The Japanese currency extended European session’s downtrend against major opponents during New York morning trading on Thursday. The yen declined further against the Swiss franc in New York morning deals today. At present, the yen is trading near a fresh multi-month low of 90.39 versus the franc, compared to yesterday’s close of 89.87. Against the
Thursday morning in Asia, the Australian dollar touched a fresh multi-year high against the euro and more than a year against the yen as traders’ appetite for risk became more robust following the release of Australia’s better-than-expected November retail sales and trade balance reports. Retail sales in Australia were up a seasonally adjusted 1.4 percent
The Japanese yen spiked higher across the board on Tuesday morning in Asia. The yen advanced to multi-day highs against the currencies of the U.S. and U.K. In economic news, Japan’s monetary base rose 5.2 percent in December from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan said in a report today, standing at 97.21 trillion
During early Asian trading on Tuesday, the Australian dollar strengthened against its major opponents as a rally in most of Asia-pacific stocks prompted investors to turn towards the riskier-assets. The aussie jumped to a fresh 2-year high against the euro, 10-week high against the yen and a 3-week high against the US dollar. Australia’s All
The dollar climbed to multi-day highs against the currencies of Europe, U.K. and Switzerland during early Asian deals on Monday, the first trading day of 2010, as investors focus on U.S. data this week that could add to optimism about the economy. But the dollar did not show any major reaction against the yen during
