There have been very few newsworthy events in today’s session, and even the handful of scheduled speakers lined up had very little effect on FX markets. The only driver therefore has been the performance of global equity markets; and with both European and US indices in negative territory, the USD…
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International Financial Outlook September, 2009
Selling pressure on the dollar remained in August, as the US economic recovery lagged that of Germany and France, and even Japan. Sterling moved like the US dollar in the last month, with the pound sagging a little against the euro, but gaining versus the US currency. There are increasing…
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With thousands of Metatrader EAs out there, it can be tough to cut through the noise and find one suitable for your trading style and risk tolerance. To help you in this search, I’ve compiled the statistics that many traders find to be very beneficial when analyzing any Metatrader EA.
Dovish MPC Minutes Adds to the Pressure on UK Yields
The pound has recorded a split performance this week. It fell against the low yielding currencies (Japanese yen, US dollar, euro and Swiss franc) and rose against the commodity currencies (Canadian, Australian and New Zealand dollars) and the Swedish krona. GBP/USD closed the week at $1.6519, pulling back from the…
Weekly Focus: Squaring Positions
At 0.69% the 2-year US bond yield is only 5bp from the low point during the crisis reached a year ago. 3-Month t-bill rates are again trading around 0%. Mainly two factors are behind this development. First of all, investors and banks are most likely reducing risk towards year-end putting…