Monthly Archives: December 2012

USD/JPY: Yen trading higher this morning

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.23% against the JPY and closed at 84.43. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 83.95, with the USD trading 0.57% lower from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Swiss trade surplus widened in November

  For the 24 hours to 2:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.14% against the CHF and closed at 0.9122, as Switzerland’s trade surplus widened to CHF2.95 billion in November, against the revised CHF2.73 billion surplus recorded in the previous month. … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Canadian retail sales improves, Loonie trading lower this morning

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.12% against the CAD to close at 0.9877, amid positive retail sales data in Canada and following a rise in crude oil prices. Yesterday, Canadian retail sales increased 0.7% … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: Aussie plunges on RBA report, broker views

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD rose marginally against the USD to close at 1.0479. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), in its monthly bulletin, forecasted weak growth for the nation in 2013, citing continuing weakness in … Continue reading

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Gold: Yellow metal headed south as prices dip below $1650 per ounce

  Gold prices traded lower by 1.15% against the USD in the 24 hour period ending 23:00GMT, at 1648.44 per ounce, as the Euro fell against the dollar and talks to avoid a fiscal crisis in the US seemed to … Continue reading

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Silver: White metal fell in line with decline in industrial metal prices

  Silver prices declined 3.50% to the USD29.98 per ounce during the 24 hours ending 23:00GMT, as investors exercised caution over negotiations to avert the fiscal cliff in the US. The white metal has been under heavy selling pressure in … Continue reading

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Crude Oil: Trading lower in the Asian session

  Crude Oil prices advanced 0.46% against the USD for the 24 hour period ending 23:00GMT, closing at 90.05, as investor sentiment improved following upbeat US economic data and amid demand from bottom fishers, wiping out earlier losses sustained on … Continue reading

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Trading signals for Thursday 20-12-2012

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AUD/USD: Wayne Swan indicates budget surplus unlikely

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD weakened 0.40% against the USD to close at 1.0476. LME Copper prices declined 0.7% or $60.0/MT to $7945.3/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.4% or $8.0/MT to $2072.5/MT. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Canadian Dollar trading lower

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.27% against the CAD to close at 0.9889. In Canada, wholesale sales rose 0.9% in October to C$49.2 billion ($49.9 billion) after a revised 1.5% drop in September. In the … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Swiss Franc trading tad lower this morning, awaits trade balance data

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose marginally against the CHF and closed at 0.9137. On the US economic front, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), reported that on a seasonally adjusted basis, mortgage application volume, for … Continue reading

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