Day: August 31, 2009

August 31
2009

New Zealand Dollar Falls on Central Bank Governor Interview

The New Zealand dollar started this week losing versus the greenback and the yen as higher-yielding currencies attractiveness declined while risk aversion grew among traders globally, shunning investors from assets in the South Pacific region. After a radio interview in which Allan Bollard, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor, stated that a strong kiwi is affecting the nation’s exports performance, the New Zealand currency declined versus most of the 16 […]

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August 31
2009

Yen Benefits from Japanese Elections

The yen started this week climbing versus several higher-yielding currencies worldwide as Asian stocks declined today, spurring demand for the safety of the yen, which is also benefiting from a new elected party in Japan, renewing hopes for the nation’s socioeconomic future. A new ruling party was elected this weekend in Japan leading speculators to believe that foreign investors will once again inject capital in the country, since the opposition Democratic […]

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