Daily Archives: August 11, 2011

Trading signals for Thursday 11-08-2011

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AUD comes under pressure after disappointing labour data

Markets stabilised overnight after further heavy selling yesterday. The AUD came under pressure after disappointing labour data but soon reversed its losses. Yesterday, increasing stress in the European banking sector together with increased global growth worries, put risk sentiment back under pressure. French industrial output data disappointed. Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Canadian dollar weakens as economy, rate outlook weigh, trading higher this morning

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD rose 1.39% against the CAD to close at 0.9938. The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Wednesday, hurt by concern over a global economic slump, Europe’s debt woes and the prospect … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: EUR fell on fears of France’s AAA credit rating downgrade, recovers in Asian trading

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, EUR declined 1.61% against the USD and closed at 1.4137, amid initial speculation that France’s top-tier AAA credit rating could be downgraded. However, Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings later … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese yen continues its upward journey

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD weakened 0.43% against the JPY and closed at 76.70. In economic news in the US, mortgage application volume, on a seasonally adjusted basis, rose 21.7% for the week ended 5 August 2011, … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: AUD trading lower on weak jobs data in Australia

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD weakened 2.07% against the USD to close at 1.0147. In the US, on a seasonally adjusted basis, wholesale inventories rose 0.6% (M-o-M) to $458.7 billion in June. This morning, the Australian Bureau … Continue reading

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Gold: Gold rose on global cues, trading lower in the Asian session

Gold prices traded higher by 2.82% against the USD in the 24 hour period ending 23:00GMT, at 1,799.05 per ounce, as fears over escalating European and US debt woes continued to plague equities markets, thereby boosting demand for the precious … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Swiss franc retreats after SNB action

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD rose 0.51% against the CHF and closed at 0.7262. The Swiss franc was pressured after the Swiss National Bank (SNB) intervened in the currency markets to contain the appreciation of the Swiss … Continue reading

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Silver: White metal backpedals in Asian session after posting handsome gains yesterday

Silver prices rose 2.91% to USD39.28 per ounce during the 24 hours ending 23:00GMT. In the Asian session at 3:00GMT, silver is trading at USD38.92 per ounce, 0.92% lower, from 23:00GMT. The first level of short term resistance on the … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: Pound fell after BoE cuts UK growth forecast, trading higher this morning

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, GBP fell 1.11% against the USD and closed at 1.6122, after the Bank of England quarterly inflation report indicated that the outlook for growth has weakened. The BoE Governor, Mervyn King, stated that … Continue reading

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Crude Oil: Oil weighed down by continuing debt crisis, trading higher this morning

Oil prices declined 0.36% against the USD for the 24 hour period ending 23:00GMT, closing at 81.38, as concerns over the European sovereign debt crisis overshadowed the report of decline in crude stockpiles. The US Energy Information Administration indicated that … Continue reading

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