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The EUR’s trends for the upcoming day are likely to be set by the outcome of the German ZEW Economic Sentiment publication at 10:00 GMT. The forecast is 58.9, versus the 56.9 previous result. A result matching the forecast, or even better is likely to boost the EUR. Therefore, we could see the EUR/USD cross [...]
European’s currency rose against a broadly weaker U.S. dollar yesterday after the Group of 20 promised to keep stimulus policies in place until the global economic recovery was assured. The EUR is trading about 1% higher against the U.S. dollar amid general risk appetite for high-yielding assets on Tuesday. The European currency’s strength was in [...]
Following last week’s employment data from the United States it appears as if the US Dollar has entered a free-fall and many other global currencies are reaping the benefits. The Scandinavian currencies have largely entered bullish trends against the greenback, but also surprisingly against the EUR. While some analysts were concerned about a swift Swedish [...]
The dollar rose against most of it major currency pairs on Thursday after U.S. weekly jobless claims came in lower than expected.The weekly report has had greater impact on trading in recent months because of investor concern that the U.S. economic recovery will be tepid and creates few new jobs to replace those lost during [...]
The Swedish krona continues to be one the strongest performing currencies against the dollar. Since the beginning of the month, the krona has climbed over 2.5% on the greenback. Last week the outlook for the economic recovery in Sweden was updated as signs the global economic crisis is weakening. This was a catalyst for the [...]
The U.S dollar advanced against 10 of its 16 most-traded counterparts after Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke said yesterday central bank policy will ensure that the dollar remains strong. The greenback managed a brief rally off Monday’s lows after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the U.S. central bank is attentive to changes in the currency. [...]
It looks as if the USD may be getting some support against the Norwegian Krone as the Norwegian government plans to begin withdrawing its stimulus. According to the Finance Minister, Sigbjoern Johnsen, “Norway must remove government stimulus or risk faster interest rate increases that would strengthen the Krone and stifle an export recovery”. As a [...]
The U.S dollar rose Tuesday as a decline in stocks and dimming expectations about the U.S. economic recovery increased demand for U.S currency perceived as safer. Some investors buy the Dollar, seen as a safe haven, against other higher-yielding currencies and sell assets like stocks and commodities when economic optimism diminishes. The greenback also climbed [...]
The GBP/CHF pair provides strong signals for a possible change of trends. The pair is reaching towards a support level at the moment. If the level is breached, the downward move is likely to extend. • The chart below is the GBP/CHF 4-hour chart by ForexYard. • The technical indicators used are the Bollinger Bands, [...]
Crude oil rose above$80 a barrel on Wednesday as the dollar weakened, prompting investors to once again buy into commodities. However, as I will demonstrate below, Crude Oil may very well be heading for a reversal later today. This might be a good opportunity for forex traders to enter the trend at a very early [...]