Author: Interactive Brokers

IB FX View Euro creeps higher as retail business as usual returns Wednesday October 14, 2009 Consumers stepped back to department stores, furniture outlets, clothing chains and grocers during September creating a softer decline...

IB FX View Tide continues to rise against the dollar Tuesday October 13, 2009 When Germany’s ZEWCenter for European and Economic Research today released its index of investor and analyst sentiment, the immediate reaction...

IB FX View Quiet trading doesn’t help dollar build gains Monday October 12, 2009 It’s Columbus Day in the United States, which means a quiet market with many investors at home to begin the week. From tomorrow the...

IB FX View Dollar continues to decline as gold makes fresh record highs Thursday October 8, 2009 The dollar index continued to feel the pressure from all sides late in the week as investors pay more attention to the almost daily...

IB FX View Now what? Wednesday October 7, 2009 There feels to be a numb sensation in the currency markets on Wednesday after a rip-roaring session the day before when commodity markets and related currency pairs had the flames...

IB FX View Independence Day Tuesday October 6, 2009 No, not July – but we refer immediately to the article in Britain’s The Independent newspaper, which on Tuesday laid the grounds for a rebound in commodity and...

IB FX View Dollar slightly weakened by G7 statement Monday October 5, 2009 The dollar is ever-so slightly weaker on Monday with the dollar index dipping into the red after the Istanbul chapter of the G7 meeting concluded with a...

IB FX View Dollar takes a beating as traders realize the world hasn’t ended Friday October 2, 2009 Investors chose to be ‘shocked’ by Friday’s larger-than-expected rise in American workers laid off from...

IB FX View Equity market loss of momentum helps buoy dollar Thursday October 1, 2009 For want of a better direction today the dollar is advancing, spurred in part by comments from ECB top-dog, Trichet who made reference to...

IB FX View ISM contraction creates dollar chaos Wednesday September 30, 2009 A mid-morning report showing an unexpected reversion to economic contraction in the Chicago-area had the same impact on currency values today as the...