Latest currency news
June 10th, 2016
Slow week for the US dollar but positive job data provides a boost
By Ricky Bean
It has been a quiet week for US data, with most of the US dollar’s movements dictated by sterling once again. Following on from last Friday’s poor Non-Farm... Read more
June 9th, 2016
A quiet week for the US economy and the US dollar
As expected, it was another quiet day for US data releases. The only major release was the Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) results, which came out better than... Read more
June 8th, 2016
US dollar affected by UK EU Referendum
By Ricky Bean
It was a quiet day for the US dollar, with only the revised non-farm productivity data due; the figures reported were as expected. The US dollar did see sharp movements... Read more
June 7th, 2016
US dollar vulnerable to events elsewhere
By Ricky Bean
It was a quiet day in terms of US data yesterday, with the majority of the early movement being dictated by last week’s poor Non-Farm Employment Change futures,... Read more
June 6th, 2016
Jobs data increases uncertainty about US rate rise
It was a poor day for the US dollar on Friday, with the all-important Non-Farm Employment Change coming out a lot less than expected. Because of this, talk returned to... Read more
June 3rd, 2016