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January 2008 - Posts

• Dollar recovers as stocks fall

  The dollar pulled back from a record low against the Swiss franc and a two-week trough against the euro on Thursday as worries over the health of the financial system hit market sentiment. Posted Jan 31 2008, 05:14 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Eurozone inflation soars to 14-year high

  Eurozone inflation has soared to a 14-year high of 3.2 per cent, adding to the European Central Bank's case a hard-line stance on future interest rate moves. Posted Jan 31 2008, 05:04 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Nationwide says house prices fell 0.1%

  House prices dipped 0.1% in January, declining for a third consecutive month as the market cooled, and taking the annual rate of price inflation to its lowest level in two years, Nationwide said Posted Jan 31 2008, 02:29 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Doha considers dropping dollar peg

  Qatar is reviewing its currency policy and could drop the dollar peg as the Gulf state struggles to tame inflation while the US cuts interest rates to head off recession Posted Jan 30 2008, 01:59 PM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Dollar eases ahead of Fed decision

  The dollar drifted lower on Wednesday as traders awaited the Federal Reserve's decision on US interest rates later in the session. Posted Jan 30 2008, 04:51 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Darling backs limited covert bank rescues

  Plans to allow the Bank of England to carry out limited covert bail-outs of struggling banks are on Wednesday included in a wide-ranging plan by Alistair Darling, chancellor, to learn the lessons of the Northern Rock debacle Posted Jan 30 2008, 04:40 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Retailers slow down but remain optimistic

  Retail sales growth slowed this month to its weakest level since November 2006 as consumers held off making big purchases, but retailers expected conditions to improve, and the land registry said house prices fell 0.4% in December Posted Jan 29 2008, 07:19 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Retail survey boosts pound

  The dollar held steady on Tuesday as currency markets awaited the Federal Reserve's decision on US interest rates. Posted Jan 29 2008, 06:09 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• French consumer confidence plunges

  French consumer confidence plunged to a record low in January according to officials figures, reflecting deepening concern about financial market turmoil and rising prices Posted Jan 29 2008, 05:48 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Venezuelans go abroad for easy money

  A growing sector of middle-class Venezuelans is taking advantage of one of the economy's biggest and most bizarre distortions, fuelling a thriving black market for local currency Posted Jan 28 2008, 06:12 PM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Eurozone borrowing unscathed by credit squeeze

  Eurozone borrowing by business was growing at the end of last year at the fastest rate since the launch of the euro, according to European Central Bank figures that indicate the global credit squeeze has so far had scant impact Posted Jan 28 2008, 04:58 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Yen advances as stocks ease

  The yen gained traction on Monday as a sharp drop in Asian stock markets drove investors away from risky assets. Posted Jan 28 2008, 04:37 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Rethink likely on foreign exchange forecasts

  Foreign exchange markets could be on the verge of big shift, some strategists believe. The currencies of countries that cut interest rates could be rewarded with higher exchange rates Posted Jan 27 2008, 04:32 PM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Yen falls as equities climb

  The yen dropped sharply on Friday as surging global equity and commodity prices soothed some fears over the health of the global financial system. Posted Jan 25 2008, 04:59 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Icap rides volatile markets to beat forecasts

  The world's largest interdealer broker said its full-year pre-tax profit would top expectations as unprecedented losses for banks and insurers had boosted trading Posted Jan 24 2008, 04:46 PM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data