Posts published in October 2009

Oil Rebound Pushes Canadian Dollar Up

The Canadian currency, which was losing earlier versus the U.S. dollar on pessimism before the G-7 meeting, managed to revert a losing trend as the crude oil rates surged beyond $70 a barrel, raising…

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Chilean Peso Down on U.S. Economy Outlook

The United States is one of the main destination for Chilean commodity exports, and negative reports towards the end of this week coming from the U.S. affected negatively the South American currency performance. The Chilean…

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Pounds Ends Another Week Down on Crisis Concerns

The pound has been one of the most affected currencies by the credit crunch last year and during the past three weeks it suffered another substantial decline as the U.K. economic scenario continues…

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Dollar Climbs on Grim Economic Forecasts

The dollar kept its previous days trend gaining versus the euro and high-yielding currencies as forecasts suggest that loan defaults and unemployment rates will keep deteriorating, raising risk aversion and adding…

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Mexican Peso Down on Commodities and U.S. Unemployment

This Thursday was marked by a weak performance for the Mexican currency as the crude oil, one of the main Mexican exports to the U.S. declined further, and jobless claims in the U.S. came with worse-than-expected figures.…

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Pound Rises on IMF U.K. Outlook

The pound managed to pare early losses versus the euro and the dollar after the IMF affirmed that the United Kingdom will grow more than previously announced for the next year, adding confidence for the British…

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Euro Falls Before G-7 Meeting

The euro, which has been one of the strongest currencies among major pairs this year, fell today before speculations suggested that a Group of 7 finance ministers meeting this week…

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