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Euro Drops against the Majors
Posted on07. Dec, 2009 by admin.
The Euro tumbled against most of the major currencies during last week’s trading session. The Euro’s depreciation took place mainly against the Dollar and the Pound. The Euro dropped about 200 pips against the Dollar and the EUR/USD pair is now trading around the 1.4860 level.
It seems that there are two main reasons for the [...]
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EUR’s Movement Negative, but Busy News Week May Prove Fruitful
Posted on20. Apr, 2009 by admin.
The EUR apparently can’t catch a break these days. With a steady depreciation against the majors, the EUR looks like last week’s loser, and may continue to hold that title throughout this week as well. Dropping below important price barriers against the USD and JPY, but holding steady against the GBP, the EUR’s value may [...]
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EUR Tumbles on Rate Cut Decision
Posted on06. Mar, 2009 by admin.
The European currency slid against most of its major currencies crosses during yesterdays trading session after the European Central Bank (ECB) lowered its Interest Rate from 2.0% to 1.5%. Losses were also owed to large falls in European stocks. The rate cut marks a record low for the Euro-Zone, as the Euro-Zone’s economic fortunes have [...]
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European Currencies Pricing in Expected Rate Cuts
Posted on04. Mar, 2009 by admin.
The EUR has faced a rough week thus far. Currently losing against every major currency rival, the EUR may in fact be pricing in tomorrow’s expected rate cut by the European Central Bank (ECB). Declining to 1.2525 against the USD in today’s early trading hours, and down to 0.8900 against the GBP, the EUR is [...]
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European Currency Declines on Deepening Recession
Posted on24. Feb, 2009 by admin.
The EUR declined as fears about an accelerating recession in the Euro-Zone took its toll in Monday’s trading. The EUR recorded losses against most of its currency pairs, which was also compounded by Wall Street’s record drop yesterday. The European currency’s trading in recent weeks has been increasingly volatile, as the economic situation continues to [...]
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Euro Suffers from European Banking Woes
Posted on19. Feb, 2009 by admin.
The EUR saw very little change in its overall value against the other currencies yesterday. While continuing with its recent downward trend, it has managed to remain rather calm in light of recent news from the Euro-Zone market. The EUR fell against the USD for a fourth day as the pair closed at 1.2500 levels. [...]
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Euro Falls on Eastern Europe Concern
Posted on18. Feb, 2009 by admin.
The Euro-Zone currency was traded near a 10-week low against the Dollar after a credit agency said it may cut the ratings of several banks with units in Eastern Europe, adding to concern that financial turmoil will deepen. The agency stated that the combination of higher provisions for bad debt, the rise in bank borrowing [...]
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New Interest Rate Cuts are Priced in to the EUR
Posted on17. Feb, 2009 by admin.
During Japanese trading hours, the EUR/USD made a significant downward move on a poor financial outlook in Europe and the potential for new Interest Rate cuts in the Euro-Zone. The start of the depreciation was due to concerns that Ireland may potentially default on its sovereign debt. However, much of this downward momentum can be [...]
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European GDP Weaker; ECB Remains Conservative on Interest Rates
Posted on16. Feb, 2009 by admin.
As Europe’s GDP slumps even further, the Euro-Zone currency begins to slide lower against most of the other major currencies. After dropping as low as 1.2720 against the USD late last week, the EUR later rebounded towards levels of 1.2870 by end of trading Friday. However, upon market opening this week, the EUR dropped against [...]
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German Data Indicates a Weakened Euro-Zone
Posted on12. Feb, 2009 by admin.
The EUR finished yesterday’s trading session with mixed results versus the major currencies. The 15-nation currency saw gains versus the GBP for most of the day and closed at the 0.8900. Versus the JPY, the Euro-Zone currency was broadly unchanged throughout most of the day, as most of the market movement from yesterday was focused [...]
