Archive for the January 6, 2017
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The dollar lost ground against the yen and euro on Thursday after US unemployment data failed to reverse a downtrend that followed some of the biggest gains on record for China's yuan. A rise in
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The dollar fell against the euro and yen on Wednesday, backing off a 14-year high against a basket of currencies with investors cautious about increasing bets on the greenback without fresh clues on the US
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Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Thursday. 78.70-78.70 (previous 78.70-78.70). Copyright Reuters, 2017
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The Sri Lankan rupee ended weaker on Thursday due to dollar buying by foreign banks, but the central bank's moral suasion prevented further fall, two days after the monetary authority signalled a change in its
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Asian currencies surged on Thursday, with the offshore Chinese yuan jumping to its strongest level in nearly two months, as a spike in funding costs prompted yuan short sellers to square positions. The offshore yuan
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The Mexican peso strengthened on Thursday after the central bank sold dollars to support the ailing currency, which has been battered by uncertainty over US President-elect Donald Trump. The peso firmed as much as 1.5
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Sterling rose against the dollar for the second day running on Thursday, as more upbeat data underlined the UK economy's post-Brexit resilience and helped the pound make the most of a retreating greenback. Sterling started
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The Australian and New Zealand dollars hopped to their highest in more than two weeks on Thursday, as a round of profit-taking curbed the US dollar, while a run of upbeat data on the global
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Bilal Steel/Dascon Construction trounced Lotto Carpets & Ferrier Service by 12-41/2 to qualify for the main final of the New Year Polo Cup 2017 here at the Lahore Polo Club (LPC) ground on Thursday. Saqib
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Australian Open hopeful Nick Kyrgios played down concerns over a worsening knee injury less than two weeks before the first Grand Slam of the year in Melbourne. Two days after the world number 13 stridently
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