(eToro Blog) The Federal Reserve’s dual mandate of full employment and price stability was once again tested with today’s release of labor and producer price data. On the labor front, investors were anxious to see whether this week’s U.S. unemployment claims could live up even to lowered expectations in the wake

US dollar is lower today, falling as warnings about the slow economic recovery in the United States remain intact. The US dollar doesn’t look as attractive as it did a couple of weeks ago, and disappointing economic data in the United States is only confirming that view.

US economic data is showing that recovery continues at a rather slow pace. L

The rand rose today, following two days of decline, on signs that the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank plan to stimulate their economies, supporting inflow of higher-yielding assets.

Janet Yellen, a member of the Federal Open Market Committee, said that the US economy needs stimulus despite signs of recovery:

I consider a highly a

(eToro Blog) In the U.S., last Friday’s release of non-farms payroll labor both surprised and disappointed markets. Analysts had expected that the March data would show a 4^th consecutive month of better than 200,000 jobs which would have suggested a clear uptrend in the labor situation. The news that only

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(eToro Blog) Worries over Spanish debt have subsided somewhat thanks in part to comments made by an official from the European Central Bank who suggested that the bank’s bond purchase program could still be activated in the event the n

As the markets have plunged over the past two days, one question is emerging: What has happened to trading volume?

On Tuesday, the Drudge Report dubbed the phenomenon as being a “Wall Street ghost town”. CNBC’s John Melloy has called it “one of the biggest mysteries on Wall Street. How can stocks be in their fourth y

The New Zealand dollar advanced today, rising for the second trading session, as macroeconomic reports showed that business confidence improved and manufacturing continued to expand, confirming positive developments in the New Zealand economy.

New Zealand Institute of Economic Research reported that business confidence index rose from 0 to 13