The Canadian dollar is struggling against the US dollar in Forex trading today. Indeed, the loonie is one of several currencies dropping against the dollar as Forex traders look for safe haven in these difficult and disappointing times. With Chinese growth slowing, and the European sovereign debt cr
The New Zealand dollar fell today, reaching the lowest level vs. the US currency in almost 6 months, following the sovereign credit rating downgrades performed by Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings agencies. The kiwi (as the currency is often nicknamed by the market participants) lost also to
Both the Australian and the New Zealand dollars appear to be benefiting from the Asian stock market recovery, rising from the yesterday’s strong fall. Influenced by the daily growth in the Japanese and the Korean stock markets, the two currencies advanced from the lows of Wednesday today. They
Risk appetite is making an appearance today, helping the euro in Forex trading as investors look for better yields. Unexpectedly good news has many Forex traders considering that things might start turning around — and this is helping the euro right now. One of the biggest supports for the eu
The euro is rising for the fourth day in a row on the Forex market today, following the successful pass of the anti-crisis vote in Greece, “stability bonds” talks in eurozone and a possible revival of the corporate bond market in Europe. Lately, the single European currency is a major headlin
Earlier today, the UK pound was falling in Forex trading. A drop by the FTSE 100, as well as concerns about bank capitalization, were among the factors causing losses for the sterling. Now, though, things have turned around a bit — at least against some currencies. Concerns about the eurozone had
The euro is finding support on the assumption that the sovereign debt crisis will be contained. Many forex traders seem to think that European leaders are serious about finding a solution to the debt crisis, and that it will be contained. Even though there doesn’t appear to be plans to expand t
The Japanese yen fell against all of its major counterparts today, including the US dollar, as the optimism regarding the European debt troubles situation changed the risk-averting mood of the markets to positive. While the current state of the FX market can be viewed as a simple technical correc
One of the difficulties associated with making progress on the sovereign debt crisis, and bailing out countries like Greece, has been foot-dragging from Germany. Angela Merkel, the conservative German chancellor, has seen divisions over the matter of eurozone bailouts in her coalition government.