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Spread Betting Forex UK, 17 June 2011
Yields on Greek bonds hit an intra-day record high spiking over 30%, as leaders from the IMF and EU stepped in and are ready with the £10.5bn aid package, which could be implemented next month.
Other European bond yields were on the up as a result, as traders took their cash out of riskier equity markets.
Despite all preparation and funds being put into place, former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan reckons a Greece are “almost certain” to default and that will drive the US back into recession.
He believes with their political system in place, combined with the non-support of their Prime Minister Papandreou to stop wage reductions and tax increases, they will fail to meet their obligations. We’ve seen him make big calls over the years, lets see how this one pans out.
With a disagreement between Germany and the ECB on how to deal with the Greek bailout doing nothing but sending shockwaves through the markets, investors saw the Euro touch an intraday low of $1.4070, last seen on May 26.
With a late recovery pumping the single currency back up, it closed the day 11 pips up at $1.4200. Perhaps investors remembered that on the other side of the Atlantic the economy isn’t in a much rosier position.
As mentioned, the Office for National Statistics indicated a bigger than expected decline in UK retail sales yesterday. As a result, BoE governor Mervyn King will have filled his pockets with more ammo to argue his corner for leaving interest rates unchanged as economic growth is likely to stay weak.
Thanks to this, Sterling lost 37 ticks to $1.6162 and looks again under pressure. The technical analysis points towards a short term bearish trend, a sideways medium term and bullish long term trend.
Spread Betting Forex UK, 16 June 2011
BoE governor Mervyn King addressed Mansion House yesterday evening.
He explained how they could have curbed inflation but instead are looking at the longer term goal of economic output and are therefore keeping rates where they are.
With the expectations that rates will rise in the first quarter of 2012, it will only happen when “domestically generated inflation” is observed according to King.
Whilst the UK attempts to sort out its own issues, Greece had a few of their own to deal with too.
Riots broke out again after initial protests on the back of a 1-day strike by their civil service and public sectors unions. Again, debt yields hit another record of 28% as a result of the situation.
Across the Atlantic, the US saw their inflation rise to the highest in 3 years from 1.3-1.5%, which could signal a chance of stagflation. In short, this means the rate of inflation is high whilst economic growth is low.
Not wanting to sound like a broken record, but with concerns about the Greek debt crisis moving up a rung, the single currency plummeted versus the Dollar as European officials failed to strike a deal on how to attack the second bailout.
239 pips later the pair finished at $1.4191, the largest decline since May 5. With the group of analysts that think Greece will default increasing at a speedy rate, EUR/USD seems to be feeling the brunt of the chain reaction associated with this decision. For example, it turned out that some of the biggest French banks have significant exposure to Greek debt.
Investors were fleeing from higher risk, higher yielding currencies yesterday, with the group of politicians responsible for keeping Greece buoyant struggling to put an end to the country’s standstill situation.
On the back of this lacklustre approach, the Australian Dollar tumbled against its US counterpart, losing 99 ticks to $1.0587 with pressure also from the big slide in commodities.
Even when Glenn Stevens, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, hinted at an interest rate hike, investors still had a subdued appetite for risk and not a focus on the Australian economy particularities.
Spread Betting Forex UK, 15 June 2011
With investors appetite for risk flowing, the Euro finished off its trading day slightly higher versus the US currency on the forex spread trading markets.
The never ending story about European debt seemed to be brushed under the carpet for the day, undoubtedly due to the report from China showing a rise in consumer prices, in line with expectations.
It seems that China has grabbed the bull by the horns and is gathering control over inflation, backed up by the hike in bank reserve requirements. At the close of play, EUR/USD gained a small 17 ticks to $1.4432, in a session where the mood could best be described as cautiously optimistic.
Both sides of the pond were fighting yesterday, with early trading seeing Sterling rise on the anticipation that inflation will remain high above the target rate set by the BoE, thereby forcing a rate hike.
