The South Korean won rose earlier this day, bolstered by yesterday’s report about the US jobless claims, but later retreated on the inflation threat.(...)
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The US dollar fell today, heading for a second weekly decline, as the problems of the US and Europe makes traders less willing to invest in currencies perceived to be riskier.(...)
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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne rejected demands of the opposition to reconsider the spending cuts that are biggest since World War II. The Great Britain pound reacted positively to the news.(...)
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The Swiss franc slumped today against all major currencies as Swiss National Bank Vice President Thomas Jordan suggested that a short-term peg of the nation’s currency to the euro could be legal.(...)
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