Posts published in September 2011

Aussie Rises on Asian Stocks, Heads to Weekly Loss

The Australian dollar advanced today against the US dollar and the euro as the Asian stocks climbed, but the currency is still heading to a weekly decline as concerns about the European economy sapped appeal of higher-yielding…

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Rand Falls as Investors Shun South African Bonds

The South African rand dropped today as the optimism about the European banking system quickly waned, spurring investors to draw money out of riskier assets. The global funds sold $1.4 billion of South…

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SNB Maintains Rates at Zero, Franc Strengthens

The Swiss franc rose today even after the Swiss National Bank left the benchmark interest rate at zero at pledged to maintain the peg of the nation’s currency to the euro. The central bank wrote in the monetary policy…

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Europe Helps Oil & Russian Ruble

The Russian ruble climbed today, rebounding from the lowest level in eight months against the US dollar, as crude oil gained and the European Central Bank announced its plans to boost liquidity, bolstering…

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Rand Rebounds on ECB Efforts

The South African rand strengthened today as the European Central Bank announced it’s planning to lend dollar to the European bank in an effort to support the European banking system and to boost liquidity. The ECB announced it’s…

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Australian Dollar Drops on Interest Rates Outlook

The Australian dollar fell today on the speculation the revised method of the inflation calculation will cause the central bank to refrain from raising the interest rates. The Australian Bureau of Statistics changed its method of calculating…

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