Dovish RBNZ Hikes Rates

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

The Yen extended its strength through the Asian session this morning and was higher against most of the majors on a combination of weaker macroeconomic data and selloffs in the equity sector. Starting with the release of the durable goods orders (-1.0% act v 1.0% exp/-0.8% prev) and continuing through

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Dovish RBNZ Hikes Rates

FOMC Downgrades Outlook

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

The dollar traded on weaker footing against the majors, slipping by nearly 0.6% versus the British pound to just shy of the 1.53-level and slipping by around 0.3% against the euro to 1.2776. The US equity indexes were largely flat on the session, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500

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FOMC Downgrades Outlook

Markets Down On Fed Concerns

Friday, June 25th, 2010

Range bound trading inhibited the USD from making big moves against most of the majors as uncertainty put the traders on the sidelines awaiting an ice-breaking announcement or rumor. FOMC statement a day before, although unchanged, caused some restlessness in the equity markets and sent them lower.

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Markets Down On Fed Concerns