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MARKET NEWS June 30: American Session Tatiana Norkina, analyst at FBS U.S. dollar index is sticking to the Friday's gradual decline and is losing about 0.10% by the time of American session opening, keeping near an important figure of 80.00. Against the background of a positive euro zone...

MARKET NEWS June 30: Asian session USD/JPY hit 101.26, the lowest level since May 21. Japanese industrial production data was weaker than expected, while Japanese Nikkei is up by 0.3%, but yen bulls have shaken of these things and continued selling the pair as they did last week. NZD/USD...

MARKET NEWS June 27: Asian session USD/JPY fell to 101.30. US dollar slumped to its lowest level in 5 weeks against the yen after downbeat US spending data gave investors no reason to hope for higher US rates anytime soon. Japanese inflation was in line with expectations. NZD/USD touched...

MARKET NEWS Jun 26th: American session Tatiana Norkina, an analyst at FBS Today U.S. dollar index was supported, in general, by fairly neutral data on the labor market. Despite the expected 310 thousand, the number of applications for unemployment benefits was 312 thousand last week, but...

MARKET NEWS 26 June 2014 The BoE caps mortgage lending GBP/USD hit the new session highs after the release of the BoE Financial Stability Report and the Governor’s Carney speech. Mark Carney said the recovery in the UK economy is broadening and strengthening, but the property market poses...

MARKET NEWS Key option levels (June 26) Market prices tend to move towards the strike price at the time large vanilla options (ordinary put and call options) expire. It happens (all things equal) as each side of the deal seeks to hedge its risk exposure. This action is most noticeable ahead of...

MARKET NEWS June 26: Asian session It was a quiet session with all the major pairs trading in tight ranges. The yesterday's USD pessimism turned to be short-lived. Asian shares rose as investors believe that the US economy is emerging from a worse-than-estimated contraction last quarter...

MARKET NEWS Jun 25th: American session Tatiana Norkina, an analyst at FBS The dollar is weakening in early U.S. session after the release of negative statistics. Thus, the country's GDP in the last quarter has changed significantly to the worse, to -2.9%, while analysts forecast a decline...

MARKET NEWS 25 June 2014 Japan's Abe: end of deflation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said deflation has ended in Japan and will be wiped away by new government policies designed to encourage business expansion. His ruling party will seek to pass a law in the next session of parliament to legalize...

MARKET NEWS Key option levels (June 25) Market prices tend to move towards the strike price at the time large vanilla options (ordinary put and call options) expire. It happens (all things equal) as each side of the deal seeks to hedge its risk exposure. This action is most noticeable ahead of...

MARKET NEWS June 25: Asian session Asian shares fell on Wednesday, echoing losses on Wall Street as concerns about escalating violence in Iraq eclipsed stronger economic data. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell about 0.4%, while Japan’s Nikkei stock average lost...

MARKET NEWS June 24: American Session Tatiana Norkina, analyst at FBS The dollar has begun to strengthen considerably today, after the positive statistics data from the U.S. The CB Consumer Confidence Index has risen to the 85.2 mark, instead of the forecast 83.5, while new home sales have...

MARKET NEWS June 24: European session German IFO business climate came at 109.7, below expectations of 110.3. According to IFO, the ECB’s measures had no major impact on German economy; Q2 will be significantly weaker, but outlook for the German economy is good and consumer activity remains...

MARKET NEWS Key option levels (June 24) Market prices tend to move towards the strike price at the time large vanilla options (ordinary put and call options) expire. It happens (all things equal) as each side of the deal seeks to hedge its risk exposure. This action is most noticeable ahead of...

MARKET NEWS June 24: Asian session Asian shares were mixed today after a much muted Wall Street finish. Investors are digesting improved manufacturing data from China, Japan and the United States augured well for global growth, though result from the euro zone was disappointing. The...

MARKET NEWS June 23th: American Session Tatiana Norkina, FBS analyst Sales of secondary housing market rose to $ 4.89 billion, while analysts expected only $ 4.73 million - the following statistics released by the National Association of USA Realtors. But this growth has not helped to...

MARKET NEWS 23 June 2014 CFTC: USD longs declined According to the latest COT (Commitments of Traders) report, the net long USD positions fell from from $15.95 billion on June 10 to $12.19 billion on June 17. The USD dollar bullish bets showed a first decline after five straight weekly...

MARKET NEWS June 23: Asian session Asian shares extended a 6-week gain as a private report showed Chinese manufacturing unexpectedly expanded (HSBC Manufacturing PMI came at 50.8 vs. the forecast of 49.7). US dollar weakened versus its peers before data this week that may show US...

MARKET NEWS June 20: Asian session MSCI Asia Pacific Index slid 0.1%, but Asian shares still hold near the 6-year high. Nikkei is up by 0.1%. US dollar doesn’t feel very confident versus its peers before US data due next week which economists forecast will show manufacturing activity cooled...

MARKET NEWS Jun. 19: American session Tatiana Norkina, an analyst at FBS The U.S. dollar continues to weaken after yesterday's Fed meeting and Dzh.Yellen speech. Even positive statistics are unable to hold the dollar index, which is currently losing about 0.30%, consolidating at at 80.25...