The Euro vs. the Australian Dollar. This pair is considered to be a great barometer for global risk. In 2012, during the European sovereign debt crisis the EURAUD reached its low. Since then, due to the European Central Bank’s policy of Outright Monetary Transactions (OTM or the “whatever it takes” measure ) the pair has recovered substantially.
USD CAD (US Dollar / Canadian Dollar)
The US Dollar vs. the Canadian Dollar is a very popular currency pair due to the extremely large amount of cross border trading that occurs between the U.S. and Canada. The CAD is considered to be a commodity currency because of the large amount of natural resources, especially oil, that are mined and exported to southern...
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* Gold hits a seven-month low, oil prices slip
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(Updates to close of U.S. trading)
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