Day: April 24, 2008

April 24
2008

EUR/USD Falls Lowest since April 14

EUR/USD slid to its minimum value since April 14 today on Forex — 1.5675, as the investors started to consider the U.S. currency to be oversold and the further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve — unlikely. Fundamental data that was released today in U.S. was mostly disappointing, but that didn’t help the euro to grow against the dollar. Initial jobless claims dropped 33k last week — from […]

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April 24
2008

Indian Rupee Falls on Demand for Dollar

The Indian rupee declined today to its monthly minimum level on the Forex market as the domestic companies had to purchase more U.S. dollars to pay for the imports, including oil. It was the second bearish day for the rupee, which is under pressure from the widening current account deficit (which is a great problem for another Asian currency — South Korean won). Imported goods […]

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