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Investors review: Dollar hits three-year low as bounce sputters, euro shakes off political concerns
January 17th, 2018
The dollar fell to a three-year low against its peers on Wednesday, with an earlier bounce sputtering as the euro edged back after shaking off a potentially negative turn in German politics. The dollar index against a basket of ...
These are the main moves in markets: Euro rose, Gold futures advanced, Asian stocks mixed
January 12th, 2018
Asian stocks are set to end the week on diverging paths as Japanese shares declined, while those in Hong Kong extended a record winning streak. Volatility in the Treasuries market subsided and the euro extended its advance. Equities rose ...
Investment prospects for 2018
December 29th, 2017
Predicting the future is a mug’s game, and in financial markets we simply cannot know tomorrow’s prices. All we can do is make assessments of the factors that can be expected to influence them. Economists’ forecasts today, with ...
Pound Euro (GBP EUR) 2018 Outlook
December 28th, 2017
With 2017 soon to be over investors are now looking to 2018, with the Brexit transitionary deal, trade talks, and potential rate hikes on the cards. But what can we expect for GBP EUR? The 2018 Brexit Calendar and ...
GBP to EUR Exchange Rate Briefly Advances
December 19th, 2017
Monday’s UK factory data helped the British Pound to Euro exchange rate to avoid a drop, but the pair’s gains were limited due to appeal in Euro trade as well as persistent Brexit concerns weighing on the Pound’s strength. ...
Europe, Brexit and the credit cycle
December 18th, 2017
Europe’s financial and systemic troubles have retreated from the headlines. This is partly due to the financial media’s attention switching to President Trump and the US budget negotiations, partly due to Brexit and the preoccupation with Britain’s problems, ...
Yen Rose, Euro Was Little Changed, Dollar Headed For Its First Weekly Loss
December 15th, 2017
Stocks in Asia declined and the dollar headed for its first weekly loss this month as investors assessed messages from Federal Reserve and European Central Bank meetings this week and concerns about the Republican tax overhaul package lingered. Hong ...
Yen Fell 0.1 Percent, Euro Was Steady, Pound Rose; Chinese shares declined
December 14th, 2017
Chinese shares declined after a surprise hike in short-term interest rates by China’s central bank, though there was little impact more broadly in Asia as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s latest rate increase of its own, and an updated ...
How will Final Monetary Policy Meetings of 2017 Impact the GBP EUR Exchange Rates?
November 24th, 2017
The Bank of England (BoE) and European Central Bank (ECB) both have one monetary policy meetings left on the calendar before 2017 ends – and both are scheduled for the 14th of December. It’s been a turbulent year for ...
Euro rises for a 2nd day as risk appetite returns
November 23rd, 2017
The euro edged higher for a second consecutive day on Wednesday as investors adjusted positions on bets that the German coalition collapse will not have any impact on a brightening outlook for the European economy. However, currency markets were ...
