As the U.S. Dollar Index (a futures contract that trades on the Intercontinental Exchange or “ICE”) consolidated on the daily chart, the EUR/USD most especially seemed to be giving traders a real challenge

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Observations on the U.S. Dollar: Will the greenback break 78.00?

* US January CPI rise 0.4%; core up 0.2% * US weekly jobless claims rise 25,000 to 410,000; 4-wk average 418,000 * Iran still seen moving ships through Suez Canal; Egypt says no license given * Philly Fed soars to 35.9 in Feb from 19.3 in Jan * Portugal to need bailout by April: …

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ForexLive US wrap: Good data, bad euro news no help for dollar

Following is the text of the weekly natural gas update as released by the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington D.C.: A reprieve from extreme cold in much of the country this week limited space-heating demand, contributing to price declines

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U.S. Energy Department Natural Gas Update for Feb. 16 (Text)

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard W. Fisher said central bankers have done enough to provide liquidity to the U.S.

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Fisher Reiterates Hesitancy in Backing New Stimulus

Today saw the USD faltering as risk ran wild and the AUDUSD snapped above an interesting resistance level. If we play connect the dots with the trajectory in commodity and equity markets, should we believe that AUDUSD is headed to 1.05 in the next couple of weeks?

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Video: FX Update – What, AUDUSD to 1.05?

The first thing I do every morning, before opening my screen to the clients, is make a determination as to which currency markets are in uptrends, and which currencies are in down-trends. I rely on the current direction of both the Weekly and Daily charts to make this determination

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EURJPY- We are looking for EURJPY to strengthen towards the 113.99 level, its Jan 27’2011 high despite its present price hesitation. This view is supportive of its recovery tone set from the 110.77 level. If above the 113.99 level is traded, EURJPY should strengthen further towards the 114.93 level,..

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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said monetary stimulus is still needed to spur the “disappointing” pace of the economic recovery. “With unemployment too high and inflation too low — and both forecasted to stay that way over the next two years — we have missed on both of …

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Fed’s Evans Says `Disappointing’ Recovery Warrants Current Stimulus Steps

.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke are likely to get an earful about “hot money” and the United States’ alleged culpability for it in the next couple of days as Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers meet to confront international economic…

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G20 Set to Discuss "Hot Money," Infl, Imbalances in Paris

Group of 20 finance chiefs remain divided over the next steps to narrow global economic imbalances as they squabble over how to reach a diagnosis. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, who is hosting a meeting starting tomorrow in Paris of G-20 central bankers and her counterparts, said she…

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G-20 Ministers Squabble Over Measures to Spot Imbalances