/2012 12:37
The UK economy shrunk by an alarming 0.3percent in Q4, a report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today. The slump has been primarily attributed to a shrinking service sector and has r »
EDITOR’S VIEW: IT NEVER RAINS – IT POURS!
28/03/2012 11:34
ForexSpace.com - news hears from Bank of New York Mellon’s Simon Derrick, (pictured) who poses an interesting question when pointing out how April was a dangerous month for euro zone in both 201 »
Mother of all Firewalls
28/03/2012 10:33
ForexSpace.com news: The influential Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has cautioned European lawmakers today that the single currency area needs "the mother of all firewal »
Richmond Fed: March to a Grind
28/03/2012 10:21
ForexSpace.com - U.S. consumer confidence has remained close to a one-year high despite soaring petrol prices which threatened to undermine the effect of positive employment data. The Conference Boa »
Forex news: Aussie weakens as RBA prepare for rate decision
07/03/2012 00:00
Australia’s unchanged interest rates have caused the nation’s dollar to fall to a two week low. The Reserve Bank’s decision to leave rates unchanged was followed by the announcement »
Forex traders watch as Eurozone GDP data causes euro to weaken
07/03/2012 00:00
The euro has remained weak against the Japanese yen and Swiss franc ahead of a report to be released later today which forex traders expect to show a shrinking eurozone economy. The preliminary »
Forex traders nervous ahead of Greek swap deal
07/03/2012 00:00
The euro strengthened against the dollar on the expectation that private investors will accept a Greek bond exchange deal that will secure a second rescue package for Greece. The shared currency gain »
Recession averted?; Forex markets see pound rise on positive construction news
02/03/2012 00:00
The pound rose for a sixth day on positive news from the U.K construction industry. The news boosted speculation that the country will avoid a recession and caused it to strengthen 0.2% by 10.30am. »
Forex markets see Aussie decline despite Greek bailout
21/02/2012 00:00
Australia’s dollar dropped against all of its 16 major peers after the Reserve Bank released minutes of this month’s meeting The meeting resulted in unchanged interest rates of 4.25 »
Greek talks continue; forex markets wait nervously for developments
07/02/2012 00:00
Prime Minister of the interim Greek government, Lucas Papademos, is holding further talks today to try and limit the damage done to his country’s economy by crippling debt. Greece and its inter »
Asian Currencies Strong as China GDP Beats Economist Predictions
20/01/2012 00:00
Concerns over China’s economy have been temporarily subdued following a strong fourth quarter which saw Asian currencies advancing in a week. Gross domestic product in Asia’s larg »