In later trading though we saw encouraging US retail sales data push the Dollar back up, thus sending cable underwater. As a result, the GBP/USD pair closed not far off flat at $1.6370. The short term and medium term trends are sideways, but the long term is bullish.
Spread Betting Forex UK, 14 June 2011
Yesterday Standard & Poor stamped Greece with the lowest credit rating for any sovereign nation, which presumably indicates that quite a few countries do not actually have a rating at all. This supports claims that the country may still default and, in fact, rates the chances of a Greek default at evens.
The Euro edged up against the Dollar, bouncing back from the lows as traders expected a round of short-covering to give the single currency only a temporary reprieve.
Stop loss orders were sounding as the Euro pierced through, dropping as low as $1.4293, painting a bleak technical picture.
However, in later trading, investors saw a rebound, going into positive territory on the back of ECB President Jean- Claude Trichet reaffirming his hard stance on fighting inflation.
The Euro - Dollar spread betting market closed 44 pips up at $1.4414, snapping out of a 3 day decline. The cross has now broken above minor resistance at $1.4425/30 but is struggling to make it above $1.4460/70.
The flow of money is still in the favour of the Euro as funds continue to reallocate out of the Dollar and the minor carry trade adds to this attraction.
With an increase in UK interest rates slowly fading into the background, investors focused more on the issues of a faltering US recovery and Eurozone troubles.
The British Pound gained 138 ticks against the US currency, finishing at $1.6366, after falling Friday to the lowest level since late May with the Bank of England stating that inflation is ‘reasonably well anchored’.
Short and medium term trends are sideways, the long term is still bullish. This said, the hawks on the MPC were sounding the cautious note as for some obscure reason they consider that the BoE failing to meet its inflation targets in 34 of the last 40 months might somehow dent its credibility.
Spread Betting Forex UK, 13 June 2011
Increased concerns that the Greek debt situation will spread to other European countries made for a significant sell off in the single currency. For more on the Euro - Dollar sell off please see our feature Euro - Dollar Forex Pair Weakens as Debt Concerns Conflict With Carry Trade Support.
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Spread Betting Forex UK, 10 June 2011
The doves were out in full flow yesterday as both the BoE and the ECB held rates at their current levels.
Whilst we can expect to see rates unchanged for the rest of the year for the UK, it would seem almost certain that the ECB will go ahead with a rate hike next month.
Using those key words; "strong vigilance", Trichet will be looking ahead with a view to monetary tightening as the main aim.
Even though the interest rate hold-off was priced in, the Euro came under pressure after catching wind of the ECB's refusal to restructure Greece's sovereign debt.
The 57 pip fall against the Dollar, finishing at $1.4534, was the first weekly drop in four. And across the board, the popular currency fell against 10 of its 16 major peers. From a forex technical analysis view, the short and long-term trends are bullish, but for the medium-term we're lying sideways.
Surprise, surprise, the Bank of England held interest rates at a record low, and also decided not to change their stance on asset purchasing, leaving the programme at £200 billion.
The MPC still have their ear plugs in and are ignoring calls to hike up the rate, despite now being 2% above the target. After receiving a hand out from the IMF, the committee’s main aim appears to be boosting the economic growth.
Unfortunately, Sterling was pushed under, losing 29 pips against the Dollar to finish at $1.6374. Short and medium-trends are sideways, but the long term trend is bullish.
Spread Betting Forex UK, 9 June 2011
On the currency front the love affair with the Swiss Franc and the Japanese Yen continues almost unabated with the Euro tugging on the coat tails as well. Currently the Dollar and Pound seem to be everyone’s whipping boys.
With global tensions hardly abating Gold has also remained close to highs and with it the safe haven currencies.
The Yen is benefiting/suffering, depending on your viewpoint, from the lack of currency liquidity in the Far Eastern powerhouses as money pours out of the Dollar.
Looking for a home in Asia, the only realistic harbor is Japan. At some point, of course, this will all turn around but it would be a brave man to call a turn at this point.
