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Better Data Drives Risk On, Fed QE3 Off
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Better data drives risk on, Fed QE3 off
Still waiting on a Greek debt deal
Central banks' decisions on tap
Better data drives risk on, Fed QE3 off
The past week ended with a string of better-than-expected data releases from key major economies, suggesting the global recovery may avoid a more worrisome downturn. Mostly better than expected PMI's from Europe, UK, China and the US were supplemented on Friday by a much stronger US employment report than was ...
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NZ Dollar at Record vs. Euro as US Employers Add Jobs
The New Zealand dollar climbed today, reaching the all-time high versus the euro, after positive employment data from the United States bolstered risk appetite among Forex traders, making them prefer higher-yielding currencies.
US employment data overshadowed the problems of Europe for a day and provided a major boost for currencies tied to growth. The United States has its share of problems, but traders prefer to look at a brighter side of things in the USA as they have enough negativity from ...
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Oil up sharply on U.S. jobs surge, Iran
Brent crude prices rose to a near three-month peak on Friday in heavy volume trading after a report showed the U.S. economy in January created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months, fueling hopes of stronger demand in the top petroleum-consuming nation.
Both Brent and U.S. crude extended gains late as the euro recovered against the dollar and as oil investors covered short positions ahead of the weekend, eyeing simmering tensions between tensions with the West over Tehran's nuclear program.
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Buying Gold in Uncertain Times
Dow down slightly yesterday. Oil falling further below $100. And gold still going up.
What is most interesting is the movement in the price of gold. It seems to be heading up again — almost no matter what else is happening.
So, let’s look at what might be going on…
If investors sensed a recovery…they would expect banks to lend more freely…people to shop more freely…and prices to rise.
This would raise consumer prices; the price of gold should go up.
But if the market sees growth and ...
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Gold falls 1 percent on jobs, posts small weekly loss
(Reuters) - Gold fell 1 percent on Friday, its biggest one-day loss in over a month, after encouraging U.S. payrolls data smashed hopes of extra stimulus from the Federal Reserve, which had been priced into bullion's recent rally.
Wall Street and industrial commodities plus U.S. Treasury yields, an indicator of short-term interest rates, all rose on news the U.S. economy created jobs in January at the fastest pace in nine months.
After four consecutive weekly gains, bullion posted a small ...
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Canada’s Dollar Jumps on Good US Payrolls
The Canadian dollar jumped today as positive employment data from the United State boosted risk appetite among Forex traders and overshadowed poor employment report from Canada itself.
Reports ahead of US non-farm payrolls provided a mixed picture about the US employment market as ADP employment report showed less-than-expected growth, while unemployment claims dropped more than was forecast. The payrolls came out today, supporting positive view on employment. US employers added 243,000 jobs in ...
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US Dollar Pares Earlier Gains
US dollar is paring some of its earlier gains against the euro as risk appetite improves. However, greenback still has the upper hand against European currencies right now as the data coming out of the United States seems to indicate that the economic recovery could speed up.
Right now, the big excitement is the non-farm payrolls for January. Analysts had expected some gains for jobs, but the figures released beat expectations by quite a bit. The US economy added 243,000 jobs in January, and ...
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Currencies Mixed After The Big NFP
After a quiet start for today’s session, where currencies were trading within a tight range in anticipation for the king of reports; the main risk-event for today in the form of the employment report; the NFP came to break the silence as it screamed 243,000 new jobs were surprisingly added to the economy, the numbers came way off market consensus of 150k. The unemployment rate slipped to 8.3% from 8.5 in December, while economist expected a steady rate at 8.5%. These positive numbers were ...
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Euro Falls on Disappointing News
Euro is lower today, thanks to disappointing news coming out of the eurozone. The 17-nation currency is pulling back on falling retail sales and a disappointing bond auction in Portugal. Even the general enthusiasm experienced by financial markets at the latest US jobs data isn’t helping the euro right now.
Euro is down on the Forex market with the news that eurozone retail sales were down 0.4% in December. The drop in sales was led by Germany and France, the two largest eurozone economies. ...
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