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The dollar fell versus the Japanese yen and Asia stocks jumped. The dollar tumbled after the Bank of Japan lifted its assessment of the economy, but cut growth and inflation views. The dollar had already been pushed lower after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank won’t be in a hurry to raise short-term interest rates in a speech late Wednesday.
Dollar/yen is down to ¥102.30 after starting the year above ¥105. South Africa’s rand at a 5-1/2 year low The Turkish lira tumbled 1.6% to a record low of 2.3360 per dollar The ¥103 level […]
Australia’s dollar strengthened after a report showed China’s economy grew 7.5 percent in the second quarter, matching economists’ estimates. The Australian currency dropped last week after Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei said this year’s expected […]
Traders often fail because they don’t learn from mistakes. Keep a diary of trades to discover what works and what doesn’t. Setting limit orders and stop/loss orders takes emotion out of the equation and […]
