EUR/JPY — News Archive

Euro: The Endless Pit in 2010

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

EuroThe euro has just touched a new record low for 2010 versus the greenback and the yen on speculations that Greece will suffer its first credit downgrade this year, which would follow the two previously suffered last year as the southern European nation started to agonize with its growing budget deficits.

Yen Benefits From Overseas Negative Reports

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Japanese yenThe Japanese yen, known as the safest bet in forex markets during times of uncertainty, profited today from negative releases in both Europe and North America, allowing the Asian refuge currency to post the sharpest gains versus currencies tied to growth.

Euro Suffered Again on PIGS Budget Crisis, U.S. Optimism

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

EuroThe euro started another week losing versus its main rivals as traders’ confidence towards investments in the region continued to fall, considering that no concrete solution was proposed to end the fiscal crisis affecting several countries using the single currency.

Euro Continues Bearish on Fiscal Crisis

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

EuroThe euro ended another week losing versus most of the 16 main trading currencies as a concrete rescue plan for several Eurozone members budget crisis hasn’t been proposed by government officials, bringing pessimism and declining confidence among traders to invest in the region.

Europe Economic Data Extends Euro’s Downtrend

Friday, February 12th, 2010

EuroThe euro is going to finish another week posting losses versus most of the 16 main traded currencies after GDP figures published today for the European Union showed worse-than-expected numbers for the region which is already suffering from Greece’s financial crisis.

Greek Tragedy Pulls Euro Down Again

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

EuroThe euro’s advance initiated by hopes that the EU would help Greece to end its fiscal crisis ended today after speculations that the topic will not be brought in the bloc’s summit tomorrow, declining confidence among traders that the Greek budget deficit’s pessimistic scenario is close to an end.

Euro Rebounds on Greece Improved Outlook

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

EuroThe euro rallied significantly versus currencies of its main trading partners today on speculations that the European Union will help Greece to end its financial crisis, affecting the single currency outlook in foreign-exchange markets in a positive way after weeks of pessimism.

Euro Unable to React on Debt Concern

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

EuroThe euro remained trading near 2010 record lows reached last week as the fiscal health of several Eurozone member countries is putting the single currency under pressure before an ECB monthly bulletin to be released on Thursday this week.

Euro Touches Record Low After Weekly Drop

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

EuroThe euro ended this week posting a weekly drop versus most of the main currencies as the financial situation in several Eurozone member countries is damping demand for the single currency, after a sense of instability became predominant in the economic bloc.

Euro Rebounds on Stocks Performance

Monday, February 1st, 2010

EuroAfter losing versus most of the main traded currencies during last week’s session, the euro rebounded today as stocks surged globally, renewing confidence for higher-yielding currencies, and forcing the greenback down versus the European single currency for the first time in 5 days.


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