Friday, 25 January 2013

RTTNews Currency Alerts (January 25, 2013).

Currency Alerts


Canada consumer price index for December was released at 8:30 am ET Friday. Amid the data, the loonie fell against other major currencies. The loonie is now trading at 1.0092 against the greenback, 90.33 against the yen, 1.3575 against the euro and 1.0522 against the aussie.

Canada consumer price index for December is due at 8:30 am ET Friday. Ahead of the data, the loonie showed mixed trading against other major currencies. While the loonie held steady against the yen and the aussie, it declined against the greenback and the euro. At 8:25 am ET, the loonie was worth...

In the European session on Friday, the Japanese yen extended its decline against other major currencies. The yen is now trading at a 2-1/2-year low of 91.20 against the greenback and near a 4-1/2-year low of 76.33 against the NZ dollar. The yen also fell to a 21-month low of 122.72 against the...

The pound has recovered from previous lows against the Swiss franc and the U.S. dollar in the European session on Friday. The pound is now trading at 1.5812 against the greenback and 1.4629 the franc, off its early European session's multi-month lows of 1.5752 and 1.4556, respectively. At yesterday's...

The U.S. dollar firmed against the Canadian unit in Europe on Friday. The dollar is trading at more than 2-month high of 1.0053 against the loonie, gaining 0.25 percent. This may be compared to Thursday's close of 1.0028. The next upside target level for the greenback-loonie pair is seen at 1.01.

Reversing direction, the Australian currency drifted lower against the NZ dollar by about 7:00 am ET Friday. The aussie that finished Thursday's deals at 1.2479 against the kiwi slipped to 1.2459, its weakest level since December 17. The next downside target level for the aussie-kiwi pair is seen around 1.24.

In the European session on Friday, the Australian dollar weakened against the U.S. dollar. At 7:00 am ET, the aussie hit a 3-week low of 1.0433 versus the greenback and the next downside target level for the aussie-greenback pair is seen at 1.04. The pair finished Thursday's deals at 1.0454.

The euro continued its upward trading against most major currencies on Friday's European session after the European Central Bank furnished repayment details of 3-year longer-term refinancing operations. ECB said that banks will repay 137.2 billion euros of loans in the first round of LTRO on January...

In the European session on Friday, the Swiss currency climbed against its major counterparts. The franc is trading at 98.45 against the yen, its strongest level since September 2011. Against the pound, the franc climbed to a 9-month high of 1.4565, compared to yesterday's close of 1.4674. The...

The pound lost ground against other major currencies in the European session on Friday after a report showed that the economy fell back into contraction in the fourth quarter and in on the verge of a triple-dip recession. The first estimates released by the Office for National Statistics showed that...

Amid the release of U.K. GDP data for the fourth quarter at 4.30 am ET Friday, the pound fell against other major currencies. The pound is now worth 1.5770 against the greenback, 143.11 against the yen, 1.4607 against the franc and 0.8528 against the euro.

The U.S. dollar underperformed against the Swiss franc in European morning deals on Friday. The greenback hit a 10-day low of 0.9263 against the franc with 0.92 seen as the next downside target level. At Thursday's close, the pair was worth 0.9292.


At 4.30 am ET Friday, the U.K.'s Office for National Statistics is scheduled to publish the GDP data for the fourth quarter of 2012. Economists expect the numbers to show a return to economic contraction following an Olympic-driven improvement in the third quarter. Ahead of the data, the pound showed...

The Japanese yen resumed its early side against its major opponents in the early European session on Friday. The yen is now trading at a 2-1/2-year low of 90.80 against the greenback, more than 4-year low of 76.14 against the NZ dollar, 21-month low of 121.97 against the euro, 11-day low of 97.92...

Following the release of German IFO business confidence survey results for January at 4:00 am ET Friday, the euro climbed against other major currencies. The euro is now trading at 121.78 against the yen, 0.8498 against the pound, 1.2460 against the franc and 1.3433 against the greenback.

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