Risk Aversion Continues to Weigh on Higher-Yielding Currencies

by Forexyard.com | May 14, 2012 7:47 am
Following multiple failures by Greek politicians to form a new government, investors are now concerned about what impact a possible new election will have on Greece’s status in the euro-zone. The news weighed down on riskier currencies,...

US Data Set to Impact Markets Today

by Forexyard.com | May 11, 2012 6:37 am
The euro spent most of the day slightly above recent three-month lows hit against the US dollar and Japanese yen. Greece’s inability to form a new government has raised the prospects that a new election will be...

EUR/USD Continues to Tumble

by Forexyard.com | May 10, 2012 6:43 am
The euro continued to tumble vs. its main currency rivals yesterday, as traders remained cautious about investing in riskier assets due to political uncertainty in the euro-zone. The EUR/USD fell to a fresh three-month low during the...

Slow News Day May Lead to Further Euro Losses

by Forexyard.com | May 9, 2012 7:15 am
The euro remained relatively unchanged vs. its main rivals throughout the European session yesterday, as political uncertainty in the euro-zone kept the currency near its recent lows. After dropping as low as 1.3000 during early morning trading,...

French, Greek Elections Set to Impact Euro

by Forexyard.com | May 7, 2012 7:30 am
A disappointing US jobs report resulted in the safe-haven US dollar sliding against the Japanese yen while rallying against riskier currencies like the AUD and EUR to close out last week’s trading session.

ECB Press Conference Helps Euro Recover

by Forexyard.com | May 4, 2012 8:50 am
After falling throughout the morning session, the euro was able to stage a partial recovery during afternoon trading yesterday, following comments from ECB President Draghi who reiterated his earlier predictions of euro-zone economic growth during the second...

AUD Tumbles Following Interest Rate Cut

by Forexyard.com | May 2, 2012 5:35 am
The AUD took heavy losses vs. its main currency rivals during yesterday’s trading session, falling a bigger than expected cut in Australian interest rates. The AUD/USD fell over 100 pips following the news, reaching as low as...

USD Remains Bearish During Slow Trading Day

by Forexyard.com | May 1, 2012 6:53 am
The US dollar extended its bearish trend during yesterday’s trading session, as investors continued to digest the disappointing US Advance GDP figure released last week. The greenback hit a two month low against the Japanese yen while...

Dollar Tumbles Following Disappointing GDP Figure

by Forexyard.com | April 30, 2012 7:26 am
A worse than expected Advance GDP figure sent the dollar tumbling to multi-week lows against several of its main currency rivals on Friday. The EUR/USD closed out the week at 1.3249, up close to 100 pips for...

EUR/USD Hits a 3-Week High

by Forexyard.com | April 27, 2012 5:40 am
The US dollar tumbled vs. its major currency rivals throughout yesterday’s trading session, following the most recent economic predictions from the Fed which stated that a new round of quantitative easing could be initiated if US unemployment...