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Dukascopy Afternoon Forex Overview : 25/05/2012
Fundamental Analysis
EUR
Trading in the shares of Bankia has been suspended in Madrid. Market regulator announced that this was done due to circumstances which might influence normal trading. Bankia is said to be forced to ask EUR 15b government bailout. Fourth largest Spanish bank was formed in 2010 after uniting seven troubled regional banks and currently holds EUR 32b worth of troubled assets.
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Natural gas futures declined during late US trade on Thursday after IEA reported that US inventories increased by 101 billion cubic feet on an annual basis last week, being higher than five-year average change of 97 billion cubic feet. Natural gas futures for June delivery traded at 2.707 US Dollars per million Btu on the New York Mercantile Exchange, tumbling by 3.20%.
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Euro Continues the Upside Correctional Move
As the last session approaches the end this week, markets are still rebounding to the upside supported by investors position squaring, where due to the high level of uncertainty in the market investors tend to terminate any open trade ahead of the coming week in order to protect their wealth against any surprise that might hit markets with the opening on Monday. After heavy losses it is only normal for the correction as bears lock in their profits!
The comments from the Italian Premier added to the uncertainty in markets, where Monti called on Germany to respond to mounting pressures and approve the issuance of joint Eurobonds, a thing that was weighed positively by markets as investors believe that if European nations acted in unity, Spain and Italy might skip falling into the debt trap ...
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European equities fluctuate with the start of the session European equities are mixed
European equities fluctuate with the start of the sessionEuropean equities are mixed on fear that Greece might be leaving the euro area despite the fact that the decision makers from the euro area con
European equities are mixed on fear that Greece might be leaving the euro area despite the fact that the decision makers from the euro area confirmed that they will not let Greece leave. Markets will be fluctuating between slight gains and losses ahead of the opening today.
The market mainly started to fluctuate after the Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said yesterday night that most of the European leaders support the issuing of the European bonds.
But things stay uncertain especially after the china`s remarks witnessed in yesterday`s trading showed a possible failure of the largest ...
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Euro Remains Under Pressure
The euro (EUR) dropped to a two year low falling to 1.2515 from 1.2619 against the US dollar as uncertainty in the market grows. The single currency is under pressure as investors are worried about a problematic banking sector in the eurozone and a messy Greek exit from the euro. Economic figures from Germany further weighed on sentiment after German manufacturing data was weaker than expected. Failure by EU leaders to take decisive steps to tackle the eurozone debt crisis has curbed risk appetite, while growth in the region appears to be deteriorating. Against the Swiss franc, the single currency spiked higher to 1.2075 on rumors that the Swiss National Bank will impose a tax on deposits.
The US dollar (USD) strengthened against a basket of currencies as heightened risk aversion in the ...
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U.S shares rise in closing
The world`s leading economy saw its shares actually erasing losses throughout the closing session as optimism returned on a local and global scale after that the Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said Greece is likely to stay in the euro and a majority of the region’s leader`s support issuing a joint bond.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average index gained 33.60 points or 0.27% to close at 12529.75 levels, the index reached the highest point at 12539.59 and the lowest point at 12419.63, By closing 20 shares inclined while 10 shares declined.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 1.82 points or 0.17% to close at 1320.68 levels, the index reached the highest point at 1324.14 and the lowest point at 1310.50, By closing 288 shares inclined while 208 shares declined and 4 shares remained ...
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Dollar continues on gaining power
Today throughout the U.S session mixed sentiments; fears and hopes, were spread on a local scale with on one hand orders for business equipment dropped for a second month and on the other hand Hewlett-Packard Co. gained significantly.
Plus today`s German manufacturing data came out gloomy and showed weakened industry and production conditions while that China attested out that some of its biggest banks may fall short of loan targets.
Accordingly on a daily scale we watched the euro fall to its weakest level against the dollar since July 2010 and the Dollar index which measures the performance of the U.S. dollar against a basket of currencies including the Euro, the Pound, and the Yen, rose on multiple time charts to currently trade at 82.28 recording its highest level at 82.36 and its ...
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Global stocks, euro slip on weakening growth
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks and the euro edged lower on Thursday as data suggested Europe's debt woes were spreading and worsening a global economic slowdown.
In a volatile session, investors looking for bargains earlier bought equities, oil and gold which have been battered this week by worries Greece would leave the euro zone. But the buying of growth-oriented assets faded as worries about the euro zone's drag on the world economy returned.
Stocks and other riskier assets turned negative as disappointing data from Europe, China and the United States compounded concerns about the economic contraction moving across Europe.
Amid speculation of more coordinated efforts from major central banks to stem further deterioration of the euro zone debt crisis, bond yields of Spanish, Italian and ...
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U.S shares fluctuated in the opening
The world`s leading economy saw its shares fluctuating throughout the opening session as mixed sentiments; fears and hopes, were spread on a local scale with on one hand orders for business equipment dropped for a second month and on the other hand Hewlett-Packard Co. gained significantly.
In fact Hewlett-Packard climbed 4.8 percent as the personal-computer maker announced plans to slice its workforce by 27,000 and reported quarterly sales and profit that topped estimates.
Facebook Inc. rose 1.9 percent, poised for a second day of gains, after tumbling 19 percent earlier this week. While that Tiffany & Co. dropped 7.6 percent as the world’s second-largest luxury jewelry retailer cut its full-year profit and sales forecasts.
The Dollar index which measures the performance of the U.S. ...
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Gold prices rise 1 percent as dollar retreats
(Reuters) - Gold rose 1 percent on Thursday, snapping three days of losses to climb towards $1,580 an ounce, as the dollar swung back into negative territory versus the euro after a softer-than-expected U.S. manufacturing report.
Confidence in the single currency remains fragile after it earlier hit a near two-year low against the dollar. Dire German manufacturing and business climate data spooked investors already weighing up the risk of Greece leaving the euro zone.
But gold got a lift from International Monetary Fund data showing another rise in central bank gold holdings in April, after the largest purchase in over four years by the Philippines.
Spot gold rose as high as $1,577.50 an ounce and was up 0.8 percent to $1,573.11 an ounce by 9:50 a.m. EDT (1350 GMT), while U.S. gold ...
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