USD: Mixed, jobless claims up, retail sales down, business inventories rise JPY: Higher, tracking risk sentiment, machinery orders fall sharply EUR: Lower, Trichet calls for strong USD, EU Greek bond spreads continue to widen GBP: Higher, Moody’s expressed confidence UK will tackle its deficit, BOE may pause its bond buy program CAD and AUD: AUD [...]

CURRENCY TRADING SUMMARY -14th January (00:30GMT) U.S. Dollar Trading (USD) remained on the back foot for most of the day as the Dollar buying from Tuesday subsided and risk appetite improved as US stocks climbing to fresh year highs. The Fed Beige Book kept the outlook quite weak and failed to inspire USD support. DJIA [...]

USD: Mixed, China’s reserve rate hike seen as minimal threat to global growth JPY: Lower, BOJ may succumb to government pressure to ease monetary policy further in 2010 EUR: Higher, Greek finance minister says Greece will not need a bailout from the EU or IMF GBP: Higher, BOE Sentance says interest rates may have to [...]

FX Highlights The USD is trading lower as the impact of China tightening fades, GBP is supported by hawkish comments from BOE’s Sentance, Sentance said UK interest rates may have to increase this year, EUR trades higher despite report of weaker than expected German 2009 GDP with support from Asian central bank demand, commodity currencies [...]

USD: Mixed, disappointing earnings at Alcoa, trade gap widens, China begins to curb lending JPY: Higher, supported by safe haven and repatriation flows EUR: Lower, pressured in cross trade to JPY and GBP, concern about global growth as China tightens GBP: Higher, trade deficit narrows as exports surged and Tories gain in election polls CAD [...]