Day: June 19, 2008

June 19
2008

EUR/USD Down for the First Day This Week

EUR/USD posted its first daily decline this week today — it went down from 1.5528 to 1.5489. Even bad employment data didn’t help the euro to get higher against the U.S. dollar. Initial jobless claims fell from 386k to 381k last week, but nevertheless were higher than 375k forecast. May leading indicators rose 0.1% in May a similar growth in April and forecasted stagnation for […]

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June 19
2008

Swiss Franc Lower after Rate Decision

The Swiss National Bank decided to keep the country’s main interest rate at its 6-year highest value facing the risks of both a higher inflation rate and a slower economic growth. The Swiss franc fell today against the U.S. dollar in the Forex market as 3-month LIBOR target rate was left unchanged at 2.75 percent. It was an expected decision, but some analysts forecasted a possible 0.25 percent increase. […]

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