The Japanese yen posted a second week of gains as concerns the debt problems in the US and Europe made the currency more appealing as a safe haven. Worries about the sovereign-debt crisis intensified after the major rating…
Posts published in July 2011
S&P Warn About Possible Downgrade of US Rating, USD Down
The US dollar erased its gains today and posted the biggest weekly decline in three months after Standard & Poor’s warned that it may cut the US credit rating as the US…
The Canadian dollar advanced today against all 16 most-traded currencies after eight banks in the European Union failed the stress tests, increasing concerns about the EU financial system. The stress tests…
The Australian dollar fell today, heading for the second weekly loss against the US dollar and the Japanese yen, as stocks and commodities declined on concerns that problems in the US and Europe will have negative impact…
India’s Rupee Fall on Debt Problems in US & Europe
Asian currencies, including the Indian rupee, fell today on concerns that the debt issues in the US and Europe will threaten the global economic growth. Martin Feldstein, a former president of the US National Bureau…
Dollar Regains Strength as Bernanke Speaks
The US dollar regained its strength today after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled today that there won’t be a third round of quantitative easing. Bernanke said today…
CHF Reaches Record vs. USD, EUR & GBP
The Swiss franc touched a record versus the US dollar, the euro and the Great Britain pound today after Fitch Ratings downgraded Greece’s credit rating. The currency erased gains on the speculation that the Federal…
New Zealand Economy Expands, NZD/USD Jumps to Record
The New Zealand dollar advanced against all 16 most-traded currencies, touching the all-time high versus the US dollar and reaching the highest level since 2005 against the euro, as growth of the New Zealand…
Dollar Falls as Moody’s Reviews US Credit Rating
The US dollar slid today, falling against the euro for the second day, as Moody’s Investor Service put the US credit rating on review for the first time since 1995. Moody’s review the US rating…
USD Suffers from Bernanke Rhetoric
The US dollar fell today against all most-traded currencies after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke suggested that the Fed is ready to continue the quantitative easing if necessity…