Forex

June 14 2013 8:46 AM

The euro remained strong at $1.33 on Friday despite sinking government bonds which have been responding to concern that central banks around the world will pull back on their stimulus programs. Although bonds around the world have dropped, it seems that the weaker eurozone countries have been hit the hardest. The recent drop led many to believe that countries like Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece may see massive swings in their bond markets in the future. After the European Central Bank pledged to do “whatever it takes” to keep the eurozone together and support markets, bonds in those countries rallied and their yields improved. However over the past few weeks they have plummeted. As central banks ease up on the cash they have been injecting into the market, the eurozone's weaknesses are likely to be exposed.

June 13 2013 2:24 AM

A senior BoE official warned of a major bond bubble threat while the BoE said the consequences of raising rates too quickly would be severe.

June 12 2013 7:48 AM

Court proceedings in Germany began after more than 35,000 Germans filed a complaint against the European Stability Mechanism, claiming it violates the nation's central banking mandate. The trial has been widely covered by German media as policy makers argue over whether or not the European Central Bank is out of line.

June 11 2013 3:22 AM

The Indian rupee's continuing decline to record lows reduces chances of a rate cut, which is required to help revive India's slowing economy.

June 06 2013 11:27 AM

But Chinese forex experts are not as confident.

June 06 2013 8:10 AM

As the European Union struggles with rising unemployment they now have to face a future of increased competition from the Japanese as they actively devalue the Yen. The new government in Japan, under the Premiership of Shinzo Abe, has managed to devalue the Yen by round 20% so far. In the short term this devaluation should boost Japanese exports as their goods are available at a substantial discount. This action mirrors that of the United States as they continue with their programme of Quantitative Easing. The United Kingdom has also joined in this ‘race to the bottom’ and has managed to reduce the value the British Pound.

June 03 2013 5:03 PM

That's all, folks. One look at the headlines will tell you the gold bull market is officially over: the stock market is booming, a modest recovery of the US economy is underway, and the dollar is dominating the forex. Time to sell your bullion and get back into US stocks!

May 31 2013 8:43 AM

The euro remained above $1.30 on Friday morning after climbing on Thursday to overtake the $1.30 mark for the first time in over two weeks. The common currency strengthened after a report from the eurozone showed that consumer and business sentiment improved. The Wall Street Journal reported that the European Commission's Economic Sentiment Indicator climbed to 89.4 in May, the figure's first advance since February. The euro found a boost from the data as many saw the improvement as a signal that the eurozone economy was finding firmer ground.

May 28 2013 8:55 AM

After failing at 1.3042 EUR/USD had broken below the psychological support of 1.3000 and had touched 1.2796. The support came at the emerging mid term support trend line. The price action is also bringing in a head and shoulder chart pattern and a break below 1.2745 will complete that pattern. If such a move takes place then deeper declines towards the psychological ranges of strong 1.2500 support ranges may be seen.