This week was marked by risk aversion sentiment that hit markets hard and sent stocks, commodities and higher-yielding currencies tumbling down. The Japanese yen thrived in such an environment.(...)
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The Australian dollar pared its two-day decline as the leaders of the Group of Twenty nations pledged to resolve the problems of the global economy and prevent another worldwide financial crisis.(...)
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The decline of the Canadian dollar slowed today, but the currency still fell most in almost three year over this week, posting the biggest weekly drop since the global recession.(...)
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Another currency that benefited from the meeting of the Group of Twenty nations chiefs was the Great Britain pound. The sterling reached the record low versus the yen yesterday.(...)
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The euro rebounded from yesterday’s drop to the eight-month low after global stocks advanced as the leaders of the Group of Twenty nations meet in Washington.(...)
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