Posts published in October 2010

Dollar Falls as Federal Reserve Signals About Easing

The dollar weakened after the Federal Open Market Committee released the minutes of its policy makers’ meeting, which signaled about the second round of quantitative easing. The minutes said: Many participants noted…

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Can Euro Resume Its Rally After Decline?

The euro retreated today against the US dollar and the Japanese yen on the speculation that it rallied too much earlier. It may still resume its rally depending on the decisions of the US and Japanese…

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Pound Weakens as UK Houses Prices Decline

The Great Britain pound dropped today after the report showed the decline of the house prices, signaling about the lack of the buyers’ confidence and the lack of the mortgages. The survey of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors showed that…

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Swiss Unemployment Drops, Franc Rise vs. Dollar & Euro

The Swiss franc fell versus the euro at the beginning of today’s trading session as the speculation the European Central Bank wouldn’t ease its monetary policy reduced the demand for the franc as the safe haven. The Swiss currency…

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Rand Falls After Finance Minister Says It’s Too Strong

The South African rand weakened today as the words of the South Africa’s Finance Minister about the rand being too strong outweighed the influence of the outlook for the good US unemployment reports today bolstering the higher-yielding…

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Canadian Dollar Drops on Building Permits Report

The Canadian dollar fell today against 15 of 16 most traded currencies after the reports showed the building permits tumbled far below the expected value and on outlook for the slower employment growth in Canada.…

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