Dollar rally runs out of steam
The recent dollar rally showed signs of running out of steam on Wednesday as traders took profits following its strong start to the year.
Date: 01/07/2009 Hour: 10:35:47 AM
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Turn of year brings Libor optimism
Traders are betting on sharp declines in interbank lending rates over the next weeks and months
Date: 01/06/2009 Hour: 07:01:37 PM
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There is only one alternative to the dollar
The clear replacement for the US currency in 2009 is not that of another country but that ancient form of money: gold, writes David Hale
Date: 01/05/2009 Hour: 07:01:29 PM
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What the analysts think
Investment analysts Stephen Roach, Tim Bond, Mohamed El Erian, Ajay Kapur and Jim Paulsen with their views on the year ahead
Date: 01/05/2009 Hour: 06:31:11 PM
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How will other markets react?
Peter Garnham expects euro weakness, Chris Flood says the economic outlook will continue to drive commodities, while credit markets still price in the worst, says Paul J Davies
Date: 01/05/2009 Hour: 04:59:22 PM
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A fledgling return for risk
During recessions stocks typically bottom and start rallying ahead of economic recovery. Michael Mackenzie assesses the chances of a rally in 2009
Date: 01/05/2009 Hour: 04:13:08 PM
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Sterling's fall can rescue Britain
The Brown boom threatens to prove far more damaging than the Barber boom because it lasted so much longer, writes Peter Oppenheimer
Date: 01/04/2009 Hour: 07:04:06 PM
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Korean won faces further falls
Hopes of a rebound for South Korea's flagging currency are slim, write Christian Oliver and Kang Buseong
Date: 01/02/2009 Hour: 04:01:12 PM
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Unwinding of carry trades triggers yen's surge
The yen soared and the pound was hammered in a year of exceptional volatility for international currency markets
Date: 01/01/2009 Hour: 10:38:24 PM
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A euro birthday note
Dear 10-year-old single currency, now that you're grown you must pick your friends well – it's all part of growing up
Date: 01/01/2009 Hour: 05:29:16 PM
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Dollar to emerge from doldrums
The dollar should stabilise in 2009 as the world follows the US into recession, says Peter Garnham
Date: 12/30/2008 Hour: 04:31:44 PM
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Europeans see euro trumping dollar
The euro could overtake the dollar in global importance in the next five years, a large majority of continental Europeans believe, according to a poll days before Europe's monetary union reaches its 10th birthday
Date: 12/28/2008 Hour: 11:53:34 PM
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UK economic downturn accelerates
The recession in the UK economy in the three months to September was worse than previously thought, as official data showing Gross Domestic Product shrank 0.6% between second and third quarter underlined the speed of the downturn
Date: 12/23/2008 Hour: 10:38:44 AM
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Gieve comments send pound to new low
The pound fell to a record low against the world's currencies and approached parity with the euro after Sir John Gieve, the outgoing deputy governor of the Bank of England, became the latest bank official to call for new tools to help avoid a repeat of the credit crunch
Date: 12/22/2008 Hour: 06:35:21 PM
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Weaker yen boosts Japanese shares
The Nikkei 225 average rose 1.6 per cent despite the release of data showing a big fall in exports in November as a weaker yen gave relief to the shares of exporters
Date: 12/22/2008 Hour: 09:34:32 AM
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