Day: September 21, 2010

September 21
2010

Dollar Weakens as Fed Leaves Interest Rates Record Low

The US dollar extended its decline today against the euro and the Japanese yen after the Federal Reserve showed that it’s going to add further stimulus to support the failing US economy and at the same time refrained from the buying of the securities. The Fed refrained from increasing its balance sheet, just as was expected by the analysts. The decision on the interest rates was also in line with the expectations as they remained at their historically record low […]

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September 21
2010

Canada’s Dollar Drops on Lower Consumer Prices

The Canadian dollar fell today after the consumer prices unexpectedly decreased, spurring the speculations that the central bank would stop the interest rates increases when its policy makers will meet next month. The consumer prices index fell 0.1 percent in August, compared with the growth by 0.5 percent in July. The analysts expected the index to remain the same. The core consumer prices index, which excludes the effect of changes in indirect taxes […]

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September 21
2010

Kiwi Falls as Fed May Refrain from Additional Stimulus

The New Zealand dollar slipped today on the speculation that the Federal Reserve wouldn’t continue the quantitative easing to support the US economy, decreasing the appeal of the riskier currencies. Most analysts say that the Fed would refrain from buying of the government debt. The traders priced the in the expectations for the additional stimulus perhaps too fast and too much. The kiwi also fell as the speculators lowered their debts on the rates hike by the Federal Open Market Committee on its […]

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September 21
2010

Rupee Strengthens on Record Capital Inflows

The Indian rupee gained today as the investors’ confidence in the currency was highest since May 2009 after the unprecedented $25 billion of the capital inflows into the nation’s equities. The global funds pumped $15.8 billion into the stock in 2010, 54 percent higher than in the same period last year, and $9.2 billion into the debt, more than the total amount for the previous eight years. The analysts say that outlook for India’s growth and stocks […]

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September 21
2010

Fed Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged, Dollar Falls Down

The Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates at it current record low levels, increasing concerns for the US economy and driving dollar down. Better than expected report on building permits clearly wasn’t able to outweigh the Fed decision. EUR/USD trades now at 1.3202 after it opened at 1.3061. Building permits were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 569k in August. Forecast said it would remain at the previous (revised) July […]

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