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Dollar Posts Second 1.5% Weekly Rally in 17 Months, QE3 In Focus

Sat May 18 06:16:00 GMT 2013 | By John Kicklighter Chief Currency Strategist
The dollar’s performance these past two weeks has been extraordinary. And, unlike the risks that loom over the S&P 500 and yen crosses should sentiment sour; the greenback would only do better if the market’s fears are realized.


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Currency Analyst David Song
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Euro Eyes Fresh 2013 Low on ECB Policy- Pound Rebound on Tap

17 May 2013 12:40 GMT
The EURUSD remains under pressure on Friday as the European Central Bank (ECB) continued to strike a dovish tone for monetary policy.

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Currency Strategist Ilya Spivak
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Ilya Spivak

Crude Oil to Fall as Gold Gains on Soft US Retail Sales Report

13 May 2013 11:25 GMT
Gold prices are likely to rise on US Dollar weakness while crude oil falls amid risk aversion if April’s US Retail Sales data falls short of economists’ expectations....

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EUR/USD- Trading the U. of Michigan Confidence Survey

Fri May 17 08:00:00 GMT 2013
David Song Currency Analyst

The U.S. dollar may track higher over the next 24-hours of trading as the U. of Michigan survey is expected to show a rebound in household sentiment.

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Key Forex Events This Week

Commodity Currencies in Focus with Key Australian and Chinese Data Due

Tue May 07 02:00:00 GMT 2013
Christopher Vecchio Currency Analyst

The Bank of England Rate Decision on Thursday should be uneventful, unlike the highly anticipated Reserve Bank of Australia Rate Decision on Tuesday.

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U.S. Dollar Volatile But Higher After Weak Offshore Data, Fed Comments

Fri May 17 04:06:00 GMT 2013
Christopher Almeida

The U.S. Dollar had a volatile but strong week, after weak offshore data saw the currency gain as well as comments by the San Francisco Regional President of the Federal Reserve....

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Dollar Thunders Higher, Traders Positioned for Further Strength

13 May 2013 14:00 GMT

U.S. Dollar Higher After Reserve Banks Act, Jobless Claims Fall

10 May 2013 03:58 GMT

RBA Postmortem: What the ’Surprise’ Cut Means for the AUD/USD

07 May 2013 23:00 GMT
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Currency Central Bank Rate Overnight Rate
audaud 2.75% 2.93%
nzdnzd 2.50%
eureur 0.50% 0.02%
cadcad 1.00% 0.99%
gbpgbp 0.50% 0.48%
usdusd 0.25% 0.15%
chfchf 0.00% -0.00%
jpyjpy 0.10% 0.10%
Symbol Roll S Roll B
EUR/USD 0.0 0.0
USD/JPY 0.0 0.0
GBP/USD 0.0 0.0
USD/CHF 0.0 0.0
EUR/CHF 0.0 0.0
AUD/USD 0.0 0.0
USD/CAD 0.0 0.0
NZD/USD 0.0 0.0
EUR/GBP 0.0 0.0
EUR/JPY 0.0 0.0
GBP/JPY 0.0 0.0
CHF/JPY 0.0 0.0
Rates shown are the expected rolls in USD for holding one 10k lot today on a typical FXCM Standard account.