Posts published in January 2010

Dollar Benifits From Chinese Lending Requirements

The dollar gained today versus most of the 16 main traded currencies as China tightened its lending restrictions, raising risk aversion in foreign-exchange markets affecting high-yielding currencies the most, as investors search…

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Pound Advances Further Versus Euro on Inflation

The British currency had a favorable performance today versus multiple key-currencies today, beating the euro and the Swiss franc as the country starts to show more evident signs of recovery, attracting investors back to the U.K.…

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Swiss Franc Tumbles on Intervention Fears

The Swiss currency finally felt the central bankers pressure and declined considerably versus most of its main trading partners’ currencies, on speculations that measures will be taken by the financial authorities to avoid…

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Euro Slides After German Sentiment Report

The euro tumbled today versus most of the key-currencies in Europe after Germany published an important economic confidence report with worse-than-expected data, declining attractiveness for the single currency as some of its member countries…

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Canadian Dollar Tumbles on Rates Outlook

The Canadian dollar fell today after the nation’s central bank left interest rates unchanged at an all time record low, declining rate hikes speculations despite the favorable economic data published…

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Swiss Franc Climbs Despite Intervention Warning

The Swiss franc gained versus several key-currencies today despite the nation’s central bank concerns regarding the strength of its currency, which already was expressed previously in statements mentioning eventual future…

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Real Rebounds on Brazilian Stock Market

After a week of losses versus most of the main traded currencies in foreign-exchange markets, the Brazilian real advanced today fueled by a positive performance in commodities and equities markets. The Brazilian real gained today versus…

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Pound Climbs on House Prices, Optimism

The U.K. currency profited today from an increase in the nation’s house prices, fueling even further speculations that the recession might be ending in Britain, attracting investors to purchase pound-priced assets in a day…

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