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Euro in forex trading Euro is gaining against the US dollar today, moving off its lows for the session and gaining as economic data in the United States disappoints. Jobless claims data today, along with yesterday’s industrial production numbers, are denting some of the faith in the US dollar. As a result, there are concerns [...]

The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board approved a €1 billion ($ 1.33 billion) loan over three years to help the island nation of Cyprus, a member of the European Union, to stabilize its financial sector and set public finances on a sustainable path. IMF Survey Magazine

In a bid to support greater understanding of capital flows among government officials in Asia, the International Monetary Fund’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific organized a high-level seminar with Hitotsubashi University. IMF Survey Magazine

Greenback in currency trading The US dollar index is moving higher today, gaining ground. A large part of the gains for the greenback are due to comments from the president of the San Francisco Fed. John Williams indicated that the Fed’s quantitative easing program could end this year. The news would provide more strength for [...]

Several years of exceptionally low interest rates and bond buying by some advanced economy central banks have reduced the risk of deflation, stabilized the financial system, and calmed financial markets, but these unconventional policies also have potential negative side effects. IMF Survey Magazine

Sterling in forex trading UK pound is gaining ground today, heading higher on an improved economic outlook.  Thanks to the latest inflation report from the BOE, the growth forecast for this quarter has been upgraded to 0.5 per cent. This is an improvement over recent quarters, which have seen growth of only 0.3 per cent. [...]

US dollar in forex trading US dollar may be struggling a bit against some of its high beta counterparts, like the pound and the Aussie, but the dollar index overall is higher today.  Greenback is up against the euro in forex trading, and gaining against the yen. With the eurozone data so disappointing, the good [...]

Greenback in forex trading US dollar is rangebound today, moving between gains and losses as forex traders look for direction from the Federal Reserve. Gold prices are lower today, but that doesn’t seem to be helping the US dollar like it normally would. Indeed, the greenback is struggling even though there is speculation that the [...]

Greenback in currency trading The US dollar index is moving higher today, gaining as global attempts at stimulus weaken other currencies and strengthen the US dollar. It’s true that the greenback itself is part of an easing scheme, but the scheme has been going on for a while, and many think that it will come [...]

Africa’s small middle-income countries must boost the contribution of productivity to growth, since they can no longer rely on capital deepening as a growth driver, a Washington conference hears. Better productivity will also make these countries globally competitive. IMF Survey Magazine

ECB, Germany disagree about what to do next Euro is struggling today, thanks in large part to the fact that Germany and the European Central Bank can’t seem to agree on what to do next. Germany is reluctant to approve more stimulus measures and liquidity, while the ECB wants more easing in order to help [...]

Governments across the world are exploring whether they could use their nonfinancial assets, such as land and buildings, to help ease their deficit and debt burdens. Yet according to a new IMF study, it is still unclear how much revenue the asset sales can really yield. IMF Survey Magazine

Greenback in forex trading Jobless claims in the United States fell unexpectedly last week, and this news is providing a boost for the greenback in forex trading on the currency market. A lot of it has to do with the fact that the improving US economy provides a strong alternative to the languishing eurozone economy, [...]

As the 2008 global crisis deepened, the euro area, the world’s largest and most well-known regional currency union, faced a number of challenges. In many respects, the smaller Eastern Caribbean Economic and Currency Union (ECCU) is an interesting microcosm of the euro area’s problems and its difficulties. IMF Survey Magazine

Loonie in currency trading Canadian dollar is headed lower today in forex trading on the currency market, thanks to a drop by commodities. Along with other commodity currencies, like the Aussie, loonie is down in currency trading. Gold prices are plunging below $ 1,430 a barrel and oil prices are down more than $ 2 [...]

Greenback gains grown on strong economic data US dollar is showing strength today, heading higher against its major counterparts as economic data provides a boost. US economic data has been encouraging recently, and that is providing a sharp contrast to the economic data from other countries. US dollar is higher against the euro and the [...]

With a gradually improving outlook for the global economy, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is set to strengthen, the IMF’s latest forecast for the region says. The near-term outlook is broadly positive because most factors supporting economic activity recently remain in place. IMF Survey Magazine

Yen in currency trading Japanese yen is gaining ground today as forex traders take a step back. Finance Minister Taro Aso made a few comments earlier that lead many to believe that the yen weakness was a little too much. As a result, the yen is now strengthening against many of its major counterparts. Yen [...]

Euro in forex trading German industrial orders beat forecasts for March, gaining by 2.2 per cent, rather than dropping by 0.5 per cent. The good news is providing some support for the euro in forex trading. Germany is the biggest economy in the eurozone, and has a great deal of influence over the performance of [...]

Having taken stock of the IMF’s work on job creation and growth, there is scope for the institution to provide more analysis and policy advice to help its members achieve their inclusive growth goals, says IMF Deputy Managing Director Min Zhu in an interview. IMF Survey Magazine