Author: Interactive Brokers

IB FX View Yen in the spotlight after Finance Minister’s press debut Thursday January 7, 2010 The words of incumbent Japanese Finance Minister, Naoto Kan, might be enough to put his predecessor into an early grave after...

IB FX View Dollar rises on overseas events Wednesday January 6, 2010 Early forex trading was shaped by a pair of events, neither of which is ultimately likely to remain forceful later in the day. The stepping down of Japanese...

IB FX View Dollar bulls continue to force yield issue Tuesday January 5, 2010 The story remains the same everywhere you look around the world. The manufacturing baseline expansion continues to underpin expectations for a decent...

IB FX View Dollar mixed in tame session as Europe draws to a close Thursday December 24, 2009 Dashed hopes for the construction sector in the shape of weak new home sales yesterday seems to be a watershed for the dollar. In very...

IB FX View Dollar starts to give back as equities test 2009 peaks Wednesday December 23, 2009 Hopes for a strengthening economic recovery lifted global equity and commodity prices advanced by the hope that 2010 will open a fresh...

IB FX View Shaky GDP data fails to unsaddle dollar Tuesday December 22, 2009 The dollar remains on an uptrend this morning despite disappointment surrounding earlier third quarter GDP data showing that the economy rebounded less...

IB FX View Shaky start to forex trading Monday December 21, 2009 There is no single particular theme to help crystallize traders views at the start of what might be a dull trading week in the run-up to the Christmas holiday...

IB FX View Dollar down, but not out Friday December 18, 2009 The euro is back to unchanged against the greenback at $1.4355 in early U.S. trading after earlier reaching $1.4405 following an encouraging reading of business and...

IB FX View Greek tragedy strikes Eurozone Thursday December 17, 2009 Blood spilt on the streets of Athens bled across European equities on Thursday following the second ratings downgrade for Greece this year from Standard &...

IB FX View Euro gains ground on firmer survey data Wednesday December 16, 2009 Despite soothing comments regarding the low likelihood of any change in the policy stance at the ECB during the first half of 2010 and a larger than...