Category Archives: Forex News
USD Hits 15 Year Low Versus the Japanese Currency
The USD declined to its most recent 15-year low against the JPY on Wednesday and the EUR struggled close to record lows against the Swiss franc as the market contemplated whether to sell it further on euro zone banking concerns.
U.S. Dollar Nears 15-year Low versus Yen on Non-intervention by Bank of Japan
The U.S. Dollar approached a 15-year trough versus the Japanese Yen in Asian trading today on investor speculation that the Japan central bank would not yet intervene.
Possible Japanese Intervention Has Investors Speculating
The yen declined on Wednesday as the AUD surged on faster-than-anticipated growth in Australia's economy and a moderate rebound in China's manufacturing sector
European Central Bank Meeting Has Everyone is Suspense
The USD and JPY were on defense on Thursday, maintaining most losses made the previous day when upbeat data helped pull investors away from safe-haven currencies and assets.
The Forex Market Testing Japanese Authorities
The EUR and high-yielding currencies held strong on Friday after an improvement in U.S. housing and jobless claims data increased investor appetite for risk ahead of key U.S. jobs data later in the day.
USD on the Defensive
The USD was playing defense on Monday after firm U.S. payrolls data last week eased market fears over chances of a double-dip recession and boosted demand for the EUR and growth-leveraged currencies.
JPY: More Easing Steps not Expected
The EURO nosedived on Tuesday from a three-week record versus the USD hit yesterday as rekindled worries about the European banking sector prompted investors to reduce risks.
Japan Has Everyone Talking about Possible Easing Intervention
The JPY made a comeback from a 15-year peak on the USD and a nine-year high on the EUR on Wednesday due to chances that Japanese authorities may indeed take steps such as yen-selling intervention to encourage the yen's rise.
Japanese Easing Policy Still Making Headlines
Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda told reporters he would respond appropriately as needed, an expression he has not previously used in his campaign to talk the currency down.
Bernanke and Japan Have Everyone In Suspense
The USD inched higher versus the JPY on Friday, approaching losses due to wariness on possible steps from Japanese authorities to ease the yen's rise.
Japan's Easing Policy Not Aggressive Enough for Investors
The JPY displayed wide losses on Monday as the Bank of Japan’s policy change to expand a fixed rate fund supply scheme disappointed investors who were anticipating more aggressive measures to counter deflation.
Japanese Intervention Does Not Have Investors Concerned
The yen revolved around a 15-year peak versus the USD on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan's easing steps the previous day failed to intimidate investors from betting on it rising even more.
Possible Japanese Intervention Has Investors Speculating
The yen declined on Wednesday as the AUD surged on faster-than-anticipated growth in Australia's economy and a moderate rebound in China's manufacturing sector
Japan's Easing Policy Not Aggressive Enough for Investors
The JPY displayed wide losses on Monday as the Bank of Japan’s policy change to expand a fixed rate fund supply scheme disappointed investors who were anticipating more aggressive measures to counter deflation.
Japanese Intervention Does Not Have Investors Concerned
The yen revolved around a 15-year peak versus the USD on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan's easing steps the previous day failed to intimidate investors from betting on it rising even more.
Forex2u Forex Strategy On Successful Forex Trading
This article hints at the fact that following the trend rather than predicting the…
Realized Vs Unrealized Returns
If you understand realised and unrealised profits when it comes to trading currency…
Forex Trading Patterns – Profits From Your Calendar
How do calendar patterns apply to currency trading? Well, in this article, John goes…
A Forex Traders Biggest Enemy
Toby gives an account of a powerful factor behind currency trading that if used wisely…
Forex Trading Margin Usage And Introduction To Hedging
Heres an article that discusses the use of margin in currency trading, and limiting…
Three Reasons Why Forex Trading Is Great
Learn about some specific advantages of forex trading in this article by Pablo. He…
Trading Using Multiple Time Frames
Note: there are many forex systems that trade with more than 1 time frame. Why? It…
The 6 Advantages Forex Trading Has Over Other Investments
In this article, David describes the advantages of forex trading compared to other…
How To Lose Everything – The Worst Forex Trading Strategy Ever That You Mig
An interesting title? Here David talks about what not to do, and it is a trading…
Forex Trading
Yes, currency trading is a valuable skill to have, but you want to have this skill…
Japanese Response to Yen's Increase Affecting Everything
The big question remains whether the Japanese authorities will further actions to curb the JPY’s rise. This lack of clarity brought the US currency to hover around a 15 year low against the Yen, weighed dow by a decrease in IS treasury yields.
The Japanese Currency Increased in Value on Wednesday
The Japanese currency increased in value on Wednesday with investors citing yen purchaing by Japanese investors and exporters, while the Canadian dollar maintained its gains scored on news of a huge takeover bid by global miner BHP Billiton for Canada's Potash Corp.
