Weekly

20/02/06 last week’s recap The Dollars performance was mixed against the major currencies last week. The key event was the two day speech to the congress by the new Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Key data releases included net security purchases figures with expectations centered on $US 88 billion, but… read more

06/02/06 last week’s recap The Dollar ended the week stronger against the major currencies. The key event during the week was Dr Greenspan’s final FOMC meeting where the Fed hiked the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 4.50%, as had been widely expected by the market. The accompanying… read more

30/01/06 last week’s recap The Dollar weakened early in the week due to risk averse behavior on the part of market participants globally, on increased geo-political risks. Concerns over Iran’s nuclear programme coupled with developments in Nigeria contributed to higher oil prices and consequently weaker equity markets. Compounding the dollar… read more

23/01/06 last week’s recap The Dollar finished largely unchanged against the major currencies last week. The Dollar strengthened against the majors early in the week, but gave away its gains late in the week on Iranian tensions. A senior Iranian official confirmed that the country had started to transfer assets… read more

16/01/06 Comment: The Dollar was marginally weaker against the major currencies last week. The Euro closed last week at 1.2140 having started the week at 1.2150. US/JPY closed last week at 114.20 having started the week at 114.60. The GBP closed last week at 1.7775 having started the week at… read more

09/01/06 Comment: The Dollar was weaker versus the major currencies in the first week of trading for 2006. The Euro closed last week at 1.2150 having started the week at 1.1900. US$/JPY closed last week at 114.60 having started the week at 117.80. The GBP closed last week at 1.7700… read more

19/12/05 Comment: Please note: This will be the last update until next year and therefore we have included data releases out to the first week of the New Year. Previews of the data releases will be provided in the daily summary. The Dollar was lower against the major currencies and… read more

06/12/05 Comment The Dollar was mixed against the major currencies last week. The Euro closed last week at 1.1716 having started the week at 1.1724. US$/JPY closed last week at 120.50 having started the week at 119.62. The GBP closed last week at 1.7333 having started the week at 1.7144…. read more

29/11/05 Comment The Dollar was mixed against the major currencies last week. The Euro closed last week at 1.1765 having started the week at 1.1729. US$/JPY closed last week at 119.10 having started the week at 117.86. The GBP closed last week at 1.7168 having started the week at 1.7420…. read more

22/11/05 CommentThe Dollar was mixed against the major currencies last week. The Euro closed last week at 1.1765 having started the week at 1.1729. US$/JPY closed last week at 119.10 having started the week at 117.86. The GBP closed last week at 1.7168 having started the week at 1.7420. The… read more