The Swiss franc gained this week as concerns about the European indebted nations and the abysmal report about the US employment spurred investors to seek safety of the Swiss currency.(...)
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The Australian dollar fell against its US counterpart and the Japanese yen after the report about the US employment showed a very depressing result, reducing attractiveness of higher-yielding currencies.(...)
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The US dollar weakened today against most major currencies after the government report showed that growth the US non-farm payrolls was much lower than predicted and the unemployment rate unexpectedly increased. The US currency advanced versus the euro.(...)
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The Thai baht rose today, together with other Asian currencies, on the speculation that the growing economy and increasing interest rates will draw inflows of foreign funds in the nation’s economy.(...)
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The Great Britain pound rallied today against the US dollar as the data from the UK producers was positive, improving outlook for Britain’s economy and currency.(...)
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The Canadian dollar jumped on the positive report about the employment in the US and on the optimistic outlook for other employment reports from the US and Canada.(...)
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The Swiss franc weakened today as the reports show that the employment in the US improved much more than predicted, reducing demand for the currency as a safe haven.(...)
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The Great Britain pound fell today against most major currencies after the nation’s central bank kept its key interest rate and the asset purchase program unchanged. The currency managed to advance versus the Japanese yen.(...)
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The euro erased its losses versus the Japanese yen, but fell against the US dollar today even after the European Central Bank raised its main interest rate.(...)
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The Swiss franc gained against the euro as the downgrade of Portugal’s credit rating by Moody’s Investors Service spurred demand for the currency as a safe haven.(...)
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The Canadian dollar weakened today as China boosted the lending rates to stem its economic growth, reducing appeal of growth-related currencies.(...)
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The New Zealand dollar advanced today as the rally of stocks and commodities increased attractiveness of the currency to investors that look for higher-yielding assets.(...)
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The Russian ruble fell today, after five sessions of gains against the US dollar, as crude oil, the main source of the nation’s export revenue, trimmed gains in New York.(...)
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The Australian dollar fell against its US counterpart, rose versus the euro and was little changed against the Japanese yen after the nation’s central bank kept its interest rates unchanged and the trade balance surplus increased.(...)
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The euro slumped today, falling against the US dollar for the first time after six sessions of gains, as Moody’s downgraded Portugal’s rating to junk today.(...)
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The South African Rand fell today as the speculation that Standard & Poor’s may issue a default rating for Greece reduced attractiveness of riskier currencies.(...)
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The report about the UK Services PMI showed an unexpected growth, bolstering the Great Britain pound, but it can’t be considered completely positive as the data showed an underlying weakness of Britain’s economy.(...)
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This week was the best for the euro in 2011 as Greece accepted austerity required to get the bailout, spurring the shared 17-nation currency and allowing it to erase losses that the currency experienced during June.(...)
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The Canadian dollar jumped today, ending this week without losses against its US counterpart, as risk appetite, caused by the improvement of the Greek situation, spurred demand for higher-yielding currencies.(...)
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The Swiss franc dropped today against other most-traded currencies as signs of the global economic recovery and the positive changes with the debt situation in the Eurozone reduced demand for safer assets.(...)
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The South Korean won climbed today to the highest level in almost three years, heading to the second weekly gain, after the government report showed that inflation grew with faster pace last month.(...)
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The Great Britain pound slipped today as the unexpected drop of the UK manufacturing PMI caused investors to trim their bet on an increase of interest rates by Britain’s central bank.(...)
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The Canadian dollar jumps today for the fourth day, erasing its monthly losses against the US dollar, as the positive outcome of the second Greek vote boosted commodities and stocks, increasing appeal of higher-yielding currencies.(...)
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The euro jumped today for the fourth day, reaching the highest level in three weeks against the US dollar, on the speculation that positive changes in Greece’s situation will allow the European Central Bank to raise the interest rates next week.(...)
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