About Barbara Zigah
After working on Wall Street, Barb began her second career as a freelance writer at Daily Forex, where the CEO recognized fresh, untapped potential and was willing to give her a try. She’s never looked back. Since then, she’s worked steadily as a freelance writer and editor in the financial services and Forex-related industry.
When not regaling readers with the thrilling events of the Eurozone’s plight, she enjoys life as a wife and mother of three incredibly brilliant children. After spending nearly 10 years living in Ghana, Barb is happy to be back home in New Jersey.
Aside from her freelance writing duties, she is a voracious reader of nearly every genre and is a dedicated player of Scrabble and games of that ilk. A creative cook (out of necessity!), she has mastered homemade pizza dough and ricotta cheese and her kids are anxious for her to quit her day job and open up a restaurant so they can eat pizza all day, every day. But seriously, it is her one day dream to become an entrepreneur in the hospitality industry and she and her husband are working toward that goal.
Market News Analyst at DailyForex since 2008
Education:
B.S.c from the University of Maryland
Professional Experience:
Former contributor to eToro, freelance writer extraordinaire
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Latest 12 Articles
The Federal Reserve's surprise policy announcement of last week is still giving FX traders reason for concern.
Sterling's positive momentum continues to gain speed with the currency touching a 2½-month peak against the euro.
News that the Fed intends to rein in its current ultra loose monetary policy sooner than anticipated has pushed the greenback to a 2-month high.
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The British pound gained ground against both of its main rivals in London trade on Wednesday after inflation data gave Forex traders the jitters.
The US Dollar Index lost some ground during Asian trading on Friday after Thursday's session which was marked by volatility.
In London trade, the British pound gained ground against both the greenback and the euro as Forex traders dismissed any concerns over North Ireland trade.
The US Dollar was under pressure ahead of the release of key labor data. On Thursday, the greenback had hit a 3-week peak
Sterling investors largely took in stride the recent comments from the Chief Economist of the Bank of England.
Analysts say that lack of new data to shift momentum has kept sterling trade in consolidation mode.
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The US Dollar remained close to milestone lows during the Asian trading session on Friday.
The pound sterling touched on a one-week trough against the euro and was flat versus the greenback after the latest inflation data was summarily dismissed by Forex traders.
The US Dollar kept close to its weekly high after a report showed that producer prices continued to rise, suggesting that inflation is also on the rise in the US.