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Euro remains near one-week trough against dollar

26 Sep at 3 PM

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The euro hovered close to a one-week low versus the dollar on Wednesday, held back by continued uncertainty over whether Spain will finally request financial aid. The situation worsened in Spain on Tuesday as angry protesters took to the streets of Madrid to vent their dissatisfaction about further austerity measures which will be...

Euro and Aussie bounce back

21 Sep at 10 AM

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The euro regained some ground on Friday, but saw its gains limited on the back of a spate of surveys that revealed business activity in the eurozone was still weak. The single currency climbed by 0.1 per cent to $1.2986, after falling to a low of $1.2920 on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Australia dollar went up by 0.3 per cent to $1.0468, and...

Dollar down as Fed announces stimulus

14 Sep at 9 AM

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The dollar fell broadly on Thursday, dropping to a seven-month trough versus the yen and a four-month-low against the euro as the Federal Reserve revealed it was to inject further money into the flagging US economy. The Fed announced that it would purchase $40bn of mortgage debt a month and will keep buying this and other assets until...

Euro climbs to four-month peak ahead of German decision

12 Sep at 2 PM

News Item Link: Euro climbs to four-month peak ahead of German decision

The euro reached a four-month peak versus the US dollar on Wednesday ahead of a decision by a German court on whether it will back the rescue plan for the eurozone. Traders said the single currency could surge past stop-loss orders of $1.2895 should the German Constitutional Court give its backing to Europe’s largest economy...

Euro loses ground on dollar

10 Sep at 6 PM

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The euro fell versus the dollar at the beginning of the week as investors braced themselves for this week’s Federal Reserve policy meeting. The market expects that the Fed will launch a fresh round of quantitative easing in order to prop up the faltering economy. However, despite the single currency’s losses, it remained near...

Euro up following ECB bond buying announcement

7 Sep at 9 AM

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The euro climbed to a two-month high versus the dollar in US trading on Thursday after the European Central Bank announced a new bond-buying programme in order to curb the debt crisis in the eurozone. Market players have been preparing for the announcement for some time and, after reports were leaked on Wednesday that the ECB may introduce...

Euro up on talks of ECB bond buying

5 Sep at 6 PM

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The euro rebounded from losses earlier in the day to jump dramatically following indications that the European Central Bank is set to announce a fresh government bond purchasing initiative to tackle the debt crisis in the eurozone. The ECB is scheduled to have a policy meeting on Thursday at which more details of the programme will be...

Euro holds firm on ECB hopes

4 Sep at 9 AM

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The euro was resilient on Tuesday with optimism high that the ECB will launch measures to combat the embattled region’s debt crisis this week. The common currency stood at $1.2584 in early Asian trade, in comparison with $1.2571 recorded in Monday’s late European trade. The currency stayed close to an eight-week high of $1.2638 hit...

Euro still down as QE3 hopes dwindle

31 Aug at 9 AM

News Item Link: Euro still down as QE3 hopes dwindle

The euro declined by a little again yesterday as hopes that Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke will announced QE3 at the Jackson Hole meeting begin to wane. The single currency was only down 0.1 per cent, however, and generally there was little movement in the markets as investors continue to hold on until today’s meeting, the ECB policy...

Euro exchange rate up again after three session drop

29 Aug at 9 AM

News Item Link: Euro exchange rate up again after three session drop

After declining for three sessions since Thursday, the euro rallied against the dollar again yesterday amid continued fears of more quantitative easing in the US and hopes that the European Central Bank will begin buying bonds from Spain and Italy. Investors are also looking towards the end of the week when Fed chairman Ben Bernanke will...