The widening growth of the Chinese economy helps to boost other Asian country’s economies and exports, and the appreciating South Korean won is one of the signs of this trend. The funds are streaming into the country,…
Euro Down as Concern for Greece Resurfaces
The euro went down today as the concern grows that the rescue package, provided by the European Union to Greece and valued as much as 45 billions euro ($61 billion), wouldn’t be enough to completely deal…
Demand for Higher-Yielding Assets Pushes Aussie Up
The Australian dollar advanced today, supported by the unexpectedly high growth of the U.S. retail sales, which spurred speculation about the rising demand for the higher-yielding assets. The U.S. retail sales jumped 1.6 percent…
The Swiss franc fell versus the euro on the speculation that the central bank was performing the selling of the currency to prevent its excessive appreciation because of the slowing economic recovery. Earlier Jean-Pierre Danthine, the Governing…
Singapore Dollar Was Revaluated
The Singapore dollar experienced the unexpected surge as the government revaluated the currency after the forecast about the widening economy and the increasing inflation. This decision reflects the broader trend for the Asian countries to shift their attention…
Yen Drops While Global Recovery Continues
The Japanese yen dropped to the lowest level in the week against the euro on the speculation that the continuing economic rebound will spur demand for the higher-yielding assets. The Japanese currency also fell after the statement of Masaaki…
Dollar’s Strength is Sapped by Increasing Deficit
The U.S. dollar is approaching parity with its Canadian counterpart and is declining against the Japanese yen as the currency is sapped of its strength after the trade balance deficit has increased…
Yuan’s Rise May Be Not Fast, but Is Expected
The Chinese yuan may gradually rise as the China’s government is likely to let the nation’s currency to appreciate in order to fight the inflation, but the sharp increase because of the foreign pressure isn’t expected. The 17…
Central Bank May Continue to Restrain Zloty’s Gains
The Polish zloty’s appreciation may be restrained as the new head of the central bank will likely to continue the previous governor’s policy of curbing the gains in the nation’s currency. The skyrocketing zloty’s appreciation has hurt…
Real May Rise with Increasing Interest Rates
The Brazilian real may go up as the central bank is going to increase the interest rates in an attempt to help the economy by attracting the foreign investors, which are seeking the higher yields. The central bank…
Loonie’s Rally Aided by Business Survey
The Canadian dollar pared its previous losses and resumed its rally to parity with its U.S. counterpart today after the business survey, performed by the Bank of Canada, signaled that the nation’s economy…
The Great Britain pound’s strength was curbed by the speculation that that the U.K. will be the next target for the concerns about the major budget deficit as the worries about the Greek budget are retreating…