Brazil’s real slightly off multi-month high against dollar
on Jan 6, 2009 in latest news The Brazilian real that edged up against the dollar in early trading on Tuesday moved slightly off in the New York morning. The real, which rose to a new multi-month high of 2.1615 against the dollar by 6:55 am ET, drifted slightly lower…...

Increased risk appetite benefits dollar
on Jan 6, 2009 in latest news The dollar hit a four-week high against the yen and a three-week peak against the euro on Monday as rising stock markets boosted investor risk appetite. Analysts said equities were supported on reports over the weekend that Barack Obama, US president...

Dollar Soars To 2-week High Against Euro As Crude Oil Prices Tumble
on Jan 2, 2009 in latest news In early deals on Friday, the US dollar soared to a 2-week high against the euro, kicking off 2009 on a positive note, as the crude oil prices fell below $42 a barrel today, extending its worst yearly drop, on concern…...

Singapore Dollar Slumps To 11-Day Low against US And Hong Kong Dollars As Singapore Lowers 2009 GDP Estimate
on Jan 2, 2009 in latest news Friday, the Singapore dollar slumped to an 11-day low against the currencies of US and Hong Kong as the Singapore government lowered its GDP forecast for 2009, citing the worsening global recession and foreshadowing a deepening slump throughout the r...

Unwinding of carry trades triggers yen’s surge
on Jan 2, 2009 in latest news The yen soared and the pound was hammered in a year of exceptional volatility for international currency markets. Until July, the carry trade, in which low-yielding currencies are sold to finance the purchase of riskier, higher-yielding assets, was s...

Dollar Surges To 1-week High Against Swiss Franc
on Jan 2, 2009 in latest news Friday in Asia, the US dollar soared to a 1-week high against the Swiss franc as the crude oil prices fell more than 4% today, extending its worst yearly drop, on concern that a global economic contraction will limit fuel demand.…...

New Zealand Dollar Shows Mixed Trading Against Majors
on Jan 2, 2009 in latest news Friday morning in Asia, the New Zealand dollar showed mixed trading against its major counterparts. While the kiwi weakened against the greenback and the yen, it advanced against the euro and the aussie. All markets were closed yesterday in observanc...