The Chinese yuan extended its gain against the U.S. dollar today reaching the 20 percent appreciation since the end of the peg in 2005 as the new meetings of the U.S. and Chinese financial officials will be held soon. The yuans gain for the period since July 21 2005 can be compared with 29 percent gain of euro versus dollar for the same period. Great Britain pound rose … “Yuan Appreciates beyond 6.9 per Dollar”
Month: June 2008
Yen Falls as Carry Trade Attracts Traders
The Japanese yen fell significantly today against the other major world currencies as the fast growth on the Asian and European stock markets attracted more participants to the carry trade activities. Yen was used as a low-cost borrowing currency to fund the high-risk assets, including such currencies as euro, pound and the Australian dollar. All those currencies rose good today against the … “Yen Falls as Carry Trade Attracts Traders”
Paulson, Lagarde, Kudrin Support USD at G8
The finance ministers from the Group of Eight nations confirmed their position in the favor of a stronger U.S. dollar at the meeting in Osaka, Japan today. The U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said that the strong dollar «is in our nations interest» after the meeting today. French Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde told reporters that shes happy to know that the U.S. financial authorities are pro … “Paulson, Lagarde, Kudrin Support USD at G8”
U.S. Dollar Headed for Record Bullish Week
The U.S. currency is heading for its biggest weekly gain since March 2005 against the European currency as the dollar benefits both from past Bernankes statements and the current expectations for G8 meeting. Many reasons stand behind such a fast dollar appreciation this week among them Feds intention to raise the interest rate to fight the inflation and the Treasury Secretary Henry Paulsons statement that … “U.S. Dollar Headed for Record Bullish Week”
Aussie Falls on Employment Drop
The Australian dollar fell to its one month low against the U.S. currency as the jobs dropped in May for the first time since October 2006 and the traders became more confident that the central bank wont be raising interest rate more. The Aussie showed the worst performance today among the 16 most-traded currencies on Forex as the high interest rates may have already … “Aussie Falls on Employment Drop”
Dollar Gains on Retail Sales Expectations
The U.S. dollar rose against euro, pound and yen today, rebounding from the yesterday drop, as the market strategists expect a good report on the U.S. retail sales to support Feds hawkish interest rate outlook. The retail sales report that will be released today at 12:30 GMT will probably show that the consumer economy got boosted by the governments $50 billion tax-rebate plan checks. Better retail … “Dollar Gains on Retail Sales Expectations”
Chilean Peso Drops as Risk Aversion Grows
The Chilean currency suffered a large daily drawdown today as the declining stock markets around the world pressed on the investors to sell their high-yielding assets including emerging economies currencies. The stock markets were declining today in U.S. and Europe as the central banks signaled a possible rate increase that would probably hurt the global economic development. While the major financial companies are still suffering from the subprime lending crisis, the inflation fears … “Chilean Peso Drops as Risk Aversion Grows”
Dollar Recovers against Yen after Friday
The U.S. dollar recovered against the Japanese yen today after the dollar lost significantly against yen on Friday and this week trading opened with a wide gap against the greenback on Forex. USD/JPY had its biggest drop last Friday since March 19 this year. As the Forex market opened today the currency pair experienced a very wide gap of almost 50 pips (it closed … “Dollar Recovers against Yen after Friday”
ZAR Heads for Biggest Weekly Drop
The South African rand headed for the biggest weekly loss against the U.S. dollar in the last three months as the traders were concerned that the high interest rates will prevent countrys economy to rise at a fast pace. After the central bank said that the inflation will probably keep above the banks target 3-6 percent rate for at least until 2010, the rand … “ZAR Heads for Biggest Weekly Drop”
Kiwi Slumps on Interest Rate Comments
The New Zealand dollar went for a third day of losses today on the Forex market, making this week a biggest drop since mid May, as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Alan Bollard said that he may cut interest rates this year. Bollard kept rate unchanged today at the record high 8.25 percent level. Its kept unchanged since July last year. He also said … “Kiwi Slumps on Interest Rate Comments”