The Russian ruble advanced today as oil rallied to the highest level in 30 months on the concerns about supplies from Africa and Middle East. Brent crude oil, the largest export revenue earner of Russia,…
Posts published in February 2011
Rand Strengthens as Government Won’t Intervene
The South African rand advanced as the South African officials said that they’re not planning a particular rate of exchange for the currency and are more worried about a depreciation than about an appreciation. Central…
Aussie Gains as Australian Economy Improves
The Australian dollar rose today against 15 of 16 most-traded currencies as the reports showed that the private capital expenditures increase and the leading indicators rose in December. The seasonally adjusted capital expenditure rose…
Pound Gains as More Policy Makers Vote for Rates Increase
The Great Britain pound rose today, erasing yesterday’s losses versus the US dollar, as third policy maker of the Bank of England joined those who are voting for an increase of the interest rates. The majority…
Euro Gains on Anticipation of Rates Increase by ECB
The euro rose today against the US dollar and the Japanese yen on the speculation that the surge of the oil prices will cause the European Central Bank to raise the interest rates to deal with the inflation. ECB…
NZD Recovers on Speculation Earthquake Won’t Cause Rate-Cut
The New Zealand dollar recovered today slightly, after yesterday’s decline on the earthquake in Christchurch, on the speculation that the markets overestimated the probability of interest rates cuts. The earthquake in Christchurch, the second- largest city of New…