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Valuation in the Forex Trading Market

Posted by Tushar Mathur on April 13th, 2010

Trading in foreign exchange market is different from trading in other financial markets. The difference lies mainly in the valuation. Normally in the financial markets, the valuation is done on solitary basis. It is the common way of understanding the other financial market prices and stock prices by the investors. However in the case of forex trading, the valuation is done on relative basis. This is a complicated and tricky method of valuation as compared to the valuation of traditional commodities and stocks.

The usual way of quoting the stock in a stock market is in dollars.

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Australian Dollar Pare Losses on Inflation

Posted by admin on January 26th, 2010

The Australian dollar managed to gain versus lower-yielding currencies before a report to be released this week in the country is likely to show an advance in inflation in the last year’s last quarter, helping speculations that a series of interest rates in the country will restart. The Aussie rebounded after losing versus most of lower-yielding currencies last week as risk aversion remained predominant in majority of trading hours. Investors in the South Pacific region are waiting an inflation report to be released on Jan 27th expecting positive numbers as forecasts suggest an advance for the country’s prices in the last quarter of 2009, which would provide grounds for a new series of interest rate hikes by Australian policy makers.

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South Korean Won Biggest Loser in Asia on Risk Aversion

Posted by admin on January 23rd, 2010

The South Korean currency, one of the best performers in 2009 among Asian emerging markets, had a severe weekly decline as risk aversion remained predominant after China’s statements regarding new regulations on its economy. After China announced it will take further measures to control inflation in the country, which can be understood with implied slower economic growth, the South Korean currency declined versus most of its main trading partners currencies, as was the worst performer in the Asian region this week in foreign-exchange markets. USD/KRW ended the week at 1,152.50 from an opening rate of 1,136.2 this Friday.

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Dollar Benifits From Chinese Lending Requirements

Posted by admin on January 21st, 2010

The dollar gained today versus most of the 16 main traded currencies as China tightened its lending restrictions, raising risk aversion in foreign-exchange markets affecting high-yielding currencies the most, as investors search for safer bets. The U.S. currency continue yesterday’s advance as risk aversion coming from Asia is still playing a major role in market sentiment this week, and the safety provided by assets in the country became one of the best options for these turbulent trading sessions. The euro was one of the biggest losers versus the dollar touching the lowest rate in 2010 today after International Monetary Fund officials affirmed that Greece’s situation is serious, once again making the Southern European nation to affect the outlook for the bloc’s single currency.

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Pound Advances Further Versus Euro on Inflation

Posted by admin on January 20th, 2010

The British currency had a favorable performance today versus multiple key-currencies today, beating the euro and the Swiss franc as the country starts to show more evident signs of recovery, attracting investors back to the U.K. After inflation surpassed analysts estimates and Bank of England’s target today, the pound gained considerably versus most of the main traded currencies, specially versus the euro, as Greece’s budget deficit is still affecting the currency’s outlook, and ths Swiss franc, which had a rally halted as fears of interventions from the nation’s central bank emerged. EUR/GBP slid to 0.8727 as of 23:41 GMT from a previous rate of 0.8785 yesterday.

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Euro Slides After German Sentiment Report

Posted by admin on January 19th, 2010

The euro tumbled today versus most of the key-currencies in Europe after Germany published an important economic confidence report with worse-than-expected data, declining attractiveness for the single currency as some of its member countries struggle with a growing budget deficit. The European single currency dropped versus most of the 16 main traded currencies today as the outlook for the economic bloc declined considerably after theGerman ZEW Economic Sentiment report brought negative data to traders, which opted for other currencies in the region and overseas as Germany is the main economy currently using the euro.

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Canadian Dollar Tumbles on Rates Outlook

Posted by admin on January 19th, 2010

The Canadian dollar fell today after the nation’s central bank left interest rates unchanged at an all time record low, declining rate hikes speculations despite the favorable economic data published in Canada during the past few weeks. The loonie dropped versus most of the 16 most traded currencies today after the central bank affirmed that interest rates will remain unchanged until June, decreasing sharply the attractiveness for the loonie as traders expected the good performance of the Canadian economy to produce more immediate results in terms of interest rate hikes.

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Swiss Franc Climbs Despite Intervention Warning

Posted by admin on January 18th, 2010

The Swiss franc gained versus several key-currencies today despite the nation’s central bank concerns regarding the strength of its currency, which already was expressed previously in statements mentioning eventual future interventions to halt the franc’s rally. Even if the Swiss National Bank President Philipp Hildebrand stated last week that franc’s fluctuations will be monitored closely, expressing concern with the Swiss currency high rates, the franc advanced today versus the euro as traders feel it is still undervalued versus the European single currency. According to analysts, the SNB will impose more than verbal interventions anytime soon as long as the franc continues bullish.

