http://www.forexdaily.net Foreign Exchange News Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:01:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The euro rose off 15-month lows today as the Swiss National Bank sold francs for euros during Asian trading. The euro has been under pressure for the last month hitting lows against a host of major currencies, but took a swift leap as the SNB stepped in.The euro rose 0.6% ... http://www.forexdaily.net/euro-rises-after-snb-starts-buying-in-asia The euro was bolstered against the yen and dollar today, as better than expected Australian jobs data spurred investors to buy riskier assets. The euro rose to 134.62 against the yen and $1.49889 against the dollar in the Asian session, and could extend its gains against the greenback if US ... http://www.forexdaily.net/euro-up-as-australian-job-data-raises-risk-appetite The yen rose against the euro and dollar on Friday, as investors move from riskier currencies after a stream of bad US economic data. Things may get worse for the greenback later today as key US employment data is released, and if poor may accelerate the yen’s gains. The yen saw ... http://www.forexdaily.net/yen-bolstered-as-investors-move-from-riskier-assets The dollar took another fall on Tuesday propelling the euro to a one year high against the US currency, as investors resumed selling ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary meeting later on this week. Analysts believe that the fall of the dollar is also due to the Group of 20 summit ... http://www.forexdaily.net/euro-hits-one-year-high-against-the-dollar The dollar edged up against a host of currencies on Friday and ended a year’s low against the euro, hit the day before as investors turned back to the ailing US currency. The dollar had been on a downward spiral since March as investors shifted to more risky assets due ... http://www.forexdaily.net/dollar-rises-against-euro-to-end-one-year-low The euro dropped slightly today against the dollar as better than expected data pushed oil and commodity prices higher. The euro ended the session 0.2% down at $1.4387 against the dollar after a nine month high of $1.4445 reached on Monday. The yen also saw a rise against a host of ... http://www.forexdaily.net/euro-slightly-down-against-the-dollar-as-investor-look-at-riskier-assets The US dollar hit a two month low against the euro today, as investors turned to more riskier currencies, this boosted the Australian dollar to its highest level against the greenback since September 2008. The Australian dollar rose by 1.3% finishing the session at $0.8339 and the New Zealand dollar also ... http://www.forexdaily.net/dollar-hits-two-month-low-against-the-euro The yen was up against the euro and dollar in Asia this morning after the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke released a Wall Street Journal article that stated that the central bank would have to stiffen its monetary policies in the future. In the article, Mr Bernanke wrote that, "Accommodative policies ... http://www.forexdaily.net/yen-up-against-euro-and-dollar-after-bernanke-wall-street-journal-column Both the yen and the US dollar rose on Monday after last week’s weaker than expected US jobs data continued to cast doubts on a quick economic recovery. Investor’s confidence for more riskier assets took a dive after the US data showed that the American economy lost more jobs than ... http://www.forexdaily.net/yen-and-dollar-gain-as-investors-play-it-safe The Swiss franc was bolstered today as the Swiss National Bank kept interest rates at a record low. This rose the Swiss franc to a one month high against the euro, whilst sterling fell sharply after weak UK sales figures were released. The euro’s fall helped prod the dollar up as ... http://www.forexdaily.net/swiss-franc-up-as-swiss-national-bank-holds-interest-rates-firm