The US currency rose today against the euro and the Japanese yen after the reports showed that the US employers added more jobs than expected and the service industries expanded with increasing pace.

The South African rand fell today as the growing concerns about the global economy, caused by the signs of the US economic expansion’s slowdown, damped the demand for the currencies of the emerging markets.

The New Zealand dollar weakened today against the US dollar and the Japanese yen after the Asian stocks fell and on the speculation that the central bank would increase the interest rates with slower pace.

The Japanese yen went up to the highest level since November 2009 against the US dollar and advanced versus all other most traded currencies after the economic reports suggested that the US economy would require additional stimulus measures, spurring the risk aversion sentiment.

The Canadian dollar weakened today as the bad economic data from the US, Canada’s biggest trading partner, caused the pessimism about Canada’ economic growth.

The New Zealand dollar strengthened today as the signs of improving global economy and the accelerating economic growth in Asia, particularly in China, causes the speculation that the demand for the currency will rise.

The South Korean won strengthened today, reaching the highest level in more than two months after the nation’s foreign-exchange reserves climbed to the record level.

The Australian dollar reached today the highest level in almost three months versus its US counterpart and advanced against the Japanese yen as the signs of the robust economic growth supported the outlook for the unchanged interest rates and spurred the demand for the higher-yielding assets. The currency fell versus the euro.

The 16-nation European currency showed the strong performance this summer, just as most traders lost any confidence in the currency. The questions, which of course sits in many minds, is: can the euro sustain its rally? Everything can happen, as the euro showed by its rally, but few economists believe that the currency will continue its rally for the long time.

The Great Britain pound strengthened today against the US currency to the highest level in almost six months as the economic data showed that Britain’s economy expanded faster than the analysts anticipated.