U.S. Employment Numbers Mixed as Economy Treads Water
Tue, Sep 7, 11:41 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
United States' employment numbers offered a mixed picture last week, beginning with the ADP Non ...

Central Banks: BOJ and ECB on Hold, but BOC May Hike Rates Soon
Tue, Sep 7, 11:31 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Last week saw neutral monetary policy decisions made by the Bank of Japan and the ...

EuroZone Sovereign Debt Problems In Headlines Again
Tue, Sep 7, 10:51 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
For several months we have been warning of a potential collapse in the EuroZone that ...

Investor Confidence From NFP Report Slowly Fades During Early Week Trading
Tue, Sep 7, 10:41 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
On Friday, the NFP report beat market expectations quite nicely. The expected figure was -101k, ...

Developed Countries of the World: Unite and Solve the Growth Conundrum
Tue, Sep 7, 10:31 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Major long-term trends come in all shapes and sizes, but when they stretch over decades, ...

Traders Bullish on Risk as U.S. Goes on Labor Day Holiday
Tue, Sep 7, 10:21 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
U.S. markets are closed today which seems to have given some confidence to speculators around ...

Markets End the Week Higher on a Positive NFP Result, and a Sense of Optimism
Fri, Sep 3, 5:11 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Just as anticipated here yesterday, employment numbers of several past months have seen significant upward ...

Austerity Measures Weighing on U.K. Economy But Could Strengthen Pound
Fri, Sep 3, 10:51 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
The U.K. released Services PMI during the London session Friday morning. ...

Trichet Speaks: Accommodative Monetary Measures Will Stay In Place
Fri, Sep 3, 10:41 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
The European Central Bank kept rates unchanged at 1.0% as expected on Thursday morning. The ...

The S&P 500 Index is Gripped by the "Uncertainty Malaise" and Contagious
Fri, Sep 3, 10:31 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
As everyone waits for the all important non-farm payroll numbers to be released tomorrow morning ...

Stocks, Currencies Rise as Data Surprises to the Upside
Fri, Sep 3, 9:51 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Oil, and stocks rose, the dollar fell, in reaction to generally positive data from the ...

Trichet and Bernanke Set To Speak Thursday Morning
Thu, Sep 2, 12:11 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Two of the most powerful people in the world will speak Thursday morning concerning the ...

Bullish U.S., China PMIs, Lead to an Equity and Commodity Market Rally
Wed, Sep 1, 4:11 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Stocks in China, HK, Japan, US, SouthAmerica, Europe and elsewhere were up today, commodities also ...

Euro Breaks Out Of Range on Global Risk Appetite
Wed, Sep 1, 10:21 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
After nearly 2 weeks of trading within a tight 150 pip range, the euro broke ...

Stocks and Risky Currencies Fall, Gold Jumps on PBOC Rumors, Moody`s Comments
Tue, Aug 31, 3:31 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Yesterday's Asian session saw a lot of activity and was generally dominated by sales, but ...

Pound and Euro Price Action Points To Possible Further Downside Movement
Tue, Aug 31, 11:21 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
The EUR/USD and GBP/USD have both continued to move inside of relatively tight trading ranges ...

BoJ Intervention Talk Leads Nowhere, Stock Markets Fall on Weak Income Data
Tue, Aug 31, 10:31 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Gold and the dollar were, up while currencies like the Euro depreciated against others on ...

Japanese Yen Hits Another 15 Year High Against the Greenback
Mon, Aug 30, 4:41 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Amid a buzz of speculation over whether the Bank of Japan would intervene, the Japanese ...

Jackson Hole Symposium Reassures Markets and Boosts Greenback
Mon, Aug 30, 3:51 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
For every year since 1978 the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City had held an ...

What If U.S. Consumer Spending Habits Have Change Forever?
Mon, Aug 30, 1:41 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Uncertainty has plagued financial markets over the last few weeks as the economic recovery has ...

Inconclusive Bernanke Testimony Brings the Week to a Bullish Close
Fri, Aug 27, 4:11 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Since afternoon of yesterday markets were quiet awaiting the testimony of the Fed Chairman at ...

Possible FX Market Action Outcomes of Bernanke's Speech on Friday
Fri, Aug 27, 10:21 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
The Kansas City Federal Reserve is hosting an Economic Symposium in Jackson Hole, WY all ...

Global Profit Taking Sees Shorts Squeezed; Gold Remains Firm
Thu, Aug 26, 3:11 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
It looks like traders want to take a break from the selling at the moment ...

Economic Data Confirms EuroZone Recovery, U.S. Dollar May Be In Near-Term Trouble
Thu, Aug 26, 9:41 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Risk aversion capital flows have been dominating the market the last several weeks as concerns ...

