Author: Interactive Brokers

IB FX Brief G7 ministers fail to inspire the euro Monday February 8, 2010 The dollar and yen both continue to benefit from ongoing uncertainty over the perceived dangers to the growth outlook within the Eurozone. A weekend...

IB FX View Trichet cries foul over unfair budget treatment for Eurozone Friday February 5, 2010 The euro continues to bear the brunt of a negative tone for global risk ahead of a key U.S. employment report and earlier fell to...

IB FX View Dollar strengthens as Eurozone contagion looms Thursday February 4, 2010 So much for spinning on a dime as far as a euro currency rebound goes. The rally in the fortunes of the single currency proved to be nothing...

IB FX View Stuff and nonsense Wednesday February 3, 2010 In the space of an instant the fate of the single European currency has turned on a dime following the European Commission’s approval on Wednesday of the plan...

IB FX View Aussie sours after Reserve Bank pauses Tuesday February 2, 2010 Things could have been worse for the Australian dollar when the Reserve Bank decided not to sanction what would have been four interest rate increases in...

IB FX View Euro steadies with indecisive start to the week Monday February 1, 2010 The dollar continues to flex its muscles at the start of a new week, basking in the aftermath of last week’s robust GDP data. While...

IB FX View Surge to six-year high for U.S. growth boosts dollar Friday January 29, 2010 A sharper than forecast rise in the pace of fourth quarter gross domestic product in the United States has helped lift early sentiment...

IB FX View Currency fog lifts after FOMC and State of the Union Thursday January 28, 2010 It’s taken until Thursday for the haze descending over the currency market to lift. But the trend is becoming clearer today in light...

IB FX View Sterling stands out as dollar gains stall Wednesday January 27, 2010 Little change is evident at the start of New York foreign exchange trading midweek, but risk aversion earlier created a six month low for the euro,...

IB FX View Air of panic sends dollar running rampant Tuesday January 26, 2010 The enactment of a previously announced rise in the reserve ratio requirements at China’s banks has created a bearish tone for risk on Tuesday...