As unemployment surged in the South Pacific nation of Australia, speculations that interest rates will be hiked before the end of the year decreased, making the Aussie to post its first decline this week versus most of the main traded currencies.

The Polish currency declined today versus the euro after a Polish central bank 5 bond sale that ended with just slightly more than half of the bond offered sold, suggesting that attractiveness and confidence towards zloty-priced assets remains rather mediocre.

The Canadian currency, which has been benefiting together with several other currencies linked to commodities and equities performances, continued at a high level before a central bank meeting today that may indicate concerns with the current loonie’s rally.

The Australian currency, which touched the highest level in one years versus its U.S. counterpart yesterday, fell as domestic reports indicated today that the country’s economic health is not as good as perceived by investors, mainly in the sales and real estate sectors.

After a sharp decline yesterday due to increased risk appetite in stocks markets globally, the dollar rebounded today as speculations led traders to understand that the current gains in equities may not reflect the real potential of world economic and corporate growth.

The Mexican peso had the fifth consecutive gains versus the U.S. dollar as optimism is helping stocks to climb globally, damping demand for the greenback and attracting investors to emergent markets like Mexico.

The Brazilian real hit today a 3-week high versus the U.S. dollar as optimism forced up commodities and equities rates, bringing investors towards riskier assets in emergent markets like those of South America.

The pound climbed today versus most of the 6 main traded currencies as the situation starts to become more positive for the British economy, pushing stocks up in London and consequently attracting international inflows of capitals to the United Kingdom.

The dollar is losing this week versus important major currencies like the euro and the pound as renewed optimism towards an economic recovery damped demand for the safety profile of the United States currency, as investors moved their bets to riskier assets.

The Australian currency is trading near the highest levels in 2009 after the Group of 20 most influential countries in the world affirmed that stimulus will remain to rescue the global economy, attracting investors to higher-yielding options, like those of the South Pacific region.