Dollar Still Near Record Lows

The dollar is still trading near its record low value against the euro today, but it has managed to recover somewhat from the yesterday’s fall after the oil prices corrected on the increased oil inventories in U.S. Fed chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony to the U.S. congress showed that there …

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Euro above 1.5 vs. Dollar

The U.S. dollar fell below its absolute record low level against the European currency today. If the day closes above $1.5 per euro, it will be a signal for a definite return of dollar to its bearish trend of the 2007. EUR/USD broke through …

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Rupee Grows for Second Day

Indian rupee continued to advance in value during today’s Forex trading session as the investors bought local currency to participate in the Indian stock market’s rally. The Asian financial markets continued to grow today attracting more traders and spurring the growth of the regional …

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Appreciation of Yuan Keeps CPI Down

The People’s Bank of China released a monetary policy report for the fourth quarter of 2007 today. In this report, Chinese monetary authorities noted that the yuan’s appreciation really helps in fighting the national inflation. Consumer prices index grew significantly last year, breaking …

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CAD Grows for Second Day

The Canadian dollar continued to grow today after rising from the one month bottom in which it has been until yesterday. Oil rose to the record high levels above $100 per barrel recently adding interest to one of the largest oil-exporting economies. Earlier the Canadian dollar experienced …

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FOMC Minutes Show that Fed Worry

The release of the FOMC minutes for January 29/30 meeting today gave traders more insight about the Fed’s vision and strategy. Dollar started to lose its positions right after the release and shortly reversed its daily gain against euro. In the released document, members of the committee expressed a worry about …

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