Yen Rises on Growing Concerns for US Economy

The Japanese yen went up to the highest level since November 2009 against the US dollar and advanced versus all other most traded currencies after the economic reports suggested that the US…

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Canadian Dollar Falls as Economic Outlook Worsens

The Canadian dollar weakened today as the bad economic data from the US, Canada’s biggest trading partner, caused the pessimism about Canada’ economic growth. The job reports from US and Canada should…

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Kiwi Strengthens on Positive Data from Asia

The New Zealand dollar strengthened today as the signs of improving global economy and the accelerating economic growth in Asia, particularly in China, causes the speculation that the demand for the currency will rise. The MSCI Asia Pacific…

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South Korean Won Climbs on Record Reserves

The South Korean won strengthened today, reaching the highest level in more than two months after the nation’s foreign-exchange reserves climbed to the record level. The nation’s reserves jumped to $285.96 billion in July…

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Aussie Strengthens on Economic Growth

The Australian dollar reached today the highest level in almost three months versus its US counterpart and advanced against the Japanese yen as the signs of the robust economic growth supported the outlook for the unchanged interest…

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Can Euro Sustain Its Rally? Unlikely

The 16-nation European currency showed the strong performance this summer, just as most traders lost any confidence in the currency. The questions, which of course sits in many minds, is: can the euro sustain…

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Pound Rises as UK Economy Grows

The Great Britain pound strengthened today against the US currency to the highest level in almost six months as the economic data showed that Britain’s economy expanded faster than the analysts anticipated. The gross…

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Swiss Franc Fall Despite Record Industrial Activity

The Swiss franc fell today against the US dollar and the euro, as the rally of the equities damped the demand for the currency as the safe haven, despite of the favorable fundamentals. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed as much as 1.9…

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Very Bad Week for US Currency

The US dollar performance was abysmal this week as concern about the slowdown of the US economic growth persists and even the good news weren’t able to weaken the fears. The dollar fell versus all…

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Indian Rupee Boosted by Increase of Interest Rates

The Indian rupee rose today after the central bank increased the interest rates for the fourth time this year, raising the yield on local assets. The Reserve Bank of India raised the overnight borrowing rate…

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