Blogs Posts in Currency Rates category; 387 blog posts

Foreign Exchange Rates : Currency Predictions - GBP, USD, EU...

July’s UK industrial production figure, released earlier today, showed that Britain’s industrial output is in contraction and that this contraction is picking up pace. UK manufacturing data, also released this morning, showed [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

WORLD FOREX: Dollar Hits Near 1-Week High Vs Yen As Stocks G...

Japanese banks and overseas funds pushed the dollar up to a near one-week high against the yen in Asia Thursday, as strong regional share prices dented demand for the safe-haven Japanese currency. Encouraging Australian economic data s [...]

Posted On : Sep, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Foreign Exchange Rates : Currency Predictions - GBP, USD, EU...

POUND STERLING The Pound suffered in early trading today with August's Rightmove house price survey, released last night, showing that UK property sellers dropped their asking prices by a significant amount for the second month in [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Foreign Exchange Update : GBP USD Rate Up Following Poor US ...

The Pound Dollar exchange rate (GBP USD) is 1.6440. The Pound Euro exchange rate (GBP EUR) is 1.1231. The Pound Australian Dollar exchange rate (GBP AUD) is 1.5306. Friday’s highly disappointing US Non-Farm Payrolls figure for Ma [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Yuan at record high versus dollar?

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) fixed the yuan's mid-point at 6.4856 against the US dollar on Monday. China has been accused by the US and other developed economies of keeping the value of its currency artificially low to boost [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

CANADA FX DEBT-C$ slips as chances of May rate hike dwindle

TORONTO, May 26 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar eased against the U.S. currency on Thursday and bond prices rallied as market players lowered expectations that the Bank of Canada will raise interest rates nex [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Money Matters: Exchange rates

If summer vacation this year involves a trip overseas, pack the plastic. ATM machines actually offer more savings than money exchange booths. Douglas Stallings of Fodor's Travel says you'll lose about eight to ten percent at the e [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Euro stung by risk aversion on Libya turmoil

The European currency fell on Tuesday while the dollar rallied broadly after escalating political tension in Libya prompted selling in higher-yielding assets for the safety of the U.S. currency and also the Swiss franc, Reuters reported. [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

WORLD FOREX: Euro Marks 3-Week High Vs Yen, But Risks Eyed

The euro rose to near a three-week high against the yen in Asia Thursday as the rise in Japanese equities following gains on Wall Street Wednesday encouraged investors to buy the risk-sensitive common currency. Traders said growing [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

WORLD FOREX: Dollar Falls As Japan Exporters Sell; Downside ...

The dollar fell against the yen Monday in Asia as the greenback's ascent Friday to a one-month high lured aggressive selling by Japanese exporters keen to settle accounts. Still, not many Tokyo dealers believe the U.S. currency will [...]

Posted On : Feb, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

FOREX-Dollar hits 3-month low as investors embrace risk

The dollar marked its lowest level in nearly three months on Wednesday as a string of robust economic data and easing concerns over Egypt took the steam out of safe-haven buying in the currency. Strong manufacturing numbers from the Unit [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

FOREX-Euro near 2-month high, Aussie stung by CPI

The euro held firm near a two-month peak on Tuesday, showing only the barest signs of fatigue after a rally in the past two weeks, as climbing euro zone interest rates prompted speculators to bet on further gains in the currency. Th [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

WORLD FOREX: Euro Falls, But May Rise Briefly On China Data

The euro fell against the dollar Thursday in Asia due to lingering European debt concerns, but some dealers think China's strong gross strong domestic product data and lower-than-expected price data will give the common currency a li [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Euro Down Vs Yen As Japan Exporters Sell, May Rebound

The euro fell against the yen in Asia Friday due to selling by Japanese exporters for regular settlements, with institutional investors in Japan and short-term players in the region also getting behind the selling. But dealers said that [...]