The euro jumped today for the fourth day, reaching the highest level in three weeks against the US dollar, on the speculation that positive changes in Greece’s situation will allow the European Central Bank to raise the interest rates next week.
US Dollar Loses After Greek Vote
June 29th, 2011 at 19:29
The US dollar fell after the Greek lawmakers supported the proposition of Prime Minister George Papandreou about budget cuts and asset sales, reducing nervousness on markets and erasing attractiveness of the US currency as a safe haven.
Will ECB Raise Interest Rates? Can Euro Support Its Gains?
June 29th, 2011 at 10:57
The euro extended its rally today for the third day on the speculation that the European Central Bank will boost its interest rates even amid the debt crisis in the Eurozone.
Swiss Franc Reaches Record vs. Euro
June 13th, 2011 at 17:27
The Swiss franc jumped to the all-time high against the euro and climbed against other most-traded currencies on concerns that the European Union policy makers won’t be able to reach agreement about measures to deal with the sovereign debt.
Euro Weakens as ECB Holds Rates, Economy Falters
June 10th, 2011 at 1:35
The euro went down after the European Central Bank kept its benchmark rates unchanged, while reports showed that France’s and Germany’s trade balance deteriorated. The currency regained some of its strength today.
Pound Gains as ECB Helps Greece & House Prices Rise
June 07th, 2011 at 13:47
The Great Britain pound went up today as the European Central Bank supported plan for rollover of the Greek bonds and after the report showed that the UK house prices increased in May.
Euro Gains as ECB Reveals Plans to Support Greece
The euro rose today after it reached the highest level in a month against the US dollar as the European Central Bank plans to take actions to help Greece avoid default.
Euro Gains as EU & ECB Supports Currency
June 02nd, 2011 at 14:20
The comments of Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel about commitment of the European Union members to support the euro helped the currency to rise today.
Euro Rebounds on German Business Climate
May 24th, 2011 at 22:41
The euro pared yesterday’s losses today after the report showed that the German business climate remained stable this month, giving hopes that the European Central Bank will increase the interest rates in June.
Euro Scraps Rally as Optimism Wanes
May 09th, 2011 at 13:09
The euro rallied today on speculation that the European Central Bank will increase its interest rates even as the threat of the sovereign-debt crisis persists. The optimism quickly waned, though, and the currency experienced a sharp drop.
