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Euro Falls Against Dollar Despite Unfavorable Reports from U.S.

May 20th, 2010

The EUR/USD experienced significant volatility today as it was unclear whose economy is in worse shape — European economy or economy of the U.S. The number of jobless claims rose unexpectedly in the U.S., suggesting that the economic expansion may be lagging. Despite an unfavorable data from the U.S. the European Union debt crisis managed …

EUR/USD Falls Before Macroeconomics Released

April 15th, 2010

EUR/USD went down today before the a group of important macroeconomic reports were released. After release, the currency pair corrected up slightly. It’s now trading near 1.3564.

Initial jobless claims went up by 24k to 484k last week. They were expected to decline to 440k instead.

Net foreign

EUR/USD Continues to Fall Despite Lower CPI

March 18th, 2010

EUR/USD continued its decline today falling down to the weekly lows and then retracing back somewhat. The U.S. fundamentals remain rather weak and unsupporting for the U.S. dollar, but the markets seem to be more preoccupied with the current Eurozone’s fiscal problems. The currency pair is now trading near 1.3683.

CPI

Dollar Volatility Rises on Mixed Data

February 18th, 2010

The EUR/USD oscillated considerably today after reaching the lowest price in 9 months as mixed data published in the U.S. caused divergent opinions among traders towards the dollar. Speculations that the Fed might lift economic stimulus and that some investors may start buying back euros allowed to euro to pare some …

EUR/USD Continues Drop on Better U.S. Outlook

January 21st, 2010

Another consecutive day of losses for the European single currency this Thursday evidenced a decrease in attractiveness for the euro as services and manufacturing reports published today showed worse than expected figures in the Euroland. The U.S. dollar continued bullish today versus several currencies despite mediocre data showed in nation’s reports today. EUR/USD …

EUR/USD Reaches Record Low on Greece Debt Struggle

December 17th, 2009

After Greece, an European Union member which adopted the euro since it was introduced, had a downgrade on its credit rating by Standard & Poor’s for the second time this year, the EUR/USD currency pair dropped to the lowest level in three months, as it signaled that not all bloc members are …

EUR/USD Falls on Risk Appetite Decline

November 19th, 2009

The EUR/USD currency pair dropped significantly today after a considerable rise yesterday, in a week marked by high volatility so far. A negative day in stocks markets and a rising risk aversion brought investors back to dollar-priced assets, in a day were refuge currencies like the yen performed the best. A part from a better …

Economic Conditions Improve — EUR/USD Falls

October 15th, 2009

The U.S. dollar rebounded against the euro today as the U.S. economic reports were very positive. The EUR/USD correction can only be explained as a technical one, which follows the similar correction on the U.S. stock market. EUR/USD is now trading at 1.4895 after reaching a new yearly maximum at 1.4966.

Consumer Price

EUR/USD Gains for 4th Day on Continuing Optimism

September 17th, 2009

The euro is currently showing a small daily gain against the U.S. dollar — its fourth bullish daily candle this week. The series of the better-than-expected or just good macroeconomic reports from the developed economies increases the attractiveness of the euro and other riskier assets as the investment medias. Today EUR/USD set its new highest …

EUR/USD Floats Near Open After Small Rise in Jobless Claims

August 20th, 2009

The euro is trading slightly below its open level against the greenback after the initial jobless claims report showed a small rise today. EUR/USD is currently floating near 1.4219 after opening at 1.4233.

Initial jobless claims went up from 561k to 576k during the last week, while …

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