June 6, 2013 6:43 am
Australian dollar slid to the lowest level since 2011, with Australias interest rate advantage began to vaporize and Aussie allure dimmed. Insight Investment Management Ltd., operating with 134 billion US dollars in fixed income and currencies, has been selling the Australian dollar, with the yield spread between Australias sovereign debt and its major peers on the […]
Read moreJune 5, 2013 2:52 pm
The Institute for Supply Management reported that ISM Non-Manufacturing Composite indicator rose to 53.7 in May from 53.1 in April, but, however, stood below the registered value in March, 54.4. Experts had projected the index to show a reading of 53.5. Data implied that services sector in the United States managed to retain expansion. New orders […]
Read moreJune 5, 2013 1:16 pm
US dollar fell to session low versus the Japanese yen on Wednesday and lost positions against the euro, after it became clear that US private sector opened fewer than expected job posts during May. During European afternoon trade, USD/JPY fell to 99.36, after reaching a session low at 99.13. Subsequently, the pair consolidated at 99.60. […]
Read moreJune 5, 2013 11:51 am
The single currency lost ground against the US dollar during Wednesday trade, with market players focusing on crucial employment report by ADP, expected within the next 30 minutes. EUR/USD pair fell down to 1.3053 during late European session, lowest for today, after which consolidation followed at levels around 1.3070. The cross was likely to receive […]
Read moreJune 5, 2013 11:36 am
US dollar edged higher versus the Swiss franc on Wednesday, as investors were focusing on the series of vital economic indicators, expected to be released later today. USD/CHF pair went as high as 0.9496 during European trade, highest for the current session, after which consolidation followed at 0.9487. The cross was up by 0.18% for […]
Read moreJune 5, 2013 9:37 am
On Wednesday British pound recorded a session high against the US dollar, as a report stated that services activity in United Kingdom rose at the fastest pace since March 2012 during May. GBP/USD reached 1.5374, currently session high, during morning European trade, after which consolidation followed at 1.5360. Support was expected at current session low, […]
Read moreJune 5, 2013 8:57 am
Italys services sector registered a faster rate of shrinkage during May. According to reports by Markit/ADACI, the indicator, which tracks activity (orders and purchases) among managers of companies, operating in the sector of services unexpectedly declined to 46.5 in May from 47.0 in April. Experts predicted a rise to 47.5. Services PMI in Italy remained still […]
Read moreJune 5, 2013 8:03 am
On Wednesday Australian dollar lost positions against its US counterpart, as slowing GDP in Australia brought back to life expectations that interest rate reduction by the Reserve Bank of Australia could be possible. During later hours of the Asian trade, AUD/USD pair reached 0.9556, session low and lowest since May 31st, after which consolidation followed […]
Read moreJune 5, 2013 7:41 am
On Wednesday New Zealand dollar lowered in value versus its US counterpart, with market players laying eyes on crucial economic data, scheduled to be released later today. During late Asian trade NZD/USD pair slid to 0.7980, currently the session low, after which consolidation followed at 0.7995. Support was expected at June 3rd low, 0.7943, while […]
Read moreJune 5, 2013 6:39 am
Japanese yen increased against most of its major peers, as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes plan for economic growth was not supportive to Japanese shares. Topix index of stocks extended losses to more than 2% and this caused yen to rally against the US dollar and the euro. Meanwhile, US dollars gained positions from yesterday were […]
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