The rand of South Africa traded near its 6-month highest value against the U.S. dollar today before and after the report that showed acceleration in the producer price index last month.

The Australian dollar fell today to the the one-month lowest level against the U.S. dollar after the report of unexpected drop in housing approvals in June.

The New Zealand dollar fell significantly against the other currencies today after the release of the report that showed that the home-building approvals in the country declined to the lowest level in almost 22 years in June.

As the investors feared that the U.S. financial institutions will continue to lose on the credit crunch and the oil prices rose, the U.S. dollar declined from its local maximums against euro and yen.

The Japanese yen gained against the euro and other currencies on the Forex market today, making this week the first bullish one since May, as the stock markets declined world-wide spurring sell-off on the carry trade market.

The New Zealand dollar fell to its 6-month low level against the U.S. dollar after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut the interest rate by a quarter percent point in its first rate reduction in the last five years.

The Great Britain pound fell today against its major counterparts after the private report on July house prices decline and the commentary made by the Bank of England policy maker.

The Chilean peso became the worst performing currency in the last three months as the inflation soared and the central bank kept supporting exporters.

The South African currency headed for its fifth straight weekly growth against the U.S. dollar today as the traders speculated on the higher demand for the local currency from the carry trade participants.

The Chinese yuan showed the first declining day since Monday on Forex today as the traders were driven by the speculations that the government will let national currency weaken slightly to support exporters.