The British pound had a positive performance before the weekend as both domestic and international scenario brought favorable news and consequently traders to purchase assets in the country, as a real estate report revived confidence towards U.K.’s economy. The pound pared some of the past weeks’ losses versus important …
Currencies tied to growth outperformed the U.S. dollar as risk appetite was predominant before foreign-exchange markets closed this Friday, considering that retail sales in North America expanded in the monthly comparison, raising optimism to higher levels among investors. Oddly enough, like during …
The loonie ended this Thursday posting an amazing result of 10 straight days of advance versus its U.S. counterpart and also gaining versus multiple important currencies as risk appetite has been favoring markets with significant influence on the Canadian dollar. High volatility marked …
The British pound gained versus currencies from its main trading partners as odds that inflation will rise in the United Kingdom spurred demand for assets in the country, as it could lead to a series of interest rates by the Bank of England. British consumers predicted an inflation rate of 2.5 …
After gaining for two consecutive days versus important currencies like the euro and the U.S. dollar, the kiwi currency didn’t manage to sustain its trend after central bankers in the country affirmed that lack of economic improvements in the South Pacific nation will delay interest rate …
The yen started this Thursday’s session in Asia gaining versus currencies regionally and globally, on speculations that local investors are repatriating capital before the Japanese fiscal year ends in the following weeks. Speculations that Japanese exporters are buying the national currency before the fiscal …
The Canadian dollar had an amazing eighth day of consecutive gains versus its southern counterpart as currencies tied to growth profited from another session of optimism in commodities and equities markets, allowing the loonie to remain bullish. A crude oil rally is allowing the loonie to post a sharp …
The Japanese yen had a negative performance this Tuesday versus most of the Asian and South Pacific key-currencies as evidences suggest that commodity producer countries in the region, as well as emerging markets, are likely to outperform the Japanese economy this year, affecting the yen as well. Several events …
The Canadian dollar traded high versus its U.S. counterpart and several other key-currencies in foreign-exchange markets as its main commodity export, the crude oil, rose again allowing the loonie to start this week advancing. The Canadian dollar, nicknamed the loonie for the image of the waterfowl on the C$1 coin, …
The euro had just started the week gaining versus the dollar and the yen as the negative sentiment regarding the Greek crisis slowly fades, but after comments coming from Greece that the fiscal crisis in the country may spread to other countries, the EU’s single currency went down …