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EUR/USD Fluctuates, Attempts to Avoid Fifth Day of Losses

May 17th, 2012

EUR/USD was falling today, heading for a fifth straight day of losses. The currency pair rebounded later and currently stays flat. Macroeconomic data from the United States was surprisingly bad today with the exception of jobless claims that remained stable.

Initial jobless claims was at the seasonally adjusted 370k last …

EUR/USD Rises as Situation in Greece Improves

May 10th, 2012

EUR/USD gained today after two days of losses on the news that Greece will receive a bailout and a progress in a forming new government was made. US fundamentals were mixed. Import prices fell and the trade balance deficit rose. On the positive side, export prices increased and the federal budget balance had its …

EUR/USD Erases Gains After ECB Maintains Key Interest Rates

May 3rd, 2012

EUR/USD was falling today, but erased most of its losses after the press-conference the European Central Bank as President Mario Draghi was less dovish than expected. (Event A on the chart.) Some speculators expected an interest rate cut, but such expectations haven’t come true. The US service industries …

EUR/USD Gains for Third Day Even as Fears Return to FX Market

April 26th, 2012

EUR/USD rose today for the third day even as fears that other European countries would follow Greece in requesting a bailout returned to Forex market. US jobless claims remained stable, while pending home sales climbed to the two-year record.

Initial jobless claims were little changed at 388k last week …

EUR/USD Recovers on Bad News from US

April 19th, 2012

Having fallen significantly during the European trading session, EUR/USD recovered equally rapidly following the worse-than-expected reports coming out of the United States. EUR/USD then stopped rising as the investors became concerned about the overall state of the global economy.

US initial jobless claims went down from 388k (revised negatively …

EUR/USD Climbs for Second Day

April 12th, 2012

EUR/USD rose for the second day today, though it retreated a little after a report showed that the US trade deficit shrank more than expected. Additionally, some members of the Federal Reserve signaled that quantitative easing is still possible. Rising jobless claims and stalling PPI supported the case for further …

EUR/USD Rises for First Day in Five as Nonfarm Payrolls Disappoint Traders

April 6th, 2012

EUR/USD gained today for the first time this week. The currency pair jumped after US nonfarm payrolls showed jobs growth that was far smaller than anticipated. Consumer credit was also below expectations. On the other hand, the previous figures were revised upwardly. Anyway, the poor employment data …

EUR/USD Falls as Investors Question: Are Germany Committed to Help Europe?

March 29th, 2012

EUR/USD fell today after it closed flat yesterday. Market participants were concerned if Germany’s commitment to boost the firewall against the crisis is sincere or it’s just a political “play” to attract more outside help. US unemployment claims were higher than was anticipated, frustrating traders. On the other …

EUR/USD Falls as PMI Slides

March 22nd, 2012

EUR/USD fell today as the preliminary measure of eurozone manufacturing and services performance declined this month more than was predicted by analysts. (Event A on the chart.) The US data, on the other hand, was better than anticipated, adding to attractiveness of the dollar.

Initial jobless claims were at the seasonally adjusted level of 348k last week. …

EUR/USD Rises After Two Days of Losses

March 15th, 2012

EUR/USD rose today after two days of losses. Mood on the Forex market is cautiously optimistic today, reducing need for the dollar as a safe haven. The sentiment may easily change as the eurozone shows signs of an economic downturn. The United States, on the other hand, recover as was shown by today’s set of really good results.…

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