What Was the Strongest and Weakest Currency This Week?

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – If you took the % changes of the major currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, CAD, AUD and NZD) vs each other, and added up those values, you could rank the strongest and the weakest. Note the changes are not weighted (like the DXY index is weighted), but just a raw sum of the changes.                   

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Australian Dollar’s Surge Is Bringing Out the Bears

Gold Silver Reports – Australian Dollar’s Surge Is Bringing Out the Bears — The Australian dollar’s longest rally in 18 months is bringing out the bears. The Aussie is poised to go into reverse as the Federal Reserve keeps raising interest rates, while the Reserve Bank of Australia leaves borrowing costs at a record low, said James Athey at Aberdeen Standard Investments in London, who is adding to his short positions. Schroder Investment Management Australia Ltd., which is also short, said the Aussie is likely to trade closer to 70 U.S. cents than 80 cents in 12 months. 

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