There is no dispute that some currencies, on a purchasing parity level, are looking stretched as anyone who has travelled in Europe will note.
The Yen is probably some 25% too high and the Euro around 20% versus the US currency but this does not in itself indicate any kind of imminent reversal.
With the US continuing to deliver massive structural twin deficits, and no real solution coming from either Capitol Hill or the Fed, the fear is that QE3 will be floated after all, for all Mr Bernanke’s apparent opposition.
Not only this but the fact remains that for all of the rhetoric denying it, there is a belief in the FX spread betting markets that the US administration is not too concerned about weakening the Dollar.
Until this perception changes the market is still going to find it easier to sell Bucks than to buy them.
Spread Betting Forex UK, 8 June 2011
The Euro is seeing strength against what many would think was the tide. This morning EUD/USD is only a little bit lower as the Dollar has benefited a tiny bit from Bernanke's comments last night, but the US currency is nowhere near regaining the ground it has lost in the last couple of weeks.
EUR/USD is at $1.4680 this morning, hovering around its highs and our spread betting account holders have been selling it at this level. Upside resistance is seen at $1.4700/55 meanwhile support is expected at $1.4590/55.
The recent Dollar weakness has seen USD/JPY dip back below the ¥80.00 mark. At ¥79.95 this morning there is a little bit of near term support seen around this level and then ¥79.60/45.
To the upside resistance is seen at ¥80.40 ¥and 81.00 and the move for now is also capped by a downward trending channel.
Spread Betting Forex UK, 7 June 2011
On the FX spread betting markets, the Euro has rallied against the Dollar this morning to $1.4640 after some positive statements coming from economic leaders.
Aside from Angela Merkel telling Barack Obama that the Eurozone will overcome its debt situation, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet is backing investors to buy new Greek bonds with the incentive being possible higher coupon payments.
The pair has broken out of a bullish channel and moved higher, which is a positive indicator and there is potential for further upside here.
Sterling fell and traders bought into UK gilts yesterday as the concern the austerity drive isn’t pushing growth as we would like in turn implies that rates could be held for some time.
Now, for the eighth day in a row, the Pound is down versus the Euro to €1.1203 and the poor UK retail sales figures yesterday haven’t helped it’s cause.
Spread Betting Forex UK, 6 June 2011
Economic data is very thin on the ground today with nothing except some EU inflation numbers and then the rest of the week gets a little busier with the highlights of the week being the BoE and ECB rate decisions on Thursday. However, these can hardly be called exciting considering that no action is expected.
The Euro has remained remarkably resilient in the face of all the Eurozone turmoil with the EUR/USD spread betting market putting on 2.5% last week.
The sharp bounce off the $1.4000 area has been aggressive to say the least and now bulls are eying up the $1.5000 level again. The pair is at $1.4630 at the time of writing and so $1.4700/55 are upside targets with any break below $1.4580 and then $1.4520 calling the recent strength into question.
For Sterling things haven’t been so easy and Cable remains capped by $1.6500 meanwhile GBP/EUR got smashed up by the Euros strength, diving back towards €1.1200.
For now GBP/EUR has found a little bit of support and is currently at €1.1230 and last week’s move was also interesting as to just how quickly Sterling gave up the gains it had built up throughout May.
When you look at the forex pair, which is made up of two currencies that few investors would actually want to hold, the Euro just has the edge on Sterling. The fact is that the actual likelihood of a break up is very slim and, even if there is, it would mean that only the stronger countries remain in the single currency.
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'Spread Betting Forex UK' by DB, updated 17-Jun-11
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Forex Spread Trading October 2009, updated 23-Oct-09
FX market update: Trading continues to be very contained in the EUR/USD cross with the $1.49 level seeming to hold an irresistible attraction. Last night it seemed that...read article: Forex Spread Trading October 2009.
Forex Spread Betting October 2009, updated 09-Oct-09
FX market update: Mervyn King muttered about a weak currency helping exporters but I have to say that this commentator is yet to see any evidence of...read article: Forex Spread Betting October 2009.
