14 June 2018 US Dollar Sweeps the Board after Retail Sales Surge in May and ECB Blind Sides Markets

The US Dollar reversed earlier losses and headed northward Thursday after Census Bureau data showed retail sales surging higher during May, bolstering an already robust outlook for American ec…

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13 June 2018 US Dollar on Cusp of Renewed Downtrend as Faster-Fed Fails to Inspire the Market

The US Dollar fell broadly Thursday even after the Federal Reserve raised its interest rate for a second time in 2018 and signalled to markets that it will soon step up the pace at which it tighten…

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12 June 2018 US Dollar Shrugs Off Faster Inflation as Markets Chase Risk in Wake of Trump-Kim Summit

The US Dollar weakened Tuesday as markets positioned for the latest US inflation data, while also responding to a positive meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-Un.&nbsp…

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11 June 2018 US Dollar Cedes Ground After G7, Trump Twitter Tirade, Stokes "Trade War" Fears

The US Dollar dipped Monday after the news that President Trump had instructed his aids not to sign the G7's communique, a statement of intent made at the end of every G7 meeting, and usually signe…

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10 June 2018 Pound-to-Dollar Rate Week Ahead: Major Resistance Encountered, Big Data Week Ahead

The GBP/USD has just reached a major glass ceiling increasing risks of a downside rotation. On the fundamental front, we watch the US Federal Reserve decision and a slew of important UK data for gu…

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07 June 2018 US Dollar Falls, Rally Now Over as Global Growth is Picking Back Up

The US Dollar fell broadly on Thursday as markets chased so called risk assets higher after a near two-week period of risk aversion and, according to multiple currency strategists, the greenback ca…

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06 June 2018 Stuttering Global Trade Signals Continuation of Supportive U.S. Dollar Environment

Global trade and growth stutters in Q1 setting a bad precedent for the rest of 2018, says Indosuez's Thomsen.

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