March 8th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The US trade deficit jumped almost 10% in January to $48.5 billion, the largest rise since March 2012. This halted the recent dollar (USD) rally from gathering further...
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March 7th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The US dollar continued to strengthen against both sterling and the single currency yesterday. The Greenback had given up some of its gains on Friday due to end-of-week...
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March 6th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The US services sector saw activity growth strengthen further last month, with the purchasing managers’ index rising to 57.6 – the highest level since October 2015. The...
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March 3rd, 2017
By Smart Currency
The US dollar has enjoyed a good week. While UK and European information is dominating the market, hawkish comments surrounding the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)...
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March 2nd, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The dollar (USD) hit a seven-week high on Wednesday after comments from two US Federal Reserve officials increased expectation of an interest rate hike in March which...
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March 1st, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The dollar (USD) weakened slightly on Tuesday as investors awaited President Trump’s much anticipated speech to Congress, for indications of his economic plans....
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