December 17th, 2014
By Ricky Bean
The US dollar struggled throughout yesterday, as the falling oil prices continued to take precedence for investors. As the decline stretched further, investors were...
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December 17th, 2014
By Ricky Bean
The Russian currency descended into freefall on Tuesday, losing almost 20% as chaos occurred across Russian financial markets. This came following the surprise decision...
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December 16th, 2014
By Ricky Bean
A tough start to the week for sterling has seen it lose ground across the board and at one stage was close to its lowest level since September 2013 against the US...
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December 16th, 2014
By Ricky Bean
A generally uneventful start to the week for the euro with limited data releases. However it did make good gains against sterling as sterling seems to be losing favour...
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December 16th, 2014
By Ricky Bean
The US dollar had a largely positive Monday, although larger gains early on were reversed somewhat later in the day as the oil price continues to fall. There were a few...
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December 16th, 2014
By Ricky Bean
Overnight the Russians increased their interest rates by 6.5% in an effort to protect the rouble. Is this likely to be effective, probably not because most commentators...
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