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Dollar plunges lower as sour data thumps yields

Friday, 27 June 2014, 09:09 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The dollar slipped to a new one-month low against the yen as sour data from the US continued to point at an uneven recovery. Personal spending rose less than expected and gave no reason for investors...

Low volatility grounds majors despite upbeat US data

Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 09:06 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Wall Street eased from record highs and Asian shares tracked lower their tracks today as risk sentiment was hurt by intensifying violence in Iraq....

Yen awaits Abe’s “Third Arrow” announcements

Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 09:20 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

We saw that sentiment remained hesitant, as the US major equity indices delivered mixed performances at close yesterday; gains or losses remained marginal however. Equity gains ease after a streak of...

Dollar and euro weighed by dovish sentiment

Monday, 23 June 2014, 09:10 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The dollar slipped towards a month’s low against a basket of major currencies and the euro dipped last Friday after dovish comments by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi....

Gold back at 3-months highs

Friday, 20 June 2014, 09:14 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

S&P closed at new record high while the Nikkei closed nearly flat for the day....

USD weakness sets back in as Fed sounds comfortable with inflation

Thursday, 19 June 2014, 09:18 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

In its communication after the end of a 2-day policy meeting, the Fed delivered its $10 billion/month cut in quantitative easing. It scaled QE down to an effective $35 billion/month split between...

GBP and USD on the defensive ahead of major event risks today

Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 09:09 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

US equities continued extending their gains yesterday at close, ahead of the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decision later today. Stronger CPI readings for May lent support to the US...

GBP close to 5-year highs

Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 09:19 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

As a preliminary gauge of the broader market sentiment, we see that yesterday US equities were only marginally positive yesterday despite some better than expected economic data out of the US, with...

Tensions in Iraq boost safe haven assets

Monday, 16 June 2014, 09:02 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Asian shares end the day in negative territory mostly due to fear that the tensions in Iraq disrupt the oil exports....

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