Day: September 3, 2009

September 3
2009

Swedish Krona Declines on Extended Loans

The Swedish currency declined today versus the euro and most of the 16 main traded currencies as the national central bank maintained interest rate in its historic record low of 0.25 percent leaving space for speculations that the country financial system is still facing a complicated situation. The krona declined today versus several currencies after the Riksbank affirmed that it will offer more than $10 billion to Swedish bank to avoid […]

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September 3
2009

Euro Gains Before ECB Meeting

The euro rebounded today after a negative performance during the beginning of the week as speculations regarding the future of the Eurozone economy improved, indicating growth beyond previous forecasts, spurring the attractiveness for the euro today. The European central bank will decide its current benchmark interest rates which are expected to be maintained at the same level, but optimism among traders indicate that ECB officials are likely to upgrade growth predictions for the Eurozone […]

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September 3
2009

Canadian Dollar Impacted by Declining Commodities Demand

The Canadian dollar is having one of worst performances this week in more than 2 months as risk appetite is declining worldwide, affecting currencies that perform well on growing optimism. The loonie has been influenced since the past week when Bank of Canada officials affirmed that a strong loonie could jeopardize the nation’s economic performance, and since then, a strong wave of risk aversion also affected stocks and commodities, […]

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