Israel begins land invasion against Gaza

FXStreet (Bali) - Market sources have recently confirmed that the Israeli Prime Minister has instructed a ground military operation offensive against Gaza, with reputable sources like Reuters and Bloomberg also confirming the news.

Jamie Coleman, Analyst at FXBeat, notes: "In times like these, the Swiss franc is often a popular hiding place. It trades near recent lows, now at 1.2139."

Jul 17, 2014

Ukraine points to Russian involvement over Malaysian airline plane crash

With risk aversion picking up, the latest reports are not helping to calm down the waters, as Ukraine is saying to have gathered enough evidence to 'assume' that Russian officials were involved in downing Malaysian airplane.

Session Recap: Add your war title here... USD rose on risk aversion

So what? Another sad day in the world with many ground zeros around the planet... today Israel launched a massive ground operation and an invasion to Gaza while the Malaysia flight 17 seems to have been shot down.