Archive for US Dollar

China “Must Boost Consumer Demand”, ECB Forcing Europe “To Go Begging”, Gold Below $1690 Could Spark Fresh Selling

London Gold Market Report from Ben Traynor BullionVault Monday 5 March 2012, 09:00 EST DOLLAR gold prices briefly dipped back below $1700 an ounce Monday morning in London, as stocks, commodities and the Euro all fell before recovering some ground, following news that China has cut its official growth target. Silver prices dropped to $34.06 per ounce – [...]

USD/CHF Weekly Outlook- Mar 5, 2012

USDCHF broke out of the range after failing to break below the support at 89.30. 89.30 was a little below the Fibonacci 61.8% retracement of the upward move during October 27th, 2011 to January 8th, 2012. During the last week the pair went up to 91.49 before closing for the week at 0.9141, which was [...]

EUR/USD Weekly Outlook- Mar 5, 2012

EURUSD failed to break the strong psychological resistance of 1.3500 and fell strongly from 1.3486. The currency pair went as low as 1.3187 and closed for the week at 1.3198. A couple of points to be observed about the recent price action: 1) The upward move could not break the psychological 1.3500 level.2) The move [...]

Physical Gold Demand “Picks Up” in Asia After Price Falls, But Further Drop “Could See Focus on $1500 Gold”

London Gold Market Report from Ben Traynor BullionVault Friday 2 March 2012, 08:45 EST THE U.S.DOLLAR gold price fell to $1708 an ounce Friday lunchtime in London – a 0.9% drop on Friday’s Asian session high – as stock and commodity markets also fell slightly amid ongoing uncertainty over the Greek bailout deal. “Another move below $1690 [...]

“Speculation” in Absence of Physical Demand Blamed for Gold’s 5% Plunge as Greek “Credit Event” Denied

London Gold Market Report from Adrian Ash BullionVault Thurs 1 March, 08:20 EST PRECIOUS METALS rallied in Asian and early London trade Thursday morning, with gold futures at one point recovering more than a third of yesterday’s sharp $100-per-ounce decline as global stock markets also rose. Broad commodity markets rose, but the single Euro currency [...]

Markets Flat Following ECB LTRO News, Iran Trading with “Universal Currency” Gold “Next Target for Silver” is September High

London Gold Market Report from Ben Traynor BullionVault Wednesday 29 February 2012, 08:30 EST WHOLESALE MARKET gold bullion prices hovered around $1785 an ounce Wednesday morning London time, while stocks and commodities were also broadly flat following the European Central Bank’s latest attempt to boost the liquidity held by the continent’s banks. Silver bullion meantime hit $37.36 [...]

USD/CHF Weekly Outlook- Feb 19, 2012

USDCHF broke the resistance of 0.9280, indicated during the last week and had moved up to 0.9300. The pair found a strong resistance and but fell sharply to 0.9160 to close for the week at 0.9199. Initially we will stay neutral. Our short-term focus will move to downside only if a decisive break below 0.9155 [...]

EUR/USD Weekly Outlook- Feb 19, 2012

Initially for the next week we will stay neutral. The movement of EUR/USD may be volatile depending on the changing sentiments from EU region and the developments about the Greece debt issue. Overall we stay bearish for EUR/USD for the longer-term but volatile upward gains cannot be ignored. The movements should be riding on the [...]

Gold Demand Trends Show Chinese Growth, Indian Weakness & Revival of US Consumers as Fresh Greek Rumors Dent Euro

London Gold Market Report from Adrian Ash BullionVault Thurs 16 Feb., 09:45 EST WHOLESALE MARKET prices to buy gold bullion slipped further on Thursday in London, falling to a three-week low beneath $1709 per ounce as a raft of positive US data buoyed the Dollar, and fresh rumors broke of a Eurozone exit for Greece. [...]

Euro Crisis “Still Supporting Gold” as Germany’s Concerns Grow over Greece’s Second Bailout

London Gold Market Report from Ben Traynor BullionVault Wednesday 15 February 2012, 09:00 EST SPOT MARKET gold prices rose to $1732 per ounce Wednesday lunchtime in London, slightly above where they started the week, as European stock markets dipped amid ongoing uncertainty over Greece’s second bailout. Silver prices tested $34 per ounce – 1% above last Friday’s [...]

Kotecha Says Yen May Fall to 85 Versus Dollar This Year

Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) — Mitul Kotecha, Credit Agricole’s Hong Kong-based head of global currency strategy, talks about the yen. Kotecha also discusses Europe’s sovereign debt crisis and its implications for the euro and China’s yuan. He speaks with Susan Li, Rishaad Salamat, Mia Saini, and David Ingles on Bloomberg Television’s “Asia Edge.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Forex CT 15-2-12 Video Market Update & Outlook

Video courtesy of ForexCT – A leading Australian forex broker, liscensed by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission, offers the MetaTrader4 and PROfit Platform to retail traders. Other services include Segregated Accounts, Trading workshops, Tutorials, and Commodities trading.

All Eyes on Euro-Zone Meeting Today

Source: ForexYard Yesterday was fairly hectic for euro traders after the credit downgrade of several EU countries sent the common currency tumbling. The EUR saw a brief upward correction during mid-day trading after the release of a better than expected German ZEW Economic Sentiment figure. Today, investors will be eagerly awaiting any news out of [...]

“Sideways Trade” sees Gold “Supported by Phys. Demand”, Debt Warning “Reality Check” for Britain while Obama Calls for Increased US Spending

London Gold Market Report from Ben Traynor BullionVault Tuesday 14 February 2012, 08:30 EST THE WHOLESALE market gold price eased to $1713 per ounce Tuesday lunchtime – 1.1% down on the previous day’s high – while stock and commodity markets were broadly flat despite several European countries having their sovereign ratings or outlooks lowered last night. [...]

Forex CT 14-2-12 Market Update & Outlook

Video courtesy of ForexCT – A leading Australian forex broker, liscensed by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission, offers the MetaTrader4 and PROfit Platform to retail traders. Other services include Segregated Accounts, Trading workshops, Tutorials, and Commodities trading.

Dollar Weakness “Creating Gold Demand” after Greek Deal, Time for American Austerity “Is Not Now” says White House

London Gold Market Report from Ben Traynor BullionVault Monday 13 February 2012, 08:30 EST SPOT MARKET gold prices touched $1733 per ounce Monday morning – 0.5% up on last week’s close – as stock markets, commodities and the Euro all rallied following Greece’s vote in favor of new austerity measures. Silver prices meantime hovered around $33.90 per [...]

The Senior Strategist: More Correction Ahead

The equity market took a breather last week and we saw a smalle correction. This week could easily mean more correction as events in Greece once again take the spotligth. Jyske Bank Senior Strategist Ib Fredslund Madsen outlines this weeks most important events and economic data. Legal information Video courtesy of en.jyskebank.tv/

Currency Futures: Forex Speculators cut Dollar Long Positions as Canadian Loonie positions turn long while Kiwi surges

By CountingPips.com The latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report, released on Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), showed that large futures speculators decreased their US dollar long positions last week and Euro short positions improved for the second straight week off their record low level. Non-commercial futures traders, usually hedge funds and large [...]