Monday morning in Asia, the Swiss franc strengthened against the currencies of U.K., Europe and Japan. The franc soared to a new multi-month high against the pound. The Swiss franc rose against the British pound in early Asian deals on Monday. The pound-franc pair that closed Friday’s trading at 1.5909 is currently worth 1.5871. This
The yen declined across the board on Monday morning in Asia on the back of a rise in some Asian stocks. The yen slumped to a 2-week low against the Australian and Canadian dollars. At the same time, the yen fell to near a 2-week low against the currencies of U.S. and New Zealand. As
The Canadian dollar soared to multi-day highs against other major currencies during early North American session on Friday. Canada’s unemployment rate dropped below 8% for the first time in more than a year in June, as employers continued to add jobs in a robust recovery for the nation’s jobs market. Employment rose by 93,000 in
The pound advanced against other major currencies during early European session on Friday as the domestic stock markets gained. The pound rose to a 2-day high against the Swiss franc. Taking cues from Asia, where the stocks closed the day in green, the European stocks opened the day higher. At 4:46 am ET, U.K’s benchmark
The British currency extended its previous session downtrend against major currencies following the announcement of Bank of England’s interest rate decision and some other economic reports in New York morning deals on Thursday. The pound dropped to new multi-month low against the Swiss franc and a new multi-week low versus the euro. The Bank of
