Improvement in Economic Outlook leads towards Dollar’s Decline

by R. MAK. on December 1, 2009 · 0 comments

in Forex News

 

As positive euro-zone economic data, easing concern over the Dubai debt crisis and rising global equities helped swing investor sentiment in favor of riskier assets so the dollar declined against the euro on Tuesday.

dollar23

Dollar against Yen

A surprise overnight meeting of the Bank of Japan helped the dollar capture some ground against the yen, but still the greenback hovered around Y87. This is close to its yearly lows against the Japanese unit.

Major Currencies

According to EBS via CQG in morning trading, the euro was at $1.5064 from $1.5015 late Monday. The dollar was recorded at Y87.05 from Y86.45, while the euro was up from Y129.80 to Y131.11. The U.K. pound raised up from $1.6456 to $1.6585. The dollar was at CHF1.0013 from CHF1.0043.

Dollar Index

The Dollar Index rises from 74.788 to 74.547. This index  tracks the greenback against a trade-weighted basket of six currencies. .

Bookmark and Share

You might also like

Today Euro Gains On Japan Data; US Retail Sales in Focus
In New York trading Monday the euro began the week stronger against the dollar, as positive Japanese...
Dollar Weakens Slightly Ahead of US Jobs Data
On Friday in early New York trading, the dollar weakened slightly, as cautious investors wait for U.S....
Dollar Still Rising On Dubai, Intervention Worries
On Thursday the dollar is still rising after midday in Europe. There are currently two factors that are...
Decline in Australian Dollar on Interest Rate Outlook
The policy makers affirmed that interest rates may not increase further in the short term, this decreased...
Custom Search

{ 0 comments… add one now }

Leave a Comment

You can use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>

Previous post:

Next post: