JPY on the rise, and 8 other stories

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JPY on the rise The Japanese yen gained against most of its major trading counterparts on Monday, as investors sought refuge in safe haven assets on the back of the election results in Europe, increasing the currency’s demand in the... ✭ 13 via fxstreet

FXOptimax Pro Account is Launched FXOptimax launches a new account type, the Pro Account. Pro Account is designed for experienced traders and scalpers who need raw pricing with extremely tight spread, starting from 0.3 pip.

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GBP/USD rises to test 1.6200 The Pound today's rally against the Dollar has continued during the American morning with the Cable extending gains from 1.6113 reached in the Asian session to break up the 1.6150 level and test 1.6200 zone. Currently the...

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Malawi c.bank devalues kwacha by 50 pct Malawi's central bank scrapped its kwacha peg on Monday and allowed the currency to devalue by 50 percent, heeding calls from the IMF to cut what was seen as an artificially high exchange rate that was hitting the impoverished st

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USD/CAD bounces from 0.9932 low The USD/CAD had extended its decline after good Canada building permits and reached a low at 0.9932, from where it bounced back to 0.9950 area. That retracement coincides with the extended decline of crude oil today, already...

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Anti-austerity ballot backlash rattles euro zone An anti-austerity backlash by voters in Greece and France shook the euro zone on Monday, causing jitters for the euro currency and stock markets amid deepening doubts about whether Greece has a future in the single currency....

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US Dollar Index down as risk-on sharpens The greenback, measured by the US Dollar Index, is tumbling on Monday as markets are shrugging off France and Greece presidential elections results. After a very good performance in last week, the world’s reserve has been

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