Day: April 29, 2011

April 29
2011

Swiss Franc at New Record High Against Dollar

Prompted by the positive macroeconomic news, the Swiss franc managed to rise to a new record high against the US dollar and to grow against other major currencies today. The Swiss currency benefited from today’s leading economic indicator (KOF Economic Barometer) release that showed that its value rose unexpectedly in April. The report shows a growth from 2.25 to 2.29. Not only it’s above the expected 2.20 value, it’s also […]

Read more
April 29
2011

Yuan Appreciates Above 6.5 vs. USD for a Short Time

The Chinese yuan rose above the 6.5 level against the US dollar today for several hours before returning to the levels below this important psychological rate. The yuan reference trading rate was moved up to 6.499 per USD by the People’s Bank of China today. The currency is allowed to appreciate or depreciate within 0.5 percent boundary during a daily trading session, allowing an intraday low on the USD/CNY currency pair of 6.4805. The main […]

Read more
April 29
2011

EUR/USD Growth Reverses on Dollar-Positive News

The dollar recovered against the euro today after a bearish performance earlier as some positive news regarding personal income and spending coming out in the United States during the day. Mixed sentiment indexes continued to play in the greenback’s favor. EUR/USD is now trading near 1.4821. Personal income increased by 0.5% in the US in March, while spending rose by 0.6%. In February, income added 0.4% and spending increased by 0.9%. The forecasts for these indicators […]

Read more