Day: March 7, 2008

March 7
2008

Nonfarm Payrolls Depress Dollar

Dollar went straight down today on the currency market after the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its report on the February’s stressed employment situation. EUR/USD reached 1.5454 — a new historical maximum on the release, but then corrected significantly and now (as of 16:00 GMT) is trading at 1.5345. Nonfarm payrolls in February decreased by 63,000 compared to the 22,000 decrease in January. Market analysts forecasted 25,00 growth for the last month, but they […]

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March 7
2008

Forex Reserves at Record $1.01 trln in Japan

Japanese foreign exchange reserves rose to a new absolute maximum value last month — almost $1.01 trillion. A $11.9 billion change is attributed to the growth of the euro against the dollar, which was significant in February. Reported by the Ministry of Finance Japan country’s reserves remain among the highest in the world — only China possesses bigger foreign exchange reserves in their U.S. dollar value. February’s gain was a second straight record setting for Japan’s reserves this year after a gain […]

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