August consumer confidence in the US 27 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm

August consumer confidence in the US came in at 81.5, above the 79 expectations

Escalating tensions in Syria drive safe havens higher 27 Aug 2013 | 06:23 pm

Risk aversion was the dominating sentiment at the start of the week as geopolitical tensions rose with the Western allies pondering military action against the Syrian government. Tensions in Syria hav...

Short term technical picture: GBP/USD 27 Aug 2013 | 02:58 pm

Cable has been trending upward since the beginning of July within a well-defined upward trend channel. The upper level of this channel proved to be significant resistance and the pair came down again ...

IFO Business climate August 27 Aug 2013 | 01:17 pm

German business climate from the IFO Institute came in at 107.5 versus expectations of 107.

FOMC Minutes provide little new insight 26 Aug 2013 | 08:07 pm

An outline of the events shaping the moves behind major currencies throughout last week

Durable goods slip much more than forecast 26 Aug 2013 | 05:51 pm

Orders for durable manufacturing goods fell more than expected in the United States in July, following three consecutive months of increases

Is Cable about to exit the uprising Andrew’s Pitchfork? 26 Aug 2013 | 04:18 pm

Taking a look at the daily chart of GBP/USD, we can see clearly it is evolving in an upward rising Andrew’s pitchfork. After having failed to break the resistance found at 1.5752, the pair is heading ...

New home sales plunge lower in July 23 Aug 2013 | 07:12 pm

Sales of new homes in the United States plunged much lower than expected in July, showing signs that growth in the housing market was pausing given a rise in mortgage rates

Consumer confidence improves in euro zone 23 Aug 2013 | 07:03 pm

Canadian inflation rises in July, still below target 23 Aug 2013 | 05:39 pm

Inflation in Canada rose from a year earlier as gasoline prices rose. The inflation y/y rate however remained below its 2 percent target