September 16th, 2013
By Smart Currency
The US dollar finished off last week in disappointing fashion, as a number of economic indicators failed to meet expectations. Both sets of retail sales figures and the...
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September 16th, 2013
By Smart Currency
Elsewhere on Friday we saw the Japanese yen and the Canadian dollar struggle. After showing some resilience on Thursday, the Japanese currency retreated back towards...
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September 13th, 2013
By Smart Currency
Sterling started the week positively following comments from the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne who unsurprisingly showed support for the economy and...
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September 13th, 2013
By Smart Currency
The euro weakened significantly this week, dropping to levels not seen since as far back as January of 2013 against sterling. Despite being boosted on Monday with...
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September 13th, 2013
By Smart Currency
The US dollar performed poorly this week as it slipped considerably against sterling and the euro. Speculation surrounding a possible US intervention in Syria dominated...
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September 13th, 2013
By Smart Currency
In other news the Australian dollar struggled yesterday as poor employment figures were updated for the month. This data pushed the Australian dollar up to over 1.70...
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