The U.S. dollar recovered against the Japanese yen today after the dollar lost significantly against yen on Friday and this week trading opened with a wide gap…
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ZAR Heads for Biggest Weekly Drop
The South African rand headed for the biggest weekly loss against the U.S. dollar in the last three months as the traders were concerned that the high…
Kiwi Slumps on Interest Rate Comments
The New Zealand dollar went for a third day of losses today on the Forex market, making this week a biggest drop since mid May, as the Reserve Bank of New…
Australian Dollar Gains on Higher GDP
The Australian dollar benefited today from the better than expected first quarter GDP growth as the Reserve Bank of Australia may start considering interest rate hikes again.…
Yen Appreciates on Lehman Worries
The Japanese yen gained today against its usual carry trade counterparts as the markets worried about the Lehman Brothers loss, which might be signaling for a financial crisis…
Pound Posted Biggest Daily Drop in 3 Weeks
The pound sterling posted today its biggest drop against the U.S. dollar since May 7 as the speculations that Bradford & Bingley Plc, the largest mortgage lender…
Aussie Goes Down on Weak Retail Sales
The Australian currency dropped today on Forex as the government bonds rose after the report on the April retail sales showed a decline of this important indicator. The retail sales…
Saudi Arabia to Keep Dollar Peg
Saudi Arabias Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf agreed with the U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that the riyals peg to dollar is serving good to the countrys economy and assured him that…
Dollar Heads for Second Monthly Gain
Today the U.S. dollar continued to head for its second monthly gain against such currencies as the euro and the Japanese yen as the countrys economical situation showed some…
Dollar Sees a Third Day of Growth
The U.S. dollar rose today to highest against the euro since May 20 as the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher said that the interest rate increase…