Swiss franc falls on reports of central bank move
AP - Thu Nov 26, 7:58 am ETThe Swiss franc fell Thursday on reports that the country's central bank intervened in foreign exchange markets to stem the export-sapping appreciation in the currency.
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China Losses Inevitable as Dollar Weakens, Ex-PBOC Adviser Says
Bloomberg - Wed Nov 25, 9:36 pm ETNov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- China’s foreign-exchange reserves face a “triple whammy” as inflation, oversupply and the “inevitable” decline of the dollar threaten to erode the value of its holdings of U.S. Treasuries, said Yu Yongding , a former adviser to the Chinese central bank.
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Dollar falls to 14-year low vs yen, touching 86.51
Idaho State Journal - Thu Nov 26, 1:09 am ETFILE - In this May 10, 2006 file photo, a one euro coin is posed on top an U.S. one dollar bill in Frankfurt, central Germany. The dollar slid to a 15-month low against the euro Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, as investors fled the safe haven currency on upbeat U.S. economic reports. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
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Brazil and Mexico: Latin American Bond and Currency Preview
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 27, 12:21 am ETNov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Latin American local bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous day’s session.
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Euro Advances Against Swiss Franc
INO News - Fri Nov 27, 3:41 am ET(RTTNews) - After a slight downtrend against the Swiss franc during Friday's early Asian trading, the euro gained ground. The euro is currently trading at 1.5100 against the Swiss currency, with 1.513 seen as the next upside target level.
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Canadian Currency Declines as Investors Lose Appetite for Risk
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 27, 4:58 pm ETNov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s currency touched the lowest level in almost three weeks as investors, shaken by Dubai’s attempt to reschedule its debt payments, sought to unwind bets in higher-yielding assets including commodity-linked currencies.
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Dollar Trades Near 14-Year Low Against Yen on Fed Currency View
Bloomberg - Wed Nov 25, 8:00 pm ETNov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar traded near a 14-year low against the yen as the Federal Reserve’s signal that it will tolerate a weaker greenback encouraged investors to buy higher- yielding assets outside America.
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Euro Climbs Further Amid German IFO Report
INO News - Tue Nov 24, 4:11 am ET(RTTNews) - Amid the release of the German November IFO report, the euro climbed further against other major currencies. As of now, the common currency is trading at 1.5118 against the franc, 1.4935 against the dollar, 132.44 against the yen and 0.9026 against the pound.
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Dollar falls to 14-year low vs yen on US outlook
Idaho State Journal - Thu Nov 26, 4:08 am ETA Tokyo money dealer reacts as the U.S. dollar is traded at between 86.43 yen and 86.48 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. The dollar has tumbled to 14-year low against the Japanese yen after traders reacted to indications that U.S. interest rates will remain low and that Federal Reserve isn't overly concerned about the dollar's slide. (AP Photo/Shizuo ...
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Currencies: Dollar falls 1%, euro back above $1.50
Market Watch - Wed Nov 25, 4:40 am ETThe dollar falls versus major rivals, allowing the euro to again fetch more than $1.50 as overall economic sentiment rebounds and the U.S. Federal Reserve shows no qualms about the U.S. unit's decline.
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Euro business leaders urge yuan revaluation
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 10:14 am ETEuropean employers' chiefs on Thursday urged eurozone leaders, heading to China on Sunday to discuss exchange rates, to call for a revaluation of the yuan by Beijing.
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Yen Rises Beyond 87 Level Against US Dollar
INO News - Wed Nov 25, 11:41 pm ET(RTTNews) - The Japanese yen rose beyond 87 level against the US dollar for the first time in 14-years during Asian deals on Thursday as most Asian stock markets are trading weak, triggering strong selling of higher-yielding currencies across the board.
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Hinde Fund Cuts Gold Investment to Minimum on Dubai, Dollar
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 27, 12:26 pm ETNov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Hinde Capital Ltd. , the London-based hedge-fund firm investing in gold, reduced its fund’s investment in the precious metal to 50 percent, the minimum weighting, from 125 percent previously.
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US Dollar Gains To 3-day High Against Mexican Peso
INO News - Thu Nov 26, 4:10 pm ET(RTTNews) - The dollar, which closed Wednesday's North American session at 12.8324 against the Mexican peso, soared to a high of 13.0308 in afternoon trading on Thursday. This set a 3-day high for the US currency.
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EU business: strong euro could hurt economy
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Nov 25, 12:30 pm ETEuropean businesses called Wednesday on EU economy officials to push China to allow their currency rise against the euro, saying the strong euro could hurt Europe's economic recovery.
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Aussie Plummets To 7-week Low Against Yen, 2-day Low Against Greenback
INO News - Thu Nov 26, 8:25 am ET(RTTNews) - Extending its early morning slide, the Australian dollar edged down against the currencies of the US and Japan in early trading on Thursday as risk averse traders sold off higher-yielding assets and moved in to the safe-haven currencies like the dollar and the yen.
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