Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The euro rose the most in almost a month versus the
dollar on speculation European officials meeting this week will agree to assist
Greece in tackling its budget deficit. Japan’s currency slid the most against
the euro in more than two months after a European Central
Click to enlarge photo LONDON (AFP) - The European single currency breached
1.37 dollars on Tuesday on hopes that eurozone debt woes may ease, dealers
said. The dollar rose to 89.71 yen from 89.28 late Monday. Reports that the
debt and deficit problems of Greece,
European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet is leaving a meeting of
central bankers in Sydney early to attend an ECB council meeting, an official
at the Reserve Bank of Australia said today. It was not known if the ECB
meeting was a scheduled event or an extraordinary meeting.
* Kiwi NZD=D4 around $0.6850 compared to $0.6872/80 in late local trade on
Monday, and a five-month low of $0.6807 struck in Friday's offshore trade. *
Kiwi shuffles lower as Wall St turns negative in late trade, as concerns about
the impact of the euro zone 's debt concerns on the banking
Click to enlarge photo Some 50,000 people from across Portugal demonstrated in
the city centre to demand a 4.5-percent wage increase across the public sector,
unions said. "This protest is about showing that workers are unhappy. These
50,000 people came to tell the
Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The euro fell to an eight-month low against the dollar
amid concern widening budget deficits in European nations including Greece will
stifle the region’s economic recovery. The 16-nation currency headed for a
fourth weekly loss versus the dollar and yen as credit
Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The euro dropped to an eight-month low against the dollar
amid concern widening budget deficits in Greece and other European nations will
stifle the region’s economic recovery. The 16-nation currency headed for a
fourth weekly loss versus the dollar and yen as credit
Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The euro dropped to an eight-month low against the dollar
amid concern widening budget deficits will stifle Europe’s economic recovery.
The 16-nation currency headed for a fourth weekly loss versus the dollar and
yen after credit risk on European sovereigns surged
Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The euro weakened to its lowest level since June against
the dollar after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said the
economic outlook is subject to “uncertainty.” The single currency fell against
the yen after Trichet said some governments in
Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Nouriel Roubini , the New York University professor who
predicted the credit crisis, expects the dollar to weaken against Asian and
“commodity” currencies such as the Brazilian real over the next two or three
years. “I see anemic recovery of economic growth in
European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet is leaving a meeting of
central bankers in Sydney early to attend an ECB council meeting, an official
at the Reserve Bank of Australia said today. It was not known if the ECB
meeting was a scheduled event or an extraordinary meeting.
