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South African Central Bank Keeps Rates Steady, Rand Maintains Gains

NewsInspector — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:01:39 +0000

The South African rand kept its gains today after the South African Reserve Bank left its main interest rate unchanged at yesterday’s monetary policy meeting to support recovery of the nation’s economy.(...)
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SA Rand Rebounds on Outlook for Interest Rates

NewsInspector — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:24:47 +0000

The South African rand rebounded today after yesterday’s decline on the speculation the central bank will keep its interest rates unchanged, continuing to draw foreign investors.(...)
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Rand Jumps After ECB Cut Rates

NewsInspector — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:50:32 +0000

The South African rand climbed today after the European Central Bank made an unexpected move by reducing its main interest rate.(...)
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Australian Dollar Drops on Interest Rates Outlook

NewsInspector — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:18:29 +0000

The Australian dollar fell today on the speculation the revised method of the inflation calculation will cause the central bank to refrain from raising the interest rates.(...)
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Australian Dollar Gets Boost from Carry Traders

NewsInspector — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:30:07 +0000

The Australian dollar advanced today on the speculation that the poor performance of the US economy will boost carry trades, increasing attractiveness of the currency.(...)
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New Zealand Dollar Rises, Signaling Carry Trade Return

Andrei Moraru — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:41:14 +0000

The New Zealand dollar reached a new a new 3-year high against the greenback today and appreciated against the Japanese yen, showing that the carry trade tendencies are growing stronger now.(...)
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Rand Appreciates as Interest Rates Remained Unchanged

NewsInspector — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:56:34 +0000

The South African rand extended its rally today for the fifth day as the prices for platinum and gold rose and the central bank kept the benchmark rate unchanged.(...)
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Euro Grows Against Yen on Economical Optimism

Andrei Moraru — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:47:03 +0000

The European currency surged against the Japanese yen and the other major Forex-traded currencies today as the traders reacted to the signs of the global economy recovery with buying high-yielding assets and currencies financed by relatively cheap loans in USD and JPY.
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GBP at Lowest Level Against JPY in 17 Months

Andrei Moraru — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:57:54 +0000

The Great Britain pound today reached its lowest value against the Japanese yen since 11th of July, 2006, continuing the strong bearish trend that has started during early November 2007.(...)
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New Zealand Dollar – Victim of Carry Trade

Andrei Moraru — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:43:46 +0000

While the Japanese yen is surely a benefiting currency when it comes to the carry trade panic, some currencies feel extremely bearish at the times of global financial instability and other factors that bring down risk appetites. New Zealand dollar is one such currency.(...)
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