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EUR / AUD OUTLOOK

One of the first things that most new traders learn is that currency values fluctuate based on a country’s interest rates, or more accurately, interest rate expectations.
While there are many other factors in play, a trader who can determine the path of global central bank interest rates is in a good position to predict the longer-term path of the underlying currencies. As any experienced trader knows, markets are rapidly evolving and rarely stick to a simple, straightforward narrative for long,…
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USD/ CAD Outlook

The USD/CAD closed the week at 1.0740 up a few pips from its opening at 1.07299 after it touched a high of 1.0794 as the CAD eased as gold and oil traded in the red mid-week and the US dollar climbed on strong support from Janet Yellen. Canada’s dollar gained as the nation’s consumer price index increased 2.4 percent from a year earlier, the fastest in more than two years, the government reported July 18. The data came two days after the Bank of Canada said inflation gains are temporary and that…
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