Bad Data, More Doom & Extra Gloom: Wednesday Market Summary
Wed, Aug 25, 4:41 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Today Asian and European stocks were all down, while in the U.S. market fluctuated around ...

FX News and Price Action Point To Possible Further Dollar Strength
Wed, Aug 25, 10:11 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
As we all know, the housing sector is what led the global economy into a ...

Terrible Home Sales Data Lead to Chaos in the Markets
Tue, Aug 24, 4:21 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
The main news of today is the existing home sales data for July, which show ...

The Week Sees a Pessimistic Start to Trading on Growth, and Debt Concerns
Tue, Aug 24, 12:31 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Today was reasonably quiet. Equities in Asia and the U.S. ...

Uncertainty Over Australian Hung Parliament Initially Weighs on Aussie
Mon, Aug 23, 4:31 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
For the first time in 70 years, the Australian Federal election has failed to deliver ...

Favorable Irish and Spanish Debt Auctions Give Euro a Brief Boost
Mon, Aug 23, 4:21 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Last Tuesday, Spanish and Irish debt auctions allayed some of the concerns in the forex ...

Pound & Euro Face Further Downside Pressure
Mon, Aug 23, 10:21 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Last week the EUR/USD and GBP/USD both moved in relatively tight ranges as investors tried ...

Stocks Around the World and Euro Fall, USD Rallies
Mon, Aug 23, 10:11 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Almost all European stock markets were in the red, and as this text is being ...

Greece Crisis Re-emerges, Risk Aversion in Vogue Once Again
Fri, Aug 20, 9:31 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Risk aversion is rearing its ugly head in financial markets around the world as investors ...

Equity Markets Battered on Terrible U.S. Data, Bonds and Gold Rally
Fri, Aug 20, 9:21 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Jobless claims rise to the highest level since November 2009, Philadelphia Fed Survey collapses. Today ...

U.S. Economic Recovery: Is the Relative Value of the Dollar a Mirror?
Fri, Aug 20, 8:51 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Volatility has been the name of the game for the past four months, but presently, ...

Examining Current Levels On Euro & Pound: Where We May Be Headed
Thu, Aug 19, 12:41 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
The U.S. Dollar has staged quite a rally versus the Euro and Pound since last ...

Euro, Oil Fall; Gold, USD, JPY Rise on a Quiet Day
Thu, Aug 19, 10:31 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Equities in South America, China and Europe were down today, while U.S. and Japan managed ...

Euro & Pound Rally on BOE Minutes, But Both Fail at Overhead Resistance
Wed, Aug 18, 12:21 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
With no major market-moving news in the queue for this week, most currencies are moving ...

US, Japan, Europe Rally on Positive Data. Euro Rises
Tue, Aug 17, 4:51 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Equity markets around the world were higher today on pieces of positive news from Asia, ...

Bank of England Inflation Worries Weigh On Pound
Tue, Aug 17, 10:21 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
The U.K. is facing one of the most dangerous and difficult economic climates. ...

Gold Up, Stocks Mostly Down on Disappointing Releases From Around the World
Tue, Aug 17, 10:11 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Markets are somewhat quiet today in spite of some top-tier releases which turned to be ...

Dollar Up After FOMC Announces Debt Reinvestment Plan
Tue, Aug 17, 9:51 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
The U.S. Dollar shot up against all the major currencies last week after Tuesday's FOMC ...

Positive Data Fails to Change the Pessimistic Mood in the Market
Fri, Aug 13, 2:31 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
We have had some positive news today, not only in the U.S. but also in ...

The Euro Meltdown May Be Coming Soon
Fri, Aug 13, 9:41 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
The incredible rally in the U.S. Dollar may gain even more momentum today as several ...

Euro Trend Reverses, Markets Sell-off on Weak U.S. and Global Data
Thu, Aug 12, 2:51 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Today was an action-packed day, with the two main features being the Japanese intervention rumors, ...

Global Recovery Fears Rock FX Market, Are We Entering Buy Areas On Euro & Pound?
Thu, Aug 12, 11:11 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
This week has been extremely volatile in the FX Market. The Euro has moved more ...

Markets Capsized as the Fed Decides to Roll Over its Asset Purchases
Wed, Aug 11, 2:21 PM ET, by ForexTraders.com
Needless to say, the main theme of today, and yesterday is the FOMC meeting, and ...

Risk Aversion Grips FX As Euro & Pound Tumble
Wed, Aug 11, 11:21 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
In recent Daily Market Analysis, we have been discussing the possibility of a large bout ...

FOMC Meeting Gives USD a Boost
Wed, Aug 11, 10:51 AM ET, by ForexTraders.com
The market is focused on the FOMC meeting today, as a lot of scenarios depend ...