02/17/12 Greek bailout optimism helped push the euro higher this afternoon on the forex markets, even touching a 2 1/2 month high against the safer-haven Japanese yen.
02/17/12 Oil prices were rising above $103 a barrel Friday morning as optimism concerning Greece receiving its second bailout led the way for a euro rally and jump in risk appetite for higher-yielding, riskier assets.
02/16/12 Growing worries over Greece's bailout has helped spark a surge in risk aversion to the point of where the euro has dropped to trade below $1.30.
02/15/12 Front month crude oil prices touched above $102 a barrel this afternoon after Iran halted crude exports to Europe in retaliation of a planned embargo later this year.
02/15/12 The euro took another dive this morning following weak European economic data and concerns over the status of the Greek bailout.
02/14/12 The euro extended its losses this afternoon as Moody's downgraded the sovreign debt ratings of six euro countries while U.S. retail sales data rose less-than-expected.
02/14/12 Improved German confidence data and positive U.S. retail sales figures helped front month crude prices rise above $101 a barrel Tuesday morning, ahead of the EIA's inventory data report.
02/13/12 Crude oil prices were in rally mode this morning, teasing its way towards $100 a barrel, this after the passage of austerity measures by Greece sent the euro higher while also boosting risk appetite.
02/13/12 Risk appetite has returned to start the trading week as Greece's approval of austerity measures helped investors seek out higher-yielding, riskier assets.
02/10/12 The dollar rebounded Friday afternoon as risk averion on a suspended Greek deal kept investors away from higher-yielding currencies.
02/10/12 Front month crude prices fell more than 2% this morning as Greek debt deal jitters and a sliding euro kept investors steering clear of oil contracts.
02/09/12 The euro currency saw a strong surge this afternoon after Greek leaders officially agreed on a cost-cutting plan that could help the nation avoid default.
02/09/12 Front month crude prices continued to float around $100 a barrel this morning as reports of a finished Greek deal and a rally in the euro boosted investor interest in crude prices.
02/08/12 The dollar has rebounded this afternoon and the euro has dropped on mixed reports concerning the progress of Greek debt talks.
02/08/12 A rebound in the euro against the dollar has assisted crude oil in its rally this morning above $99 a barrel.
02/07/12 The euro has returned to positive territory this afternoon on reports Greek government officials are putting together a detailed final contract on measures needed to avoid default.
02/07/12 Ongoing Greek debt talk concerns led the way for front month crude prices to fall below $97 a barrel this morning as the euro eased.
02/06/12 The dollar creeped higher Monday as Greece struggled to agree on new bailout terms while already pushing discussions past the deadline.
02/06/12 Front month crude prices started the week in the red as a decline in the euro on Greek austerity talk concerns kept investors shying away from higher-yielding assets.
02/03/12 The dollar received quite the boost this afternoon following a surrising improvement in the U.S. unemployment rate to 8.3%.
