The EUR/USD currency pair opened today’s session with a bearish outlook given the dovish outlook painted by ECB President Mario Draghi yesterday, which led to a bearish ‘outside day.’ The currency pair was on a downtrend up to the early American session when the flash US Q2 …
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Euro Rallies Against US Dollar as US Q2 GDP Estimate Misses Expectations
Australian Dollar Mixed After Producer Inflation Unexpectedly Slows
The Australian dollar was mixed today, rising against such currencies as the euro and Swiss franc but falling against the US dollar and the Japanese yen, after a report showed that Australia’s producer inflation slowed unexpectedly. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the Producer Price …
Japanese Yen Keeps Its Place Among Strongest Currencies
The Japanese yen was among the strongest currencies today following the domestic economic releases, which were better-than-expected. The Tokyo core Consumer Price Index rose 0.8% in July, year-on-year, after increasing 0.7% in June according to the report from the Statistics Bureau. Yesterday, the Bank of Japan …
US Dollar Assumes Role of Strongest Currency on Forex Market
The US dollar overtook the Japanese yen as the strongest currency on the Forex market today. Disappointing domestic macroeconomic data did not deter the greenback from rising. The Dollar Index climbed 0.44% today. Market analysts attributed the rally to the positive outcome of meeting of EU Commission President …
Euro Drops Against Peers on Draghi Speech and ECB Rate Decision
The euro today headed lower after the European Central Bank‘s interest rate decision and the press conference following the announcement. The euro gave up most of yesterday’s gains that were triggered by President Donald Trump‘s decision to remove the pre-announced tariffs on car imports from the EU. …