Omer Esiner

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Omer Esiner serves as the Senior Currency Market Analyst at Travelex, Inc. a global financial institution specializing in corporate foreign exchange services and international payment solutions. In this capacity, he monitors, analyzes and interprets the economic, financial, political and technical factors that drive the movements of more than 100 currencies for Travelex. Mr. Esiner explains the currency markets' reaction to market events to clients, employees and members of the media.

You can view his daily reports, recording briefings, and quarterly reviews posted here. As an expert in foreign exchange, Mr. Esiner is quoted regularly by the financial media including The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Dow Jones Newswires, Reuters, the Nightly Business Report, National Public Radio, among others. Based in Washington, D.C., Esiner joined Travelex in February 2000. Prior to his current position, Esiner was a currency trader for several years. Mr. Esiner holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Maryland, College Park. He is fluent in Turkish and proficient in Spanish.

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Dollar Hits One-Year High

By Omer I. Esiner

The dollar hit a one-year high against the euro and other major currencies as eurozone worries persist and risk appetite diminishes.

09:57AM 05/04/10

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Euro Falls on Greek Rescue Skepticism

By Omer I. Esiner

The euro surrendered its gains on lingering doubts over whether Athens will be able to successfully implement its tough measures to stabilize the country's finances given strong public backlash.

09:49AM 05/03/10

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Dollar Retreats From High

By Omer I. Esiner

The dollar retreats overnight from a one-year high as signs that Germany and the EU are moving closer to providing financial aid for Greece assuaged market worries.

10:00AM 04/29/10

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Dollar Surges on Europe Downgrades

By Omer I. Esiner

The dollar surges to an 11-month peak overnight, boosted by sovereign credit concerns in Europe after Standard & Poor's downgraded Greece and Portugal.

09:34AM 04/28/10

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Dollar Firms Amid Greece Uncertainty

By Omer I. Esiner

The dollar firmed overnight as an uncertain outlook for indebted Greece weighed on market sentiment and favored traditional safe-haven assets.

10:03AM 04/27/10

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Dollar Benefits from Greece Uncertainty

By Omer I. Esiner

The U.S. dollar was generally well-supported, benefiting from ongoing uncertainty over the outlook for Greece and its request for financial aid.

09:43AM 04/26/10

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Dollar Firms Before Greece Asks for Aid

By Omer I. Esiner

U.S. dollar rose to a one-year high against the euro overnight before Greece's Prime Minister officially requested the activation of a financial aid package.

10:06AM 04/23/10

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Dollar Firms on Europe Debt Concerns

By Omer I. Esiner

The dollar was firmer overnight as mounting debt concerns in Europe dampened investor demand for risk and fueled flows into traditional safe harbors.

09:30AM 04/22/10

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Canadian Dollar Outshines the Majors

By Omer I. Esiner

The combination of an improving yield outlook, resilient domestic economy, elevated commodity prices and improving demand from the U.S. should keep the CAD's upward momentum intact.

11:23AM 04/21/10

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Dollar Pares Some of Its Impressive Gains

By Omer I. Esiner

The U.S. dollar pared some of Monday's impressive gains as moderating risk aversion tempted investors out of the relative safety of dollar-denominated assets.

10:04AM 04/20/10

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