Archive for  December 2012
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The Australian dollar rose towards a two-month high on Thursday in the wake of a surprisingly strong jobs report, while its kiwi counterpart scaled a one-month peak after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand sounded
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The People's Bank of China forced the yuan to end lower against the dollar on Thursday, but trading remained deadlocked at the day's limit-up level as the market baulked at doing transactions at the rates
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The euro slipped in Asian trade on Thursday, moving further away from both a seven-week high against the dollar and a 7-1/2-month high against the yen hit in the previous session, as investors awaited a
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The euro was steady against the dollar on Thursday but seen vulnerable to any hint of further interest rate cuts from the European Central Bank at its regular post-policy meeting news conference. The ECB kept
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The euro was headed for its sharpest drop against the dollar in a month on Thursday after comments from the European Central Bank chief and a downgrade to the region's growth and inflation forecasts boosted
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The euro slipped from a seven-week high against the dollar on Wednesday after a disappointing Spanish bond auction and weak eurozone economic data caused investors to bet the single currency had risen too far, too
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Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Thursday. 81.00-81.01 (previous 81.00-81.16). Call Money Rates: 07.75-08.00 percent (previous 06.00-08.50 percent. Copyright Reuters, 2012
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The Indian rupee rose for a third session on Thursday, marking its sixth rise in seven days, as the decision of a key ally to support the government on the retail FDI issue in the
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Most emerging Asian currencies sagged on Thursday, with the Philippine peso taking a breather after a recent rally and the South Korean down in part due to jitters over potential central bank intervention. Asian currencies
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Sterling gained against the euro on Thursday after ECB chief Mario Draghi painted a grim picture of the euro zone economy and said policymakers had discussed negative deposit rates, weakening the common currency. The euro
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