http://www.hantecfx.com en-uk Copyright 2013 Hantec Markets. Thu, 23 May 2013 08:16:58 BST Thu, 23 May 2013 08:16:58 BST 5 http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news EUR/USD – A successful bond sale in Spain attempted to reinforce recent risk appetite, but failed as investors used Google’s premature release of disappointing earnings data as an excuse to profit take on the euro. This left the pair back at US$1.3056, off the week’s highs. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news USD/JPY – Further speculation that the BoJ would undertake additional easing at next week’s meeting prompted another round of yen weakness that saw it hit a two-month low against the dollar of ¥79.46, before settling back at ¥79.25. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news GBP/USD – UK retail sales data, coming in at 0.6% against 0.4% forecast, initially left the pair higher at US$1.6170. This did not last as the Google earnings sent the pair crashing down as it moved in tandem with the euro. It eventually found support at US$1.6040. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news AUD/USD – The Aussie dollar found a 3-week high of US$1.0411 early in the European session. After struggling to maintain its recent momentum, it edged back to close near US$1.0365. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news EUR/USD – Broader risk appetite extended for a second day to see the euro climb to US$1.3139, within touching distance of the pairs post-QE3 levels. The main driver continued to be the prospect of a Spanish bailout, however the country remained coy on the likelihood of this. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news USD/JPY – Having dipped to ¥78.62, the pair made a strong recovery, racing back to a ¥79.05 high as a result of better U.S. housing data and a spike higher in U.S. Treasury yields. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news GBP/USD – A claimant count change figure of -4,000 aided sterling in its move to a near two week high of US$1.6178. MPC meeting minutes showed members voted unanimously to hold interest rates and the asset purchase program, as expected. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news AUD/USD – The Aussie dollar took full advantage of the risk updraft as an impulsive move resulted in a US$1.0389 high for the day. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news EUR/USD – A continued focus on Spain saw the euro drive even higher during the day. Initially speculation the country was drawing closer to seeking a bailout helped the euro, before Moody’s vote to keep Spain’s credit rating above junk led the pair to US$1.3098 after the NY close. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news USD/JPY – In what was generally a choppy session for the pair, it did manage to creep to a near one-month high of ¥78.96 before sliding back to ¥78.50. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news GBP/USD – An erratic days trading for Cable eventually left it near US$1.6123. September CPI came in line with expectations at 2.2%, representing a fall from the previous month. Markets took little notice of the number and spiked to a US$1.6134 high late in the day off news from Spain. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news AUD/USD – The Aussie dollar left it late in the day to race above US$1.0300. It had spent the day bounded in a reasonably tight range before news that Moody’s held Spain’s credit rating lifted the pair. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news EUR/USD - A consistent lack of clarity regarding Spain’s formal request for a bailout left the pair bouncing around in range. Having plunged to US$1.2890 overnight, the euro recovered back to reach a US$1.2978 intra-day high. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news USD/JPY - The dollar reversed some of its recent losses against the yen after better than expected retail sales data in the U.S., coming in at 1.1%, sent the pair to a ¥78.58 high. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news GBP/USD - With the UKs fiscal situation creeping back into the spotlight, the fear of additional QE weighed on sterling. During the day the pair sank to US$1.6043, but eventually recovered back to US$1.6077. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news AUD/USD - Bouncing smartly away from US$1.0200 support, the pair chopped its way to a US$1.0259 high ahead of the release of the RBA’s policy meeting minutes. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news EUR/USD – The euro hit a session low of US$1.2889 its lowest in more than a week Monday. German business sentiment and uncertainty about debt-plagued Spain added to concerns about on the EZ’s slumping economy. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news USD/JPY – The dollar retreated against the yen trading at ¥77.84, down 0.4% with risk aversion sited as the main cause of decline. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news GBP/USD – Sterling was down 0.2% at US$1.6194 off a 13-month high of US$1.6310 reached Friday when it was helped by better than expected British borrowing. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news http://www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news AUD/USD – Fell to a low of 1.0385 at the beginning of the NY session where support was found despite the risk-off sentiment that dictated markets for the day. [...] www.hantecfx.com//content/daily-financial-markets-news