The US dollar has been quietly trended higher since the European trading session.The EUR/USD hit a high of 1.4768 shortly after the London open but ended the US session near its daily lows.Although this strength was also seen against many of the other major currencies, the dollar failed to rally against the Japanese Yen.This weakness [...]

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Here is a quick note on this morning’s price action that I published on GFT’s Research page
Oil prices are above $120 a barrel on geopolitical tensions and fears that Tropical Storm Fay will make landfall for the third time, which is an extremely rare occurrence.
The correlation between crude prices and the US Dollar [...]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 5:47 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
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In the Financial Papers:

 
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Fannie, Freddie Tumble on Concern U.S. Rescue Will Sacrifice Shareholders
Dollar Drops to Record Low
Retail Sales, Producer Prices
Mortgage Insurers Raise the [...]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 7:48 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
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In the Financial Papers:

 
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Jobless Claims Drop Distorted by Seasonality
Australian Employment Numbers Much Stronger than Expected
Bank of England Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
Ex BoE Goodhart [...]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 7:02 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
In the Financial Papers:

 
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China’s Export Machine Threatened by Rising Costs
Business Scrambe to Offset Rising Costs of Transportation
Jobs Report will Provide Clues on Growth and Inflation
Fed’s Priority is Likely [...]

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