The rand of South Africa traded near its 6-month highest value against the U.S. dollar today before and after the report that showed acceleration in the producer…
Posts published in July 2008
Australian Dollar Falls on Housing Decline
The Australian dollar fell today to the the one-month lowest level against the U.S. dollar after the report of unexpected drop in housing approvals in June. The Aussie repeats…
Building Approvals Slump in New Zealand
The New Zealand dollar fell significantly against the other currencies today after the release of the report that showed that the home-building approvals in the country declined…
Dollar Falls vs. Euro, Yen on Recession Fears
As the investors feared that the U.S. financial institutions will continue to lose on the credit crunch and the oil prices rose, the U.S. dollar declined from its…
Yen Gains versus Euro on Stocks Decline
The Japanese yen gained against the euro and other currencies on the Forex market today, making this week the first bullish one since May, as the stock…
NZD at Lowest since January on Rate Cut
The New Zealand dollar fell to its 6-month low level against the U.S. dollar after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut the interest rate by a quarter percent…
Pound Drops on Blanchflower’s Comment
The Great Britain pound fell today against its major counterparts after the private report on July house prices decline and the commentary made by the Bank of England…
Chilean Peso is the Worst Performing Currency
The Chilean peso became the worst performing currency in the last three months as the inflation soared and the central bank kept supporting exporters. The peso dropped 11.8 percent against the U.S. dollar during the last three…
Rand Goes for a Fifth Weekly Gain
The South African currency headed for its fifth straight weekly growth against the U.S. dollar today as the traders speculated on the higher demand for the local…
Yuan Declines for a First Time since Monday
The Chinese yuan showed the first declining day since Monday on Forex today as the traders were driven by the speculations that the government will let national currency…