Forex Spread Trading September 2009, updated 25-Sep-09
FX market update: The weakness of the Pound versus other majors has merely been reflected by the Dollars own lack of strength. Versus the Euro the cross seems unable to...read article: Forex Spread Trading September 2009.
Forex Spread Betting September 2009, updated 11-Sep-09
FX market update: As mentioned many times over the last few months the Dollar continues to suffer from what looks like benign neglect from the...read article: Forex Spread Betting September 2009.
Forex Spread Betting August 2009, updated 28-Aug-09
FX market update: The pound/dollar range at $1.62 to $1.66 eventually held the upper hand and after testing the markets below $1.62 the volume attraction of this range reasserted its pull. In truth the opening hours today have...read article: Forex Spread Betting August 2009.
Forex Spread Trading August 2009, updated 14-Aug-09
FX market update: On the currency front the pound made a big rebound from the lows with the Yen (especially) falling back after a strong run. The sharp spike lower in GBP/JPY in a frantic...read article: Forex Spread Trading August 2009.
Forex Spread Trading July 2009, updated 31-Jul-09
FX market update: The equity market rally though took its toil as investors sold the dollar in favour of equities. Sterling did well out of...read article: Forex Spread Trading July 2009.
Forex Spread Betting July 2009, updated 17-Jul-09
FX market update: The dollar is making a little ground back against sterling. Rather like the equity markets there is a lack of direction and a real tussle between the
...read article: Forex Spread Betting July 2009.
Forex Spread Bets June 2009, updated 03-Jul-09
FX market update: Sterling is also managing to sit tight against some serious tests of support. Cable has drifted sideways through the short term upward trend line which is marginally worrying and this may give cause for a move back into the $1.58 to $1.60 region. However sometimes trend lines just lose their...read article: Forex Spread Bets June 2009.
Forex Spread Trading June 2009, updated 19-Jun-09
FX market update: Forex markets must have read my comment yesterday as the pound made an almost carbon copy move to Wednesday's price action. The total net effect over the last three days has been...read article: Forex Spread Trading June 2009.
Forex Spread Betting June 2009, updated 05-Jun-09
FX market update: Even though the GBP/USD spread betting market has fallen from a high of $1.6670 on Wednesday to the current $1.6050 there have been some big rallies amidst the 6 cent fall. Clients have been trying to buy into...read article: Forex Spread Betting June 2009.
Forex Spread Trading May 2009, updated 22-May-09
FX market update: The same happened to GBP/EUR which saw a very sharp fall yesterday morning, but recovered afterwards throughout the rest of the day. At the moment though, the euro is...read article: Forex Spread Trading May 2009.
Forex Spread Betting May 2009, updated 08-May-09
FX market: Sterling's good recent run came to an abrupt end after the BoE announced its next tranche of asset purchases. The market was taken a little by surprise as many were expecting the Bank not...read article: Forex Spread Betting May 2009.
Forex Spread Trading April 2009, updated 24-Apr-09
FX market: EUR/USD is back above $1.3000, currently at $1.3070 with the Euro making a bit of ground on Sterling as well as GBP/EUR heads back towards...read article: Forex Spread Trading April 2009.
Forex Spread Betting April 2009, updated 10-Apr-09
FX market: With EUR/USD, our spread betting accounts are very much two way with buyers matching sellers and in truth it is difficult to argue that ...read article: Forex Spread Betting April 2009.
Forex Spread Trading March 2009, updated 27-Mar-09
FX market update: FX markets are still wary of the recent indication that the US might not be opposed to the creation of a 'Super Currency' run by the IMF, the mere mention of which sent the dollar...read article: Forex Spread Trading March 2009.
Forex Spread Betting March 2009, updated 13-Mar-09
FX market: The failure last Friday to push resistance versus the dollar at $1.4340 was not helped by the overall view taken about the 'quantitative easing' policy of the...read article: Forex Spread Betting March 2009.
