Author: Interactive Brokers

IB FX Brief Euro easier as business as usual returns                       Tuesday March 30, 2010 Business as usual resumed on Tuesday with currency traders paying full attention to commodity currencies against a backdrop of...

IB FX Brief Dollar backs off as risk taking steps up                           Monday March 29, 2010 The dollar is lower to start the week with its index versus a basket of most commonly traded partners weaker by 0.3%. One...

IB FX Brief Dollar continues to attract the easy money                              Friday March 26, 2010 In a week that has witnessed some wild currency movements including a 10-month euro low, a 1% decline in the pound against...

IB FX Brief Merkel decides Greek fate at EU summit                         Thursday March 25, 2010 German Chancellor Merkel defended the trust placed in the hands of the national government by the German people today by ensuring...

IB FX Brief Fitch downgrades Portugal: Eurozone mess deepens                             Wednesday March 24, 2010 There appears to be an accelerated and impending sense of doom about the status of the euro on Wednesday. Fears...

IB FX Brief Dollar at an impasse amid growing Eurozone angst                        Tuesday March 23, 2010 The U.S. dollar is once again in the driver’s seat as speculation grows that European Union ministers will fail to devise...

IB FX Brief Canadian dollar in purgatory                          Friday March 19, 2010 A jump in the core inflation rate in Canada has dealers left wondering how much longer the Bank of Canada will be able to maintain its...

IB FX Brief Time to regroup   Thursday March 18, 2010 Wednesday’s forex activity was notable for two things: The dollar weakened as risk appetite accelerated sending riskier asset classes and currencies to multi-month peaks. The...

IB FX Brief Euro struggles despite a weaker dollar   Wednesday March 17, 2010 Currency traders have no shortage of fodder to feast on after the FOMC and BOJ policy initiatives continue to deliver a global policy framework...

IB FX Brief Dollar easier ahead of FOMC   Tuesday March 16, 2010 It’s a down day for the dollar ahead of the Fed this afternoon. The dollar index is weaker by 0.4% with notable strength in the British pound and Swiss franc...