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With the end on the year rapidly approaching, there is more and more talk about trading results. In case of currencies, it is difficult to make a good judgment due to lack of a benchmark, like the S&P Index in stocks. One could use the Dollar Index, but that is very narrow, offering only a comparison to buy and hold approach in a basket of USD pairs. Another way is compare results to how well specialized currency funds performed for the period. After all the ?big boys' are supposed to know...
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The Canadian dollar had a pretty bad week as talks about the European debt crisis plagued the Forex market, driving traders away from riskier commodity currencies.(...)Read the rest of Bad Week for Loonie in Spite of Some Good News (150 words) Posted on Forex News.
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The Chilean peso rose even after Chile’s central bank refrained from increasing interest rates. Good prospects for the nation’s economy and possibility of an interest rate hike in the future may be responsible for the currency’s gains.(...)Read the rest of Chile’s Central Bank Holds Main Interest Rate, Peso Advances (187 words) Posted on Forex News.
From PipStory: A Forex Trading Guide, 2 days ago, Similar articles
It is nothing new that trading in the form of money is not an easy term to understand. To explain it in the simplest of terms, trading money or rather buying currencies is similar to buying stocks or shares of a company. The value of the stock bought determines the value of the currency and the health of that country's economy. A Simple Example Suppose you buy a stock in the Japanese market, rather you buy some yens by trading your own currency. By buying a particular amount of yen, you are...
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The euro reached the lowest level in four months against the US dollar and the lowest in three months versus the Japanese yen today on fears that the European crisis is escalating. The currency was higher on the day though.(...)Read the rest of Euro Drops to 4-Month Low, Closes Above Opening Level (137 words) Posted on Forex News.
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US dollar is lower today as risk appetite makes an appearance in the markets. As commodity prices rise, and equities see a bit of a reprieve from recent troubles, the greenback is pulling back. Concerns about Europe remain, but they are being trumped by other news — especially the imminent Facebook IPO. (...)Read the rest of US Dollar Lower as Risk Appetite Makes an Appearance (137 words) Posted on Forex News.
From Top Forex News, 3 days ago, Similar articles
The Brazilian real rose today, but stayed near the 2 per dollar level as the impact of the European crisis on currencies of emerging markets sapped strength of the Brazilian currency.(...)Read the rest of Brazilian Real Rises, Stays Near 2 per Dollar (69 words) Posted on Forex News.
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Aussie is turning in a mixed performance today as choppy markets look for direction, and try to process all of the difficulties happening in the eurozone. On one hand, Aussie is lower against the US dollar as risk aversion makes an appearance. But, on the other, the Australia dollar is gaining against European currencies weighed down by difficulties. (...)Read the rest of Aussie Mixed in Choppy Trading...
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Eurozone bank worries are sending the euro lower today, along with rises to funding costs. Uncertainties about what’s next for Greece and for the eurozone remains, and that is weighing on the euro in Forex trading right now. (...)Read the rest of Eurozone Bank Worries Send Euro Lower (152 words) Posted on Forex News.
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The New Zealand dollar erased its earlier gains today as the potential Greece’s exit from the eurozone continued to spoil mood of Forex market participants. The currency traded near the lowest level this year.(...)Read the rest of NZ Dollar Near This Year’s Low (92 words) Posted on Forex News.
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The Canadian dollar yesterday as the crisis in Europe escalates, damping demand for commodities and commodity-dependent currencies. The loonie trimmed its losses today on good fundamentals in Canada and the United States.(...)Read the rest of Loonie Weakens as Europe Hits Commodity Prices (170 words) Posted on Forex News.