by Adam Hewison We ended 2009 with the overriding consensus that the dollar was going to be under pressure and keep moving lower against the euro. Well guess what, the euro proved to be even weaker than the US dollar as it moved to levels not seen since May of 2009. So what happened? Was conventional thinking wrong, or did the market get it right? We may be at a tipping point where conventional Read more...
EUR/USD: What Moves You?
It’s not the news that creates forex market trends — it’s how traders interpret the news.
February 5, 2010
By Vadim Pokhlebkin
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What moves currency markets? “The news” is how most forex traders would undoubtedly answer. Economic, political, you name it — events around the world are almost universally believed to shape trends in currencies.
A January 14 news story, for example, was high up on the roster of events that supposedly have a major impact on the euro-dollar exchange rate. That morning, the European Central Bank announced it was leaving the “interest rate unchanged at the record low of 1% for an eighth successive month.” (FT.com)
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