The euro pared its losses and extended the rally against the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen as the global stock markets showed the good performance, spurring the appetite for the risk. The Standard & Poorâs 500 Index…
Canadian Dollar Rose with Equities & Oil
The Canadian dollar rose today, erasing the previous losses against the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, on the speculations that the central bank will raise the interest rates and after the equities and crude oil gained.…
Lower Greece’s Credit Rating Drives Rupee Down
The Indian rupee went down today after Moodyâs Investors Service reduced Greece’s credit rating, refueling the concerns that the problems in Europe will slow the global economic recovery. The reason for the concerns…
Euro’s Rally Halted After Greece’s Credit Rating Dropped
The euro halted its rally against the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen today as the fears that the European debt crisis will spread resurfaced after Moodyâs Investors Service reduced Greece’s credit…
Strong New Zealand Dollar Makes Alan Bollard Unhappy
The New Zealand dollar extended its rally today, making Alan Bollard, the governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, unhappy as he worries that the strong currency impedes the economic recovery. The currency’s…
Positive Forecasts for Pound Brought Currency Higher
The Great Pound strengthened today, erasing its losses against the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, amid the speculations that the central bank will raise the interest rates after forecasts promised that…
Euro Strengthens as Industrial Production Expands
The euro strengthened today against the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen as the report was released, showing that the industrial production grew in the European Union. Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, reported that…
Yen Declines as Demand for Safety Wanes
The Japanese yen fell for the third day against the U.S. dollar and the euro amid the speculation that the global economy recovers with the accelerating pace, reducing the demand for the yen as the safe currency. The report on Friday…
Weekly Movement of Euro
This was not bad week for the euro as the currency rose against some other majors, though the European currency is far from doing well as many other most-traded currencies outperformed…
Canadian Dollar’s Rally Falters on Low U.S. Retail Sales
The Canadian dollar halted its four-day rally today after the report that the retail sales in the U.S. fell unexpectedly caused concern about the global economy and weakened the currencies tied to growth. The retail…
Declining U.S. Retail Sales Boosted U.S. Currency
The U.S. dollar rose against other major currencies today after the report showed the decrease of the retail sales, causing the doubt whether the global economic recovery would keep its pace. The U.S.…
Pound Weakens as Manufacturing Declines
The Great Britain pound weakened today after the set of unfavorable reports was released, causing concern that the budget cuts, planned in order to fight the budget deficit, would have negative impact…