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July 25, 2008

Dollar Holds Steady Despite Dows Drop

Weak Economic Data - No Surprise

US Exiting Home Sales and Jobless Claims pushed the equity markets over a cliff on Thursday with the DOW Industrials closing down almost 300 points. But the Greenback held steady.

Friday Has More News Ahead

Durable Goods, Consumer Sentiment and New Home Sales will be news to watch coming out Friday morning.

Above and Below the US

2008-July-24-AUD-USD-Daily-Trend-Channel

The Daily Chart above shows Australian vs US Dollar shows a nice up trending channel with price at support.

 

Australia - Above and Below the US at Support

2008-July-24-AUD-CAD-Daily-Trend-Channel

Australia Coming Up Strong vs Canadian Dollar - For How Long?

 

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Comments

do you think the dollar will weaken further? some of my colleagues think it will slide much further before it reaches the bottom. i'd be keen to hear your view on it.

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