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    News in 60 Seconds: NZD breaks out of multi-month consolidation!

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    Sean Hyman
    , 04-26-2010 at 10:02 AM (News in 60 Seconds)
    Biggest % gainers: NZD/JPY up 1.34%, NZD/USD up 1.12%, GBP/JPY, GBP/CHF on NZD and GBP strength and JPY weakness.

    Biggest % losers: EURNZD, EUR/GBP, AUD/NZD on EUR weakness and NZD & GBP strength.

    Oil $85.12
    Gold $1,152 gradually heading higher again! Head & Shoulders suggests that it will eventually take out the old highs and hit new "all time" highs.

    New Zealand dollar breaks out of a multi-month consolidation vs. both the USD and the JPY causing NZD/USD and NZD/JPY to have huge directional upward thrusts today. Also, with gold, silver, copper, etc. heading higher...this commodity rally is helping to support the NZD too.

    Mexican peso rises to the strongest ...
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    News in 60 Seconds: Alcoa earnings miss hits commodities/commodity currencies.

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    Sean Hyman
    , 04-13-2010 at 09:45 AM (News in 60 Seconds)
    Biggest % gainers: GBP/USD up 0.43%, AUD/NZD, AUD/USD on AUD strength and USD weakness.

    Biggest % losers: USD/JPY down 0.48%, USD/CHF on USD weakness.

    Oil $83.56
    Gold $1,155

    GBP Trade Balance better at -6.2B vs. -7.3B expected and -8.1B last time.

    CAD Trade Balance better at 1.4B vs. 0.7B expected and 0.8B last time.

    USD Trade Balance worse at -39.7B vs. -38.5B expected and -37.0B last time.

    NZD Retail Sales come out tonight at 6:45pm EST. Expectation is 0.2%.

    Bernanke speaks at 7pm EST tonight.

    Alcoa misses their earnings estimates, causing investors to fear that the recovery isn't as "robust" as some ...
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    News in 60 Seconds: Dollar Strength...here's why!

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    Sean Hyman
    , 10-16-2009 at 09:10 AM (News in 60 Seconds)
    Biggest % gainers so far: USD/CAD up 1.05%, USD/CHF, GBP/CHF, EUR/CAD .....so CAD is weak, CHF strong.

    Biggest % losers so far: NZD/USD -1.50%, AUD/USD, EUR/USD...on USD strength

    U.S. Stock Futures Fall on GE, Bank of America; Dollar Gains U.S. stock-index futures fell and European shares slid as General Electric Co. reported sales that trailed analysts’ estimates and Bank of America Corp. posted a loss. The dollar rose for the first time in five days.

    CHF Retail Sales y/y worse at -1.0% vs. +1.1% expected...yet CHF is still strong.

    CAD CPI m/m worse 0.0% vs. 0.1% expected and 0% last time. CAD was focused on this "worse" number.

    CAD Core CPI better 0.3% ...
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