Posts published in June 2008

Yen Appreciates on Lehman Worries

The Japanese yen gained today against its usual carry trade counterparts as the markets worried about the Lehman Brothers loss, which might be signaling for a financial crisis…

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Aussie Goes Down on Weak Retail Sales

The Australian currency dropped today on Forex as the government bonds rose after the report on the April retail sales showed a decline of this important indicator. The retail sales…

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Saudi Arabia to Keep Dollar Peg

Saudi Arabia’s Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf agreed with the U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that the riyal’s peg to dollar is serving good to the country’s economy and assured him that…

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