Analysis Of The Usd/cad Parity

Fundamental Analysis EUR Gold extended previous gains in Asian session on Tuesday as concerns over Greek exit from the single currency union eased. At G8 summit leaders of eighth largest economies stated that they would do everything possible to retain Greece in the Euro Zone. COMEX gold June contract traded at 1,592.35 US Dollars per troy ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange, advancing by 0.23%. USD The US Senate has passed a bill aimed at tightening sanctions imposed on Iran to force the country to cease its nuclear program. The new sanctions imply investigation of role of Iran's Revolutionary Guard in oil exports as well as obliging the US companies to disclose any business activities with Iranian partners. The move came ahead of negotiations between Iran and six major ...

Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis EUR Investors battered European stocks, dumped the bonds of Spain and Italy, and bid the euro down against the dollar Monday after the collapse of weekend coalition talks in Greece edged that country closer to an exit from the euro zone. USD Retail sales in the U.S. rose in April at the slowest pace of the year, showing unseasonably mild weather and pre-Easter shopping may have pulled consumers to stores the prior month. GBP Governor Mervyn King looks set to leave the door open to more support for the struggling economy when he presents the Bank of England's new economic outlook on Wednesday, which is likely to show a tricky mix of lower growth and higher inflation ahead. CHF Swiss stocks lost ground on Monday on concern Greece will exit the Eurozone. ...

Fundamental Analysis EUR "Equities are stronger than in the fall, as central banks have moved to support the market with liquidity and removing the structural risks to banks" - Hans Peterson, the chief investment officer of SEB Private Bank Industrial new orders in the euro zone declined by more than forecast in February, Eurostat data showed on Tuesday. Orders decreased by a seasonally adjusted 1.3 per cent, after declining 2.9 per cent in January. USD "Overall, consumers are more upbeat about the state of the economy, but they remain cautiously optimistic" - Lynn Franco, director of the Conference Board Consumer Research Center U.S. consumer confidence declined in April as consumers became slightly less optimistic on the outlook of the country’s economy, the Conference Board Inc. ...

Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis EUR Dutch Premier Mark Rutte offered his minority coalition's resignation after his cabinet lost backing from Freedom Party caused by disagreements over deficit cut plans. The Freedom Party supported PM Rutte for about 18 months. Political uncertainty in the Netherlands cause boost concerns across whole Europe as the Netherlands was one of the nations than strongly favoured European Union fiscal treaty and in case of political collapse may turn to less EU-supportive policies. USD S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite index dropped to its lowest level since 2002, representing the cheapest house prices in a decade. Among 20 cities observed in the index, in 16 house prices have contracted while only three showed an increase. GBP Great Britain reported a bigger ...

Fundamental Analysis EUR "Today's dismal PMI figures clearly indicate that the euro zone economy remains in dire straits" - Martin Van Vliet, senior economist at ING The euro zone’s manufacturing contracted in April, a sign the economy is far from out of the woods. The purchasing managers index declined to 47.9 from 49.2 in March, Markit data showed on Monday. Reading below 50.0 indicates industry contraction. USD "There’s more work to be done in Europe" - Mark Bronzo, a fund manager at Guggenheim Investments U.S. stocks declined after data showed that manufacturing contracted in the euro zone. GBP "Political developments in Europe are weighing on indices" - Rupert Osborne, a futures dealer at IG Index U.K. stocks declined sharply on Monday after manufacturing in the single currency ...

Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis EUR Spain faced increasing borrowing costs during successful sale of bonds with two and ten-year maturity. The country's Treasury sold 1,116 billion Euros of two-year bonds at yield of 3.463% and 1,425 billion Euros in ten-year bonds with yield of 5.743%. Demand for Spain's debt was strong as bids surpassed demand 3.3 times. USD Stock index futures indicated a lower opening on today’s USA session on the EU concerns. Additionally, news from Wal-mart on a possible bribery case had negative influence on stock indices. GBP According to experts from zifx.com, following an extensive rally of GBP/USD, the currency pair is presently overgoing a bearish correction. While the initial support and resistance levels are situated at 1.6037 and 1.6154, respectively, ...

Fundamental Analysis EUR "Ifo index paints a too positive picture of the growth prospects for the German economy" - Carsten Brzeski, senior economist at ING Group German business confidence unexpectedly improved in April, a sign the euro zone’s largest economy is weathering Europe’s debt crisis. Ifo business climate index, which is based on a survey of 7,000 businesses, rose to 109.9 points from 109.8 points in March. USD "A strong Germany helps the euro massively, and helps other assets too" - Neil Jones, head of European hedge-fund sales at Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. U.S. stocks closed mixed on Friday while German investor confidence unexpectedly improved and blue chip companies from General Electrics to Microsoft reported better than expected earnings. GBP "While the month of March ...

Fundamental Analysis EUR Spain faced increasing borrowing costs during successful sale of bonds with two and ten-year maturity. The country's Treasury sold 1,116 billion Euros of two-year bonds at yield of 3.463% and 1,425 billion Euros in ten-year bonds with yield of 5.743%. Demand for Spain's debt was strong as bids surpassed demand 3.3 times. USD The American session also gained from the higher-than-estimated German Ifo business climate reading released today. The increase in stocks was also accompanied by a gain in commodity prices and a decline of treasury yields. GBP British FTSE 100 index traded modestly higher on Friday as data showed UK retail sales rallied in March, reaching 1.8% growth instead of predicted 0.4% gain. IMI Plc jumped 1.8% after engineering group reported an ...

Fundamental Analysis EUR "The debt crisis is far from over still and I think Spain will be worse before it gets better" - Henrik Drusebjerg, a senior equity strategist at Nordea Bank AB Spain sold 2.54 billion euros of debt dated 2014 and 2022 on Thursday, above the target range of 1.5 to 2.5 billion euros for the auction. USD "Progress in the labor market is not quite as strong as people had hoped, but we are still on a recovery track here" - Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James & Associates Inc. The number of Americans claiming for unemployment benefits declined by 2,000 to 386,000 in the week ended April 14 from the week before, said the Department of Labor on Thursday. GBP "Economic data does look like it is showing some stabilization" - Samantha Fitzpatrick, senior ...