Posts published in October 2010

Aussie Reaches Record vs. Greenback on Employment Report

The Australian dollar climbed to the record against the US currency today after the employment in Australia unexpectedly surged, causing the speculation that the central bank would raise the interest rates. The Australian employers added…

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Loonie Hits Five-Month High Against Greenback

The Canadian dollar rose today to the highest level in five months against the US dollar on the prediction the central banks across the world would cut their interest rates while the Canadian central bank…

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Pound Drops on Talks About Stimulus

The Great Britain pound fell today versus the US dollar and the Japanese yen and traded near the lowest level in four months against the euro before the meeting of the Bank of England’s policy makers to discuss…

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Bank of Japan Cuts Interest Rates, Yen Weakens

The Bank of Japan cut its interest rates today to virtually zero and announced its asset purchase program. The decision to add stimulus was rather unexpected and the yen dropped against the euro and the Great…

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Services PMI Boosts Great Britain Pound

The report about the unexpected growth of the services industries also boosted the Great Britain pound, reducing the possibility that the central bank would be required to restart bond purchases in order to support Britain’s…

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