The Euro finally rose against the US Dollar shortly after reaching a 16-month low against the Dollar. The markets today eagerly anticipate the meeting between the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the French President Nicolas Sarkozy during which they will work on the “fiscal compact”. The meeting is to prepare the EU summit scheduled for [...]
EUR/USD Due to worries about the cost of protection against the government debt in Ireland and Portugal, the euro fell to 1.3775 dollars. The G20 summit of advanced and developing economies is still maintaining a high level of currency tensions. In contrast, the dollar rose to its highest levels since late October against major currencies. [...]
EUR/USD Last week the Irish government released a plan to cut spending and raise taxes by 6 billion euros in 2011. Due to concerns over the Ireland’s budget deficit, the euro fell for a second day versus the dollar. In fact, the single currency weakened versus 13 of its 16 opponents. The arrival of the [...]
