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Dollar Strengthens vs. Most Majors

October 28, 2010 at 2:10 am

Against most forex trading majors, the dollar posted gains after an improvement in the US consumer confidence, which soared from the forecast 49.3 to 50.2. After a 7-month low, the improved US consumer confidence served as encouragement for investors to support the dollar over other forex currencies. The US stock markets also posted gains, as Dow Jones http://fxtraderstools.com/wp-admin/post-new.phpand NASDAQ increased by 0.05% and 0.26% respectively. As for the commodities, crude oil went down by 0.1% to close at $82.55 per barrel, and gold also declined by 0.1% to close at $1,338.60 per ounce. New Home Sales are anticipated at 295K versus the previous 288K.

The euro declined versus the dollar for the 1st time in 3 days. This decline was due to a speculation that additional debt purchases by the Federal Reserve will accelerate the inflation. The trend for this forex trading pair is unclear since it has been fluctuating around the 1.3800 and 1.3900 levels. The EUR/USD pair exchanged at a high of 1.3982 and a low of 1.3825.

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GBP Surges with Plans to Ease Budget Deficit

October 22, 2010 at 9:11 am

The United Kingdom seems to be moving in the right direction at the moment, as new plans have been revealed to deal with the current budget deficit. Currently, the country’s budget deficit sits at around 156 billion pounds, or $246 billion. The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne went into detail about their plans for eliminating this debt. Forex trading investors seem to favor the move as the pound made gains against the dollar. The GBP/USD pair traded at a low of 1.5654 and a high of 1.5878.

The dollar fell against most of the majors. Dow Jones increased by 1.18% and NASDAQ increased by 0.84%, crude oil increased by 2.9% to close at $81.77 per barrel, and gold increased to close at $1,344 per ounce.

The euro was also able to post gains against the dollar, thanks to the German PPI coming out better than expected at 0.3% instead of 0.2%. The EUR/USD pair traded at a low of 1.3699 and a high of 1.3991.

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