The dollar to its highest level in a week against the yen, with support from the Chinese Results
Tuesday 20 January 2015
The dollar to its highest level in a week against the yen, with support from the Chinese Results
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The dollar rose 0.6 percent to 118.25 yen after it hit its highest level in 118.54 yen Week
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The dollar rose to its highest level in a week against the yen after Chinese growth data better than the expectations of many people came, which limit the demand for the Japanese currency, which is considered a safe haven.
The dollar rose 0.6 percent to 118.25 yen after it hit its highest level at 118.54 yen a week.
And boosted sentiment toward the dollar support from the IMF forecast that indicate that the United States behave path of growth differs from other major economies, while pressure on the yen increased by talking about the possibility of facilitating the Bank of Japan monetary policy.
And exposure to the euro under pressure ahead of a possible announcement from the European Central Bank announced the launch of a program to print money at its meeting Thursday. The euro weakened to return Danish krone towards the highest level in two and a half year recorded in recent times.
The euro settled little changed at 7.4345 crowns, down from the level of 7.4370 hit immediately after the Danish central bank cut interest rates to 0.20 percent on Monday. The euro was at its lowest level in two and a half year at 7.43 kroner Monday.
The European single currency fell 0.2 percent against the dollar to $ 1.1580 after reaching their lowest levels in 11 years at $ 1.14595 on Friday.
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