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EUR/USD Down as Moody’s Cuts Portugal’s Credit Rating

March 16th, 2011

EUR/USD dropped today after Moody’s Investors Service cut Portugal’s credit rating from A1 today to A3 today. Today’s report about the housing starts and building permits confirmed a depressed state of the US housing sector. EUR/USD currently trades near 1.3946.

US housing starts and building permits in February …

EUR/USD Trades Flat After Release of US Economic Reports

February 16th, 2011

EUR/USD was sliding today before the macroeconomic reports from the US were released. The reports showed that US economic growth was slower than estimated, allowing the euro to strengthen a little. EUR/USD now trades almost flat at 1.3502 after jumping as high as 1.3570.

Building permits were at a seasonally adjusted …

Skyrocketing Real Estate Sales Drop EUR/USD

January 20th, 2011

The euro have failed to stand against the US dollar today when some important macroeconomic data was released. The first bearish wave was launched by the weekly employment data, but it was recovered in a correction, the second wave was launched by the housing data and it was more successful. EUR/USD is …

EUR/USD Erases Gains as Manufacturing Conditions Improve

December 16th, 2010

EUR/USD rose at the start of today’s trading session as macroeconomic data signaled about a stronger economy in the US. Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey was particularly favorable, signaling about improving manufacturing conditions. Not all reports were good, though. Building permits posted as decline, while forecasts promised an increase. …

EUR/USD Rises as US Economy Performs Worse Than Expected

November 17th, 2010

EUR/USD pared its losses today as economic reports from the US continues to be worse than economists predicted. The currency pair still may decline in the near future as experts from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union prepares to scan books of Ireland’s debt-laden banks. EUR/USD currently trades near 1.3549.…

EUR/USD Erases Yesterday’s Losses

October 20th, 2010

EUR/USD erased yesterday’s decline today on speculation that Beige Book report, released later today, will support the outlook for additional stimulus by the Federal Reserve to support US economy. Yesterday the currency pair slumped after China unexpectedly increased its interest rates. Perhaps, the decline was overdone. EUR/USD trades …

Fed Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged, Dollar Falls Down

September 21st, 2010

The Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates at it current record low levels, increasing concerns for the US economy and driving dollar down. Better than expected report on building permits clearly wasn’t able to outweigh the Fed decision. EUR/USD trades now at 1.3202 after it opened at 1.3061.

Building permits

Euro Rises vs. Dollar as Stock Markets Gain

August 17th, 2010

The euro rallied against the dollar today for a second day as stock markets stabilized, easing tension caused by the state of the global economy. The rally caused controversy among economists as some claim that this rally will end soon and the euro will fall to 1.24 per dollar, while others predict that the euro …

EUR/USD Continues Its Drop on Oil Inventories Report

July 21st, 2010

EUR/USD continued its decline today before and after the release on the oil inventories showed a rather small gain. Traders are also reacting to the yesterday’s news and to the elevated level of risk aversion. The currency pair is currently trading near 1.2818.

Crude oil inventories rose by 0.4 million barrels in U.S. during …

EUR/USD Heads Down After Rebound

June 16th, 2010

The EUR/USD dropped today after a speculation arose that a bailout are planned for Spain. This rumor was later dismissed, causing the euro to rebound, but now the European currency is heading down again. The data from the U.S. again showed mixed results. The industrial sector showed good performance, while …

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