June 3rd, 2016
By Smart Currency
The Topix, Japan’s stock index, posted its largest two-day decline this month amid delays to Japan’s sales tax increase. The turn to fiscal policy has led...
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June 2nd, 2016
By Ricky Bean
The Russian rouble suffered yesterday as it was one of the only currencies to perform worse than sterling. In May alone investors have pulled $160.5 million from VanEck...
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June 1st, 2016
By Ricky Bean
The Australian dollar strengthened by over 1.5% yesterday following the release of building approvals data. Initially forecast at -3.1%, the results were more than 6%...
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May 31st, 2016
By Ricky Bean
The week ahead is busy for the commodity currencies, starting Canadian growth figures in the afternoon. These are expected to stay exactly as they were last month....
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May 27th, 2016
By Smart Currency
Norway Krone was yesterday’s biggest winner, as it gained 0.8% against the US dollar as Brent crude passed $50 a barrel for the first time since November. Another...
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May 26th, 2016
By Ricky Bean
The Rouble improved emphatically yesterday as oil traded near the $50 a barrel and a rush of exporters swapping dollars for the local currency. This enabled the Russian...
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