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New Zealand Dollar Rebounds on Retail Sales
Canada’s Dollar Retreats on Oil, Risk Aversion

The Canadian dollar declined versus its U.S. counterpart and
The loonie was impacted today as energetic and metallic commodities declined, specially the crude oil, as raw material exports account for more than half of the country’s international trade revenue, in a day of bearish markets in New York and Toronto.
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Yen Tumbles as Australia Fuels Risk Rally

The Japanese currency declined in the beginning of this Thursday’s session on Australia’s better than expected employment data, which increased attractiveness for riskier assets as the South Pacific economy recovery improves confidence among traders.
The yen, known as the best refuge currency for times of uncertainty, declined today as unemployment surprisingly fell in Australia, bringing Japanese investors to buy riskier assets overseas, as the Australian economic recovery indicates better economic conditions not only in the South Pacific region but also among its main trading partners.
AUD/JPY traded at 85.01 as of 02:35 GMT from a previous rate of 83.89 in the intraday chart.
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Australian Dollar Climbs on Unemployment Rate

The Australian dollar climbed after employment figures were published in the country with
After unemployment in Australia declined to 5.5 percent and surprised forecasts that expected an increase, the Aussie dollar gained versus most of the main traded currencies, specially
AUD/CAD traded at 0.9579 as of 02:27 GMT from 0.9504 hours before the employment figures were published in Australia.
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Pound Strong Versus Dollar on Global Recovery
Pound continued to climb against the aussie yesterday as confidence in the UK economy improved
A broadly stronger pound hit a two-week high against the aussie, briefly rising over 1.8000, as confidence in the UK economy gained momentum.
- Sterling jumped following the minutes from the Bank of England’s latest policy meeting, which dampened expectations of an extension to quantitative easing.
Sterling made substantial ground on the dollar yesterday as the BoE showed no sign of loosening montary policy further
Dollar selling in the market was stepped up with investors moving into the pound as the MPC minutes proved more positive than expected.
Bank of England voted unanimously to maintain the key rate
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Euro pushes higher but finds strong resistence at $1.50
The single currency resumed its climb against the dollar in trading yesterday, supported by rising confidence in the global recovery, closing the day up 0.4%.
- The euro hovered just below the psychologically important 1.50 level as the US dollar remained under selling pressure on expectations that US interest rates will remain pinned at record lows well into 2010.
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Sterling traded strongly at the end of last week against the kiwi but has slipped back sharply this morning
Sterling managed to close last week at a near two-week high of 2.2056 against kiwi, as the UK currency continued to build on support from a BoE official.
Sterling edged up against a broadly weaker dollar ahead of important central bank announcements
The pound reversed its steady decline against the greenback yesterday as investors relinquished defensive positions ahead of today’s MPC announcement.
- Cautious investors initially sought safety ahead of the two key central bank meetings today, putting pressure on the UK currency.
Stong servies data and rallying equities were unable to buoy a weak pound yesterday, enabling the dollar to creep up
The pound continued to edge downward, undermined by speculation ahead of the MPC meeting later this week.
- Data revealed that Britain’s services sector grew more strongly than expected in September, expanding at its fastest rate for two years, quelling fears over the UK recovery following weak PMI data in the manufacturing and construction industries last week.
Pound made gains against the aussie on Friday following weak US data
The pound advanced a further cent against the aussie on Friday, building on strong gains, as investors remained cautious following weak US employment figures.
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Sterling is currently trading higher against the aussie following upbeat comments and a move to cash profits
Sterling recovered some of its recent extensive losses against the aussie dollar yesterday, climbing over two cents, to close up at 1.7668.
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