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WORLD FOREX: Currency Markets Steady, Await News On Greece

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Currency markets were holding steady in tight ranges in European trading Wednesday as participants refrained from placing new bets without firm news of a political deal in Greece that would pave the way for a default-s [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

WORLD FOREX: Euro Seesaws As Investors Await Euro-Zone Plan

The euro fluctuated against the dollar Thursday on renewed jitters about the future of European officials' plan to rescue the region from its escalating debt crisis. The common currency was largely a hostage to headlines, moving in [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 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

WORLD FOREX: Swiss Franc Suffers, Investors Wary Of Central ...

Speculation that Switzerland's central bank could take further measures to weaken the Swiss franc dragged the currency down against its major rivals Friday, while other currencies stabilized after a week of rollercoaster trading. T [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

WORLD FOREX: Euro Suffers Brunt Of Massive High-Yield Curren...

It was the euro, not the dollar, that bore the brunt of Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating to double-A-plus Monday. Rattled traders ran to the Swiss franc and the yen, abandoning riskier currencies more closely tied [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

WORLD FOREX: Currency Markets Subdued As Euro Reverses Losse...

Currency markets were subdued Monday as investors adopted a more defensive stance and as market participants digested news of International Monetary Fund chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn's weekend arrest at a crucial point in the euro-zo [...]

Posted On : May, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

U.S. dollar, usually world’s safe haven, declining despite p...

When the world is in turmoil, investors have usually had one automatic response: Put money into dollars, viewed as the global safe harbor. But that’s not happening in this tumultuous year. Even with the Middle East in conflict, Jap [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 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

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

WORLD FOREX: Dollar Up Vs Yen Amid Intervention Jitters

The dollar rose against the yen in Asia Monday as investors speculated that the Japanese government could again intervene in the foreign currency market as the greenback has recently come within striking distance of its record-low agains [...]

Posted On : Nov, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Dollar Loses While World Economy Turns Around

On average the dollar lost 1.77 percent against the Australian dollar, .80 percent against the euro and was barely lower than the Japanese yen. Investors perceived weakness after the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported that th [...]

Posted On : Jul, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Forex World Currency Exchange Rates – Euro Lower Against Maj...

The euro fell against all major currencies today while the yen gained or broke-even against them (see chart below for more details). The euro fell against all major currencies today, including .808 percent against the dollar (survey #1). [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Forex World Currency Exchange Rates – Euro Falls Again - Ban...

he Euro is diving again Tuesday as Asia wakes up to lower equities and lower commodity prices. The Nikkei 225, the Shanghai and the Hang Seng indexes are all lower early Tuesday while July oil on the NYMEX has dropped 91 cents (5:45 PM). [...]