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EUR/USD fluctuated today. The euro is still suffering from the crisis in Europe, while the dollar was weighed down by prospects of additional stimulus. Today’s reports from the US were good, but fears that the US recovery is not stable enough persist.

Housing starts were at the seasonally adjusted annual …

EUR/USD went down today after showing a high level of volatility during the first half of the early trading session. The major driver for the currency pair’s fall was the poor data on March industrial production in the United States. The indicator stalled for the second month in a row.

Building permits rose from the seasonally-adjusted annual rate …

EUR/USD jumped today, rising for the second day, as US macroeconomic fundamentals were worse than expected, leading to the speculation that the Federal Reserve will maintain stimulus.

CPI rose 0.4% in February, exactly like forecasters predicted. The January growth was 0.2%. (Event A on the chart.)

Industrial production registered no change …

EUR/USD declined today, following the advance in the beginning of the trading session, as European and Greek politicians are still bickering about the planned bailout for Greece. Greeks blame other European countries of having desire to throw the country out of the European Union, while other EU members blame Greece for not fulfilling its promises. …

EUR/USD advanced today for the third session as the International Monetary Fund wants to boost its lending resources by $500 billion to safeguard from the global economy from the European crisis. Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos will talk with private bondholders to convince them forgive Greece at least half of its …

EUR/USD advanced today, ending the three-day decline, after Spain’s debt auction exceeded its maximum target. The US data today can be considered good for the most part, most notably unemployment claims that continue to fall.

PPI increased 0.3% in November, exactly as forecasts promised. The index declined with …

EUR/USD extended its downfall today as yield on sovereign bonds of the European Union nations continued to rise. The currency pair is currently rising and has potential to erase its losses. The data from the USA was again good with the exception of the inflation that unexpectedly declined.

CPI decreased 0.1% in October on a seasonally …

EUR/USD currency pair was initially boosted by the optimism, caused by the G20 meeting. The leaders of the European Union started to devise a plan for dealing with the debt crisis and euro bulls were happy to hear about readiness of European politicians to resolve the matter. Yet the euro gave away its gains as Steffen Seibert, spokesman …

EUR/USD rose today for the second day as the European Central Bank announced it will lend dollar to the bank of the Eurozone, reducing concerns about liquidity. There was plenty of macroeconomic data from the US, but it was rather confusing. Consumer prices, current account and industrial production signaled about recovery …

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 …