Forex Spread Trading February 2009, updated 27-Feb-09
FX market update: Against the Euro, the pound seems to have settled into a £1.1000 to £1.1500 range...read article: Forex Spread Trading February 2009.
Forex Spread Betting February 2009, updated 13-Feb-09
FX market: Virtually every major market, having tried valiantly to break out of the current trading ranges, is now pretty much where they closed on Wednesday evening. GBP/USD had a solid look at...read article: Forex Spread Betting February 2009.
Forex Spread Bets January 2009, updated 31-Jan-09
FX market update: Currency markets continue to be the focal point with the battle for the GBP/USD rate to get...read article: Forex Spread Bets January 2009.
Forex Spread Trading January 2009, updated 16-Jan-09
FX market: Strange moves overnight in the currency markets will not have pleased many as the Pound ?took off? in the first few hours of trading opening some...read article: Forex Spread Trading January 2009.
Forex Spread Betting January 2009, updated 02-Jan-09
FX market update: the 'dollar bulls' remain positive about the outlook for the dollar as they argue it could replace the Yen as the new carry trade currency. This also indicates that the FX markets are preparing for...read article: Forex Spread Betting January 2009.
Forex Spread Trading December 2008, updated 19-Dec-08
FX market: The pound has fallen a minimum of 25% against even the weakest of the other major currencies this year and in the same period our...read article: Forex Spread Trading December 2008.
Forex Spread Betting December 2008, updated 05-Dec-08
FX market update: On the Currency front the cut in rates had little effect, there was a brief fall in the Euro and the Pound followed by a short covering rally and now we...read article: Forex Spread Betting December 2008.
Forex Spread Trading November 2008, updated 21-Nov-08
FX market: The GBP / USD spread is now $1.5082 - $1.5085 and, to be honest, there is little in the way of resistance or support around the current price. The short term falling trend line is now at...read article: Forex Spread Trading November 2008.
Forex Spread Betting November 2008, updated 07-Nov-08
FX market update: The volatility in the GBP / USD market is becoming ever more extreme with the last eleven trading days averaging over 5¢ a day high/low range (3%). This variation represents a...read article: Forex Spread Betting November 2008.
Forex Spread Trading October 2008, updated 26-Oct-08
FX market: Traders looking for some kind of support have seen their hopes wiped away as the pound and euro plumb depths not seen for...read article: Forex Spread Trading October 2008.
Forex Spread Betting October 2008, updated 10-Oct-08
FX market update: Trading in the Forex markets has been just as violent as the equities as the pound has fallen dramatically out of favour versus the Yen and Dollar. It appeared, briefly, that confidence in...read article: Forex Spread Betting October 2008.
Forex Spread Trading September 2008, updated 26-Sep-08
FX market: The Forex markets must have been reading my comment yesterday as Cable failed at almost exactly the resistance of $1.8650 and then moved down to attack the support at $1.8450. Once this had...read article: Forex Spread Trading September 2008.
Forex Spread Betting September 2008, updated 12-Sep-08
FX market update: On the FX spread betting front the inability of the Pound, Euro or Yen to hold onto the gains versus the dollar do not bode well in coming sessions. The currency markets are settling in to the new ranges caused by...read article: Forex Spread Betting September 2008.
Forex Spread Trade August 2008, updated 29-Aug-08
FX market update: The Euro / Dollar rate is off its lows this morning around the $1.4693 mark and continues to test...read article: Forex Spread Trade August 2008.
Forex Spread Betting August 2008, updated 15-Aug-08
FX market update: We are now sitting just above the massive 2006 GBP / USD support level at around...read article: Forex Spread Betting August 2008.
Forex Spread Trading July 2008, updated 01-Aug-08
FX market update: In the Forex spread betting markets the dollar and yen are looking to make gains after the...read article: Forex Spread Trading July 2008.
Forex Spread Betting July 2008, updated 18-Jul-08
FX market update: In the Forex Spread Betting world Cable continues to hover around the $2.00 dollar mark but the Euro has, for the time being, given up on the...read article: Forex Spread Betting July 2008.
