Australian Dollar Falls on Stock and Oil Drop

The Australian dollar fell today against the Japanese yen after the U.S. stocks failed to demonstrate Monday’s growth and the Japanese Nikkei showed poor dynamics during the earlier Asian trading session. Despite the $3 trillion dollar liquidity injection planned by the global governments, equity and commodity markets fail to return to the stable growth. The concerns that the financial authorities are … “Australian Dollar Falls on Stock and Oil Drop”

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Yen Loses Ground after European Bailouts

The Japanese currency fell for a third day today after the the investors gained more confidence that the governments of the developed countries will bailout the troubled banks and will pour out liquidity into the financial markets as needed. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said that the government will spend more than $7 billion to the households to support spendings and … “Yen Loses Ground after European Bailouts”

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Bank Guarantees Help Euro to Rise

The European currency rose today at the highest rate in the last three weeks against the U.S. dollar after the European leaders pledged to guarantee bank borrowings. The euro rose with a pretty large gap from the Friday’s close level against the U.S. currency and rose a little during the trading session itself. Euro declined against the pound, which was spurred … “Bank Guarantees Help Euro to Rise”

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CAD Weakest since March 2007 on Oil Slump

The Canadian dollar fell to the weakest level against the U.S. dollar in more than 18 months after crude oil and commodity prices fell significantly on speculation that the global demand will decline. This week showed traders the fastest decline of the Canadian dollar against its U.S. counterpart — it lost more than 7.3 percent in three and a half days so far. Last week it depreciated … “CAD Weakest since March 2007 on Oil Slump”

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Rupee Falls to Record Low on Rate Cuts

The Indian rupee fell to the new record low level versus the U.S. dollar today as the foreign investors pulled out capital out of the country’s markets amid deepening of the global financial crisis. The rupee has already dropped about 2.6 percent against the dollar this week. The country’s central bank cut the interest rate by 50 percentage points on Monday and additional 100 percentage points … “Rupee Falls to Record Low on Rate Cuts”

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Yen’s Gains Reverse after Massive Rate Cut

The Japanese yen fell against other major currencies today after reaching record highs yesterday as the massive rate cut by the world’s major central banks inspired some confidence in the stock markets. The yen also declined versus its traditional carry trade counterparts — such as Australian and New Zealand dollars. Not like the carry trade began to attract the investors again, but … “Yen’s Gains Reverse after Massive Rate Cut”

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Japanese Yen Breaks Past 100 per Dollar

The Japanese yen demonstrated a breakthrough growth against almost all major currencies today as the stocks tumbled globally and traders sought the «safe haven» assets. The yen broke through the 100 per U.S. dollar mark for the first time since April this year. The yen also rose significantly against the euro and the pound today. It reached the lowest … “Japanese Yen Breaks Past 100 per Dollar”

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Australian Dollar Rebounds after Rate Cut

The Australian dollar got boosted by the central bank’s decision to cut the interest rate by 1 percentage point today and recovered against the other major currencies during the Asian trading session. Not only the rate cut didn’t act as the usual negative factor for the currency’s valuation, but it also helped the Aussie (a nickname for the Australian dollar) to go up from the record-low values against … “Australian Dollar Rebounds after Rate Cut”

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Euro at 2-Year Low on Europe’s Credit Crunch

The European currency fell to the lowest level in the last two years against the Japanese yen and the weakest level in more than 13 months against the U.S. dollar today as the credit crisis urged Eurozone’s governments to pledge a help to the troubled financial institutions. The euro declined against the U.S. dollar for the sixth day in a row today after opening with a considerable … “Euro at 2-Year Low on Europe’s Credit Crunch”

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USD Demand Triggers Biggest Weekly Gain

The U.S. dollar showed the biggest weekly gain ever against the euro on the Forex market this week as the global demand for dollar liquidity kept the greenback up despite the strong negative factors. During the last day of trading, the U.S. dollar continued its growth against the euro, while erasing a part of the early gains against the Great Britain … “USD Demand Triggers Biggest Weekly Gain”

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