USDCHF Known increasingly as the "legacy pair" as trading activity moves from USD/CHF to EUR/CHF. Because interest rates in Switzerland are so low, the CHF is also a popular funding currency for carry trades...

GBP/USD The GBP/USD, also called the cable, is by far the most volatile pair of all the majors. The volatile pair trades most actively from London open until lunchtime in the UK (around 4:30 AM EST) and then during early US trading session (7AM to 10 AM EST...

USD/JPY The USD/JPY is most active at the open of the Asian session (6 PM to 9 PM EST) as well as during the early US trading session (7 AM – 10 AM EST...

EURUSD The euro has been called the "anti-dollar" since it is highly sensitive to US data. Because the recovery in the US has been uncertain, the market closely watches developments in the US economy to determine the strength of the recovery...

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EUR/USD hit 1.2885 during European morning trade, the session low...

The British currency rallied on Friday in Asia on expectations that voters in Scotland narrowly decided to stay part of the United Kingdom. The results are not final though...

Coinjar, Melbourne-based bitcoin exchange, is hoping to prompt the digital currency into the mainstream next month with the offer of the first eftpos card in Australia linked to a bitcoin account...

On Thursday Tokyo market led Asia higher, as it quickly responded to a weaker yen boosting earnings for exporters after the Fed announced it is on a track to hike rates at some point next year...

United Way Worldwide Accepting Donations in BTC United Way Worldwide, one of the largest private-funded charitable organizations in the world, recently announced that they are accepting donations in Bitcoin: “We’re thrilled to enable the Bitcoin community to contribute to United Way’s longstandin...

As investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting later in the day, the greenback remained close to 14-month highs against the basket of other major currencies...

• FTSE 100 down 0.2% to 6,792...

The Australian dollar dropped on Wednesday after a disappointing survey on growth prospects and ahead of a key Federal Reserve monetary policy announcement later today...

On Tuesday the dollar kept being stable near 14-month highs against the basket of other major currencies, after the release of tepid U.S. producer price inflation data, while investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting on Wednesday...

Bitcoin (BTC/USD) plunged $6.79, or 1.43%, on Slovenia-based BitStamp to trade at $469.20 during U.S. morning hours...

Today the pound was lower against the greenback, after data showed that U.K. consumer price inflation was in line with expectations last month, while the dollar remained stable ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy statement...

TeraExchange has launched a swap based on the Bitcoin. By launching the swap offer, the company has become the first to receive approval from a US federal regulator for a financial product based on the budding technology. This is one of the extraordinary decisions by the company for Bitcoin users...

On Monday the euro slipped against the dollar and the yen, as weak Chinese economic data over the weekend raised concerns over a slowdown in the world’s largest economy...

EURCHF EUR/CHF has far surpassed USD/CHF bin terms in liquidity. EUR/CHF is probably one of the safest currencies pairs to trade because its moves are so orderly. It enjoys high volume, but trades in relatively predictable ranges since the Swiss and Euro zone economies are so closely linked...

EURJPY Actively traded 24-hours a day, the EUR/JPY is so popular that it has been called the fifth major! The EUR/JPY mostly trades in wide ranges, providing excellent opportunities for position (medium-term) traders...