Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Currencies News

  • Rupee opens flat at 58.81 per dollar in early trade

    15:37 | 19/6/13
    Moneycontrol.com
    Indian rupee opened flat at 58.81 per dollar against 58.77 on Tuesday. "The rupee may remain under pressure on global currency movements ahead of the Fed meeting outcome," says Himanshu Arora, Currency Analyst, Religare. more»

  • Thai Baht, Bonds Drop as Investors Wait for Fed Stimulus Signal

    14:59 | 19/6/13
    Businessweek
    Thailand's baht fell to within 0.4 percent of a nine-month low and bonds dropped as investors wait for a signal from the Federal Reserve on the future of its stimulus program that has spurred fund flows to emerging markets. more»

  • Scottish firms urged to set up business in Hong Kong

    14:06 | 19/6/13
    Herald Scotland
    InvestHK, the government agency that helps overseas firms locate in Hong Kong, set out the commercial case for the territory as a "springboard" to growth in south-east Asia at an event in Glasgow yesterday. more»

  • International counterfeiting gang arrested in Vienna

    13:29 | 19/6/13
    Global Times
    The gang also printed counterfeit money in very large quantities, primarily Serbian Dinar used for property purchases in Serbia. more»

  • 'Sabah's water-villages a security threat'

    13:19 | 19/6/13
    Free Malaysia Today
    “During our visit to a water village in Lahad Datu, we also came across circulation of counterfeit money in Malaysian Ringgit which was widely used there,” he said. Wan Shabaruddin, who teaches foreign policies, said petty crimes such as thievery was ... more»

  • ActionAid and Hyper Island launch fake shopping website

    12:57 | 19/6/13
    B&T Marketing & Media
    More information on a pair of $25 shoes reveals, “The majority of garment workers in Bangladesh earn little more than the minimum wage, set at 3,000 taka ($38.50) per month …The vast majority of these workers (85%) are women.” Viewers have the option ... more»

  • Japan Shares Rise Fourth Day on Weak Yen, Rising Exports

    12:35 | 19/6/13
    Bloomberg
    Data today showed Japanese exports rose 10 percent in May from a year earlier, beating the median estimate of an increase of 6.4 percent, and the trade deficit stood at 993.9 billion yen, narrower than the 1.22 trillion yen estimate of 31 economists ... more»

  • Euro in demand as Fed faces crunch time

    12:26 | 19/6/13
    Reuters
    Last-minute position adjusting before the outcome of the Fed's two-day meeting had seen the U.S. dollar nudge up on the yen but lose ground to both the euro and Swiss franc. Especially jittery were emerging market currencies, from Asia to South Africa ... more»

  • FOREX-Euro in demand as Fed faces crunch time

    12:26 | 19/6/13
    Reuters
    USD shade firmer on yen, but near four-month lows on euro. * Euro and Swissy in demand vs emerging market currencies and A$. more»

  • Japan May Exports Rise 10.1% From Year Before

    12:22 | 19/6/13
    CNBC.com
    Japanese exports rose a stronger-than-expected 10.1 percent in May from a year earlier, compared with a 3.8 percent rise the previous month in a sign that a weak yen is starting to boost exporters, data on Wednesday showed. Economists polled by Reuters ... more»

  • Aussie Dollar Falls a Fourth Day Versus Greenback as FOMC Meets

    12:21 | 19/6/13
    Bloomberg
    The Australian dollar extended losses to a fourth day against the greenback before the Federal Reserve concludes a policy meeting today. more»

  • Reserve status to bolster declining Australian dollar

    12:10 | 19/6/13
    The Australian
    Australia is no longer an emerging market. Its economy has developed enough for its currency to be put on a par with the US dollar, the yen, the pound, the Swiss franc and the euro. But Australia may not actually like that. The IMF data, suggesting ... more»
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