USD has dropped in value after the latest Non-farm Payrolls from the US government confirmed that payrolls increased to 182,000—which is 7000 more than expected. Great news, so why the fall?…
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Fundamental Analysis: Slight Losses for the Dollar ahead of the Fed
The dollar has weakened against most major currencies so far today. The small movement downward by the dollar comes in the runup to the crucial announcement this evening by the Federal…
Fundamental Analysis: Mixed Retail Sales and Volatility for the Dollar
The dollar has been volatile with overall losses this afternoon so far in the aftermath of data on retail sales from the USA. While January’s figures are much better than expected,…
Fundamental Analysis, USD: NFP Preview
The dollar has been highly active since yesterday afternoon in the runup to today’s crucial NFP. An unexpectedly dovish ECB and very positive data from Japan caused some big movements for…
Fundamental Analysis: Dollar Extends Gains Despite Data
This week has been surprisingly positive for the US dollar considering the series of negative data releases yesterday. Overall, USD has made significant gains against most major currencies and even reached…
How Do I Trade EURUSD If Italy Leaves the EU?
Brexit cracked the European Union, and the financial world now watches in anticipation of the domino effect. We’ve all seen what happened to Sterling after the EU exit was announced, and…
Fundamental Analysis: Dollar on the Rise ahead of Retail Data
An ongoing upward movement has been seen for the dollar over the past few days in a fairly slow period for the world’s most traded currency. Recent factors affecting the dollar…
Euro Dollar Forecast If Italy Exits the Eu
While Brexit continues to rock the European Union, the world is holding its breath in anticipation of a domino effect … might Italy be the next country to exit the bloc…
Trading USD in 2018: ahead of the pack
The US dollar defied expectations in 2018, rising by over 10.5% against a trade-weighted basket of competitors. Forecasts that the ‘rest of the world’ (RoW) would catch up proved misguided. In the…
The Well-Oiled Currency: Yuan Trading into 2019
The clamor that has surrounded China’s recent government policy of restricting overseas business even further and making it harder for many firms to do business in the People’s Republic is on…