Tag: EUR/USD

January 02, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Euro begins the year dropping toward the magic 1.20 line

Well that didn't take long. On the first trading day of 2015, ECB President Mario Draghi's comments sent the Euro plummeting toward the 1.20 line. Draghi told German newspaper Handelsblatt that more easing action was likely early this year, as the risks of deflation well outweighed those of inflation. With the Eurozone in a continued economic funk,…

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December 12, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Nadex officially adds 5 minute expiries next week on select FX pairs and amends its settlement price policy

Nadex, the American regulated binary options exchange has some new things being implemented next week. One, 5 minute expiries on major currency pairs will be introduced following submission and acceptance from the CFTC. Second, the binary options exchange will amend how it calculates official expiration rates. You can read the official notices from Nadex below:…

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October 22, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Billionaire hedge fund manager David Tepper is short the euro

David Tepper, the founder of hedge fund Appaloosa Management, said that he's short the euro during a talk at the Robin Hood Investors Conference in New York City. Tepper, whose fund specializes in distressed debt, said he expects that the European Central Bank will need to expand its balance sheet by instituting more quantitative easing…

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October 06, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Swissquote Daily Technical Report: EUR/USD - Challenging the 1.2500 threshold

In Swissquote’s Monday short term technical trading report, the research team outlines the major technical levels of popular currency instruments with forecasts, below is the outline for EUR/USD and AUD/USD. To view and download the entire report, click here (PDF). EUR/USD: Challenging the 1.2500 threshold • EUR/USD continues to move lower, confirming persistent selling pressures.…

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October 01, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Swissquote Daily Technical Report: EUR/USD – Making 2 years lows

In Swissquote’s Wednesday short term technical trading report, the research team outlines the major technical levels of popular currency instruments with forecasts, below is the outline for EUR/USD. To view and download the entire report, click here (PDF). EUR/USD: Making 2 years lows • EUR/USD has broken the strong support area between 1.2755 and 1.2662,…

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September 15, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Citi's top forex technician: Euro headed to parity

It a bold statement a top Citibank FX technician called for the Eurodollar exchange rate to head to parity and even below. This could remind you of the sovereign debt crisis which started to bubble 2010 across Europe when predictions for parity were also made. However, the euro ended up going on recovery rally. Either…

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