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November 2006 - Posts

• Dollar resumes slide as business activity slows

  The dollar suffered sharp falls, hit by reports of weak US business activity and a benign inflation picture, while sterling rose to its highest level against the dollar since its ejection from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism in September 1992. Posted Nov 30 2006, 03:40 PM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Properties and currencies connections

  If housing could be traded easily, hedge funds would be diving into a trade to exploit the bizarre gap between the UK and US housing markets Posted Nov 30 2006, 01:19 PM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Dollar resumes its slide against the euro

  The dollar resumed its slide against the euro and slumped to a 14-year low against the pound on Thursday amid continuing fears over the state of the US economy. Posted Nov 30 2006, 05:52 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Sterling hits 14-year high against dollar

  Sterling hit its strongest level against the dollar in 14 years as traders continued to put pressure on the beleaguered US currency. Posted Nov 30 2006, 04:24 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Dollar finds relief in US growth data

  The dollar found some respite from heavy selling as revised data showed the US economy grew much more strongly than first reported. Posted Nov 29 2006, 03:33 PM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Dollar weakness unabated after Bernanke speech

  The dollar fell to a fresh 20-month low against the euro after Ben Bernanke, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, failed to rally support for the US currency. But a good GDP report later helped the greenback reverse its losses Posted Nov 29 2006, 09:43 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Sterling flirts with 14-year high against dollar

  Sterling hit a two-year peak against the dollar and came within touching distance of its strongest level for 14 years as traders continued to put pressure on the beleaguered US currency. Posted Nov 29 2006, 08:26 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Euro nears 20-month high against dollar

  The euro traded close to a 20-month high against the dollar and hit an all time peak against the yen on Tuesday as European policymakers played down the impact of the recent rise in the single currency. Posted Nov 28 2006, 05:45 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Dollar's dive reflects fundamentals

  The dollar's retreat through key levels reflects the differing outlook for monetary policy on both sides of the Atlantic as well as concern about prospects for the US consumer Posted Nov 27 2006, 12:00 PM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Dollar slumps to 20-month low against euro

  The dollar fell to a fresh 20-month low against the euro and a two-year trough against sterling on Monday as the beleaguered US currency continued its recent slide. Posted Nov 27 2006, 11:59 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Pressure on China forex management

  China's management of its $1,000bn foreign exchange reserves is coming under pressure from a combination of rising domestic interest rates and the fall of the US dollar on currency markets. Posted Nov 27 2006, 10:29 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• ABN Amro pays $4.5m to free staff

  Dutch bank ABN Amro paid $4.5m to a Vietnamese state-run bank to help secure the freedom of four employees who have been in jail or under house arrest. Posted Nov 26 2006, 09:08 PM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Slide in US dollar hits Asian markets

  A sharpening slide in the US dollar unnerved global markets as investors sought to protect themselves from the possibility of sustained dollar weakness. Posted Nov 24 2006, 02:08 PM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Business investment drives UK economy forward

  A surge in business investment helped the UK economy grow above its long term trend in the third quarter, according to official figures. Posted Nov 24 2006, 05:16 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Euro hits 19-month high as dollar sinks

  The dollar sank across the board, with the euro hitting a 19-month high against the US currency on rising eurozone interest rate expectations, while comments from China also caused heavy selling. Posted Nov 24 2006, 04:22 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data