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EUR/USD dropped today, erasing yesterday’s gains and touching the lowest level since August 2010, on fears of potential credit downgrades of European countries by Standard & Poor’s. Confidence of US consumers improved more than was predicted, but trade balance deficit widen more than was forecast, …

EUR/USD slipped today as costs of Italy’s and Spain’s debt increased. The currency pair followed yesterday’s patter: it was moving sideways in the first half of session, but broken down in the second half. The US import and export prices report left mixed feelings. It was noticeably better than the data in the previous …

EUR/USD rose today after Standard & Poor’s confirmed France’s top AAA credit rating, following the message about a downgrade of the rating that was sent because of a technical error. Fundamentals remained negative for the euro, though. Yield on French 10-year bonds surged, adding to concerns about the European crisis. The data …

EUR/USD jumped today as the leaders of the Group of Twenty started their meeting in Paris today. The G20 chiefs will discuss the European sovereign-debt crisis and the actions needed to be taken in order to resolve the situation that threatens the global economy. The news from the US were good for the most part, except for the preliminary report about …

EUR/USD rebounded today, receiving boost from French banks shares. Earlier the currency pair dropped as expectations of joint actions by Germany and France to resolve the European debt crisis proved to be wrong. Import and export prices in the US showed a positive tendencies last month, but the positive effect of the report was overshadowed …

EUR/USD went lower today after the reports signaled that Europe’s economy continues to experience slowdown. The data from the US also showed some negative results. Housing starts and building permits decline last month. Export prices were also down. On the other hand, import prices increased, while industrial …

EUR/USD fell today after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke suggested in his speech that the US central bank is ready for additional stimulating measures if that would be necessary. (Event B on the chart.) The fundamentals showed today positive tendencies in the US economy, yet import prices …

EUR/USD tumbled today on the speculation that the economic imbalances in the European Union will force the European Central Bank to slow pace of interest rates hikes, while the US economy shows sign of recovery. The reports about import and export prices and about the budget balance were surprisingly good. EUR/USD currently trades at about …

EUR/USD fell quickly at the beginning of the today’s trading session and recovered even more quickly. After several volatile swings the currency pair doesn’t show any discernible trend. The reason for such behavior is uncertainty about ability of Greece to overcome its credit problems. The positive decision of the European Union policy makers …

EUR/USD rose today, following yesterday drop. The currency pair weakened somewhat a few hours ago, but now regained its strength. The deficit of both trade balance and federal balance decreased, even though it was still above forecasts. EUR/USD currently trades at about 1.4487.

US trade balance…