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Massive week for Aussie and Kiwi markets
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Will Trump replace Powell as Fed Chair?
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Inauguration week: Opportunities in Stocks, Forex, and Crypto
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Weak GBPUSD reflects surging UK borrowing costs
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Euro slips, Pound outperforms | FX Research
Euro slips, Pound outperforms | FX Research As we come into the North American open, the US dollar remains in the driver’s seat and is up pretty much across the board. Dollar demand is also found company in US equity futures, pointing to a lower open. But overall, with stocks trading just off record highs,…
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Euro reacts to French PM’s budget crisis
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Hawkish signals? What drove Kiwi rally?
Hawkish signals? What drove Kiwi rally? The New Zealand dollar strengthened unexpectedly following the RBNZ’s interest rate decision, despite the central bank providing no clear hawkish signals. The New Zealand dollar staged an unexpected rally following the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s (RBNZ) latest interest rate decision. Analysts struggled to pinpoint a definitive hawkish signal…
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Bitcoin Breaks Record, Shrugs Off Risk-On Label
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Euro Gravitating to Yearly Low | FX Research
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