Forex Financial Spread Bet July 2008, updated 04-Jul-08
Forex market update: The weak dollar is causing much of the recent commodity spike and the laissez faire attitude of the US administration to the value of the Greenback is coming back to haunt them in the shape of...read article: Forex Financial Spread Bet July 2008.
Forex Financial Spread Trading June 2008, updated 20-Jun-08
Forex market update: Every time the pound looks to be in danger of a fall to below $1.94 buyers come in and take it back up to around $1.98 to $2.00. Cable has been in a falling wedge formation since...read article: Forex Financial Spread Trading June 2008.
Forex Financial Spread Betting June 2008, updated 06-Jun-08
Forex market update: The pound was dragged a little in the Euros wake yesterday but even so lost over a Euro cent in the post Trichet move. The GBP / USD spread is currently at $1.9581 - $1.9584 this morning and is still at the lower end of the recent trading ranges. Any clients who bought into...read article: Forex Financial Spread Betting June 2008.
Forex Spread Bet May 2008, updated 23-May-08
Forex market update: Sterling had one of its surging days yesterday moving higher against every other major currency. We have seen some very heavy buying in the Pound and Euro vs the lower interest rate currencies (JPY, CHF, USD) in the last few sessions as traders...read article: Forex Spread Bet May 2008.
Forex Trading May 2008, updated 09-May-08
Forex market update: Unfortunately the FX markets, which seemed to be selling the Pound and Euro in anticipation of a rate cut from both the ECB and MPC only reversed for the Euro and not for the Pound. Sterling is now weakening again against all the majors and yet another attack on the...read article: Forex Trading May 2008.
Forex Trading April 2008, updated 25-Apr-08
Forex market update: Looking at the Forex Spread Betting markets the Pound actually managed a good day for a change as the Euro and Yen suffered. Of course the real winner was the US Dollar. Cable is now at the bottom of it recent range with dealers probing for any weakness below...read article: Forex Trading April 2008.
Forex Spread Bets April 2008, updated 11-Apr-08
Forex market trading update: The dollar is getting a knock this morning weaker against the majority of other currencies. Sterling attempted to make some sort of recovery against the euro yesterday dipping below the £0.8000 mark. However, since...read article: Forex Spread Bets April 2008.
Forex March Spread Trading, updated 28-Mar-08
Forex markets: On the FX markets the Dollar continues to hold it own for the time being but the pound seems to have hit something of a brick wall overnight. All the majors are unchanged except for the pound which is down 80 pips against the greenback (under $2 again)...and is at a new all time low versus the Euro at £0.7894 which means that we are now over 15%...read article: Forex March Spread Trading.
Real-time Forex Prices and Charts, updated 15-Feb-08
Forex pricing information: On the currency trading front we are very quiet and with no news expected today it may well remain that way for the early trading session. GBP / USD looks to be quite happy at levels near to $1.9700 but we have made a habit of...read article: Real-time Forex Prices and Charts.
UK Forex Spread Trading, updated 01-Feb-08
UK Forex Spread Trading: FX markets are absolutely comatose at the moment and we are trading and re-trading over the same ranges. The pound is pretty much...read article: UK Forex Spread Trading.
Forex January Spread Betting, updated 18-Jan-08
FX markets remain peaceful with the Dollar and Pound continuing to recoup some of the recent losses. The Sterling/Yen cross is now hovering just below the 211.90 support/resistance at a spread of...read article: Forex January Spread Betting.
Forex Trading Online, updated 21-Dec-07
Find out where you can Trade FX Online for free plus your FX trading questions answered, tips on getting free FX charts, real time prices and...read article: Forex Trading Online.
Forex Futures Trading, updated 07-Dec-07
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Forex Broker, updated 23-Nov-07
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Forex Platform, updated 09-Nov-07
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Forex Software, updated 26-Oct-07
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Forex Prices, updated 04-Feb-08
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