Dollar knocked by Fed rate decision
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:40:38 +0000, Financial Times |
US currency edges lower as after the Fed commited to keeping interest rates at their current ultra-low levels for the foreseeable future |
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Thai baht storms to 21-month high
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:43:11 +0000, Financial Times |
Confidence grows that political turmoil is unlikely to degenerate into violence or bleed into the broader economy |
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'A step forward, but not enough'
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:19:25 +0000, Financial Times |
Greece voiced disappointment after failing to win a specific pledge of financial aid from its eurozone partners to help reduce the cost of financing a jump in its debt repayments |
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Fear of political impasse hurts sterling
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:10:41 +0000, Financial Times |
Pound loses ground as the prospect of a hung parliament in the UK and concerns over the country's economic recovery weighs on sterling |
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Euro group stands ready to help Greece
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:22:43 +0000, Financial Times |
Eurozone governments declare that they stand ready to help Greece tackle its debt crisis by establishing an emergency financial support facility |
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Sterling unprepared for political uncertainty
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:37:06 +0000, Financial Times |
Despite the pound's recent weakness, investors are still not fully discounting the possibility of a hung parliament, though bookmakers still predict outright Conservative victory |
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Greek debt crisis boosts single currency
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:48:20 +0000, Financial Times |
The yen was in focus this week due to speculation that the Bank of Japan would take steps next week to ease monetary policy even further |
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Hatoyama says yen is too strong
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:04:19 +0000, Financial Times |
The prime minister has told the Japanese parliament that the yen is too strong given the state of the country's economic recovery |
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Eurozone industrial production speeds ahead
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:44:45 +0000, Financial Times |
Industrial production in the eurozone grows at its fastest level for over 20 years in January, amid signs of a far more sustained recovery than had been seen previously |
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Strong growth outlook lifts Swiss franc
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:16:07 +0000, Financial Times |
The Swiss franc rose to its highest level for a year against the euro as the central bank revised its growth forecast for the economy to 1.5 per cent |
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Japan confirms strength of cyclical recovery
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:05:33 +0000, Financial Times |
Japan's economy grew less than initially estimated in the fourth quarter of 2009 but the revised gross domestic product data unveiled were still cause for guarded optimism, said the government |
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No need to fear renminbi strength
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:08:50 +0000, Financial Times |
Markets are overestimating the potential impact of an appreciation of the Chinese renminbi against the US dollar on other currencies, says Antje Praefcke
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China data spur talk of further tightening
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:48:10 +0000, Financial Times |
Pressure on Beijing to begin raising interest rates and to allow the renminbi to appreciate against the US dollar is set to mount as inflation jumped 2.7 per cent last month from a year before |
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