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New Home Sales Plunge to Record Low

The Japanese yen gave up some of its recent strength against the greenback shed in the meeting on Wednesday, almost 1%.  Meanwhile, the main currencies against the dollar slightly higher, with the British pound frame of 0.35%.  U.S. stocks also recouped earlier losses derived from, finishing slightly higher as the Dow Jones over the 10k level.  Crude oil climbed even higher, derived its steep losses in recent weeks to a higher trading up 1.7% to $ 72.83 a barrel, while spot gold fixed by 0.8% to $ 1,240 per ounce settlements. Passed to a further deterioration in U.S. real estate market reflected by the recent series of gloomy economic reports and stoking fears of a double-dip recession.  The July new home sales report sharply missed consensus estimates for a flat reading, but instead crashed by 12.4% to a record low at 276k units compared with a downwardly revised reading of 12.1% from June at 315k units.  The house price indices with the Q2 house price index rose by 0.9% and mixed wi
The Australian dollar was the key gainers in the session on Wednesday, the promotion of almost 2.4% against the greenback, while the Canadian dollar confirmed by more than 1.5%.  The U.S. equity markets posted strong gains, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq rally racing higher by almost 3% and the Dow Jones than 2.5%.  Crude oil also clawed higher, climbing just shy of $ 74 to improve per barrel by 2.75%. The economic reports were released today mixed as traders dismissed change the disappointing ADP employment, rather than relying on strong data from Australia and China.  Australia in the second quarter GDP printed better than expected, namely by 1.2% and calls for an increase of 0.9% compared to an upward revision of 0.7% growth the previous quarter.  extended on an annual basis, the Australian economy by 3.3%, exceeding an increase in calls of 2.8% from 2.7% a year earlier.  Meanwhile, improved data from China, manufacturing PMI in August to 51.7 from 51.2, while the manufacturing

Risk-Aversion Buoys JPY, BoC Awaited

Risk-aversion continued to dictate market direction, with the Japanese yen touching a fresh 15-year high against the dollar while most of the major currencies tumbled against the greenback. The Canadian dollar slid by 1.2% and the euro dropped by more than 1.5%. The US equity bourses slid after returning from the long-weekend, with the major indexes shedding more than 1%. Meanwhile, safe-haven flows propped spot gold it’s a new record higher to settle around $1,257.30 per ounce while crude oil drifted lower to dip beneath the $73-per barrel mark.  Central bank policy decisions will be the key event risks in the week ahead. The Reserve Bank of Australia announced the results of its policy deliberation, leaving interest rates on hold at 4.5%. The accompanying policy statement was largely unchanged from the August statement, widely seen as more dovish and indicative the RBA leaving rates on hold for the rest of the year.  The Bank of Canada is scheduled to announce its monetary policy dec

So What is Forex?

Forex, currencies of different countries with each other in a foreign exchange market changed.  Daily average trading volume of U.S. $ 2 trillion as the world's largest and fastest-growing financial market.  This liquidity, greater than the sum of the world's main stock exchanges. From other common phrases in Forex: FX and Foreks'tir.  Forex, currencies of countries mutually changed (foreign exchange), which traded in a market.  Forex is the world's most advanced and highest liktitesi financial market.  Parity exchange rates determined in this market all over the world.  Forex market, exchange of currencies of countries (buying / selling) can perform. Euro, Dollar, British Pound, Swiss Franc and the Japanese yen, covers about 70% of trading volume in these markets.  Forex markets are used primarily as a platform for an exchange between currency units in this market, gold, silver, such as precious metals, oil, stock indices traded on different stock exchanges.  Prices

So What is Forex?

Forex, currencies of different countries with each other in a foreign exchange market changed.  Daily average trading volume of U.S. $ 2 trillion as the world's largest and fastest-growing financial market.  This liquidity, greater than the sum of the world's main stock exchanges. From other common phrases in Forex: FX and Foreks'tir.  Forex, currencies of countries mutually changed (foreign exchange), which traded in a market.  Forex is the world's most advanced and highest liktitesi financial market.  Parity exchange rates determined in this market all over the world.  Forex market, exchange of currencies of countries (buying / selling) can perform. Euro, Dollar, British Pound, Swiss Franc and the Japanese yen, covers about 70% of trading volume in these markets.  Forex markets are used primarily as a platform for an exchange between currency units in this market, gold, silver, such as precious metals, oil, stock indices traded on different stock exchanges.  Prices