March 16th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Yesterday’s Federal Open Market Committee rate decision has been firmly in traders’ diaries, such was the speculation surrounding a likely interest rate...
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March 15th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The US dollar continued on its upward curve on Tuesday, bolstered by an expected interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve this evening. Dollar strength has been...
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March 14th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
It’s now unlikely that the dollar will move much before the Federal Reserve meeting tomorrow. Markets have firmly priced in a 25-basis-point interest rate hike....
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March 13th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
It was unusual for the US dollar not to be moved more by the non-farm payrolls figure on Friday, which came in higher than expected. 235,000 jobs were created in...
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March 10th, 2017
By Smart Currency
The US dollar was relatively unmoved on Thursday. Oil prices have been dropping over the past 24 hours, falling below $50 a barrel: a key psychological level. Investors...
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March 9th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The US dollar rose to its highest level in five days on Wednesday, just below a two-month peak, as US private sector payroll figures rose more than expected for...
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