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EUR/USD Rises as EU Summit Begins

March 24th, 2011

EUR/USD reversed its two-day decline and advanced today as the two-day summit of the European Union leaders has begun today at Brussels. The summit is expected to provide some resolution to the debt problems of the European peripheral economies. The unexpected decline of the durable goods orders could’ve also helped the currency pair to advance, but the decreasing …

EUR/USD Advances as ECB May Raise Interest Rates Before Fed

February 24th, 2011

EUR/USD rose today for the second day on the speculation that the European Central Bank will raise the interest rates before the Federal Reserve. The currency pair also advanced on the speculation that the high oil prices can bolster the euro. The euro advanced sharply versus the dollar in the first half of the day, but later the rally …

EUR/USD Rises for Another Day as US Economy Underperforms

January 27th, 2011

EUR/USD continues to rise as the US economy underperforms, while the outlook for the European economy improves. Durable goods orders and initial jobless claims showed far worse results than was expected, while news from the house market were good. The currency pair slumped at the beginning of this trading session, but quickly …

EUR/USD Erases Gains as Fitch Downgrades Hungary’s Rating

December 23rd, 2010

EUR/USD extended its losses, after it advanced earlier today, as Fitch Ratings cut of Hungary’s credit rating and put Greece’s rating on review for downgrade. US macroeconomic data was generally in line with forecasts and showed a moderate improvement of economy. A notable exception was durable goods orders, which were …

EUR/USD Rebounds as Demand for Safety Wanes

November 24th, 2010

EUR/USD rebounded today from an initial decline on speculation that yesterday’s drop was overdone and as demand for a safety waned. Today we had a day rich on a macroeconomic data ahead of holidays. There will be no more economic reports this week. EUR/USD trades now at 1.3375.

Initial jobless claims

Good US Economic Data Trims Outlook on Quantitative Easing

October 27th, 2010

US economy continues to produce unexpectedly good results, driving EUR/USD further down. This data also influence the outlook for quantitative easing, which in turn boosts dollar. Quantitative easing was already priced in the dollar price, so speculation about less additional stimulus drives dollar up. EUR/USD trades …

EUR/USD Climbs After Lower Than Expected New Home Sales

September 24th, 2010

EUR/USD currency pair surged today as reports about durable goods orders and new home sales both posted less-than-expected values. The currency pair actually began its rally before the reports and the data just supported existing trend. The reason for the previous advance was most likely unexpectedly improving German business …

EUR/USD Rises as Housing Tumbles, Oil Inventories Go Up

August 25th, 2010

The euro rose against the US dollar slightly today as the market participants reacted to the pessimistic macroeconomic reports. The currency pair was going up rather strongly during the day but then retreated on some risk-awareness doubts. EUR/USD is now trading near 1.2657.

Durable goods orders rose by 0.3% in US …

EUR/USD Goes Up as Durable Goods Orders Fell Unexpectedly

July 28th, 2010

EUR/USD was volatile today and rising currently after number of orders for durable goods unexpectedly fell in June. Inventories of crude surged significantly, also surprising market participants. EUR/USD trades currently near 1.3025.

Durable goods orders unexpectedly dropped by 1.0% in June, the second consecutive monthly decrease, following the decrease …

EUR/USD Declines After European Equities Fell

June 24th, 2010

EUR/USD currency pair declined today on growing concerns about European debt crisis as European equities fell today. U.S. macroeconomic data was generally neutral today and without unexpected results. EUR/USD trades currently near 1.2294.

Initial jobless claims was at the seasonally adjusted rate of 457k in the week ending …

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