4Cast's take on the spike in EUR/USD:
* 08 Dec 06: 14:05(LDN) - FX NOW! EUR/USD Flows - EUR/USD slide after data welcomed by a long list of buyers
USD tried to rally in the wake of slightly stronger than expected US employment data. But, once prices breached the 1.3250 level and touched lows of 1.3235-40 buyers appeared. So far the list of buyers includes technicians, whose key levels dictated buy orders; Russians, who are still probably in need of recycling USD that were used in a rouble intervention earlier this week; Far Eastern buyers have been noted, pulled in by the surprising EUR strength and finally, to cap off the rally, China has been seen buying in good size all the way to the 1.3345 highs. M.B.