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Currency Articles - June 8, 2011 14:08
The US Dollar Declines on Tuesday on Remarks of Bernanke
The dollar remained under pressure on Tuesday after the public address of Federal Reserve’s Chairman Ben Bernanke. The dollar index DXY which measures the US dollar’s performance against its six major rival currencies declined to 73.528 on Tuesday as compared to 73.981 on Monday’s North American trading session. Bernanke admitted that the economy is sluggish […]
US Dollar Strengthens against the Single Currency over Portugal’s Debt Crisis
The greenback strengthened against the euro on Friday as the investors were uncertain about the debt situation in euro zone. The news of reduced credit rating for Portugal by Standard and Poor weakened the single currency. Standard and Poor cut down its credit rating to BBB from A minus for Portugal which has made Portuguese […]
The US Dollar Advances on Stability in Oil Prices
The US dollar gained on Monday after hitting its lowest in four months against the single currency. However the US stock markets recovered as crude oil prices witnessed some correction after hitting $107 per barrel. The traders were uncertain about the increasing energy prices and future of interest rates. The dollar index DXY which measures […]
The Greenback faces Correction Versus the Swiss Franc on Consumer Price Inflation Data
The US dollar declined further against the Swiss franc after the release of US consumer price inflation data, according to which the core consumer price inflation increased more rapidly in the month of January as compared to any other month in the last year. However experts were of the opinion that high consumer price inflation […]
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