Japanese Easing Measures Still up For Debate
The USD held steady versus the JPY on Thursday above a 15-year low hit last week, drawing some support from a media report that the Bank of Japan has begun to consider additional monetary easing steps.
Japanese Exports Selling the Greenback
The EUR hovered close to a 10-week record versus the dollar on Wednesday, supported by significant U.S. corporate earnings that also boosted global shares.
EUR vs. USD Nearing Ten Week High
The EUR hovered near a 10-week peak vs the USD on Wednesday, supported by strong U.S. corporate earnings that also boosted global shares.
Japanese Easing Measures Causing Speculation
The EUR hit a nine-year low point versus the Japanese currency on Tuesday as the loss of key technical support led speculators to sell the currency in the hope of forcing stop-loss sales against both the JPY and the USD.
Japanese Easing Policy Still Making Headlines
Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda told reporters he would respond appropriately as needed, an expression he has not previously used in his campaign to talk the currency down.
Japan Has Everyone Talking about Possible Easing Intervention
The JPY made a comeback from a 15-year peak on the USD and a nine-year high on the EUR on Wednesday due to chances that Japanese authorities may indeed take steps such as yen-selling intervention to encourage the yen's rise.
Bernanke and Japan Have Everyone In Suspense
The USD inched higher versus the JPY on Friday, approaching losses due to wariness on possible steps from Japanese authorities to ease the yen's rise.
Euro Bounces from Near One-month Lows Against the Dollar
The Euro, which initially headed lower for a sixth straight day, bounced back from a near one-month low against the dollar, aided by a bounce in equity markets.
Emerging Market Currencies Flat in 2010
The recovery that emerging markets (their economies and financial markets) have staged since the lows of 2008 is impressive. In most corners of the financial markets, all of the losses have been erased, and securities/currencies are trading only slightly below there pre-credit crisis levels. Even compared to twelve months ago, in 2009, the performance of [...]
Emerging Market Currencies Flat in 2010
The recovery that emerging markets (their economies and financial markets) have staged since the lows of 2008 is impressive. In most corners of the financial markets, all of the losses have been erased, and securities/currencies are trading only slightly below there pre-credit crisis levels. Even compared to twelve months ago, in 2009, the performance of [...]
“Risk-On, Risk-Off”
It sounds like a play on words, based on the Karate Kid refrain, Wax-On Wax Off, and for all I know it was. Still, I rather like this characterization – coined by a research team at HSBC – of the markets‘ current performance. Moreover, you’ll notice from the placement of that apostrophe that I’m not [...]
“Risk-On, Risk-Off”
It sounds like a play on words, based on the Karate Kid refrain, Wax-On Wax Off, and for all I know it was. Still, I rather like this characterization – coined by a research team at HSBC – of the markets‘ current performance. Moreover, you’ll notice from the placement of that apostrophe that I’m not [...]
What is Forex
FOREX – the foreign exchange market or currency market or Forex is the market where one currency is traded for another. It is one of the largest markets in the world. Some of the participants in this market are simply seeking to exchange a …
Successful Forex Trading
Forex trading is fast becoming one of the easiest ways to earn large amounts of money on your investment. Then again, it can also be the easiest way to lose all of your money in a short period of time. That is, if you do not know what you are doing. …
Forex Trading Systems
You should build your own trading system A trading system on the Forex market is a type of strategy that allows traders to trade with a set of rules. There are many free trading systems and strategies printed in trading articles, journals, books and …
Trading with Strategy
Trading successfully is by no means a simple matter. It requires time, market knowledge and market understanding and a large amount of self restraint. ACM does not manage accounts, nor does it give market advice, that is the job of money managers and …
Forex Technical Analysis
The difference between forex technical and forex fundamental analysis is that forex technical analysis ignores fundamental factors and is applied only to the price action of the market. Forex technical analysis primarily consists of a variety of fore …
How To Get Started In Forex Trading
The foreign exchange market (FOREX) offers many advantages to investors. But you need to know where to begin. This short guide will give you the FOREX basics, so you can quickly start participating in this fast growing market. In the past, foreign ex …
Understanding the Basics of Currency Trading
Investors and traders around the world are looking to the Forex market as a new speculation opportunity. But, how are transactions conducted in the Forex market? Or, what are the basics of Forex Trading? Before adventuring in the Forex market we need …
What is forex Trading
Foreign Exchange Market, or Forex as it is commonly called, is an international exchange market to buy and sell different currencies from around the world. An investor has the ability to buy and sell these currencies in order to create gains from sma …
Introduction to Forex
What is Forex ? Foreign Exchange describes the purchase of a particular currency from an individual or institution and the simultaneous sell of another currency at the equivalent value or current exchange rate. Essentially, the process of exchanging …