US Dollar (USD)

Supported by strong growth numbers, the US Dollar closed the week on a firm footing against the Euro and the Yen. Economic data over the week saw Q4 GDP surprising to the upside, rising 1.0% against expectations of a dip to 0.40%. For the…
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The US Dollar saw a mixed week, stronger against the Euro and the British Pound while the commodity risk currencies posted gains. The Australian dollar closed the week with 0.65% gains against the Greenback while the Canadian dollar gained…
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The FOMC meeting minutes from January, released yesterday did not come with any surprises as the market expectations were tightly tuned into seeing dovish minutes. As expected, Fed members express concerns that the economic uncertainty had…
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The US dollar went through a sharp increase against its YEN counterpart on Friday, putting a stop to the four-day decay when the USD/JPY pair fell more than 4% due to the fact that investors turned to the safe-haven represented by the…
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The markets continued another week in a risk aversion mode with the equities continuing to push lower. WTI Crude oil prices were trending lower during the week with prices briefly trading near 13-year lows during the week. The Yen and the…
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Image via International Monetary Fund, IMF Staff Photograph/Stephen Jaffe Since January this year, Central Bankers have tried their best to soothe the markets in a bid to weaken their currencies and boost the equity markets. Mario Draghi…
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It was only less than a decade ago that China overtook Japan in 2005 to become the world's second-largest economy. Powered by a population of over 1.3 billion, as a hitherto closed economy, China powered ahead after it undertook a series of…
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Image via International Monetary Fund/Flickr The markets continue to remain in a risk aversion mode with the Japanese Yen gaining 3.70% for the week followed by 3.23% gains in the Swiss Franc. The safe haven currencies continue to…
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এমন একটি মুদ্রা যা উপরে উঠার আশা রয়েছে যা ডিসেম্বরের মনিটারি পলিসি এর ২৫ বিপিএস এর ঊর্ধ্বমুখী পরিবর্তন হয়েছিল এবং এই সপ্তাহে তার অধপতন হয়। ডলার ইনডেক্স এখন ৯৬.৬৫ তে রয়েছে যা ২০১৫ ডিসেম্বরের নিম্নস্থর ভেঙ্গে ফেলেছে। এই সপ্তাহে টানা চারদিন…
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The US Dollar saw one of the strongest intraday sell-off during the NY trading session yesterday, losing over -1.52% for the day. The US Dollar Index, which opened at 98.82, closed the day at 97.30. Yesterday's declines are only second to…
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