Day: September 17, 2008

September 17
2008

Euro Rises Against Dollar on Housing Decline in U.S.

Dollar dropped its position against the euro today after the yesterday’s interest rate decision failed to support the U.S. currency for more than several hours. Poor housing reports showed another (unnecessary) sign of the ongoing recession in the United States. At this level interest rate don’t play the role they usually do. Traders try to look at the countries’ financial system and sell the […]

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September 17
2008

Pound Falls vs. Euro After Jobless Report

The Great Britain pound fell against the euro, while being moderately up against the other major currencies, after the release of the BoE’s minutes and the jobless claims report in the United Kingdom today. As the released minutes of the Bank of England last meeting showed, the interest rate was left unchanged at 5 percent because the inflation risk still weighted over the recession […]

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