Day: June 22, 2009

June 22
2009

Pound Falls on U.K. Home Prices Drop

The British pound fell against the U.S. dollar as a report indicated the first fall in U.K. home prices in five months, increasing risk aversion towards the pound sterling outlook. The pound had another day of losses as stocks declined snapping the previous days gains, adding pessimism to the already nebulous equities markets scenario. Rightmove […]

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June 22
2009

Yen Rises as Crisis in Iran Deepens

The yen, considered as a refuge investment for moments of instability, rose as the political crisis in Iran deepens, creating tension in the international financial scenario. The Japanese currency started this week’s session stronger than all of the main traded currencies due to rising concerns about the political crisis around the eventually irregular elections in Iran, which resulted so far in 17 casualties in popular protests since the riots […]

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