Posts published in April 2010

Dollar Goes Up with Need for Safer Currency

The U.S. dollar gained today, benefiting from the rising demand for the safer currencies after the meeting of the European Union’s minister to discuss measures, required to fight the budget deficits, and as China plans to let its…

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Yuan Strengthens as Economy Grows

The Chinese yuan rose against the euro today on the speculation that the nation’s expanding economy will encourage the policy makers to allow the appreciation of the China’s currency. The economic expansion was helped mainly by the stimulus…

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Loonie Trades Near Parity with Greenback

The Canadian dollar trades near parity with its U.S. counterpart as traders shored up bets before the meeting of the nation’s central bank to determine the interest rates, occurring next week. The relatively…

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Chinese Widening Economy Helps Won

The widening growth of the Chinese economy helps to boost other Asian country’s economies and exports, and the appreciating South Korean won is one of the signs of this trend. The funds are streaming into the country,…

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Euro Down as Concern for Greece Resurfaces

The euro went down today as the concern grows that the rescue package, provided by the European Union to Greece and valued as much as 45 billions euro ($61 billion), wouldn’t be enough to completely deal…

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Demand for Higher-Yielding Assets Pushes Aussie Up

The Australian dollar advanced today, supported by the unexpectedly high growth of the U.S. retail sales, which spurred speculation about the rising demand for the higher-yielding assets. The U.S. retail sales jumped 1.6 percent…

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