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Real Rebounds on Brazilian Stock Market

Posted by admin on January 18th, 2010

After a week of losses versus most of the main traded currencies in foreign-exchange markets, the Brazilian real advanced today fueled by a positive performance in commodities and equities markets. The Brazilian real gained today versus the yen and the U.S. dollar as demand for commodities and optimism regarding the nation’s economy allowed the South American currency to revert a negative trend that lasted five consecutive days. A great sum of capital inflows to Brazilian stocks also influenced on the good performance of the real this Monday. USD/BRL traded at 1.7661 as of 19:54 GMT from an opening rate of 1.7715.

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Pound May Climb On Asset Purchase Program Ending

Posted by admin on January 18th, 2010

The U.K. currency may be experience a shift on its sentiment as speculations suggest that the current quantitative easing measures used by the nation’s central bank will be terminated, as the country starts to publish positive economic reports, suggesting that the recession may be ending in the British Isles. This week will be decisive for the pound as inflation yearly numbers are due to be published the next Tuesday, and if forecasts will be confirmed, the numbers are expected to surpass Bank of England’s target below 2 percent for the first time in seven months, fueling even further speculations that quantitative easing measures will be lifted in the U.K.

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Dollar Profits From Global Economic Pessimism

Posted by admin on January 16th, 2010

This Friday’s shift in market sentiment allowed the U.S. dollar to post a weekly advance versus most of the main higher-yielding currencies, as risk aversion rose globally and traders opted by the relative safety provided by dollar-priced assets. The dollar gained significantly versus commodity producer currencies like the Brazilian Real and the Australian dollar towards the end of this week as China’s new lending restrictions raised concerns that demand for raw materials may decline in the country, affecting exports from these countries. The dollar also reverted a losing trend versus the euro and ended the week with a positive result as some of its member countries increasing budget deficit are raising speculations that the currency attractiveness may be impacted among traders, making the European single currency to drop sharply in this week’s last trading session.

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Swedish Krona Gains on Greece’s Budget Deficit

Posted by admin on January 16th, 2010

The Swedish krona ended this week gaining versus the European single currency as Greek’s budget deficit is once again affecting the outlook for the euro, which also declined versus most of the main traded currencies in foreign-exchange markets. The krona ended this week with a third consecutive day of gains versus the euro after Greece’s deteriorating economic health is raising concern towards traders regarding the Eurozone, after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet affirmed that member countries will not have any privileges. EUR/SEK ended the week at 10.17 from 10.22 on Monday when markets opened.

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Australian Dollar Down on Chinese Risk Aversion

Posted by admin on January 15th, 2010

The Australian dollar was one of the most affected currencies today as speculations that Chinese lending requirements will slow down the global economic recovery impacted traders’ sentiment, declining appetite for high-yielding currencies. The Aussie and the kiwi declined today versus most of the main 16 traded currencies, after one of its main trading partners, China, is likely to reduce property loans after the government set new restrictions for lending money in the nation’s banks, fueling speculations of an economic slowdown and consequently raising risk aversion in trading markets towards the end of this week’s session.

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Canada’s Dollar Retreats on Oil, Risk Aversion

Posted by admin on January 15th, 2010

The Canadian dollar declined versus its U.S. counterpart and lower-yielding currencies as risk aversion rose impacting markets with extreme influence in the loonie rates, those of raw materials and equities, which dropped globally this Friday. The loonie was impacted today as energetic and metallic commodities declined, specially the crude oil, as raw material exports account for more than half of the country’s international trade revenue, in a day of bearish markets in New York and Toronto. China’s new tightening lending policy declined appeal for high-yielding currencies, and despite U.S. mediocre data published in reports this Friday showing a slow down in the country’s inflation, the greenback advanced versus the loonie after touching a three-month low earlier this week.

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Yen Benefits from China’s Lending Restrictions

Posted by admin on January 15th, 2010

Demand for safety rose today as concerns among investors that Chinese lending limits announced this week by the nation’s government may impact the global economic performance, allowing the yen to beat all of the main traded currencies in foreign-exchange markets today. The yen gained today versus greenback as reports in the world’s wealthiest country came slightly below forecasts, also showing a slow down in the inflation. The euro declined sharply versus the Japanese currency as concerns regarding Greek’s budget deficit are still affecting the outlook for the European currency, causing an outflow of capital towards the safety provided by yen-priced assets.

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