Author: Interactive Brokers

IB FX View Healthier risk appetite takes dollar off center stage – for now Monday January 25, 2010 A fresh look at the world of finance after a weekend of reflection has apparently inspired investors to cast off much of...

IB FX View Currency markets degenerate into a sloppy mess Friday January 22, 2010 The dollar retreated on Friday as investors responded to President Obama’s proposal to limit banks’ risk taking. One could argue the...

IB FX View Euro continues to flounder as China growth bursts north Thursday January 21, 2010 Typically it would be safe to say that an acceleration of growth in mainland China would increase risk taking in general across the...

IB FX View Risky bets flee after Bank of China lending warning Wednesday January 20, 2010 The magnitude of the concerns surrounding the fiscal state of Greek financial affairs has today ripped deeper into the health of the euro....

IB FX View Dollar starts the week on a rampage Tuesday January 19, 2010 Traders used the twin excuses of lingering concerns over the public finances of Greece and a sour investor confidence reading to beat down the euro on...

IB FX View Euro schism Friday January 15, 2010 So far in 2010 global markets have been inching further forward by the day. Risk appetite keeps pulling through no matter what events are thrown at it. As the week draws to a close...

IB FX View Euro listens out for ECB wisdom Thursday January 14, 2010 Having reached a one-month high midweek against the U.S. dollar, the euro is hovering above $1.4500 in early Thursday trading awaiting the outcome of the...

IB FX View Investors slow to figure out China’s motivation Wednesday January 13, 2010 The dollar is once again in distress after a torrid Tuesday in which a visitor from another planet might have been excused for...

IB FX View “Risk-on” quickly shifts to “risk-off” after Chinese rate move Tuesday January 12, 2010 Tuesday promises to be an interesting session following an implicit tick higher in Chinese monetary...

IB FX View Dollar loses more friends Monday January 11, 2010 Several headlines are shaping trading patterns early on this Monday morning, with the main driver being Chinese customs bureau data indicating a surge in trade...