Day: February 5, 2009

February 5
2009

New Zealand Dollar Corrects vs. All Majors

The New Zealand dollar went up against all other major currencies today as the country’s jobless report wasn’t as bad as some traders expected and the kiwi needed to correct after some of its greatest losses. The report regarding the unemployment rate in the fourth quarter in New Zealand was released late yesterday at 21:45 GMT. It showed that the unemployment rate climbed to 4.6 percent from 4.2 percent, while some […]

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February 5
2009

Dollar Trades Almost Without Change against Euro

Despite the large drops in the employment and the factory orders in the United States, the U.S. dollar stood still against the euro today. Although, there were medium intraday spikes in both directions, the EUR/USD is currently trading close to its opening level — near 1.2856. Initial jobless claims were at 626k last week — up from 591k a week earlier and above the consensus […]

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